Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1897-07-08
THE MIGRATORY JAps.
Though oth~r tsnds Are uo.tttc to
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| With degree of promptitude that i
characteristic of their race. the Jan
anesc hav. already begun to settle In
that part Of the republic of Mexico
" hieh was recently assigned TO the use
of Japanese colonis,s by the Mexican
/ governments. The first party Of ORR
.ntai smigrants bound for the land Of
the Axtecs crossed the Pacific 70 san
Francisco. where they arrived about
the misidl. of last month. and after rest
ing for few days they took ship down
the coast toward the Isthnu- of Te-
huan,epee.
| IL was an advance party IN an immi-
grafton. the extent Of which can only
b~ matter of speculation. IL the
reports sent 10 Japan from Mexico by
the originalsquado. q. .ss.ssntur-rss should
t- favorable. II wcnld he safe to pre-
diet that Mexico win receive hundreds
of thousands of new settlers within
the next few yesr~. aud that there will
he n stoppagc OF Japanese immigra-
tion into Hawaii and other countries.
The Japanese are fruitful rnce. and
the population OF their country hns
within the pnst ten years been enlarged
to the number OF more than 2.Ooo.00O,
for which reason IL il that 81 many of
them have sought homes beyond the
scas. Japan is very thiekly populated
and Mexico very thinly. II Japan could
get rid of a few hundreds Of thousands
Of her inhabitants every year. IL would
he aii the better for those left behind.
and II Mexico were To gain a portion of
Japan's surplus 1t might perhaps be to
her advantage.
| One cannot say how the pushing Jap
anese will get along with the insouciant
MeSicans. but thoughtful persons had
better not be overhasty in predicting
that there will be disagr.-mcnt- be
tween them. The Japanese are remark
able for their amiaibilisy. industry and
power of endurance: and IL may he that
they will find that the Mexicans are
| friendly.
The immigration into Mexico IN sure
to be orderly. for IL will be conducted
under the direction Of a Japanese syn
dicate. which has an ABUNDANCE Of cap
itnl. and among the members Of which
are men of large business experience,
familiar with maritime and CONNER
cial affairs. one of whom IL the presi-
dent of that wealthy. powerful and en-
tcrprising Japanese corporation known
as the Oriental Steamship Company of
| Japan. which now has a fleet of sT
stramships. This companv RECENTLY
plac,d orders for the bulI,iin,, Of s.y-
rral other larv. modern st..msbip.
| " bich are ,o b. used for n weekly s.ry.
ic, In tn. carving trnd. b,twr.n In
pan and America. and will doubtless
h. employed in tb. transportatIon Of
Japanes. colonists To Mexico. as each
of them Is to lie capable of cnrrytnv 600
passengers besides freight.
| In th. Mexican stat. OF Chiapas the
Japanese syndicate has secured for
colonization purposes. upon easy terms.
| a0o. 600 acres. aud other bodies of land
can b. prosurrd nj III. convenience. of
th. eompnny. 4, IL to IA. divided into
sections OF 20 acres. .nch Of which will
b. assigned to a family.
| \ part of tn. immigrants. /, is nm
derstood. will O.. engaged in IN. cuI,ixa-
tion of cofr,.. cot,on tobacco and su,,,r
| for tn. raising of which tn. region is
we'll adapted; another part will intro
duce certain Iapanes. manufacturing
| Industries. aud perhaps tn. most will
at first find employment ms Iabor-rs ON
railroads and other public works The
land for III. original colonist. lies near
the isthmns of rehuant.pec. and the
railroad across that is,hmus. which
railroad line the Mexican government
ia desirous of uniting with a new lin.
| running to Vrra Cruz. for which a char
ter has recently been granted. Sine.
Mexico began to engage more actively
in the construction of public improve
ments. IL has been found difficult to
procure a full supply OF competent la
bor. but that supply can be speedily fur
nished through .Japnnese immipra,ion.
| The Jnpanese are pati.nt toiIers: they
| live economically and they work cheap
| ly. or. rather. IL may h. said. they ac-
| cent small wages until such time ns
they are able to secure larger pay. They
nre shrcwd as well rs patient. and il
.loes not take them long to ascertain
the market value of their labor. This
last circumstance has become known in
Hawaii and California. as well ms In the
rmnire of .Iapan. vher, wages hay.
risen In propor,iou to tn. d.yeIopmept
Of the various industries.
Chiapas is nm inviting field for enter.
| prise: .alubrious. fertile. well wooded
anu wen Wateteu' tue greater part OF
us @uo.ooo inhabitants are Indians ana
Nest'zos' II has bn' little trade, no man
niaetures OF any consequence, and
" any commerce IL is choice region
for a new and Industrious race OF peo-
pie: ID II virgin soil for them. The