The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-12
EXODUS OF JAPANESE
TENDENCY OF EMaGRA ALTON TOWARD
THIS COUNTRY AND HAWAII.
the Press of Japan ~ Precedent
for . Wariike Attitude Toward
ing the Number of Japanese IN
Foreign Counteies-COmpar
~ Few Remain Abroad.

In view OF recent developments IN the
Hawaiian qaes1ion. especial interest IS
attached 10 everything Japanese. Inc
tendency Of thu people 10 leave their
native land for residence In foreign
countries. and the direction IN which ms
tendency has manifested Itself IN the last
few years. is OF particular Importance III
considering the possibilities OF frouhle De-
tween Japan and The United States The
fact is. the miscellaneous emigrant class
of Japan has been msssing itself in the
United States aud Hawaii. The latter
country has almost twice as many Japan
csc as had Korea when the japanese
Chinese war opened
There is a tendency on the part or
many representative japanese papers TO
cite the situation which induced war
over Korea as a precedent for warlike
attitude in the present Hawaiian trouble
The Nichi Nichi. a Radical organ. OBJ
serves that japanese diplomatic, moral
principles viii be greatly outraged should
the United States annex Hawaii. II Is
incumbent unon Japan not 70 stand Idly
by and permit the ruin Of a friendly
people. The case of Korea furnishes US
with a preceden. Japan did not even
hesitate 10 go to war with China in de-
Tense of that weak nation. Annexation
Will work double injury by excluding
terfering with japanese trade.
The exclusion of Japanese emigrantS
from Hawaii would mean TO the Oriental
mind the fencing in of the most desir-
able field offered 10 the rowing coolies.
According TO official statistics compiled
from the reports of Japans ministers
and consuls. the Japanese population OF
Hawaii in 1895 numbered 1877 men and
4,ss5 women. a total of q. le2. This num-
har has SrY~ al
80 go. According TO the same statistics.
Korea in 1895 had 7.3l5 men and ASS
women. total of l.. G3 The United
States in 1885 had 5ssS men, Zt3 women.
a total of .l5s In the year and half
succeeding the date of compilation of
these statistics these three countries
have been sought by the japanese emil
grants in increasing numbers. Especially
in the United States and Hawaii they
have been dumped by thousands.
Other countries are shown TO have been
populated by Japanese at the end of 1895
follows: British possessions and de-
tendencies. 1,.6s; Russia in Asia ,S5b.
Russia in Europe, 8; Great Britain, lSs;
Holland. ); France, Is. Portugal l9, Ger
many 50: Switzerland. 1; Italy, IL; Aus
tria. IL: China. GO: Mexico, 3. The aggre-
gate japanese population in foreign coun-
tries at the end of 1885 was thus 1921, of
which "a. 332 were men.
This is classified as follows: Officials
and their families, 1872: students. 2,2Ss; mer-
chants. 9,093. miscellaneous. 1854.
The effect of foreign emigration as a
remedy 10 over-population in Japan is
nearly neutralzed by the unceasing
stream Of emigrants returning home. The
Official statistics from which these fisureS
have been taken are avowediy incomplete.
In places like San Francisco and its vicin-
ty, for instance. and on the Pacific coast
of Canada where large number
OF japanese are scattered among the white
population i, is evidently difficult. If not
impossible, for the japanese consuis 10
gather accurate statistics about their ma
tionals Another factor that has 10 be
taken into consideration IS the naturallZa-
ton OF the japanese in foreign countries.
The number of naturalized japanese In
Canada is estimated at 400.
Taking the total number of passports
issued from japanese ports for the TWEEN
weight years ending 1888. grand total OF
125 as is obtained. representing the num-
Der who have visited other countries
Comparing this with the number abroad
in 1886 il Is found that only 50 per cent. OF
the people who left the country remained
abroad.
Another fact worth noticing is the in
crease in the number of persons leaving
japan for business purposes or on visits OF
pleasure They increased from So in lss2
10 5aa7 in 1895 an increase of over sixteen
times But the increase in the number OF
laborers and so forth going out OF the
country was still greater. having Increase
from 1os in lsSe 10 Is. 80 in 1895, IN increase
of twenty-five times.