The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-03
JAPANS PROGRESS PLANNED.
BARON KINEKO SAYS THE WAR
WONT STOP IT.

Heathsn Grained TO He Told That He
Fights Like . ChrtstiSn-Sea Power
the Great ThinE-NOn by IIberanty
Ia EMBELLISHMENTS for Trade.
Baron Kaneko Of the Japanese House Of
Peers was the central figure at a public
session Of the Academy Of Political Science
last night in SchermeThorn Hall. Column
bis University He spoke on The Social
and Political Outlook in Japan He de-
tailed the system by which Japan has been
developed since the Imperial restoration Of
1858.
Increase in sea power il the strength Of
any independents nation. said the Baron
In discussing the merchant marine prob
lem In the Far East we had too small
a feet in the time Of the ChiLoJspsnese
war even TO os.ry our soldiers. Therefore
we ordered a subsidy paid for ell ships Of
certain tonnage trading in foreign waters
and for iron boats Of 900 tons or over
built either in Japan or abroad. We were
more liberalminded than other people,
because we didn't demand that the subsidy
earning ships should be built in Japan
Elm building up our commerce we found
that we had competition from foreign
paper for tho newpapers Made in the
United States, IL could be brought nearly
5000 miles to Japan and then sold one cent
a pound cheaper than our native made stuff
We investigated this and discovered that
there was a paper trust We found tina
there was one head for all the American
paper ma kers, who plotted in secret for them
all and carried the war into the enemv's
We in our turn formed a trust and com
bined TO undersell the foreigner. regret
to have TO say that up TO date we have
failed TO CONQUER the American invasion
I'VE studied all economic systems in indus
try and we're inclined 10 favor the German
idea Of governmental supervision. Under
this system, the Germans have gone so far
ahead in the last few years that they are
undermining the English and Americans In
the Asiatic trade Some one said the other
day that the japanese we're going 60 be the
chief competitions OF the Anglo -Saxons in
the Orient That isn't 80. We haven't
had time TO enCroach on the foreign trade
yet.
we have compulsory education for
children who start in the common school
at years Of age and 60 on until they are
H. The census In 1903 showed that %
per cent. Of all the Japanese children are
IN school, They learn English. japanese
and Chinese, 90 that they can assimilate the
hest Of two types Of civiliZat ion-ths Orr
entail and the Occidental.
For twenty years we worked to snsly1e
the soil OF Japan. Chemically and geolog-
oaIly we tested the whole island. and then
made a map to scale. We told the peasants
and farmers how 20 plant and what 20 plant.
That's how we manage 20 exist
The Russo-Japanese war Ia an abnormal
phase In our progress II will make no
differences in our settled plan. because when
Il Ia over we shall start where we left OF.
We hardly expected TO float a foreign loan
in England and the United States, and we
are gratihed TO find that we have been
endorsed by these countries In the readiness
with which they have subscribed the loan
Another thing that pleases us il the way
In which we are regarded 10y the Westerners
in the war When II started, Il Was case
Of Christian against heathen, Now the
Christian world Is saving that the Japanese
are fighting like Christians. Such verdict
IL most gTatnying--tO the heather. The
progress OF Christianity in Japan will be
faster than before simply because Of the
sympathy the Christian nations have shown
for ~.