Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-09-25

serve three years with the colorS and sew
eral years thereafter with the reserves and
national guards Every man tn the i'm
meme army that Invaded Manchuris was
draSn from actual work at home and the
efre:t was famine and other disturbances
frori which ,e country is not yet free.
80 even In zee. thousands must spend
tim at drill when they might otherwise
be employed In factories contributing to
the nations wealth and welfars.
Neither the government nor private In
diyidun's can advance the money needed
for the contemplated manufacturing ex-
pansion. II must be borrowed and II is
from America principally that the Jap
Hnese hope 10 get II. One Of the mem
hers OF the Japanese Embassy at Wash
iRgton recently made a remarkable plea
in a public speech II Is significant In
several important respects that may be
re erred 70 in future articles. After ad-
IT. ing frankly that his country is In
trent need Of capital, the speaker said
The United States is supplying ma
ferias for our important industries. Why
cannot she supply The capital toof There
exists between japan and Great Britain
q political alliance In the East: why can
there not be a commercial alliance be
tween Japan and the United sntesT
The field for the commercial and In
dustrial activity Of Japan has been i'm
menseiy enlarged as q result Of the last
war, and this offers a specially favorable
opportunity for American cooperation.
with the cheaper labor and a compare
lively superior knowledge of oriental mat.
tiers POSSESSED by the japanese, combined
with the inexhaustible supply Of AL1sri-
can capital md materials. we can bald
up an imptegnAbIe commercial strong
hold IN The East which eSn def the
rivalry Of the world"
The program, as outlined by the Hon
orabie Ext Hioki. Ia very attractive
from the Japanese point Of view. Bnt.
In the meanwhile. the American msnufsc'
iurer is realizing that he must extend
his markets abroad: he is putting a great
deal Of money into the Panama Canal
with a view TO doing 30; and. II the
truth must be told. he is planning to
beat the Jap in the very Geld where be
is invited to cooperate with him. The
proposition is not likely to appeal TO our
capitalists for the same reason that
similar one has failed to move the British
with any degree of enthusiasm.
The Japanese Government Is lending
its MD inteliigently 10 all projects that
promise to make for industrial develop
ment. The present exposition at Toxic
Ia only preliminary to the great eIposi-
tion that will he held in 1912. No palms
win be spared 20 make this the largest
and finest AFFAIR Of the Kind In history.
II il planned TO spend npreCedentedly
large sums upon H. The enterprise Vim
be 10 the hands OF the government nd
the active cooperation o. eyc,y cOu.u ry
In the world will be sought II lie 70
posed 70 secure extraordinary low rates
TO japan from all parts Of ase s.o5e for
Doth freight and passengers. with
view to encouraging exhibits and visi-
tors
The next twenty-five years will test
the true quality OF Japan. II during
that time she enters upon another great
war. she will be doomed, II In that pc
Rod she fails to establish herself ~
country Of considerable commercial iu-
portanca, tbs opportunity will HaysE
again occur TO her. II ia quite withtn TIA
bounds Of possibility that tbs risp ef
Chips's sun may zee the setting Of ia
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