The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-27
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Wien Japan turned from Oriental
e 1 n Is M
machinery.e THAT the transition IS not OF
mat tie larger portion q 81 J jap iese
hand made and come from factories
| where the only motive power Is .'eibow
grease" II the first instance, the new
m, Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. came, like all
ernmeht. The imperial government
built cntton and silk spinning mills,
shipbuilding,. yards. glass factories.
these. concerns were In their infancy.
but the. government began the work
OF turning them oyer to private COM
Wei out e Tie notwithstanding busl e
ness except for making Its own nec-
essary supplies The imperial house.
hold became a successor. In large part,
companies.
The manufacturing business WAS
modelled a along Enslish' ana American
AFTER the
War. the opening OF the Korean and
Manchurian markets to Japanese pro-
ducts. with distinct advantages over
to the Japanese industries But the
Japanese stockholder is money spec
ulator and NOT manufacturer. When
the cotton mills sold large quantities
stock holders saw there was profit
and they demanded instant and com
plete division; That is the reason why
been Saying from Il 70 90 n per e naye
dividends each year for four years.
are now unable to accept delivery OF
the raw cotton shipped to them from
America.
There is no thought OF laying by a
surplus to guard against the very con-
dttions which now obtain; there is no
Sna WITCH R Rrox is Worn new QUIZ ere Is 9s
II R"he'e Very y'em few but eonesTe s
give the proper care. to running the
Then the whole thing is junked and
new machinery bought, or the mill
closed. The majority of the larger mills
are SO new that the machinery is STU
is due to no care bestowed upon 1t, It
is impossible to tell what will happen
In few years.
certainly have in abundance. and at
the very cheapest prices. A cotton
spinning mill does not pay fabulous
wages even In America. but in Japan
day for operatives. and from Is 10
40 cents a day for lnachinists. The
cheapness does. not mean as great saw
ing as might be indicated; for the la
that almost twice IS many operatives
duction.
An American cotton mil! ,superin.
japanese mills. The .'hands' are laugh
Ing and talking. visiting and gossip
ken and fully 10 per cent. OF the ma
chinery. is nonproducing. because OF
lack OF care. or course, there are
exceptions; Some mills under tho
and foremen are we'll conducted, and
the operatives are kept within reason
able bounds OF industry.
Long hours are the rule. for the
does not object to working eighteen
being rushed through that eighteen
and and distriba,ss his ia aS through t
whole day Of industry. In the cotton
mills the days work is twelve hours
for adults; while the hours for those
u uaasI from stsa'fs vs S,a are
This sliding, scale is the japanese
method Of taking care OF the child
aboF pGSbe qso That setores OF Which e
is called welfare work" in America
has made great Roadway among the
Japanese manufacturers. At one cotton
spinning MIL near Tokyo, plant 81 Of
sociological work seems almost to
overtop the cotton yarn business.
In this mill there are 5000 opera
nearby. which is owned by the mill
company These are In families and
live in much the same fashion as ths
mill hands In an American mill VII
iage. except that the scale Is much
lover. as Everything in Japan must be.
The other 2,Ooo operatives are from
distant points in the country. ana ana
any members OF their families with
them. These 1000 boys and girls, Tor