The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-14
''Pity American Husbands" Cries Jap Editor

NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-"The
most expensive feature of Ameri-
can life is the American wife. The
American husband is the Ameri-
can slave! Poor American hus-
bands! What is to become of
them eventually in the process of
all this feminine activity" cries
Motosada zumtoto, editor of the
Tokyo Times, in comparing condi-
lions of life in America and
Japan.
Zmuotto came here for his third
visit three weeks ago. Since his
last visit, eight years ago, he
says great changes in the manner
of life greet him on every hand,
but the one which makes him
stand aghast is the marvellous
progress of woman's invasion of
the commercial world.
Zumtoto's mission at this time
is the opening of offices at 35
Nassau street, New York, from
which headquarters a syndicate
composed of 20 of Japan's bank
ers, leading manufacturers and
business concerns will start
campaign for the increase of the
export and import trade now car
ried on between this country and
japan, which now amounts to
about 0O,O00,0O0.
ZUMATO BIG MAN.
Zumato's paper, the Tokyo
Times, is the only English daily
paper published by a native of
Japan. Zumoto has been active
ly identified with the rise of his
country into a nation of world
importance.
1--WE have adopted many Amer
lean ideas, to our great advant-
age," said Zumtoto. There are
many others that when fully car
ried out will add much to the per-
sonal comfort of Japanese life.
But there is one American
institution we have not adopted,
one that we do not need, and one
that ] hope never to see. That
is the suffraget! I think suffra-
getting would destroy our nation
al happiness.
81 understand the women of
this country want to vote in or
der that they may have laws
changed so as to be more in their
favor. 1t strikes a foreigner as
strange that the American woman
lacks anything; 1t seems to us that
she gets everything just for the
asking.
WHAT? HE ASKS.
ut always seems to a stranger
that the American woman domi-
mates nearly every phase of life. If
she gets suffrage, what is to be-
come of the poor American hus-
band?
Il feel deep pity for American
husbands. The men here, particu-
larry the men of the lower down
town districts in and around Wall
street, show no placid or rested
look. They look careworn and
weighted down with responsible
ties. They do not look happy.
THE American woman does
not look happy or contnted. Her
is overwhelming. II is
not strange she is not contented
or happy under such circum-
stances. She is ambitious in
scores of ways of which the Jap
anese woman knows nothing.
JAP WOMAN HAPPIEST.
1.-THE Japanese woman Is one of
the happiest women in the world.
She has her social circle and her
family, to which she is devoted.
She may be interested in some
charities. She is always interest
ed In the advancement of her
husbands and children's happi-
ness. With these her ambition
ends.
1.-THE American woman has am
billions in innumerable directions.
She wants to shine In the political
world. She wants to lead In the
social world. She wants to be
pointed out in the professional
world as the twentieth century
Portia who can try a case and win
THE American husband is the
American slave.
at always strikes a stranger
there that the most expensive
feature Of American life is the
American wife. In no other
country In the world do the wom-
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