The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-02

But YOU must not consider the
words military party in the sense that
the officials composing it are. all
soldiers, and hence anxious to direct
Japan along military lines. They ar
merely the descendants Of soldiers.
educated to civil administration. IT
is true hat many of them are mem
bers Of the army. but their aim is
the development Of Japan along tn
lines OF peace
Japan and Korea.
The conversation here turned to
Korea, and l asked Marquis katsura
whether it was the intention. OF. tho
government to make the Koreans in
dependent under Japanese protection.
He replied n q it was, that the ia
panese did not want to cTpEd out
the Koreans. and that they hoped that
Korea would be to govern itself
with the advice of Japan. He denied
that the Japanese are O~yerrnnIing thu
county and said the door there is
practically open to foreign trade.
j asked him if the japanese ex-
pected to COLOMBO any part OF tht
country. He replied that they did
not; and that they would only attegnpt
to fill up the ~unoccupicd spaces and
develop the waste lands. He SPOKE
highly of MARQUIS Ito's work in
Korea, and he evidently thinks that
the country will rapidly improve un-
1iiS
NaIlchuria.
Our next subject was Nanchuria.
concerning which I asked his excel
lency If Japan expected to maintain
the open door there. He replied
Most assurcdly so. We hope that
the trade Of Manchuria VIII be free
to all nations. 1t is SO now. Indeed,
the greater part Of the trade there
is in the hands Of nations other than
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and Great Britain do considerable
business in M~anchuria."
What are the prospects OF the
Chinese combining with the Japantse
to furnish capital for its develop
I asked.
They are not good just now. Both
countries are in need of n and
they have but little for undertaking.
outside their own territories. There
is a union of Chinese and Japanese
capital as TO the exploitation OF 1arge
tracts of forest along the Yalu river,
and this promises to pay web. As
to Manchuria itself, it is az enormous
territory, with vast tracts Of rich
land and great mineral possibilities
The country has not been carefully
prospccted, and no one knows just
what it contains. It has u large
population, and it Will eventually be d
valuable market. We are anxious to
see the country develop, and we
want, of course, to get as mach OF
the market as possible"
ssashalien. -.,
Tell me something about your
possessions in Saghalien, that part OF
the island which the Japanese got
Russia as a reSul OF the Var. Is
it of any vaiue2'
I'VE call tina territory by the name
of Karafuto," said Marquis Katsura.
- va @nS tho t"af u
short time, and are not able~to say.
yet just what it is worth. The fish
cries are considered valuable, II
that this is especially SO OF herring
trout. We are experimenting
there along agricultural lines There
is considerable land fitted for farm
ing, and since 1906 agricultural Set
tiers have been auartered ia certain
localities, and AVE been Supplied
with seed and domestic animals. We
have also established government eN-
pertinent farms, and We find that we
can grow not only barley, wheat n
potatoes, but peas and beans Of all
kinds. The island is rich in coal,
and there is considerable faliuvial
gold. The forests ALSO ar Valuable"
FormOsa and the Philippines.
are you getting along with
Formosa? You were once governor
general Of that province
Yes, / Went there in 1897, at the
close Of the military administration,
and did something as to reorganizing
the island. 1t was my aim to make
it pay its own expenses, ana this
policy has been carried on by my
successors, Baron Nogi. the late Wis
count Genera kodama and General
Sakuma. \ great work was done in
the civil administration by Baron
.GOto. The island has now been
brought into thorough subsection. Its
finances have been reformed and its
resources SO developed that it is now
paying its own a IT is q vafuable
territory and will. become more ana
more. so as time goes on