The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-07
Representative of MikadO De.
elares Sheep From United
States Superior.
WILL ADDRESS CONVENTION
ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
Distinguished Visitor viii Ex.
plain Purpose of His Com
ing to the Meeting.
BY JOHN c. DERKS.

OGDEN. Jan. 6.-One OF The really hIyb
men in the city in connection with the
shecpmen's convention is Dr. Issa TanI.
mura. accredited by the japanese goy-t
crnment. DR.. Tanimura is here to see
about the enlarged use of American mut-
ton In his empire. lie declares that Japan
wants American sheep, both for breed ii
ING purposes and siaughtering purposes.
There Is an advantage Of distance and
quicker time In favor of American sheepJ
says DR.. Tanimura, as against Aus-
traIian sheep. These have 10 cross the
equatorial zone and the meat nor in
frequently Is affected thereby. Japan hasi
decided 10 become "A nation OF strong
men. says Or; Tanlmura. and 80 10 be-t
come strong. the Japanese must eat meat
ne Buddhist injunction against the uso
Of meat is fast becoming dead letter
DR.. Tanimura VIII address the convene
uon tomorrow. He is a graduate OF Yale
Of the class OF 1881 and also attended The
Naval academy at Annapolis.
What Tanimura Says.
When interviewed today. DR.. Tanimura
said:
The people OF Japan. as whole ara
not educated 10 sheep and goat ralslng.r
said the noted Nipponese expert. ''and,
therein they differ from the Chinese and
Koreans, who are well yersed in the anil
NAL Industries. The causes are old and
race. The Japanese have not been meat
caters since the introduction OF Budd-.
hisms The Koreans and Chinese have
never been deferred from meat eating
by their religion. as have the Japanese.
"But conditions are swiftly changing
In Japan. Our nation Is awakened We
stand today in the foremost ranks OF the
powers flghting for commercial and milf
tary supremacy. Our people are spread-
Ing over the face of the globe. We fnd
u our national policy to make meat Gators
out of orr people. Hitherto We have
lived on rice and fish Such a diet. We
find. is not conducive TO the cultivation
Of that hardy. aggressive ombative char
acter necessary for the making and sus-
talnlng OF world power.
Want American Sheep.
There is no reason why the United
States and Japan should not be brothers-
alarms in war. We are getting TO calI
ourselves the Yankees OF the orenLf
And the two peoples should co-operate
In commerce. We want your sheep. We
want Americans TO found the sheep in-
dustry on broad lines In Japan We want
you 10 teach us how TO raise sheep.
"Jn the past, on account OF the Bud-
dhist religion. Japanese who liked meal
would have TO procure IL secretly ana
cook it and eAt II In some isolated spot
where he would not be discovered In sat@
isfying his appetite for forbidden Joy
Buddhism, and shrink with horror from
those who violate the ancient doctrancE
by eating meat. But the younger gens-
ration is growing TO like meat. particu--
larly mutton and the next decade VIII
see us nation OF meat eaters Meat
eating goes with the new aggressive
spirit of progress and modern ideas.
'In ancient times. the Japanese sac-1
rificed FISH In their religious ceremonies,
and made offerings of cakes to the Shin-l
toS.
"Amerlcans will find the wool indus
try even more profitable than mutton N
Tapan There are so 000 900 people in
Japan, and we are importing $4,000: OoV
worth OF wool every year for manufac1.
turing purposes. We import woolen good3'
valued at that amount, besides.
Americans would build up n sheep indus.
try in Japan. our country would use
$50 600 600 worth OF wool in msnufac~
turing and mutton for our markets y
American Mutton Best. 4,
"We arc buying most Of our mutton
from America today, because u is ontt.
fourteen days sail from Portland or SCI,
attic to Japan, The Australian ship'nenU
must pass through the equatorial belt
and this affects the meats badly; as w,
cold storage. for some reason, docs ~
prevent the tropical heat from reach'hb
and spelling the meat l
Meat eating Is growing In Japan lu.o
rapidly The students nearly all patIon~
ize the foreign restaurants. but tne prievS -
for meats are now TOO high. asaha, vut
great manufacturing city for wooion
Goods. is CRYING for more wool. Our man
ufacturing interests would. OF course ~
velop with the sheep Industry IN out
W. want American sheepmen TO he
come interested In this great gueston,s
n will be OF mutual beneht. The Netlon1-'
SheepSrowers' convention shouiI appoonn.|'
n committee OF experts 10 20 10 JaPsn ~ y
study conditions there with a we" ~
starting American nocks 10 Furnish w
nfty million people OF Japan WIN n'1 u
ton and wool. n