The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-03
Asia for the Japanese

An article, apparently by an Fast
Indian, in the CoHtsm pordTy RericT for
September is devoted To the present
attitude Of Asia generally toward Japan.
As a result Of Japans achievements in
the war with Russia -emotionally in
clined Asians became enthusiastic over
the Nipponese Successes and predicted
that in the fulneSs Of time Japan would
help the other AsiatiCs tn fling on the
Western yoke that weighed heavily on
the Eastern continent All this. the
writer declares, is changed, and the
query now is: Will Asia sucCeed in shak-
ing the Occidental on her back only to
find that the japanese has occupied the
place from which the Westerner has been
ousted?
For It's welfare and almost for It's
existence Japan must have more room
for its people and larger fields from
which To draw its necessary supplies.
The alternative IL emigration. hut the
United States. Canada, Australia and
South Africa close their doors In the sur
plus population of Japan. There remain
the countries of South America. and
there has been movement ~ som" i'm
portance to Brazil, chile, Mexico and
elsewhere. But despite the attractions
offered by the South American republics
Japan would prefer 10 transplant her
surplus population across the narrow
straits dividing the island from the Asian
mainland II is evident that some
outlet mist be found or made The
japanese emigrants To Latin America
NAV do well for Themselves. hut emil
grants Ia Corea and Manchur1a may do
equally we'll for themselves and az IN"
same time relieve the tension " the
situation in the island bv marketing
in Japan their surplus produeS.
ia portion Of Cores can BE- placed under rice
cultivation the necessity for foreign IMPORTATION
~ this article ~ diet will practically he done
with !, the japanese under Government bscs
Ing cultivate raw cotton IN Corcsn reiN me
question ~ cotton I'm ports viii s.sp h. settled.
while the Nksdos people Will gather wooT irHn
sheep raised In Corean pastures instead - -cnd
Ing - Australia 'rr u. and Will produce leather
from the hides % their own herds Reside. cores
viii furnish timber from th~ forests ~ me Vain
and coal from The mines Of the peninsula
Territorial expansion IL little short of
an absolute necessity for japan from
an rronomIC point ~ view and IN"
economic need Of the country = the
dominant factor in the present ma
tional policy. In the development ~
that policy eastern Asia obviously offers
the line II least resistance. Forrnosa
came under Japanese control m s0i.
Corea has now been absorbed, and IA
Manchuria the programme 81 the Land
II tho Rising sun DOUBTLESS - IN" AK
grandizcmsnt ~ the japanese AZ the
expense Of the people of m" soil "
IL the conviction - many students II
Eastern conditions that IN" political
absorption by Japan NJ ~ least m"
southern portion Of Manchuria - only
question ~ time. Meanwhile m"
japanese are unquestionablv making
the most ~ IN" opportunities afforded
them by their present lnlu'no" m the
Manchu country
IN. NEAdo'- Cov-rnrn-n, hes time and gain
given assurance me nations - tho pc'idert
that the op-n door will he maintained In Man
ch uriA. but me western wei 50 ne EASTERN
diplomats have m, ss-n ~ To rIt much con
nd~n~- IN MS ASSURANCE
In ill., dealings with China tho writer
declares that Japan has acted the
bully "" saws.
~ japan, ,oreau NAnrh.~a1 snd For.
rno.sn pollcy has suera'ed the syrrr,'s, - 90.
tslIiRrut tirIertsfs her treatment ~ Chin, F.s
served n pour oll up"n re hIal~ IN 'tr waiter
- the Ant4ng Nusdsn railSa, the sunrise King
dom departing from smiling ,.a,n A.utYd..
suddenly snarlrd ard showed her fAngs. and
Chira ronsr'Dus - her v-aknsss. uas force. rs
stand aside snd ~ the NkAio = people Gos, they
would IN me matter ~ Building ne railway IN
dispute
In india the Japanrs" policies have
strongly reacted on India'- warmth for
the MIkado's subjects Jaran and
Hindustan ar" rivals in trade. and with
the awakening Of India this industrial
JEALOUSY ~ becoming quite accumulated
China. at present phv-irallv incauable
Of resisting effectively any ros,-ibl.
JapaneS" aggression or cncrOachm"nt
has instituted commercial bOvcotts
India il sending students TO Japanese
educational institutions and other stu.
dents IN IN" gnIs" Of laborrrs 10 Jar
ane~e mills and factories IN an cfiort 10
discover the secrets NJ .Iapans growing
industry and commerce Japan buys
larg" quantities 81 midas raw cotton
and ships 10 India manufactured cotton