The Detroit times., 1912-09-27
JAPANESE WRITER SEES
TOO MANY RICH MEN IN
OUR GOVERNMENT SYSTEM
Says Politicians Call Upon
Wealthy for Help and Most
Newspapers Serve Bosses
GIFTS TO UNIVERSITIES
Contributions to Colleges ST.
lence Educators, Declares
Nippon Investigator
GIFTS TO UNIVERSITIES

NiPpOH investigators
TOKYO. Japan Sept %. Sabsro Shimoda
a noted Jopanese. In a series Of articles On The
AainfchL" widely yeod publication On Japan.
scafhtn0tv orruf0ns the influence Of money on
american politics. Shfmoda sees nothing tut
svfi from domination Of the dollar. Following
oes excerpts from one Of Shimada's articlss
BY sABURo sHIMADA.
The greatest influence OF control
over the political power Of the United
States lies In the purses OF her mil
lionaires. This 10 what intelligent
Americans acknowledge and have so
far endeavored In vain to stop. The
Democrats raise loud protest against
the trusts and the tariff, the evils OF
which the Republicans cannot alto
gether deny. The university profess
ors also join In the cry. but they too
cry In vain. In election campaigns
politicians must call upon the help
Of the wealthy; the liberal contribu-
tons OF the rich 10 the universities
silence their professors lips: and
congress and the press are alike apt
70 serve at the feet OF the bosses.
That the American legislature and
government should be injuriously az
fected by such a state of affairs Is
inevitable. Americas interference In
Cuba was dictated by the apprehen-
SION that interests OF American CAPT
talists there might be jeopardized
The dispatch of American troops TO
Mexico was effected also under the
pretext that the civil commotion
threatened to injure American capital
IN Mexico.
The universal inclination towards
economic enterprises diverts Ameri-
ica's best sons to the field of business.
with the consequence that CONNER
cial magnates command an incredible
measure of authority over politics.
Candidates for the presidency and
governorships, being unable to secure
election unless they are backed by
business men, often commit prejudi-
cial acts in the Legislature in favor of
the interests OF business men.
When the complaint was raised In
the United States some years ago TO
the, effect that Japanese merchants
were seeking to expel American goods
from Manchuria by the help OF govern
ment subsidy. the American govern
ience Japan. The proposal respect
ling the naturalization of the Manchu-
, rian railways was the elimination
which, however, not only failed, but
served to cement the relations be-
tween Japan-and Russia.
II is true that the American cotton
cloth and tobacco trades in Man
churia fiohrished during the Russo
a AIs~.k DO
greatly diminished after the war.
but to ascribe this change to the
japanese governments subsidy Is, In
opr opinion, a mistake. For on closer
observation II will be found that q
large amount OF the war fund was
disbursed in Manchuria during the
war, which resulted in a remarkable
increase of the buying capacity OF the
Chinese people. But with the restora-
ton OF peace the Chinese laborers
lost their former state. Besides the
Japanese, who had been too much
occupied over the war TO attend to
overseas trade. began, after the res
toration of peace, TO compete with
American merchants In Manchuria.
Such was the real cause OF the de-
creased American trade in Manchuria
after the conclusion of peace.
II was only the journalistic organs
of the cotton and tobacco merchants
who raised complaints against Japan,
while public opinion remained quite
indifferent. II was only natural, then,
that the government should have been
saddled with the blame of having
been bewitched by the tobacco trust
INTO committing blunder In connec'
aion with the naturalization question.
The intelligent American public came
10 the conclusion that IL was only
legitimate that japan should hold a
special position in Manchuria In view
sof the enormous sacrifices made by
her. In short the American govern
ment has been often betrayed into
measures which are not approved OF
by the general public owing to two
causes, one being the long diplomatic
isolation Of the United states ana
the other the supreme influence WELD
al IN, the rich.