Arizona republican., 1912-06-10
The Japanese, Like People of This Country, Begin ming to Be Troubled by the Modern Spirit of Unrest.
WOMAN QUESTION
 COMING TO FORE
Trade Conditions Unfavor- able, Industrial Restless ness on the Increase, Want of Religious Un- derstanding.


 WASHINGTON. June 9.-Japan is in yhe throes of d social unrest that in many respects parallels the discOntent now prevalent in this country, accord ing to the latest advices from the land of Nippon The cost of national cleo tions have reached d point that borders on the scaudalous. by reason of the eX- cessive cost; strikes are paralyzing in dustry: -he question of finance is fore ing itself unrelentingly to the front and religion is commanding the atten- ton of the empire as never before. Woman suffrage in a milder form than hece. is also forcing itself to the front ani threatens to revolutiOnize Japanese homes.
 From among 696 candidates the vot- CTS in election have just selected 3S2 members of the next lower house of the imperial diet. as the national legisla- ture is called. The cost of these cleo tions is something of an object lesson to the Investigating committees of the United States congress who have been occupied in delving into the Lorimer and otha.' cases. Official figures show lIldl W Iit lltt ilLNlIlbt4S - pA NA4N "'tb anese house of representatives are elected for four years, at an annual salary of two thousand yen. or a total of 5000 yen. or total of $4,OO0 for the entire term of service for which they were elected. the average cost of the election to each candidate was 15,OOO yen. or & 300 While this figure rep resents the annual compensation of q member of the United States congress it is nearly twice the amount that the Japanese legislator will receive for his entire term of four years.
 The loyalty of the Japanese for their country is nowhere better disclosed than in the patriotic fervor that incites them to sacrifice time and money for the honor of serving their country. Furthermore, with the exception of q few years ago when d group of mem bers of the house were found guilty of questionable transactions in COn1ec- tion with the si-gOvernmental su- gar company. scandals have never dis graced the legislative body and Jap anese soIcns will compare most fav- orably as 10 moral integrity with any similar bodies in the world.
  million and a half voters qualified of the fiitv odd millions of pOT ulation. peculiar feature of the Garanese law is tha5 while a citizen must be q taxpayer 10 the extent of not less than ten yen ;S5) before he is entitled to vote in national elections, there is no propcrty restriction for membership in the imperial diet. As q consequence it is not unusual for men to be elect ed to the national legislature who are not permitted to vote at their own sieC tiCns
 The trials. which are now iC prog ress. O. the ringleaders of the StrIk- irg em oioyes of the Tokyo railway gre bringing industrial affairs to an acute stage The national poGce re- fused to invoke the Crimina law against the strikers and other meas ures were resorted to curb the dis turbanc~. on the one hand it is con- tended that the relations between master and servant must be preserved and on the other hand the laborers contend that their vocations require learning and dignity and as the burder of the nigh cost of living rests upOr them with greater force than it does upon those possessed of capital. they must have higher wages and shorter hours
 SuFplcmenting the strike of the rail way employees the mechanics, and Oth- nr skilled workmel of the Kure JrOI Korks. to the number of 30.OOO hay, gone out. and in short time the agret ment between the steamship com panies and their employees will expire when unless a renewal is effected shipping will be tied up.
 Recent efforts of the Tokyo govern ment to effect 9 more harmoniou understanding between the severa churches represented in the empire i not only meeting with encoura cement but is doing much to advance the in terests cr Christianity. Actuated by tn initiative of the government the Chris tians. Buddhists and Shintoists ar developing greater friendliness and tol erance man eyer before. The Chris tian church is represented by twenty six sects of various denominations in cluding Catholics. Protestants an Normons. the latter having at preser fifteen missionaries with forty si Japanese women and men practicin it's teachings
 This years Cherry Blossom party Hama Palace of Tokyo. which was fo lowed by receptions at the America embassy and by the American Friend