The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-07-19
The new WOMAN
LANDS in JAPAN

Toxic, July 19.-The New Woman
question has come to the fore in
Japan just as it has in the Occident
and has aroused as much attention
as the woman rights problem in for
eign lands. sG,
The Japanese woman, compared to
her sisters abroad, has occupied a
modest place in the life of the EN-
p1re and has been held greatly in
subjection. But advanced opinion
agrees that the Japanese woman is
entitled to greater freedom and wider
intellectual activities than hitherto has
been allowed her.
cry for emancipation of women"
from domestic slavery is being raised
by a number of educated girls, who
call themselves Blue Stockings" "
These new women do not clearly
specify what they wish to accomplish,
but in a general way they defy the
old order Of things laid down for the
female sex. They have their own pub
Hcauons and occasionally arrange pub
lie meetings for the propagation of
their ideas. They have a club of their
own, and gather for nightly woman's
rights discussions.
However, these are the extremists.
Their utterances and their mode of life
have shocked conservative Japan. In
fact, some of them have been SO radi-
cal in their action that the authori-
ties have invoked the law to restrain
them. Recently number of maya -
zines for women were suspended on
the ground that they were Injurious
| to society" ... a
DR.. Okuda, Minister of Education, is
of the opinion that the discussion of
the Woman's rights question may not
he 69npornIc tn tho minds of
who are well educated and have been
we'll trained in mind, but he added
his view that sit will excite Injurious
ly the minds of ordinary women or in
other words, will encourage vanity
among them" He asserted that nine
out of ten women who discuss such "a
problem are the victims of the Cruel
influence of vanity"
Japanese Notes.
After the observance of the first an
niversary of the death of Emperor
MUtsuhito at the end of July, the
court will begin active preparation for
the coronation Of the new emperor
wha is now quite well again after his
recent attack Of pneumonia, The coro-
nation will take place in the fall OF
1914 and will be attended by great
splendor and magnificence. An i'm.
perial coronation commissioner will
soon scbe appointed. 1t is likely that
this office will be bestowed upon Fl. H
General Prince Fushimi. .. Il
The date for coronation will be fixed
and published with the signature of
the minister of the imperial house
hold and the ministers of state. At
the same time the emperor will an
nounce the date Of the imperial sane
tuary and will send messengers to the
Great Shrine at Ise, to the mausoleum
of the Emperor Jimmu, and the nau-
solea of Emperors Mutsuhito and Ko-
mel, to proclaim the forthcoming coro-
nation. ..... ....
One of the early preparations for
the coronation will be the planting
next spring of sacred rice to be used
during the ceremonies. Already the
rearrangement and repairs of temples
and old palaces at Kyoto, where the
coronation will take place, have been
commenced for the suitable reception
of the foreign ENJOYS and specia
missions. ...e. H..
Emigration Ceased.
Although the emigration of Japan
ese to the United States has been
practically stopped by what is known
as the "gentlemen's agreement" the
exodus of emigrants to South America
is increasing. One of the principal
causes of this is the establishment OF
the Brazilian Colonization Company by
Baron Shibusawa and other prominent
Japanese for the leasing of lands In
Brazil An agreement with the Bra
lillian government provides for the set
tlernent of 1000 Japanese families in
Brazil for the next four years, and
a start has been made in sending these
people across the Pacific. It is likely
that rice cultivation will be the chief
occupation.
The majority of the japanese emf
grants are in Hawaii and the United
States, with South America and Cam
ada next. There are 600. japanese
working in the rubber plantations in
Malay peninsula. Already there are
5000 japanese Iaborers in Brazil en-
gagged in the cultivation of coffee
about 1, 900 in Peru in the cultivation
of potatoes, 1000 in Mexico in mining
and 1000 in Australia Official fiug-
ures place the number Of Japanese in
the Philippine Islands at 5000, chiefly
engaged in the production of flax and
potatoes, while there are 500 employed
in phosphorus mining in the Island OF
Guam, which belongs to the United
States.
Pictures for the Hague.
Japan will contribute to the Peace
Palace at The Hague nine beautiful
pictures of flowers and birds. elabor
ately worked upon silk tapestry. In
these pictures are depicted, in artistic
variety and arrangement, such bloom
ing trees ais. the cherry, purple mag
nolia, paulownia, wisteria and azalia
and flowers such as the lily, peony
nlarigold and dandelion, together witt
peacocks, pi1easants, pigeons. spar
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