The Washington herald., 1913-11-28
many JAP PANESE
!. SETTLE in brazil
Recent Heavy Emigration Of
Laborers Interests Off
cials Here.
AIDED BY GOVERNMENTS
Traffic Carried on In Business-Eke
Manner-Men Put to Work in
Coffee Districts.

Emigration of Japanese laborers to
South American countries, particularly
/ Brazil, recently has assumed such proper
tions as to command the serious attention
| of State Department officials. While it
is felt at present that there is absolutely
nothing that can I" done even II 1t we're
thought desirable to take action, so great
is the influx of the Orientals into the ra-
dius of the Monroe Doctrine that the
movement is regarded as one in which
the United States is compelled to interest
itself.
The magnitude of the stream of inmi-
grants flowing in recent months from
Japan to Brazil. Peru, and also to Mexico
is not generally appreciated outside a re-
stricted official circle in Washington. The
! total number Of japanese IN Brazil is now
only 10000, but it is the rapidity with
which others are coming that is causing
| concern here.
The transportation of Japanese to Bra
zil, and also to other South American
countries to a lesser extent, has been
placed upon a substantial business basis,
in which considerable capital has been
invested, and is backed heartily by the
governments of Japan and Brazil.
United states Interested.
The racial question between the United
States and Japan is So delicate that Of
ficials are unwilling even to discuss the
possibility of opposition to the swarming
OF -he Japanese to South America. but
il Is admitted that the development is
ore meriting the earnest attention of this
government.
Another interesting phase OF the situ-
alton isA the suggestion from British
sources that since the japanese are meet
ing with such success and giving such
general satisfaction in Brazil they might
well be introduced in British Guiana.
Only 1000 Japanese were in Brazil last
spring. During that season 5000 more
were brought to Brazil, and Immediately
thereafter arrangements were made for
bringing 5000 more this fall. That is, the
great majority of the 1000 have arrived
in Brazil in less than a year.
There is no attempt to conceal the busi-
ness-Iike manner in which the emigration
to Brazil is being stimulated by the Toxic
and Rio de Janeiro governments. Two
emigration companies are engaged in the
traffic in Japan. They are the Tokyo Emil
grafton Company, and the Takeoayashi
Emigration Company This fall each re-
ceived an order from the Japanese gov
ernment to procure 1,5OO Japanese Tor
emigration to Brazil.
Expense Is Divided.
The government of Brazil, on the other
hand, in cooperation with the govern
ment of the State OF San Paulo, where
most of the Japanese go. pays half the
passage money of each emigrant. The
emigration managers declare that II
costs $l25 to send one japanese to Brazil
Eighty dollars of this is passage money,
$40 of which Brazil pays. Ten dollars
goes to the emigration company as COM
mission, and $35 is necessary for mis-
cellaneous expense.
At present the emigrants are carried TO
Brazil by way of the Pacific Ocean and
Cape Horn, a voyage OF more than 1900
miles. The extreme length of the voyage
will be reduced somewhat after the Pan
anna Canal is opened. and it Is expected
that there will be an increase Of Japa-
nese immigration to the east coast Of
South America
The Japanese are taken to the coffee
districts and there bound out by contract
to work on them for a term of years. II
is naively complained by the emigration
companies that they have much trouble
with the Japanese leaving the coffee
fields and running to the cities. in viola