El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-19
new WOMANI
JAPANESE
PUZZLE
The Cry For Emancipation
From Domestic Slavery"
Heard in Empire,
CORONATION PLANS
ARE BEING MADE
20 KIo, JAPAN. July 1s.-rhe New

- OKIO. JAPAN. July 1s.-The New
Woman question has come to
l. the fore in Japan just as it has
in the Occident and has aroused al
most as much attention as the woman
rights problem in foreign lands.
The japanese woman, compared to
her sisters abroad, has occupied a mod
est place in the life of the empire and
has been held greatly in subsection. But
advanced opinion agrees that the Jap
anese woman is entitled to greater
freedom and wider intellectual activ
tiles than hitherto has been allowed
her.
a 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 fe-
male sex They have their own pub
locations and occasionally arrange pub
lie meetings for the propagation of
their ideas. They have q 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 rad
ical in their action that the authorities
have invoked the law to restrain them
Recently a number of magazines for
women were suspended on the ground
that they were Injurious to society"
Plan for Coronation
After the observance OF the first an
niyersary of the death of emperor Nut
suhito at the end of July, the court will
begin active preparation for the cOro-
nation of the new emperor, who is now
quite well again after his recent attack
place in the fall of 1914 and viii be
attended by great splendor and mag
nificence- An imperial coronation COM
missioner will soon be appointed It
is likely that this office will be be-
slowed upon H. H general prince Flu
shimi.
The date for coronation will be fixed
and published with the signature of the
minister of the imperial household and
the ministers of state AT the same time
the emperor VIII announce the date
at the imperial sanctuary and will send
messengers to the great shrine at Isc,
to the mausOleum of the emperor jim
mu. and the mausolea of emperors
MutsuhitO and KOmei, to proclaim the
forthcoming coronation
One of the early preparations for the
coronation viii be the planting next
spring of sacred rice TO be used during
the ceremonies. Already the rear
and repairs of temples and
old palaces at kyOto, where the coro-
nation will take place. have been com
menced for the suitable reception OF
the foreign ENJOYS and special mis-
sions.
Heavy japanese Emigration.
Although the emigration Of Japan
csc to the United States has been prac-
tically stopped the exodus Of em1grantS
to South America is increasing. One OF
the principal causes of this is the es-
Establishment of the Brazilian Colonial
ton company by baron Shibusawa and
other prominent Japenese for the leas-
ing of lands in Brazil An agreement
with the Brazilian government provides
for the settlement 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 Canada
next. There are 500 Japanese working
in the rubber plantations in Malay
peninsula Already there are 5000
japanese 1aborers in Brazil engaged in
the cultivation of coffee, about 1000
1000 in Peru in the cultivation Of po-
tatoes, 1000 in Mexico in mining and
1000 in Australia Official figures place
the number of japanese in the Philip
the production of flax and potatoes,
while there are 500 employed in phos-.
phOrus mining in the island of Guam,
which belongs to the United States.
Contribution to the Hague.
japan will contribute to the peace
palace at The Hague nine beautiful
pictures of flowers and bros, elaDOr-
ately worked upon silk tapestry. In
these pictures are depicted, in artistic
variety and arrangement, such bloom
ing trees as the cherry, purple mag
nolia- pauoWania. Wisteria and azalia,
and flowers such as the lily, peony,
marigold and dandelion, together with
peacOcks pheaSants, pigeons, sparrows
and swallows OF the nine pictures the
two principal measure Is by 10 feet
and represent a majestic peacock strut
ting under beautiful cherry blossoms.
These tpestries were designed by Ho-
bun Kikuchi, a famous Japanese artist,
and their manufacture was started in
November, 1903, and has only just been
finished.
Invent Wireless Phone.
japanese inventors have made a sue
cessful wireless telephone apparatus.
Instruments were installed on board a
ship and at two points in the city of
Yokohama After a series of expert
ments it was found that conversation
was clearly audible at distance of 20
knots out to sea and short messages
were exchanged even at a distance of
60 knots. After a few more expert
ments the department of communica-
lions will open the new system for the
use Of the general public.