The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

The ~toilorino article on the Jdpd-
HCSs CHiUdht question tCdS trrjtf"n On
Prot Shioa for the "Sbin Whom tNew
JdpdnD and translated especially for
THE SrN. PROT. Shigd. journalist. Tdr-
'iIer and teacher at Wdsedd University,
tcds formerly ~ member OF the Jdpo-
neSc Dict. his "A6dirS in tho South
Seas attained a ride reputation be-
cause Of its charming style. He has
prittcn a nuWber OF books. chiefly Of
a geographical nature. and he has rts-
tied South America. Africa and Europe.
Ky PROF. s. sHIGA.
TOXIC. July 3O-It IS largely due TO
the munifcence OF President Legua, a
mar noted for his strong Partially for
Japan and japanese. that there are
so many japanese working in Peru.
widely scattered from the northern cot
ton area bordering on Ecuador down
to the vicinity OF the Titicaca Lake
near the southern frontier to Bolivia.
Being talented with their fingers, q
great many of these japanese TOOK 10
hair dressing, a trade when can ne
started without n large capital. Their
lumber having considerably increased
III NDt VI III WV w.
by their Peruvian fellow traders to join
he BARRIERS association for the Nke
of mutual benefit. To this. however
the japanese BARRIERS answered that
they failed to recognize any further
necessity of forming a new association
with Peruvian fellow traders, for they
had already one among themselves
which was quite sufficient for the pro-
lection OF their interests.
on hearing this a member OF the
upper house who shared the pro-Japa-
nese sentiment of the President re-
marked disappointedly: NOW Tor the
FIRST time ! can see WhS the Americans
agitated for the expulsion OF the Japa-
nese immigrant This story, though very
simple. more than clearly explains the
inadaptability Of the Japanese for over
sea developments. II We Japanese cam
not read the moral II teaches we had
better give up the idea OF oversee eN-
pansion forever!
oversee expansion" has now become
a quite familiar phrase all over Japan
This may be considered as one OF the
visible results Of the increase OF popu-
lation, tire consequent difficulty OF ma
ing employment aggravated ny tit h'H''
cost of living. the development of over
sea ideas stimulated by our foreign
policy, anu. ldSAANs NHt t'''''
popular intellect with the progress o'
the ration.
Such a phenomenon u quite worthy
of conCratulatlou. hut for our sue
cessful oversee development there Is
one very important condition which we
can never afford TO neglect. That IS the
priSclple OF reciprocity. We must strive
| to contribute TO the good OF the society
to which We migrate to derive beneht'
| Negatively we must never think OF en-
riching ourselves at the expense OF those
that receive us.
In this spirit Of reciprocal benefit,
however. japanese are sadl! lacking
| chiefly as the result OF the defective
system of national education, which IS
based OF the narrow minded insular
prejudice and unworthy self-aduln-
ton. To expect any degree OF success
I'm oversee expansion from Japanese IN
fuenced by their national education
would be Ike trying to "iind hsh among
the branches of trees as our old saying
goes. II Is no e%Xaggeration TO say that
our national education prepares the
Japanese to become universal objects OF
dislike and hatred If they happen to 20
abroad.
1t is the fundamental law II success
In any new enterprise started abroad
| tldt We SIlOulu bf ltthN " nv " t"'N
of our profit To the benefit OF the To-
| ~calities. The amount We thus offer -
very much like a capital In a business
undertaking. As ii Is impossible u
realize any permanent gain without the
foregoing capital Investment, so II Is
sbsurd to expect warm treatment from
the foreign societies TO which, instead OF
giving any amount of benefit. We be-
come a burden OF a very disacrceahlc
nature What is unploasin nj TO our
selves must be unpleasant 20 others
also. II would be a great miracle II We
did not face an ant~i-Japanese agitation
after behaving in utter defiance OF the
interests OF inhabitants Of The locality
to which we migrate.
The greed of the japanese in their
economic undertakings is chiefly due "a
the defective system Of our national
education. which is hopelessly infected
with the prejudice of insular narrow
mindedness. 1t does not teach US how
to behave ourselves properly when We
chance 10 go abroad. ! know really of nc
other races who contribute less than the
Japanese to the welfare of the locality
where they are working. Take Hawaii
for instance. All immigrants except the
Japanese have contributed to the benefit
of the island.
What have more than loo, 900 Japa-
neSe done in the forty-eight years OF
their settlement II may be said that
they offered their energetic labor to de
velop the resources of the islands. That
Is true. But in this case their direct
motive was their own private benefit
This is an indirect and unwilling con,
tribution which does not fall within my
category. They send home what they
have earned.
The Japanese ~pheasants in the islands
are said to have been introduced by al
American who took twcuty-seven of
them with him on leaving Japan. Two
of them died during the voyage. Til,
remaining twenty-five set free in tn,
forests were the original breed of thi,
bird now found in abundance in tn,
islands.
So considered there IL nothing very
strange in the fact that japanese arc
hated wherever they go. What woult
we Japanese do If an American director
OF "A school In Japan publicly declared
that japanese are inferior to American
because Japan. although nearly 5000
years old, IL far poorer than the Unite,
States, which is only a baby in point O
age? We would not overlook such
grave insult. He would be told by tn,
enraged populace to leave the countr,
instantly.
Is not this precisely what the Japa
reese are doing in the United States
The children of the Japanese emigrant'
are taught that Japan is superior Il
America because of her history of 800
years. In their text books not a singh
page teaches the necessity of respecting
the social conventions of the country I,
which they emigrate. When We conside
these circumstances II cannot be bu
natural that some elements among Amer
icars cry out for the expulsion of tn
inSoIant Japaupge,