The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-07
APAN has it, war

T APAN has it, war brides" 10
well as the United States. ac-
cording to John G. Uhrlaub. an
- importer Of this city. who has
just returned from q four months trip
TO the Far East. Every factory in
the empire that al be used for the
manufacture Of munitions Is operat-
ing t~wenty-four hours q day. Most of
the output goes to Vladivostok and Ia
transported overland to tho Russian
front, but contracts have been made
with the French and English Govern
for a. Heat quantities Of war
supplies a. the shipping facilities to
those countries "a accommodate.
Some Of the supplies made in tho
Japanese factories are shrapnel. shells.
rifles, untformA blankets. medical in
struments and sail canvas. Labor has
gone up 200 q cent. and the ma
ter1Als have increased anywhere from
100 TO 1000 per cont. In price. Steel
especially 10 In such demand In japan
that the contractor for a partly con-
structed steel cotton spinning mill at
Osaka was offered the amount Of his
contract and a bonus OF $500, 900 IL he
would sell h steel frame as II stood
10 the munition makers. There Is an
unprecedented wave Of prosperity
throughout the country.
Three battleships captured from
Russia In thu battle Of the Straits of
TsushimA in the Russo-Japanese war
were lately sold back to Russia by
Japan for moro than their original
cost So RACER are the Russians to pro-
vide equipment for their troops that
ships loaded with munitions from
North American ports are returned
there empty at maximum speed. al
though American importers have
begged the Russian Government 10
permit the ships to stop and take on
carRoes at Kobe or Yokohama.
Freight rates 10 America from
As1atic ports are up from 600 TO 1000
per ent and importing firms here are
months behind in their deliveries. Mr..
thrlaub said his Arm had 10000 tons
OF goods awaiting shipment. Thou
sands Of crates of Chinese f%recrackers
Will not arrive in time 10 he exploded
here on the Fourth OF July. Rattan
furniture. mating. ginger and a multi
u OF other commodities that We get
from the Orient have become scarce
and dear. The high freight rates also
are responsible for this condition.
Although Japan IL at war with Ger
many. Mr.. uhrlaub said that the atti-
tude Of the general public was pro-
German. Jealousy of England and
Russia In the Far East. he said. ac-
counted for this. China is also pro-
German for the same reason.
The Japanese are much aroused over
the question now before Congress oi
barring Japanese immigration. They
are . very proud race and discrimina
ton against them rankles. Mr.. Chr-
laub predicted serious trouble n this
measure Is passed.
Since the Russo-Japanese war Man
churia under japanese guidance Ina.
developed wonderfully. Mr.. thrlaut
says. and there are opportunities to
invest capital there not equalled any.
where else IN the world. Cotton spin.
ming and coy bean press mills have
been built and are paying in many
cases dividends OF as much rs 100 Der
cent a year. one reason for this is III.
cheap labor. Ten or fifteen cents \
day 10 the avArags. wage FOR mill hands
Labor !s organized in China, hut the
system differs from ours. For instance
the labor union may agree To q mini.
mum wage Of Is cents a day, and each
man If expected 10 turn ont 100 pieces
OF the article manufactured. For each
piece In excess OF that a bonus is paid
not to the Individual. hut TO the whole