The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-01-25
NATIONAL EXPANSION.

Judge Gary proposes to estapilsh a branch of the United States Steel Corporation in Japan. He also pro. poses to establish branch in China and exploit the resources of both nations for the benefit Of the American stock holders. The sug- gestion reveals the trend of modern capitalism and how it surmounts the geographical barriers of isolat- ed nationalism.
 For when the company builds up it's industry in Japan it will utilize Japanese labor and when it operates in China it will utilize Chinese la- hor. Yet it will be called an Amer ican company because some of the leaders are Americans and most Of the dividends will be distributed among the American shareholders. But such a development inevitably supposes that the product of the mills in Japan and in China Will seek markets where they will in come in active competitive contact with the product of American la bor, and hence although it may be hard to realize it, the wages Of one will be placed in contrasting juxta- position with the other.
 And it is clear as the monday sun that no exclusion act will bene- fit the American workers in such active competition. Nor will any thing else assist except that Amer ican workers make common cause with the Japanese workers ana establish not profit systems but com monwealths wherein the welfare or all is the incentive of industrial ac- tivities.
 There is another thing in connec- tion with the proposed action of the Steel trust. Japan is now build ing up such scheme of industrial ahsolutism as nowhere else exists outside the Island Kingdom. Agi- tation and organization although valiantly enough persisted in by many fearless workers, is punish able by a heavy fine. And every thing is being done to fasten upon that nation an imperialism which has for it's ultimate aims the spread of Japanese commerce, finance and trade generally throughout the whole world
 The accession of Terauchi to sue ceed Kato is the very significant proof that the decks have been cleared for action. Terauchi who In turn is the tool of Prince Gamo- gato is the ideal junker of imperial Japan. He represents the feudal supremacy which is identified with the spread of territorial financial and commercial Dominion anywhere and everywhere. It is identified with a great navy and great army and a policy which makes for national supremacy in trade through inter national supremacy at arms.
 It is the same party as manifests itself in German Junkerdom' Tn British Torydom and in the Russian bureaucracy. It is in fact essentl- ally devoted to the feudal bureau cratic rule and has nothing liberal or progressive about it. The gov ernment of Count Okuma, and the parliamentary supremacy of kato have had to give way before the higher favor of Yamogato who re- ally instigated the premiership of Terauchi.
 When Terauchi was appointed the comment in American papers was somewhat confusing. They could not understand that such a change was possible when only a short time ago rioting at Tokio as sumed such large dimensions when the milder reactionary policies of the government were trying to find expression despite the discovery oi great naval frauds and contract gratis within the government it. self.
 That Terauchi can safely hold power despite the sullen opposition of a powerful liberal force is some thing that will highly commend it. self to Gary and the Steel trust It means an expansion of trade for Japan and the sunburst will give a