TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-07-16

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the United States, or any other
country for the maintenance of
japanese pnedominance il the
lar East"
Thus spoke Mr.. Kazan Kaya-
hara, late of Toxic, former edit
or-in-chief Of the 'Yorodzu"
and the Third Empire, and
now in New York as a contribut-
or to the Japanese press, in an
interesting interview published
in the Ny. Evening Mail.
"The United States is not
the only nation that excludes
the japanese. There are other
nations that offend the suscept-
Utilities OF the Japanese people
by outlawing them on their ter
ritories And the worst offender
among these nations is Japans
ally, Great Britain. In South
Africa, Australia and other Brit
ish colonies the japanese are
under a more rigid ban than in
the United States. II Japan,
were to fight for the free adj
mission of her subjects to white
mans countries on the same
basis as white men, she would
have 10 fight not only the Unit
ed States but the white mans
world
Mr.. Kazan Kayahara laugh
ed at the idea. His laugh is a
real laugh-sincere and inject
ious.
Then his mobile face became
suddenly grave extremely
grave.
But as to the far East-that
is quite another thing.
when you say the far East,
you NEAR China, Of course
querled the interviewer.
Yes, yes; China.
China is Japan's field Of COM
mercial expansion. The ex-
clusion of Japan from China
would mean the isolation Of
Japan. 1t would prevent the
growth Of Japan. 1t would make
Japan stop where she is-and,
you know, nations like indiyid-
uals must 60 either forward or
backward. There is no such
thing as remaining stationary,
merely holding their own, for
nations as for individuals. You
either go forward, OF you 60
backward. And when you 90
backward, you die.
JAPAN'S STEEL INDUSTRY.
Japan IS building up a great
steel industry. We get most Of
our ore from China. II we were
to be excluded from those mines
our steel industry would die.
Then, again, there is the mat
ter OF labor. Chinese labor is
the best labor in the world. 1t
IS cheaper than japanese labor.
"And the 100000 people Of
China, with their enormous
future purchasing power, is an
other thing to be considered.
Japan wants the labor Of China,
and she wants the future pur-
chasing power Of China. She is
willing to fight any day to ac-
quire and to hold these two
things. And She cannot acquire
either unless She holds the up.
per hand politically in China
I mean, the far East.
Amy menace 10 the Japanese
domination in China would
bring the entire Japanese nation
to its feet in a moment. Only
a part Of the Japanese are will
ing to fight over the exclusion
issue. But this other thing
and Mr.. Kazan Kayahara snil-
ed with exceeding grimness-is
a matter on which the entire
nation is as one man. 1t is a
matter Of life and death to US.
Isolate Japan and you kill her.
But we don't intend to be
killed without a struggle. You
know, Japan never would lack
friends in case Of a world align
ment. If the United States,
Great Britain and France press
us too hard, we would not hest
tate 10 enter into an alliance
with Germany. There is no
feeling against Germany in ia
pan. In fact, the japanese adj
mire Germany. Most Of the
scientists Of Japan have been
educated in Germany. Our army
has been organized on German
models. Our physicians are
mostly graduates Of German
clinics,