Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-12
1(SPAIlInW WAR
VITAL, SAYS SASAKI
Chairman of School Commission
Here Tells of Mikado's Con-
tribution to Struggle
NEED SUPPLY OF STEEL
Oriental Educators Loud in Praise of
Mount Airy Institute and
Girard College

The American people would be even
prouder Of their ally, Japan. II they could
know what Japan has been doing In the
war. according to kichisaburo Sasaki
chairman Of a commission Of principals of
Japanese primary and secondary schools
which is visiting Philadelphia today.
The twelve educators forming the party
arrived In Philadelphia yesterday, after
= trip Of some forty days across the con-
tinent from San Francisco. during which
they visited hundreds Of American schools.
They were sent on the tour by the Japanese
magazine. the Jitsugyo-no-Nippon Undus-
trial Japan). which desired the commits
sion to bring back to Japan n knowledge
OF American educational methods which
would be Of benefit to the Japanese primary
school system.
The members OF the party are Matae
Suzuki. Fusatoro Ito. Sakutaro Tamura,
juno Mori, Moritaro Yamamoto, Tatsuji XII
nura. Monjiro Koide. Heishiro Sasaki. No
boru Yoshimitsu. Yukata Iwamoto, Kukuro
Kishibe and kichisabura Sasaki. who is a
professor In the Toxic Higher Normal
School After visiting the Mount Airy In
situte for the Deaf and Dumb. and Girard
College this morning. escorted by DR.. John
Prof. A. L. MacDowell. assistant superin-
tendent Of schools, they were the guests Of
the Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon in
the Bellevue-Stratford. This afternoon they
visited the Commercial Museum and the
University Of Pennsylvania.
Japan has been doing far more in the
war than would appear from the meager
news which Is permitted to pass the CEN
sors." said Professor Sasaki. Her fleet
has been OF great service In the Mediter-
ranean Her factories and munition plants
have been working day and night In turning
out supplies, not only for her own armies
but for Russia. Japan could spare an
= nj N.N Etrs tnA
Russian front. but the inadeauacy of rail-
road communication across Siberia makes
Il impossible to send them.
THE great need of Japan today Is for
steel with which TO carry on shipbuilding
and which can be procured only from the
United States. our six great shpbulldng
plants are sadly crippled and thousands
of workmen who might be employed on
shipbulding are idle. because Of this
scarcity OF steel. 1t would indeed be help
to the successful prosecution of the war
II the United States could permit the ship
ment Of steel for shpbuilding purposes to
japan.
The new Japanese-American agree
ment just signed by Secretary Lansing and
'yiscount Ishii is admirable In its terms
japan has no desire TO extend her sphere
OF influence in the orient unduly. All that
Japan desires is fair play"
Professor Sasaki characterized the Mount
Airy Institution for the Deaf and Dumb
rs the finest Of its sort in the United
States and said that II had been taken as
q model for similar Institutions in Japan,
the present head Of Japan's educational
work among the deaf and dumb having
studied the methods of the local school
three years ago. He characterized Girard
College as world famous"
After remaining tonight at tho Hotel
Walton the party will leave for Baltimore
tomorrow.