The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-29
DEFENDS JAPAN.
CHINESE POLICY
Dr.. Hottori Believes Future
Depends on Close ReIa-
tiOnS With China.
DEMAND FOR LABoRERs'
Will Come With Opening Up
of South America-Resents
Race Inferiority.

London, Aug 29.--Japan's emigra-
| ton policy and her attitude towards
| China are defended by Ichize Hottori,
chairman of the Japanese delegation
to the Brussels International parlia-
mentary conference. in an article in
4 the Pail Mall Gazette.
! DR.. Hottori, who is member OF
the Japanese house of peers. declared
! that "Japan's future development
must necessarily be very closely as
soclated with China" and that 1T is
Japan's sincere desire to establish
/ amicable relations, based on mutual
understanding, with China"
On the subject of Japanese labor,
| DR.. Hottori contended that, on broad
! lines, American capitalists desire to
employ Japanese workers, but are
opposed by American labor interests.
The article in part follows:
! "Japan's population is increasing
at the rate of 100000 yearly and al
ready the country is overcrowded We
must obtain an outlet for our surplus
| population.
"As the nation does not desire to
intefere in the domestic politics or
any other country, we fiercely resent
any imputation of race inferiority.
We frankly recognize that every
country has a perfect right to order
it's own affairs In it's own way
No Cause to Complain.
IF organized labor in America OBJ
! jects to Japanese working there, we
| do not feel that we have any cause to
complain. We contend, however, that
apart from displacing labor we have
| the right to develop our future in our
own way.
In America any discussion as to
| future development inevitably turns
to racial questions. We regard the
| labor phase as an unessential part
of the question.
"The japanese do not want to in
I tcrfere between capital and labor in
any country. On broad lines, Ameri-
can capitalists desire to employ ia
panese labor, while American labor Is
| determined that the capitalists shall
not do so. And for the present the
latter have triumphed.
Fields of Activity. ...t
."T' a1ffs convinced. that great ieids
! of activity are open to us where there
is no possibility of clashing local
pfeJudlCeS ana Whefe the value or
our labor is being steadily recognized.
"When South America is really
opened up, there will be an enormous
demand for our men. Japan does not
want any more colonies. We rec
ognize that all available territory has
been taken up. What we do desire
is to be regarded as equal competi-
| tors in the markets of the world.
Racial Problems.
Therefore, I emphasize the differ
ence between general racial problems
and the mere side line issue of cheap
labor. No serious proposal was ever
made to exclude the Japanese from
any country solely because they were
japanese. That is another matter.
Great industrial development oc-
CURED in Japan during the war
Since the armstice, there has been
| some depression, but that is only
/ temporary. When conditions are re-
settled. our prosperity will develop
or scale not dreamed of before the
war.
"As our industries increase, so will
our powers increase for absorbing
surplus population"