Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-08-02
JAPAN IS HOSTILE TO US.
ASSERTS ADAM GLNBEL
Feeling Against United States Because of Cali Question
Cro'oing More Bitter and General-Chinese
Called Friendly

The japanese attitude toward the
United States is decidedly hostile and
growing more SO as result of the "Cal-
ifornia question"
Adam Gimbel, who recently completed
tour of China. Korea, the Philippines
and Japan, and is now staying Mt At
lantic City, is authority for the state
ment.
The hostile attitude. he said, is re-
fiected in the Japanese press and is
growing throughout the country.
Mr.. Gimbcl was abroad for four
months. He particularly was impressed
with the friendliness, chivalry and sin
cerity of the Chinese. He said:
Japan gives one the impression of
thoroughly militarized country, a
Germany in the Far East, where the
military power is supreme in all
things" the young Philadelphian said.
Rail Service Good
"The military is in charge of the
railroads, and the arrival of train is
marked by a ccremonious lining up of
guards and officials to salute the sta
tion master. Yet the service is good
with satisfactory rolling stock and ex-
cellent schedules. This Is especially
true of the line through Korea.
''In Toxic and elsewhere in Japan I
found firmly intrenchcd feeling among
the people that the mikado's forces
will and should stay in Siberia. Japan
Is an overpopulated country and needs
more room for its people. A tenacious
disposition to acquire it is reflected in
the seizures of Korea and Formosa
and the way they were holding to their
vantage in Siberia. The fact Is that
Japan has spent huge sums upon its
Siberian expedition and is making large
expenditures upon the navy and its
forces elsewhere.
Japan, to my mind is short of
nearly everything in the way of raw
materials, except, perhaps, coal. Tn
less she can acquire these materials in
Siberia or elsewhere her development
Is going to be hampered. Without
them Japan would be in no position to
make war upon ourselves or any other
nation unless she has large accumula-
tions in reserve jealously guarded.
Content Not Real
''As to this foreigner there could
get no information if he would. The
Impression one is given is that he sees
or is shown only what is desired he
should see. Korea's apparent content
and prosperity was said to be only
deep in Tsingtau, China,
where there is no apparent disposition
on the part of the Japanese to with
draw, their flag is displayed in the
railroad stations and their soldiers are
everywhere"
The most pretentious store Mr.. Gim-
bel found in Japan is that conducted by
the Mitsikoshi Co., in Toxic 1t Is a
four story structure containing about
10000 square feet of floor space,
planned by Englishmen and very eff.
hciently conducted. Practically all of
the wares on sale are of japanese pro-
ductiOn. Japan has little use for ANY,
thing we might send her in the way Of
wearing apparel. She does not want
our shoes or clothing.
Mr.. Gimbel was not inclined to share
the opinion Of some of the Americans
and Europeans he met in Japan that
the country will make an attempt TO
adopt democratic form of government
when the present emperor dies. He
questioned from his brief experience,
such form of government
would be any more successful there than
the republic has been up to this time
In China. He was impressed by indi-
cations Of growing resentment in some
Japanese circles that Great Britain has
no further use for Japan az a fighting
ally, a tendency attributed to America
In part.
Impressions in China
''There are no stores to speak of In
Pekin, but found in the Grand Hotel
one OF the best hotels / ever have
Mr.. Gimbel continued. "It
Is conducted by Swiss and the service is
nearly perfect. Pekin otherwise il
nothing but diplomacy and history. The
Chinese still are living in the past,
without much regard for the present
or the future. Yet " are very
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