The Washington times., 1920-10-16
THINKS JAPAN
WANTS FIGHT
vanderlip Companion or Orient
TQur Tells of Conditions
Barred by Trip.

America and that she is only de-
terred by a sentiment among q GER
tain element that she might not win,
DIR. Edward w. Mulligan, who ac-
companied Frank A. Vanderlip and
the unofficial American commits
sion on a recent trip to Japan, talk
ed to representative Rochester
group at the University of Roches-
ter.
SAYS BAN MEANS WAR.
DR.. Mulligan referred to several
proposed laws in California that will
prohibit Japanese from owning or
leasing land or owning stock In cor
porations- He said that II these laws
were passed Japan was almost sure
to take UP arms for the cause OF
tho $4,000 Japanese now in Cali
fornia, many of whom had been there
many years and had acquired much
property.
THE Japanese can work longer
hours and do more work for less
money than the whites. and that Is
one reason why they are not wanted
in California, just as the Chinese can
work longer hours and do more work
for less pay than the Japanese, and
for that reason are not wanted In
Japan" said DR.. Mulligan.
AS their steamer approached Japan
members of the party began to re-
ceive wireless dispatches from Japan
ese. newspapers, asking for an ex-
preston of sentiment as to the Amer
lean attitude. but no statements were
made at that time.
TRADITIONS CHECK WOMEN.
Wealthy men and officials took
charge of the Americans on their ar
rival at Yokohama. They were given
a reception by the Japanese Bankers
Club. Women were guests also. DR..
Mulligan said the commissioners took
occasion to tell the Japanese that II
they wanted to advance in the world
they must place their women on an
equality with themselves.
Dr. Mulligan said 9S1a per cent of
the Japanese can read, and for that
reason it is easy to put over pro-
paganda there. At banquet in
Tokyo, he sat next to Japanese
woman teacher of English in the
Tokyo University. She had been edu-
Gated in America and was full OF the
woman question, but wore the cos
tune of her own people. In reply to
cause her mother cried and made such
a fuss when she donned American
garments. Thus, DR.. Mulligan said,
old Japan was holding back progress.
He said the commissions observa-
tions were that English was the COM
ing language in Japan. 1t Is being
taught in the Schools :and twenty
years from now 30 per scent Of the
people will use it exclusively.
inf of a
at the conference. at which twelve
Americans and thirty Japanese sat at
the council table. Emigration. Siberia
Shantung. Korea and the cables were
discussed. In discussing the emigra-
ton question, the Japanese were
frank. They said they did not ex-
pect to send more emigrants to
America, but they declared they want
ed their fellow countrymen In Cali
fornia treated with respect.
WAR SENTIMENT STRONG.
Dr. Mulligan said the only thing
that deferred the japanese was the
fact that the last world war had
shown them the futility Of any war
with this country now, but that the
sentiment prevailing generally was
that Japan had better fight valiantly
and fall rather than endure what they
looked upon as outrages. DR.. NULL
gan said japan should colonize in
Manchuria, Formosa. and Korea, but
the climate of those countries is cold.
The Japanese ideal of delightful
home is California
"The Japanese contend that the
matter is not an economic but a
racial question:" said DR.. Mulligan,
land believe 1t is. But II the jap
anese intermarried with white people
what kind of a race would we have?
They would not be wanted in Japan
and they would not be wanted here.
''The Japanese are not an inferior
race, mentally. They are honest
earnest and patriotic. The govern
ment is organized on the former
German plan. When it comes to a
showdown the Emperor has the up
per hand. The miltaristic party is
for war. They say, Have we not won
two wars?-the Chinese and the Rus
sian; and didn't we beat the Germans
at Kiao Chau? Why can't we win the
third? We discussed emigration two
days and got nowhere"
DR.. Mulligan said Shantung was
talked about. There was no question
that Japan had done a lot of bad
things in Shantung. They had killed
people and laid heavy taxes there
The population was overwh elmingly
Chinese and Japan could not hope to
colonize there. 1t was found that
Japan was interfering with American
undertakings there and throughout
China Japan, he said, was furnishing
money for both sides in the Chinese
political troubles, thus keeping the
Chinese warning for her own interests.
KOREA AND HAWAII.
In discussing Korea, the Japanese
said Americans had no right to talk
to Japan about that. They were told,
however, that Americans knew. what
Japan had done in Korea. The Jap
anese said they wanted to treat
Koreans right. but that there were
many rebels in that State.
On the return trip the American
party stopped at Hawaii, where they
found the Japanese problem looming
large and the United States making
preparations to handle it expeditions
iy. 1t is planned to establish 10000
soldiers there, and to keep a large
fleet of airplanes in commission. The
government of the Islands has n sys-