The New York herald., 1921-10-17
Visitors Cautioned Not to Trust
Secrets to the Mails or Gables

He will warn you against entrusting
TO the mails letters that discuss Japa-
nese affairs or that contain valuable
trade secrets. He will, furthermore,
advise you to be very careful in using
the eables," for the reason that both
mails and kilograms are likely to find
their way into the censor's office be-
tforc being either forwarded or lost"
This sort Of advice. coming from
persons who should be in position to
know what they are talking about, is
certain to make an unfavorable i'm
preston on the mind Of a newcomer,
even II his experience has been as
pleasant and free from annoyance as
my own. It encourages a state of
mind that makes for suspicion Of a
people who are not to be outdone in
effusive politeness and acts Of genuine
courtliness and unaffected hospitality.
The average Japanese encountered
. IN Yokohama, Toxic. Kobe. Osaka,
Mara. Nikko or in most of the small
towns Of the interior Is quite as in
dulgent Of a stranger as those Of any
other country in the world. He will
try to interpret your spoken inquiries
and decipher the meaning Of the signs
with which you invariably accompany
them. If he cannot quite make out
what you want to know lle will call
upon tho assistance Of everybody in
bearing to help out.
A Passion for Education.
Incidentally, an American or Eng
lishman is likely to meet with greater
success In making himself understood
han would a Japanese subject in the
United States or England for the very
Excellent reason that probably ten per
GENT. of the Mikado's subjects have
studied English In the schools, in the
currtculums Of which 1t Is the most
popular foreign language.
The passion Of the Japanese for edu-
cation is pretty clearly reflected in the
schools that compel the study Of at
least one foreign language. Most Of
the rickisha men and shopkeepers in
the larger towns, the hotel clerks, rail-
way guards and porters, clerks and
stenographers and telephone operators
possess a pretty fair working knowl-
Edge of English. to say nothing OF the
Students of the higher school branches.
All of these people are genuinely
polite. Once in a while you run
against a dour Japanese who Is not.
and some of the newspapers in Toxic
and Kobe frankly express their dis
gust of Americans and indulge In un-
Friendly comments. AS one or two Of
these newspapers have circulation
approximating a million copies, and as
the Japanese are great readers OF
newspapers the influence OF some of
the Journals. which are even moro
sensational than those In the States,
Is far reaching and very great.
villa Reports Armed ne U. 8.
During the discussion Of the forth
coming conference on the limitat tion
pf ornaments at Washington many
BIZ the TOXIC, Osaka and Kobe news
papers printed tho widest sort of
reports and editorial comment un-
friendly to tho United States. These
periodicals warned the Japanese
people that the real motive OF the
United States was to humiiiate and
Isolate Japan; that the American Gov
brnment was envious Of the very great
progress of the Japanese people; that
America was after the trade of the
Orient; that it dislilsed the japanese
because they were Industrious and
frugal and were better workmen than
the members of the trades unions who
objected to their presence in America !;
and that finally America wanted to
take from the japanese their re-
igion and destroy their respect for
heir Emperor because he is the direct
descendant Of the gods.
Few Of the Japanese newspapers.
and. IN fact, citizens Of the country,
attempt TO conceal their chagrin aud