Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-11-25
Special to Indiana Daily Times
and Philadelphia Public Ledger.
BY CONSTANCE DREXEL,

titude than the arrival OF two japanese
women on the stage set for the Wash
ington conference. One Of them, Madame
YAKIMA, has already left to go back to
Japan after many hOnors and public ap-
pearances here.
EDUCATED IN
UNITED STATES.
But Madame Hideko Inouye has only
Just arrived, straight from her homo
in Toxic. Although married to the bust
ness man who owns rubber planta-
ton in the Malay Peninsula and the
mother Of three children, she is the dean
Of the domestic science department O.
the japanese women's college which has
an enrolment of 1000 students. In prep
arations for a teachers career, Madame
Inouye spent two years at teachers col
lege of Columbia University about doz-
en- years ago. Both she and Madame IA
lima belong TO the high class group
known as Samurai-
Madame Inouye is IN this country on n
double mission. She comes as the special
envoy Of the japanese woman's peace
society of which she is chairman and has
already presented their message Of en-
enlargement to Secretary OF state
ATIughes, and she is also here to make
Ssurvey Of women's higher educational IN
stitutions with particular attention palu
to whether the co-educatfonaI system is
wise or not. She expects to continue
this survey OF educational facilities for
women in Europe and viii sail early this
spring. when she VIII be Joined by her
husband.
While IN Washington. she is guest at
the Grace Dodge Hotel, that new hotel
for women recently opened by the
national board Of the 7. ". C. A, which
IS proving such a boom to women visiting
Washington for the conference.
WEARS AMERICAN
COSTUMES.
When I met her IN the charming re
ception room there her small japanese
figure was clothed in such a new, smart
lookns HIue cloth dress, braided with
black AT with q touch of silver buttons,
that I co1!d not help but ask if she had
stopped in san Francisco to buy some
Parisian-American clothing
Indeed no." she replied, in correct
but rather hating English q had this
made Just before leaving Toxic. But
have a lot Of japanese clothing with
me and one dag I viii put on my kimono
and invite you to q real Japanese tea
party"
AS THE WORLD
SEES JAPAN.
Feminine exchange over clothes being
out OF the way asked Nine Inouye
70 prepare a statement which would
visualize conditions in japanese so that
Americans might understand that cOun-
try better. This is it:
"The world sees Japan as a nation
which has profted by the war It is
true that on the surface she has seen
great material advancement, but IN the
thoughts and minds OF the people there
Ahave been great struggles. The ideas
Of 5000 years are being broken down
and changed and the old simplicity OF
life IS gone.
''The high cost Of living has brought
about great distress all over the world.
but in Japan prices are now higher than
in sny other country. Commerce is in
active, imports being much larger than
exports. Not only is there no sign OF
prices coming down; they even show
tendency to rise still higher Yet the
government IL spending q per cent of
its income on ornaments.
SPENDS TOO MUCH
FOR ARMAMENT.
an the face OF such a fact as this. is
It strange that our cultural life is full
Of contradictionsl All educational and
the Governments economies for the sake
OF ornaments. The National Hospitals
fuel supply has been cut; schools all over
the country have suffered for lack OF
buildings, equipment and teachers.
''As long as the burdens Of armaments
continue 10 rest upon japan, mental
agitation and financial difficulty Will re-
main. We women and mothers can not
pass over this fact. We demand that
Ermaments Re reduced TO a minimum, and
that the = - saved lie used for things
more urgent and important for the safety
AM happiness Of our disturbed national
life.
4 wish to detach myself and look
at Japan as the world looks at her. We
see japanese under the influence Of her
elder Statesmen showing strong militia
ristic tendencies. Yet the mllitaristtc
idea is not peculiar to Japan. e was
a common idea IN the nineteenth century
IN many countries and the whole his
tory Of China IN the nineteenth century
Z is & history OF the aggression OF for
. etgn powers. But now, in the civilized
Bworld. miIitarism is giving way TO lib
eralism and imperialism to democracy.
JAPAN UNDERGOING
CHANGES.
Japan IS changing, as IN other na-
tions so IN Japan, the same progress to
a new plane OF thought IS taking place.
The modern, liberal japanese. especially
the japanese women, are seing the new
ideas influencing the whole nation.
ut wondered what influence or knOwl-
edge japanese women can have without
political rights In reply I would say
that even in Japan the influence on wom-
en- is very great. though exerted indi-
rectly through husband or son
Japan Is a little country OF 500
square miles, but has a population Of Co.
OOO,OOQ We are therefore dependent on
foreign countries for food and clothing.
The territory open to japanese immigra-
ton is becoming more and more limited
everywhere the japanese are finding
signs, NO admission TO Japanese and so
they are put out into their own terri
tory.
Even though it be some defect Of
weakness in the japanese character which
has brought them to this pass, yet theirs
Is still the right 70 live Some offer as a
solution the limitation Of the birth rate
in Japan This is no better than encour-
aging a starving man TO commit suicide
All the human race are beloved children
Of God and all have a common right to
live. AS mothers whose life is to nOurish
lie and as women whose faith is in the
supremacy Of love, we cannot permit such
2 solution Of the problem as this.
We hope for a better solution. Even
as men in lines of distress lose clearness
OF thought and harmony of spirit so ma
lions In time Of distress often lose all