The New York herald., 1921-09-26

ion would be difficult to estimate. but
it probably aggregates more than
1000, 900.
In the matter or population over
which Japan has extended her grip
in the regions legitimately acquired
or illegally annexed to all intents and
purposes, the Mikado's Government
can boast OF almost as many people
as live in the United States, whereas
in 1908 a census of the Japanese En-
pire would probably have disclosed
less than one-half of the population
OF the North American Republic.
Japan's First Census.
The first census OF Japan was un-
dertaken only few months ago and
is not considered to have been COM
plete for reasons incident to new
experiment The censors undertook
to enumerate the population of japan
proper. Corea, Formosa and Siberia
to show the distribution of the Jap
anese population or native peoples
who have come under the control OF
the Mikados Government. The total
OF these four widely separated sec
tions of the Japanese Empire was
7S.261, 900, living in an area about
one tenth that OF the United States.
Statistics obtained from Japanese
sources further emphasize the as
founding growth of the empire Of
Japan since it defeated the Rus
sian armies and navies eighteen
years ago. Some of the Japanese
politicians have always contended
that their country would have wrest-
ed even greater concessions from de-
moralized Russia if 1t had not been
for the Intervention of the late Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who is credited with
having practically dictated the terms
upon which peace between Japan and
Russia was negotiated.
The Japanese critics of Mr.. Roose-
welt assert that his opposition was
mainly responsible for depriving ia
pan of the full fruits of her victory
over the Cars inefficient military
establishment. At any rate, Japan
has never manifested the admiration
for the splendid qualities which en-
deared the aggressive American
President to the people of our coun-
try.
But Japan has made the best of
the bargain she drove at Portsmouth
by making up for the omissions there
under later and more favorable con-
litions. She has expanded her trade in
the Pacific to keep apace with its
dominance of Asiatic territory until
she now practically controls through
the operations of a very well organized
merchant marine most of the export
and import trade of the China Sea
and has extended 1t to take those Of
the Malay Archipelago. She is con-
ceded to have developed her control
over trade with North China regions
into practical monopolies and is now
reaching into Siberia.
Growth OF Japanese Trade.
The growth of Japanese trade in
terests is pretty clearly revealed by
official statistics. In 1918 Japan had
but six shipyards of limited tonnage
capacity. She now has fifty-seven capa-
BILE OF building cargo carriers equal
to any turned out in England, Ger
many, France or the United States.
The capital invested in her shipyards
in 1918 was s12,775,o0o, and in 1920
it was s10S,525,000.
The number OF workmen employed
in shipyards in 1918 was $4,000, and
in 1920 it was 10000. The tonnage
turned out in the former year was
$4,000. Last year it was 100000.
A merger OF all the provincial ship
yards under Government auspices Is
now projected. with capital OF $780,
100000 and the annual product of
the merger is expected to approximate
$500, 900 tons.
The development of railway sys-
TENS of Japan furnishes another ex-
ample of the tremendous growth Of
the Sunfiower Kingdom. In 1903
the railways, all OF which are owned
and operated by the Government, ex-
tended over about $500 miles of terri
tory in Japan proper. The total is
now approximately 10000 miles, in
addition to which the Government
operates 1900 miles built by the Ger
mans in Shantung and 1900 miles
which It has built in Manchuria un-
der a concession" from the Chinese
Government. It also operates several
hundred miles of Chinese roads in
Mongolia and a few hundred in ST.
IBERIA. 1t has built a compact system
POPULATION.
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