Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-29

that the Chinese and Koreans both arc
able 10 "undercut" the Japanczc in
lnbor by their lower standards ~ liy-
ing, in exactly the same way that mo
japanese are able 10 undercut Ameri-
cans In California.
This Japan's claim 10 an irrcprcs-
sible expansion is refuted in twO ways.
In the first place. her population Is
really increasing very little. In the
second place. none OF the territory she
has seized, or obtained a. hold on by
concession or lease. has actually been
used to any considerable extent as
an outlet for surplus population. II
appears then that the irrepressibls
expansion doctrine has been used
with regard 20 these Asiatic countries
as a cloak for Jspan's economic i'm
perialism--i. G., her desire 20 exploit
them commercially and 70 strengthen
her military and naval position ~
/ her control over them.
! Japan's claim for the right FOR
Japanese to emlgrate TO America has
also generally been based on the ir-
repressible expansion idea. Since
there is no irrepressibie expansion Of
japanese population. IT falls 20 the
ground in this case, too. There r. 10
doubt but that Japanese would CONS
70 this country IN large numbers II
allowed to do 80. however. The cn-
mate Of California suits them. iu the
first place, and in the second place,
It IL easy for them to make money
there by reason Of their ability 20
lundercut the Americans IN way Of
4rving.
The Hidden Motive.
The irrepressible expa ansion doctrins.
f. examined with regard 20 any coun-
try. seems always 10 be a cloak for
enOnornic imperialism-fOr the desire
to exploit some other country in a
commercial way. This, IN fact. is the
whole motive Of the international
|, drama, the fundamental cause 81 war.
In all the principal countries the
- maker or producer Of goods is paid
less than what he produces Is worth.
The farmer who raises bushel -
wheat IS not paid az much for 70 80
, that bushel is worth in trade after
It leaves his hands. n seven opera
tives in shoe factory between them
g make a pair Of shoes worth seven
Y dollars, they are paid only about four.
n The result is that in all Of the prindi-
n pal manufacturing countries there "a
G a constant tendency 70 pile up a sur-
l. plus Of goods Some Of this exchanged
q with other manufacturing countries
n but manifestiy most Of It cannot be
e 50 disposed Of, because each Of these
l. countries has also surplus. The re-
/ suit Is that the actual surplus Of what
q labor produces, over what labor can
y buy with its wages, must be sold q
some non-manufacturing country
~ where the industrial system does not
= exist, or al least Is not 50 highly de.
veloped. Hence the fact that all na.
- tons compete fiercely for markets ir
China, South America and all of m,
other "undeveloped countries They
, must have these markets for theh
p surplus goods. The nation that doe.
4, not get its share CT these market,
ts has surplus OF goods piled I'D on it.
hands. Then production stops. Their
N Ia unemployment, famine, strikes
d social unrest.
n Every war is at bottom struggi
1t between the principal manufacturer
5. nations for special rights in these sur
1t plus-goods markets, and for the sup
DO plies of raw material they contain
ly War will stop automatically when IN
In common man refuses 70 fight for thes
as markets. which are made necessar
at largely by. his exploitation. and whe
at he learns how 10 check that exploita
ne ton by getting for mis- labor as niue
CT as it is worth in goods produced.