Evening star., 1924-08-09
JAPANESE SEEKING
FIELDS FOR EXODUS
Mexico and South America
Offer Suitable Climate and
Land for Farmers.
SEEK NO LABORERS
Empire Itself Has Vacant Land,
But Weather Is Not
Satisfactory.
SEEK NO LABORERS
Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago
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Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago
Daily News.
TOXIC. August 9.-With the bars
against future immigration to the
United States lowered under the new
law of July l. Japanese government
officials and public organizations, as
well as individuals. are turning their
eyes on possible fertile fields for the
exodus hereafter.
While there are many portions OF
the Japanese empire which could
furnish homes for untold thousands.
such as the northern island of
Hokkaido. Korea and Formosa, the
climates of these places are not suit
able for the Japanese, who seeming
ly can stand neither extreme cold
nor extreme heat. This fact accounts
for the popularity of California and
other western American States as
mecca for emigrants in the past.
Many places, such as Australia and
Canada, which are looked ONT favor
toly by the Japanese as future
|homes, already have closed their
doors, either wholly or partially.
But there are many countries where
the Japanese immigrant is welcomed,
even urged to come. The most
notable is South America. Among
the republics drawing the most Japa-
nese emigrants is Brazil. Recently
Ell farmers left Kobe on one vessel
destined for Brazil. These men had
applicants by Osaka MaInichi, this
leading newspaper of Japan defray
ing all travelling expenses of the
emigrantS to their new homes and
Ill inc Wi or q lS at ha
time of their departure. High gov
ernment officials attended the fare
well reception held at the time OF
sailing.
Mexico an Objective.
Another country toward which many
future emigrantS are expected to
journey is Mexico. Under the gen.
tlemen.s agreement, Japan pledged to
restrict her emigration to that neigh
bor of the United States. But the
agreement ends with the coming into
force of the new law, and hereafter
the Japanese government is not NOR
ally obligated to deny any who wish
to settle in Mexico.
Questioned as to the reception of
Japanese emigrants in Mexico, the
Uew Mexican minister to Toxic, Gen.
EDUARDO Hay, is reported to have
said that his country welcomed all
Japanese who might wish to settle
there. However, he pointed out that
the present economic situation in
Mexico made it improbable that Japa-
nese laborers without any capital
would find the country suitable.
II may say that the Mexican au-
thorities, as well as the Mexican peo-
pie, receive with friendliness all good
Japanese subjects Gen. Hay said.
The econPmic condition, however, in
my opinion, does not offer any ad-
vantages for common laborers of any
country whatever. This is proven by
the fact that many Mexican common
laborers have emigrated during the
last few years. On the other hand, 1
consider that men with enough money
10 buy and exploit agricultural land
or to establish commercial enter
prises will find many advantages in
Mexico"
Objection to Farmer.
The great objection to japanese mi
grafton in America seemed to center
around the activities of the japanese
farmer. In Mexico, therefore. the Jap
anese farmer may find a future for
eign haven't he has the capital to
carry on. Most of the japanese 60
ing to Brazil likewise are farmers. In
fact, it is the farming class which
furnishes the bulk of the emigrants
from Japan. This is due largely to the
small tract which one farmer here
can operate, cutting down the possi-
bilities of profitable operation of the
farm, whereas in other countries the
japanese can operate on a large and
more profitable scale, taking advan-
tage of modern implements.
The exodus of too many farmers
from Japan will create a serious in
ternal problem, however. Already
there has been a heavy loss of farm
hands through the rush to industrial
centers springing up during and since
the world war. What Japan needs is
more extensive cultivation of the
large farm areas in Hokkaido and
other parts of the empire. Several
projects for encouraging farmers to
go to Hokkaido, Korea and Formosa
are under way, and it is to the benefit