The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-29
REPORT DEPICTS
BRIGHT FUTURE
FOR MANCHUKU0
294-Page Circular Lauding
Prospects Is Issued
by Railway.

Foreign capital and skill, especial
~ that Of japanese, has a bright
economic future in Manchukuo, &C
cording 10 the compiler Of the South
ManchUria Railways Fourth Re-
port Of Progress in Manchuria 10
1884, Copies Of the report. print
ed in Japan, now are available in
this country.
The 294-page study, devoted in
part to reports and figures on the
activities Of the railway and the
Chinese Eastern railway. gives most
of its attention TO the geogra ply,
history. government. agriculture, in
dustry, trade and education Of that
new Asiatic empire, Manchukuo,
whose birth, midst the rUmbling of
Sino-Japanese guns. so startled the
world in the fall Of 1881. Interest
ing photographs and maps add to its
attraction.
ManchukuO, as painted by the
necessarily biased report, is a verti-
bic Utopia compared to what it was
when, as a part Of the Chinese re-
public. IL was known as the Three
Eastern Provinces" Foreign under
takings and investments no longer
are handicapped by the activities Of
bandits, by political disturbances
often Of anti-foreign character and
by Chaotic currency" which not
only discouraged enterprise among
the people but hindered their trade
activities the report says.
The empire of Hsuan Tung
Henry Pu vi, $4,000 square miles
bounded on the north by Siberia: on
the east by the maritime province of
Siberia and Korea; on the south
by the Yellow sea, the gulf Of Pc
chilli and the Great Wall of China,
and on the west by outer Mongolia,
inner Mongolia and China proper.
has made steady progress despite the
LyttOn commissions pessimiStic OBJ
servation in the fall of 1892 that,
there is no observation that this
government Will in fact be able
to carry out many Of its reforms"
the report states.
Trade Has Improved
The report offers tables TO show
the extensive growth of Manchukuo's
import and export trade and, al
though no special attention is called
to the fact, it is interesting to note
that it is japanese trade that has
made the most remarkable strides.
The Soviet Unions trade with Man
chukuO has decreased. All other
countries, according to the report,
have some advances in trade.
Stress also is laid upon the course
of Japans foreign policy, the in
fluence of which on Manchukuo it
is hardly necessary to proclaim. jap
anese foreign minister KOki Hirota's
words of Jan. %, 1884, are quoted in
which he said:
7 am determined to use every
ounce of my energy to carry out
our national policy by diplomatic
means in the interest of world peace.
Japan. far from having any
NAlOuEllL VI kJ4OhlllS 4udl4Cl Will
America. fervently desires American
friendship-the United States will
not fail to appreciate correctly ia
pans position as a stabilizing force
in east Asia"
Peace Rests With Japan
The report makes quite clear the
fact that much of the responsible
ity for peace and security in Man
ehukuo rests with Japan.
The Manchukuo governments
plans for railroad construction, har-
Dor improvements, road building,
settlement of immigrants, land sur
veys, census taking, education and
sanitation all are explained in de-
tail in the report which also gives
account to the work down to date
on these various projects.
One section of the report deals
entirely with japanese jurisdiction
in ManChUkuO. At the outset Of
this section it is declared that Japan