The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1951-03-31
Inside Japan...


that their office had made the in
dustrial survey to find out how much
Japan would be able to contribute to
| the United States armament sxpan-
sion program. The survey. they
pointed out, was made in view of the
possibility that Japan will be called
upon to supply materials needed fol-
developing Southeast Asian nations
nd have to cultivate her markets
in these areas for heavy machinery
centering on plant exports. In other
words, MITT sources added. their Of
flee tried to find out how much more
Japan could export to the countries
in southeast Asia than at present.
MITT, therefore, will send the re-
suits of its industrial survey as re-
ference data to the Japanese over
seas agencies In such countries as
India, Pakistan, Thailand and In
donesia and those offices to be esta-
blished in the near future. They,
however, stressed that all the sur
plus productive power Japan has
will be modified on condition that
sufficient electric power is supplied.
UNRULY KOREANS IN JAPAN:
The Republic of South Korea liai-
son mission in Tokyo agreed with
the Japanese government Dec 26,
1850, that all undesirable Koreans
in this country should be deported.
Behind such agreement between the
authorities Is a long story to tell. 1t
must be pointed out bluntly first
that large number of Koreans have
frequently defied japanese law-en-
forcement authorities in various dis
tricts of the country. The first ma
| jor Korean disturbance in postwar
Japan occurred in Osaka city April
%, 1913, when 1000 Koreans includ-
ing students held big demonstra-
ton at the Osaka prefectural gov
eminent, protesting against the gov
ernment- ordered closure of Korean
schools. A similar demonstra ton
involving more than 1000 Koreans
broke out in Kobe city the next day.
Four hundred of the demonstrators
in two incidents were tried by Oc-
cupation court. In August, 1949, two
bloody clashes took place between
pro-North Korean and PROSE. 10
rean factions in Yamaguchi prefec-
ture. Casualties totaled SIS and the
arrested, As.
On Sept. 8, the Attorney Generals
office ordered dissolved the Korean
Federation in Japan, the headguar-
tiers of the Korean Residents asso-
citation in Miyagi prefecture and
headquarters of the Korean Nation
al Reconstruction Youth league at
Shiogama in the same prefecture be-
cause of their obviously Communis-
tic and subversive character. Thir-
ty-six leaders of these organiza-
lions were simultaneously placed or
the purge list.
On Oct. 10, 1919, schools operated
by the Korean Federation were or
dered closed. A total of 1876 Koreans
were arrested in the country for OBJ
structing the government seizure OF
various establishments and proper
ties of the dissolved federation. One
of the most serious postwar Korean
riots was one which occurred in Ko-
be city Nov. "a, 1850, climaxing q
series of minor cases in Hyodo pre-
lecture since mid November. Some
1000 Koreans, gathering at Ko-
rean primary school, linked in bitter
running fight with police on theil
way to local ward and taxation of.
fees and the police station. A tota
of lat were arrested and 40 police.
men and 26 Koreans injured. Pc,
lice found the riot well planned
backed by the Japan Communis
party.
| Kobe district procurators disclosed
that many arrested were agents o
the Korean underground movement
Communist party members and ele
ments of the defunct Korean FedCr
alton. Procurators believed in tn
light of a police roundup of Sept
1850 that top Japanese Communis
purgees and japan Communist par
tvs secret storm troopers had mucl
to do with the secret military train
ing being given to Korean under
ground agents. The Kobe riot wa
followed in rapid succession by 81
milar and minor incidents at man
places all over Japan. numberin