THE “JAPS.”

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 21 July 1920, Page 4

THE “JAPS.”

AN AMBITIOUS PEOPLE. j A NEW ZEAEANDEK'S ' IMPRESSIONS. ' | A well known Canterbury gentleman, . who is foremost in public affairs in thai J district, has been on an extended tour oi the East, including Japan, China, 'ill.. Malay Settlements, and other parts/ Writing to a southern exchange litis, gentleman makes some interesting euiiuuenls on the Japanese people and their ambitions. lie writes:— il appears to me that the Japanese have become much more Western sj-.ic my last visit, both in dress and eu tents, etc. Wkal was very- apparei. was 'lheir improvement in commerce ; " : ,'|.', u ,l,'' ' ri;il ., ; , of conlidei.ee, wide were formerly held invariably b. Uhines'e, are now held by Japs; but ■ am told that tvi o or three are put b place of one Chinaman, one Jap t< i r.utch live other Japs and see that tie ,■ urk i- imuestlv retried nut. h'urther v.orc. the prices asked tor articles nr. : ..nnjwjieri! near the prices they inteao ',,, take. It is now ditlicult to bat ! ;,„_,„; ( ,; m .„ IMOr ,. ti».« -« ]>« «««- j I tovmerlv To to S r cent was easy, i All this S oes to show that they have ] .improved commercially. This must ' I,nve come about: through the thousands ,',, Japanese who come in contact with * I eioiieans in their business trunsae- ) ti'o'ns. ! ;.',■ what one sees in the papers j' , vlli ,. i , iin . published in English, such lJu , " "Japan Advertiser," I ,; U ' !|; ... ... ~; l!| ~; , v. Periodically slo j . |iri! ; ih . ~,.„!,, i, )tH ~f money during ,;,.. v/n'r. ami the business people I ~ ;,..,', ;,.,| and .rave orders for large ";'"," . |: . , ~,i.iM ;. which has '.,';'!;'',,! ":,'. o'els ':-.• Kobe trad V0k0;.'.„,., ;.'.„,., ' The shed : along I lie wntcr- ',," | . | .'. '.,,,. nn '.,| „p with the stulT. and H.-li-., ,-. ■•:,,, not be ; ; nPil :>- the Japs ..;,,, ;,,o lim! !':-.• go' 1 lo pay for il. ',', m V:«eniy millions dollars worth ol idpp.-d the stuff <>;,.■ can see .from tail... v.ilh the Japanese Hull they feel | Ihler' themselves lite equal of any i-hite man and also their eottntry is a vorv poor one. no! having more than |7 per cent of ,.o;,n£ Jhotr : are alwavs full". Tin refore the popula- ,;„., is increasing at a -treat rate, an.! it is irrenift-ent on (hen, to emigrate to Mtrli places as are sparsely populated. Pailhi"- the colonies ami America, they ! ~„ to" Siberia, Manchuria. Mongolia, ! ',[,-. At I.result they practically con S ~.,',, s.l e east of Lake Baikal to j. Vladivostok They also have a goo,! ~..-„! on Mm......!-,:, and Man-burin, tt | I :.. ~ ~..„! -.Tfag for Its thill the Chinese [ : ■!!'.,<<.,"',;':,.".iaiC™l will not assimilate : r.'.- t ,'„,' tVe'ling against the Japs. We - ~!..,. \„ many places, both in Hong I k,',.,., and ('anion, on the walls in the ) : s; ;*'o"t "'MSoyeot! all Japnnecs Goods." i. ,;.■; ;'.".••.:.'"'.:;;."';■: i-'j;'. I '..^ l , ehi'eese. am! when one talks to the .1 i'„'.,""' what a" bitter feeling they have | . f ;„. „.<,„.. .1a,,,n to-day is a militarily 3 . ",.,,„. U as geveruo.l before the war. It I I t.s vet v ha Hi t" say h'mv lone, that will 11 !;;\;:..;'" h,'; ,^Cy!, «:;! l^; , "imn«'-. *., § : .lore • attv - many demonstrations in 1] i •„<,-„« -isliiti" for universal suffrage. II I This feelings i.oun.l to grow. Pol.in i! I ~„:, i„„ uas unheard of before, but it ;j ■ ' .„,,,,.,„ f,.ree which will have to 3 !,e reckoned with. J At the present time Japan is cer 1 I ~l inK . J.,„,ii.atiu" the East, and until 1 ,-l,iua is made -Hong they will eon -8 ; |-, in „- to do se. -V strong China. 1 P (hint; tui'dii defeat the objects the ..V Japs 'have"".!., view-that is to absorb ; £ l-'-.stPrn Siberia. Manchuria and Men H ~'( ' ,'lin . I draw these conclusions from % ma-.v reiiiii'rks I have heard fall from i i n't eili "-out Japanese. The following I il „.„" of - these statements made by -i .. Cnstoms ollicial in Kobe. I remark- -\ C d that Japan ha..! made very great S , ~,„ s in a shot! time. This brought , piogiC.-s 111 . Itll - _ J r .„, the toliowing answer.— t< j! (;r ,, ; ,t advam-e. but nut as gretUas they Ij 1,!,'.., U .5t countrv in the world. Japan K lm have SiJ.e'.ia -Korea sKe has airs] re-ulv) Manehuria. Java, the Phil- -- rl".',s" Th.-n he stopped. I think he 3: ltnii.es. i io • i . f:| , rl . "t.iii-s; to say Australia ana iSew Si ] /eeii.ml. but thought better of it- Vc*. |i 'these littl/brown fellows think them |] so lves just it—in fact, the salt of the ;fi rarth We'll Enough about Jap-. r We tire now en oar way to Java, where ri ' W e will stay-a month, then back to good old :*ew Zealand.''