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JAPAN AND MEXICO.
A Land to Develope. Mexico, says the Yorodzu, is a country to which the Japanese people should pay the greatest attention. First, its area is five rimes as great as that of this country. Becondly, it is mostly healthy in climate. Thirdly, di in rich in natural resources. There is an abundance of gold,
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PHILIPPINE SHIPPING.
Lack of Port Facilities.
"Good, docks would save the planters about 50 centavos a picul in handling charges alone.
is annually exported
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to the value of $100,000,000. It raises overy kind of agricultural produce. From cattle and borsea, sheep and pigs..to timber and fruits, it abounds in everything. To such a country as this, people. should actively go even defino of some opposition. America has already invested thero $2,100,000,000, Britain, $800,000,000, France $600,000,000, and Spain, $200,000,000. Even German, Belgian and Italian capital is largely laid out there. These nations are not liked by the Mexicans, but they have courageously advanced in spite of that. On the other hand, the Japanese aro in great favour with the Mexicans, but few Japanese go there. Mexico is the only country where the Japanese are welcomed, but the Japanese Government refcaine from send- ing emigrants thither. Many Mexicans bòlieve themselves to be descended from Japanese and have special love for the Japan- ese, while Mexican women are glad to marry Japanese.
In theso circumstances, the Moxicans will joyfully receive them with open arms should| Japanese capitalists go and invest their money in Mexico for the development of its great "The district engineer there natural wealth. Many people showed me his plans for repairing here, however. are afraid of If the planters and Government the present dock, from which the American feelings. Too anxious was torn away by the to humour the Americans, they will co-operate in the project the apron United States shipping boards is weight of less than 300 tons of fear that Japanese advances in prepared to inaugurato a steam-hemp. The plans simply contem-Mexico may incur American! But this is an ship service to small ports of the plate building another 'spran' the displeasure. ............................................................................... Visayan and southern Philippine size of the one which gave away unnecessary fear. Are not many
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islands that will put the planters in direct touch with their markets abroad by means of through bills of lading that will for example, carry comparatively small ship ments of hemp from an island port to any interior point in the United States.
which would bring the end of the Americans out in the East? dock to a depth of only 13 feet of Despite that they have extensive water. But if the dock were ex- territories at home, the Americans tended 25 feet and the apron must needs extend their hands to widened to 50 feet, there would be the Far East, and they are steadily 20 feet of water at low tide and encroaching upon China, Korea. deep-water ships could dock and Manchuria and Sibocia. Sa it load cargo at minimum cost of would be truly outrageous of them should they object to On such bills of lading, signed time and expense.
"I was also surprised to learn Japanese emigrants to Mexico," by the steamship authorities, planters could go to their local that there are only two too, not content with raising at loud out cries when a few of the banks and get the payments they standard baling machines called for, because they would Davao, and worse stiil, no govern-overflowing population of a poor grade the and small country like Japan make it possible to establish mont inspector to banks to handle foreign drafts hemp from the rich Davao gulf find their way to their own. and bills of lading.
region, that produces the best shores. But should America por-1 hemp in the world-the only chance protest against Japanese algoing to Mexico, Japan should hemp for which there is
retaliate by protesting against market today.
With a view to inaugurating such a steamship service Joseph P. Marias, head of the United
The hemp is for most part Americans coming to Caine,| States Shipping board in the far east, and John B. Armstrong, haled loosely, in bundles ap. Korea, Manchuria and Siberia, So long as the Americans ero Manila agent of the Adm riproximating a picul each steamship line, havo just com- weight. It is shipped by ton-freely advancing wherever they
instead of by pleted a trip to ports of Mindanao weight
In
ton-
like and unhesitatingly intruding
on the steamer Albay of Fernan-measure. The Albay brought an even upon Japan's spheres of dez Hermanos' servico.
proximately
8,000 pieuls
600 tons of
They found so many difficulties this loose stuff
'none
water
of influence, it would be simply to Manila, silly of the Japanese to refrain from going to Mexico. What in the way of the project that carried they are not yet ready to make ballast to make up for the light reason could America have for a decision upon it; but Micargo and left 700 piculs of hemp objecting to economic develop- Marius Bays that
of on shore because there was no ments on the part of Japanese ini the difficulties are in any way room for it. If the hemp had Mexico? But if they should object insurmountable if a wide-awakebeen properly baled all of it could to Japanese, activities in Mexico, policy is adopted and continued, have heen taken aboard. This is that would give Japan a handle He assured the planters with only one example of what the for taking America to task for with whom he spoken in planters must do for themselves her unrestrained proceedings in Davao, the most important if they desire to have the in-China and other parts of the Far East. So even if it be only of the porta concerned terisland freight rates reduced.
that if the service is once inau- "I told them that the day for securing a means of checking gurated by the shipping board it should soon come when then the arrogance of America in the will be continued indefinitely. He their plantation marks w uld be East, Japan should start the work regards it as a feeder service for as well known in St. Louis and of developing Mexico. It is to be deep-water ships, similar to Peoria as they are in Davao; it hoped that the Government in routes in China he has recently only requires bailng and inspec.this country should promptly opened.
ting the hemp at Davao, instead decide upon a sound Mexican in co-operation with But he could scarcely believe of shipping it in loose, itragulurly policy
Manila and enterprising men of business. the evidences on every hand of sized bundles to
The Yorozu is evidently out the backward times in Mindanao. entailing extra freight charges for trouble.
and handling expenses, and white ho has already suc ceeded in China he hesitates to rake the experiment in the Philippines.
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"At points where are no docks)! and the cargo offered does not justify building them, the planters could club together and buy "One thing required for the cascos, load them in advance of development of these smaller the arrival of steamers off shore, said Mr. Marias, "is and have them ready ports, deck-building plan. Instead of stevedores selected from dribbing small appropriatations plantation laborera to go along-overnment has decided to hold A Tokyo, report saya:-The out to these places from year to side the steamers when they a Colonial Conference in the year which are too small for the drop anchor and put the hemp middle of May, at which the undertaking of adequate projecta, aboard at minimum cost and loss Government policy toward Korea, each year a largo sum should be of time. YOU CANNOT AFFORD TO BE WITHOUT THEM.pent to construct a dock and
the leased territory of Kwantung. "We took on 800 piculs of and Formosa is to be deliberated provide facilities at one port: hemp at a southern point of with the object of improving the and then a board of harbour com-Mindanao. There were no casoos methods of government in these JUST received a large Consignment of (1) LACTOGEN the missionere selected from the cargadores carried the bundles places. roat digestive food for Infants which keeps good in quality during planters and business men of out to where they could load them
WAGE CUTS FOR 1,550,000 Hot Weather; (2) LACTOSE (Milk Sugar) for sweetening the foods thatpoint should be named to ad- into the ship's boats, and these
WORKERS. of Infants and Dyspeptics; (3) MILFORD MCGRATH FLUIDministrate the port and assess boats, each carrying 賤 few The Labour Gazette for March INSECTICIDE the Best Fluid for destroying Fleas, Mosquitoes, tonnage and other fees for the bundles at a time, were towed by states that in the industries for Bugs, Flies and all other Insect. Pests in Summer days; and (4) maintenance of the dock.
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"These fees would not be ex-arrived at this point at 6. a.m. changes in rates of wages during SOAPS for keeping everything clean in Houses.
cessive. They would, in fact, and were not through loading February affected about 1,625,000 effect a material economy." the 800 piouls of hemp and workpeople, of whom 70,000 "For examplo, it is consorce-discharging a few hundred sacks received increases, amounting to tive to say that the port of Davao of rice rnd orates of other cargo 28.700 in their weekly wages, and ships an average of 10,000 picple until 4: 35 p.m.
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