CO129-437 - Public Offices - 1916 — Page 676

I

C

HEG

61190

REG 270CT 16

674

THE JAPAN ADVERTISER, TOKYO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, DIE

Much Ado About Nothing

capital is seeking outlets in Indian mining On another page we publish a tranila-propositions, but a little irquiry would tion of a long complaint against alleged|| nave shown our friend that the Indian. restrictions which the British authorities || mining laws do not discriminate ngu in the East are imposing on Japanese Japanere. The grumble that Japanese are only allowed to participate in the travellers and Japanese activities. It i written by a Japanese gentleman who profitable form of enterprise in the made all there unpleasant discoveries in Malay States can be left to answer itself- the course of a voyage from Europe to in company with that other remarkable Japan. Unfortunately he does not complaint that the authorities keep »¦

out for Japanese warships, mention the ports at which be stopped took

they do, in over and his story, far from suggesting Naturally careful investigation, rather points to assist them, and they would wholenie swallowing of the rumors that lacking in their duly if they did could be gathered from disgruntled com- not. And in Hongkong it seems the censor not only exercises his irritating patriots all the way East. need to go through the statement functions of Japanese letters, but when sériatiem to expose their general worth-ja very large sum of money in remitted leaner. The bulk of them are merely to a Japanese he wants to know what!

inevitable it is for. It may be that the Hongkong

regarding the

grumbles

restraints which

We do not

order to be

war imposes upon authorities have had reason to require

freedm of trade. The export from into the purpose of big remittances be- India of chemicals used in making ex-fore; in any case inquiries of the kind

are not unreasonable at this time. It in pity that the Kokamin should give prominence to a time of such flimsy complaints which obviously were not ventilate any genuine intended to

plosives has been restricted, com plaior, even though the Japanese army It might surely have wanted them. occurred to the hartiest traveller that the British army wants them still more urgently at present. Restriction of the grievances and which merely convey movements of Japanese travellers—and the impression of engerness to spread of all travellers—in another war necessity damaging impressions, no matter how

of which no reasonable person will com- one-sided.

plain. The point of view of the gentle- man from Europe seems to be that the Japanese, as loyal allies, should be! exempt. He may not have heard of a Japanese steamer which was taken to Saigon some time ago in opicion. circumstances. Would he be prepared to complain if the Japanese Government in time of war exercised no supervision over travellers in Japanese territory merely because they happened to be ally #ubjecta? It is newa to me that Japanest