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BARTHQUAKE RELIEF WORK

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THE CHARGES AGAINST FOREIGNERS.

YOKOHAMA

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The Far East (Tokyo) has the follow. ing comments on Yokohama-

The Forvigo Earthquake Relief Com- mittee has brought to the attention of H.E the Governor, of Hyogo Ken, the -Foreigners engaged in business in Yoko- articles published in certain Japanese hama, as yet few in number, are unani- nowspapers' which alleged that crimica mous im the view that the port can never apon "Japanese women had been com- return to its old status sa a city. The mitted by the crew of a foreign ship staple trade, silk export." will develop to which performed rescue work after the its old standing, though this had a earthquake in Yokohama.. The Com- narrow escape from being filched by Kobe, mitte has received from His Excellency and so long as the harbour remains, the a very courteous reply which is official shipping lines will find anchorage there, proof that the newspaper articles in ques-and the shipping companies must main. tion are entirely false.

Silk and shipping, the banks, landing and forwarding agents' these comprise the mercantile, cocamunity of Yokohama..

The Foreign Earthquake Relief Com mitter feel that a great injustice has been done by the publication of these slanders, Copies of the dance concerning this matter are therefore published in order that the truth may be made known.

Following is the correspondrisce - To His Excellency,

The Governor of Hyego Ken. - Sia, The Foreign Earthquake Relief Committee has directed me to draw to Your Excellency's attention, the following artick which appeared in the Japenter American Commercial Fickly, published in New York by Mr. Joske Komori :-

"VILLAINOUS, HELPERY.

tain offices.

The city will never again be the resid. ential centre it was Its unique Bluff, with its cosmopolitan residences, has gone | forever, and will never again he built upon unless it is lowered by simy fret, to quote one authority. Lacking the re sidential foreign population" and the tourist traffic, much of Yokohama', occu- pation is gone,

Everything that is being now built on the ruins of Yokohauna is a bad inmr- ance risk-in common parlance, 14 the If the facts of the rumours of companies won't look at it." Therefore, atrocition committed by the crew of an every building that goes up and is so English vest in Japan, as printed in liable to be burnt down.. if not shaken recent taste of seral of the Japanese down, is there at the owner's risk. This jurns of the Pacific Coast, are true fact is important-the fire insurance busi- then justice should take its course andes has departed from Yokohama. deal out punishment, in its severest form, but within the laws of a humane Yany other minor businesses have also gone the broker, who mumbled the rate civilisation.

The rumours, as

told by the New of the day at the merchant's office and World of San Francisco and the Hakunade a comfortable living out of it: the -Bri Jiji of Seattle, Wash., am to the innumerable middlemen all who made a effect that during the recent earth living out of the port's affluence an a quake in Japan, when men, women and great commercial centre. Many of these: children sought refuge in the waters can well be dispensed with, but, anyhow, of Yokohama Bay from the general con- there will be no place for them for a Bagration that swept the city, the crew decade or two, assuming the city maker of a British freighter, in a momentarily cormal "progress" merciful mood, rescued a number of What do the Japanes think of the women and set sail for Kobe. On the future Before the disaster, the aim of way. the papers tell us about fifty Yokohama's leaders was to increase its women were thrown overboard, to seal usefulness, as an industrial centro., In their lips from ever recounting the the new construction plans thayo in no sordid tale-incriminating evidence of particular reference to this, but those cruelty and violation of their persons. plans also leave out of consideration the "However. As fate would have it, entire foreign settlement, that is, the there seems to have been an eye-witness waterfront part of the city that is largely the inhumane and disgusting held by foreigners, on perpetual lense, an spectacle. As the pond tells us, is the Bluff quarter. The road improve the husband of one of the women, who ment scheme stopa on the border of the found shelter in the versel with her, was settlement." as if this particularly dan plunged into the vasty deep, only to gerous part of the earthquaks zene were be picked up a little later by a Japanese to be abandoned. These plane, considered destroyer, fo whose commander he re-in'onjunction with the tentative Bailway Jared his story. The destroyer was Department decision, above mentioned, then ordered full speed ahead to Kobe, suggest that the authorities are bot în-: reaching there before the British clined to encourage the development of the freighter, where the incident was report, having in mind the greater future parted to the harbour police author of the port of Tokyo, iting. Upon its arrival into port the The establishment of Hiranuma Station, frichter was immediately taken over which is a point between two and "three by the authorities and the crew and its miles from the waterfront to the north, master-were placed under arrest,

would much affect the growth of the new city to the neglect of the port the centre

to

tries.

To say the least, if eredence can be attached to the rumours, the in- would be brought further inland, and it "cident can be recorded ng no less than would have to be sustained by new indus

the equal of the most notorious of High sens crimes. Preying upon helpless women, and especially at a time when enough misfortune bad beset them, is an act that a civilised world "can never countenance.

Hongkong was ones a barren rock, Singapore a. mud-flat, Yokohлran + swamp. Cities in their growth have a way of confounding the who prophesy. Though the incident may never be their fatare, and if Yokohama is to rise come the basis of international compli ngain, ns it will it must follow where cations, it bids fair, to blossom out into trade leads the way. It will not develop an affair of no bright mien, if proper to the tane of imaginary industries- nelion be not taken by England as well man's, industry itself will rather shape as by the Japanese Government.

the city, the present active centre of which Apanishment fitting the crime is near the collapsed pier. Here lie, the should be dealt the criminals, not only important trade of the port-for here in to entisfy the indignant Japanese public opinion, but to pay for the in- fringements of a humane principls held 10 sacred by the civilised world."

It has been reported that articles of a

the harbour.

similar nature have also been published P. DR M. Vossuran, Esq.,

Hon." Secretary, Earthquake Relief.

Committee.

in local Japaneso newspapers, but the Foreign Earthquake Relief Committee, although intimately connected with the SIR-I avail myalf of this opportu work of Relief, has never heard of any nity to record my appreciation of the evidence which would in any way sub- splendid work accomplished by your stantiate those serious charges. Your Committees in relieving the distress aris- Exellency will fully appreciate that if ing out of the recent. Earthquake, these reports are untrae, a great injustice

being done to men who performed I have carefully considered the contents heycie work in rescuing those in danger of your letter of November 30th, and beg nt Yokohama. In order that justice may to reply that after making investigation be done, the Foreign Earthquake Relief and as far as I can ascertain there Committee respectfully requests Your were no such events or facts as related Excellency for as complete information in your letter. Yours faithfully, as possible, on the following points:-

1. Whether or not any such crimes upon Japanese women were reported to the Japanese. Authorities as having bean committed by the crews of British

((Signed) Koci Hiratsuka,

Governor of Hyogo Ken Kobe, December 3rd, 1923.

or other foreign boats, after the earth To His EXCELLENCY, quake.

2-Whether any such trimes were

The Governor, Hyogo Ken,

Six-On behalf of the Foreign Earth- actually reported to the Harbour Police quake Relief Committee, I have the in Kobe, and what steps were taken by honour to acknowledge receipt of Your the Police,"

3.Whether any master or crew of Excellency's letter of Dec. 3rd, in reply British or other foreign steamer was to my letter of November 20th, concern. ing the articles published. In Japanese, actually arrested by the authorities, newspapers, which alleged that certain charged with such a crime.

crimes had been committed by crews of 4-Whether or not the crews of any British and other foreign steamers. British or other foreign boats have actanlly been tried by the authorities From Your Excelleney's letter. I note and found guilty of auch crime..

that, official investigation. prove that no

At this time when all the world in such crimes were committed, and there rendering assistance to Japan in ber min for, in order that justice may be done, fortune, it is very important that such I presume that Your Excellency will have charges on have been published be fully no objection to having the correspondence investigated, and the entire truth be pnb made public by the Foreign Earthquake Jished The Foreign Earthanake Relief Relief Committee Committee respectfully requests that I have, the honour to convey to" "Your Your Excellency will kindly give this Excellency the sincere thanks of the matter prompt and earnest consideration. Foreign Earthquake Relief Committee, I have the honour to be. Your obedient for the prompt attention gives to this matter, and am, Sir, Your obedient servant,

P. DE M. YoRBURGH,

Hon. Secretary,

· Earthquake· Relief Committer,

Kobe, Noramber 30th, 1993.

(Continued all foot of next columa,)

P. DEM. VOSAURGH, Hony Secretary, ' Earthquake Relief Committee. Kobo, December Gab, 1921

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