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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1917,

JAPAN AND AMERICAN CAPITAL IN CHINA. ness more than with the Ameri

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AN INTERVIEW WITH MARQUIS KATSUNOSKE

INOUYE.

OPINIONS OF FORMER Japanese amBASSADOR TO

THE COURT OF ST. JAMES'S. ~

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The Ambassador was puzzled and not little surprised that Americana do not seem to grasp

power of her not at all affluent | Chins.

Bea.

Land, spent in the same year only

if only she had the per-capita

purchasing power of the Japaners

of Japanese competition in Chins.

cerned,

Now, every student of China agrees that the short cut to the increase of China's purchasing power lies in the development of

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her own vast resouros. Nino

cans. The whole thing is so plain to un that we can not realize that other people do not ses it the way| we do. We do not explain why we are, and must be in all com- monsense, for the "open door," -

We seldom explain to the American, for example, that for trade purposes Chins is divided up into so-called spheres of inter bet among the great commercial Powers England, France, Ger- many, Russia, and Japan. Waj do not stop to show and of courme { the American would never dream

account of the abnormal financial in the newspapers.”

THE SUGAR OF COMMERCE.

Is it Necessary Article of Dist.

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of com

Gambling Raid in Rangoon:

"Last Friday night, mya this

murare of our markets are a recent The and of the argument, if it MOBBED BY CHINESE. introduction; they came in with ever will and, somes to this : that |the discovery of the sugar-cansas ugar—that is, the suger

a mostres of supply only the other macos-is not a necessity; that day...when the" history of man's man at one time thrors without dietary is considered and yet it, and perhaps throvo batier.] to-day in many countzion it is That the hurry of town life de- |well-nigh an unknown quantity. manda a speedier prodnation off To go no farther than our own sloobol than by way of starchas, Rangoon Timas of February 3, Dr. James Cantlie, formerly of try. The farm servants' salivary actions, glucose, and Detective Inspector Colquhoam Hongkong, contributes the fol- food in Sootland, until it may be bence to alcohol. He has con together with sight other officers lowing article to the Journal of of: Breakfast: Ostmas! por- (starob) stage and advanced from! Khine Street, in search of game twenty-five years ago, coninted mequently largely out out the first raided a house in Treckai Maung Tropical Medicine and Hy ridge and oat cakes with milk. the second (namely, sugar) so as biars. In a room on the third floor {giene ——-

The sourcity of alcohol and of and milk.

Dianer: Potatoes and oat cakes to get his sloobol. Some even the police found about twenty-five Supper: Green cut out the sugar sings and take men, five of whom escaped by the mugar at the present moment

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How Long Can It Last?

Mr. Adachi Kinnosuke contri- butes the following to the New York Beening Post :---

this-to him sad to his country of stopping to look at the map of opens up the question of thegetables (kale chiefly), oatmeal to alcohol direct. We know the roof. The other twodly were Money means a good deal to men an almost self-evident fact. China-that the Japanese sphers relation of the one to the other, saker, and milk. No sugar from the latter is "unhealthy." and arrested and a number of gaming Chins just at present. With it I said that the American reading overs about 160,000 square miles and of both to vitality. The Where, then, did they get the show that it is better to com-ware.sized.

one year's end to the other. bistorical evidence would go to implementa and Be. 100 in cash she can work out her own sal- public has been served with all of Chins, while the total ares of relation of the one to the other is albobol which, an abore stated, in mence with the starches than with vation with every promise of sorts of spiced fairy tales about China is 8,913,000 square miles well known to physiologists, and essential to existence?

Before the prisoners could be ancoem, now that the South and the ostrich appetise of Japan for That Japanese sphere, therefore, even to the laity, who, by the ex-

"Oh the sugar; in fact, to` revert to got safely sway a crowd of the North are coming together the trade and counomic control of coram a trife over one twentieth perienos gained by the obeer being Bootchman, they took Nature and check the artificial Chinese some 800 to 1,000 in under the leadership of the new China.

of the Chiness markets. Such rations of ancestors, know a hard whisky instead, and thus obtained tendencies engendered by town number, had collected in the President, Li Yuen-Hung. Money

being the case, if Japan were fool drinker never cares for sweets, necessity demands.” Let there

the amount of spirit physical | life.

sirest; and their behavour was' would go far toward solving * Yes, a number of American hardy enough to close the trade sad that a man who eats sweet ba na ignorant glossing over the

so hostile that it would have been China' foreign complications people, I have been told," said door to her own particular sphere, things in abundance is not a

dangerous for the polios to come munk of the ill-feelings among ie, this very day, trying to grasp Powers would at onos clows the common knowledge is spread, we the feeling markets a few glasses also. It would do away with the Marquis, think that Japan then certainly the other great drunkard; and yet, widely as this acis. These farm servants rarely GERMANY'S MAN-POWER. down. The lander of the goog

tonebad alcohol; twice yearly at

was among the prisoners and be the foreign Powers which have in her own handa monepoly in doors against Japan to all the do not regard the one as the com- of whisky constituted the sole

was heard to call out instructiona fought and continue to fight for the development of productive Chinese markets in their separate plement of the other. For whilst amount consumed, except, it may

to the crowd below. Fortunately Chinese trade and industrial China. They seem to think that spheres.

the alcohol produced by the be, acme "trencia ala**

one of the witnesses knew a little. opportunities. Suppose, for ex-Japan for that resson is trying to "Japan would_thus lose ten human body from sugar or starches

supplied

Ühiness, and could understand ample, China had the purchasing keep all other foreigners out of times more then she could possib-is approved of as wholesome, that in harvest time. In tropical

what was being said. He inform ly make out of the markets in beraade by the brewer or distiller i medans alcoholic beverages are article on Germany's maa-power contemplating sa atisok on the countries and amongst Mahom The following most interesting (ed the police that the men were neighbour over across the Yellow "It would be a difficult task, own little sphere in Manchuria viewed with suspicion, as if it not consumed by the people, but is from the December number of house and the prisoners were

even if Japan had the power, and Sharing. A little child of were fraught with danger. The

being told to tackle the police In the normal days of 1912, ability, and inclination to under ten would never be foolish or near-amount of alcohol produced within gar i directly available in the the Review of Reones:

form of fruits, which Nature sup-İ Japan bought foreign goods to take the titanic work. For such sighted enough to commit come the human body in twenty four plies to them plentifully. The ssnest critic of the war has | simultaneously, An attempt was the value of $5.99 per head of undertaking as that would be the mercial suicide in any such ridi- hoara is held to be 2 os. of northern climatee, however, fruits estimate of the forces still at palios, having been warned of

·In given us, recently, a detailed made to rust the stairs but the population. Chias, on the other most pregnant mother of inter-calous manner. All this is so absolates alcohol. Assuming this area luxury, and constitute no Germany's command. The sati-what was pending, drew their national complications. But just clear to our minds that we think to be a physiological fact, it part in the dietary of the people, mate is one of five millions of revolvers and held the crowd $1.64 per capita for imported for the sake of argument, let us say it an insult to American intelli- means that an equivalent of 4 os. goods. In other words, China that China is willing for Japan gence if we explained a thing so of whisky, brandy, or gin is sup- the refinery, nor that yielded by fronts, and in reserre behind the first man who moved. Still it so that neither angar prepared at men on the various fighting back by threatening to shoot the would buy from foreign coun- exclusively to undertake this work. self-evident. But I do honestly plied to the economy, for the Nature in the form of fruits, nor fronts, available at all; it is the was impossible for the police to trina something like #1,732,500.-

The first consideration is the believe that this is the thing that spirits named stand to absolute the sicohol of the distiller and fighting strength of Germany at got away. 000 worth of goods every year it available Japanese ospital. To in not quite clear to the average at 50 to 100..

dey Japan is enjoying an ac. American understanding, and is

| brewer need enter into the dietary the present time, resulting from At this juncture a police patrol comulation of specia reserve, on as the root of all this muddy talk alcohol and the alcohol produced above concerning Scottish farm to convince the Allied Govern-spot by the crowd, was seen; and Were the humanly produced of a people, vide the facts stated a great and practically final effort who had been attracted to the of 1912. It meant also that she

by brewers and distillers the will be able to buy about $311,- conditions produced by the war. I rather expected an expression time from a physiological stand-antnot the town dwellers, ments that their hope of bresking the officers apetsire shouted to 850,000 worth of goods from Let us assume, however, purely of surprise, not untouched with point, it would not matter which minere, &c., in that country-and the German defence is a vain them to go for help. This they Гарво, for Japan eually for an argument's sake, again, smacement. I was disappointed. was taken to supply and maintain eta firer race of men never one. The present state of Allied did and returned with ten men. furnishes about 18 per cent, of that this prosperous financial Lacaze smiled anderstandingly. the bodily requirements. But existed. Whence did these men mobilisation, and of Germany's These, however, were not sufficient China's importa. And that repre-condition of Japan would last: "Yes" he said, "muck has these alcohole, although by the get the necessary alcohol? From allies, renders it necessary that to handle to large a crowd and the starch in their diet. Oatmeal Germany should maintain the further reinforcements were re- sents more goods than Japan has after the conclusion of pesce in been said about the 'open door."

chemical analysis there appears to and vegetables gave the starches strength of five millions in the quisitioned. It was not till Sity for export at present. The Unit-Europe. What then? The funds Perhaps you are right. A number be no difference in the proportion ed States in such circumstances Japan esa command for foreign of our good American friends of elemente which go to form the accesary, and the milk the field until the Allies grow tired of police arrived, two with rifles, will sell Chine about $121,500,- investment purposes must still be seem to suffer from the illusion substance "alcohol, yet do we From the steretes glucose (angar) hope but that of an inconclusive Inspector Colquhoun's party

animal food which is essential, the war, Germany has now no that the crowd made way for 000 worth of goods. That should comparatively small. To try to that Japan is trying to lock the know them to be widely different. is prepared daring the process of compromise in place of the resor Eventually the prisoners were got satisfy even the bitterest enemy develop the whole of the vast trade door to the continental By chemical, analysis alone we

natural resources of China with Asian market in the face af gannot tell the difference between digestion, chiefly by the saliva in that the Allies are bent on. In safely to the guard. And smiling pesos might fairly this capital alone would be like Europe and America. No frat-rate and indifferent brande by the pancreas. Once the engar force of five millions at its | the mouth, and to a lower degree|poder to maintain the fighting be the portion of all parties con- trying to emelt a ton of iron ore illusion on be more grotesque of any wine or spirite: orae is generated the production of strength, there are available in

with a candle flame. Japan her- of course. With an infinitely be deleterious and the other self has been atilising foreign greater justice and measure of wholesome, yet it is beyond the loohel is assured, and the essen-Germany, including the class begining of July, even seruming

{tial vitality is to hand.

1918, a million and a quarter, at an average of wastage so low sɛ 5 capital for years and with pro- truth, however, it can be eaid power of analysis to reveal which States has been a debtor nation, slamming fit. Even this wealthy United that the

Why, then, is sugar so sought the most, of available reserves; per cent, per month. United States in is which. If such is the C180 after to-day, and we call out for a that is, at the outside 25 per cent. the trade door of when alcohol is produced arti substance which until compara of the present strength can be at 5 per cent, we are assuming Ta setting the monthly wastage at least until the world war came. Canada, for example. The happy ficially outside the body, where tively recent times was an on-used up, and with the million and the most favourable conditions It was largely European capital ribated to the late Mr. Secretary the prodaction of alcohol within did people get on without augar? strength sen be made good, be will forbid the native prosecution

phrase 'open-door policy is at does the chemist sland se regarde raown element of diet? How quarter of which built some of the great Hey, I believe. But years before the human body? It is to be To be sure, they had honey and tween the present time and August of the offensive on the western TEAGEVON chat for the enemy; such a winter as of the United States, America Mr. Hay introduced the phrase to assumed that, as he can give us fruits; bat in northern climates of 1917. Beyond this, there is the front, dead quiet on the main ent among them, have no con- found it both convenient and diplomatic pomp and circum- little information concerning die both of these saccharins products possible Polish ception of China's resources.

recruitment, eastern front, and a comparative profitable to emply foreign stanco, Japan was faithful devotee tillery or laboratory prodaoed These resources are not the Iow vast even in American eyes. For

of the 'open-door polier in Chins, alcohols, so is it to be presumed were infinitesimal items in the which has not yet materialised, lull in all the other thestras ospital.

"It war, indeed, for the open he knows less about sloohol pro-modern man is a sugar consuming favourable to the enemy, cannot up the work in the Dobrudja, the dietary. It would sesu that and which, taking the view most | of actino. Bat, counting example: One coal mine in "America thinks," I said, “or door polioy' and for the integrity of duced by a vital process. Tas Manchuria-I mean the Fun at least any Americans thick, the Chinese Empire that she went human sinohol distillery and the being: thai be wants to obtain raise the available total of reserves Balonika offensirs, the enemy that Japan is trying to do her best the extreme length of taking up brewers' and distillers at and for his body directly from sugar August op to two millions. But western frontier of Roumanis, the alcoholio, products necessary between this time and next action against the northern and 000 tone of workable coal. That to monopolize the profitable work arms against Russia. Of course, it mash-tub are not calculated to is nearly half the coal wealth of of the development of the sleep was for her national existence, in gire as identical products from instead of by the mora indirect for practical purposes the Polish and the Allied offensive in the the entire Empire of Japan. At ing resources of Chins. There is the first place, that she fought Bas the physiological point of view.

channel of starchy foods. Why sources of recruitment may be wat, this rate of wastage wan the Tarah iron field something persistent and very widespread | kis. At the same time, the threat No man believes they do, and

should this change in man's diet ignored for the present, since it very greatly exceeded daring the is heaped up on top of the greand. Japan is trying to fence out all from the violation of the principle The German who a few years ago of reasoning numerous physiolo will be able to feed into his army be largely increased during the like 500,000,000 tons of iron cre impression in this country that against her national life arose experienos confirms the belief. ery have occurred? It is a ques- has not come into being, and it month of November, and there is tion that opens up many channels may be computed that the enemy no reason to think that it cannot And no one as yet has an accurate other foreign Powers from the of the open door and the serri-announced in a London court of gical discussions, and multitudes the equivalent of 25 per cent. of following four months. The knowledge just how much copper exploitation of the Chinese re-torial integrity of Chins. The law that be had three million is stored in the hills of Yunan. sources and trade opportunities: safety of the Japanese Empire, as bottles of hook on sale in London of suggestions, some savouring of its losses, by using every man inevitable conclusion is that the The possibilition of the water to whole-hog the entire treasure far sa ber foreign relations are that had never seen the grape Why should alcohol, necessary August next,

faddiam and some of ignorance. that he can lay hards on before enemy resources of man-power power that is running into waste | Grove,

concerned, in intimately connected affords a lesson, an exaggerated for human maintenance, be gen-

will dry up long before the end every year through the upper gor. "So I have been told," an with the upholding of the 'open one no doubt, of what artificially rated from sagar direct instead loom for each month is a very million strength of German ges of the Yangtze River will swered the Ambasador,

Now the enemy percentage of of June, 1917, and the fre "It indoor policy' and the safeguarding produced alcohol means as com spell out when harnessed for pro- not clear to me how they can of the territorial integrity of China. pared with that generated within of indirectly from starchy foods, difficult thing to calculate, for it troops on the various fronts will ductive purposes a modern edition think that. It does not take a Naturally, the violation of these the bodies of saimels. Restrict and bence by way of staroh so varies with the weather (as begin to decline toward the four- of the Arabian Nights. In the financial prophet, surely, to soe principles is the Inat thing which any animal of starches and sugar, anger, and anally to carbonio October was a quiet month on million mark, And, when that field of transportation, China is that Japan can use almost all her would enter the mind of Japan.

soid gas and alcohol? This the western front, owing to the happens the enemy and give it instead "whisky, or United States of Asia-with the surplus capital for the expansion

line will "If the people of the United brandy, or allied spirits, intozios would involve a long dissertation persistent rain, while in Novem- break at some point. Germany's difference: There are some 400,- of her own economic enterprise States would get this point clear," tion becomes evident even when apogevolation and the like. Havo ber the rate of lose was greatly allies cannot save the situation, 000,000 people in China's terri and for the development of her said I, "I do not think the cost the amount is in proportion to man's powers of digestion failed? increased) and with the season of Austria, already bled white, ory, against 100,000,000 in resources for many a long year to try would hesitate to co-operate that produced naturally within

Is it that weakened digestion is the year. Tel to my that the needs Germen stiffening Americs,

With all these vast possibilities writers who paint financial Japan Far East in the vast constructive alcohol seems different, judging has the introduction of sugar per month is to atste a minimum hold up the Italian front, owing come. There are some popular with Japan in her work in the the given animal body. The incompetent to digest sterches rate of wastage of a inos in the throughout all her portion of the and convert them into sugar, or field is not less than 5 per cent, main eastern front, and cannot for wealth, the Chinese are liter-in the depressing colours of a sad, work that lies before her and by effects, just as freshly made weakened the power of digesting of wastage; ven asuming that to dwindling effectives. Bulgaria ally on the verge of starvation, It maimed wreck. That isn't true, which fires her aspiration." is incredible; it is a fact, never of course. At the same time,

"Japan would welcome the spirit differs in ita effects from starob? Animals get their starchy things will be very quiet owing is fully preoccupied over the

matured" spirits, be they theless. Naturally, China's call truth would compel me to say that harmonious co-operation of Ameri-whisky, brandy, &c. Again, the foods from grass, either fresh or to bad weather. on all fronts Salonika cffensive and the work for ospital is more insistont and Japan is not exactly anfiering can ospital in bringing about the animal generated alcohol requires dried (hay) from turnips, beans, throughout the winter, the enemy in the Dobradjs, and has no more infinitely more rational than the from an excessive embarrassment peaceful development of the vast no maturing; as it is made so it do; this, however, involves almost wastage will not fall below 5 par men to throw into the German of riches. She does not feel con-natural wealth of China. I have is awed; it is immediately poured constant eating at any rate, dar cant, per month. Ai that rate, fires.. Tarkey has proved a small It was along this line that Mar- strained to play the role of faan- no doubt that if the American into the circulation, proof, if ing daylight hours. They devote the 25 per cent, of serves that source of recruitment for defence gais Inouy, ex-Ambasador of cial Atlas-because of her earplus banking group were to enter the need be, that we are dealing with time to eating which a human the enemy had at his command against the Russian attacks, bat Japan to the Court of St. James's, wealth and hear the er tire bur-Chinese fold again, it would te widely different substances, let being cannot afford to and warns will last him up to the end of Turkey is coming to point at talked when he was passing den of developing the resources join the fire-Power combination the chemical analyses declare livelihood as well. A shorter April, 1917; he may, by that time, which the Asistio field will tax through New York a short time of Obisa upon her own and only from which it revered its conneo when they may,

process is, of course, essential, have at command is certain her powers to the uttermost, aboulders. To attempt such a tion when Mr. Bryan was at the Sogar would then seem to be s and the shortest prcoss of all is amount of his Polish recruitment, And thus it in German recruit- the Marquis, to see American would be a very bad business. The re-entrance of the American bodice with sufficient nourish starch.

"It would please Japan," said task is not wine. Moreover, it head of the State Department, recessity if we are to supply our to start from the sugar in place of which at the antside can give ment alone that onents in the ospital enter the Chinese fald. Remember, China is the United bankers would be welcome 1 by ment. The scarcity and limitation artificially extracted sugars aditions, and thus will carry him of the osse proves that the game him another 12 to 15 per sent, estimate for next year's compaign. Another question is: Are the under the most favourable con The mathematical statement of The development of China's re- States of the Orient-in the all. I hope, in spite of all this of the consumption of sugar good as engar made by dignation beyond the and of Jacs. The is up, and this last desp saros metus the increams of the wealth of her natural resouroen in | foolish and fashionable talk of the would therefore appear a isen-

much truer mense than in the Japanese opposition to the Amari ing of the mental elements of in the mouth 7. Tais is doubtfal net result of this is, that by using vecture of a Polish kingdook man democratic tendancies of her can pamanotal and funncial. The dietary netummary for bodily may more than doubtful; it in every man bé osa get by both not mare Cermany frome, kur funk poopia's political idvala.” sativity in China--which has no maintenance and for health. Tot well-nigh certain that it is uci eo 5 abnormal and illegal methods, paninumont, A Ĝi **If only we could, get our basis in fact to see a thoroughly it is not so. Bugar that in, sasha distillers alcohol difers and by using up the boys of the of five millicenti American friends to see that Japan friendly combination of the asgarian we understand the term from the human-produced variety, 1918 class before the 1917 cl is absolutely, einowce in her da- Japanses and Amacion financial

só may, sad positively doer, the under. Karmak koudisha wan

nine per cent. of the America

people, ecuating in all the college

gradasia and the more intellig-

coal deposit-has over 800,000,

call of the wild.

aga,

purchasing power of the Chinese,

That is it immediate and most

apparent effect. The one trouble with Japan's trade with China for Juara has been the persistent and amaligeant semmin from which

the obicane parnes posen to auker,

trans-continental railway system's

claration of the much-dional internets for the mp, iding of the

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