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DEATH.
JEX-On 12th May, 1936, at the Kowloon Hospital, Harry Carnet Jex passed away. The cortege will proceed via the monument at h.16 p.m.
on Wednesday, 13th instant.
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1936.
NEW INDUSTRY FOR
HONGKONG ?
it has produced the modern Japan, whose insurgent demands for ex- pansion may well prove in the long run of infinitely more moment to the peace of the world than those of the, by Japanese standards, somewhat amateur terrorists of Europe.
Japan might have been regarded, morally and politically, as an anneh- ronism in
If the modern world Mussolini and Hltler had not demon- strated so efficiently the rapidity with which the wheel of progress enn le reversed in
No
full Europe
appreciation of the dim, culties that are placed in the way of world pence by Japanese foreign policy, and no true assessment of her political and economic claims, is pos- sible without a clear understanding of her internal political and economic problems.
The roots of those problems go far back.
the They are a product of rapid Westernisation and industrial- isation which was imposed, upon the traditional feudalimm of the
country In the second half of the last century by the Mikado, under the inspiration of the Samurai, whose agricultural estates were bankrupt, and with the enthusiastic
tastic support of their creditor
group of merchant and
families. money-lending fan
As a consequence, political, econo- mie and financial control in Japan rests to an extent unknown elsewhere In the hands of one or two powerful
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MONGOLIA
CHINA
JAPAN Spreads
Shanghai
Hongkong (BRITISH
INDO CHINA
Philippines S.A
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Singapore DUTCHLEA
article, is a vital factor.
Herself
by FRANCIS WILLIAMS
A now World.
Economic Confor
INCE then the balance
of power hus shifted from time to time. The
ence will be held Mitoul-Military alliance has been strengthened and, at the ARMO shortly in London. time inconvenienced by an irre-
aro
officers not easily kept under con-
trol.
The problems it sponsible Fascist group of Army will grapple with not merely European; the am- bitions and discon- tent of all nations must be
Japan,
in
The Mitsubishi interests have been
reinforced by the growing anxiety of other banking interests regarding the heavy cost of way but the essential position has remained unchanged,
with. shown
dealt
as
this
groups. Those groups, on occasion, That fall in prices ruined the farm- war with each other, but they cumming community, already heavily in- bine in their determination to main debted to money-lendera, already at a tain the privilege of their class at the level of poverty near, and in many expense of the vast majority of their cases below, the starvation line, while fellows.
at the same time it brought in its train growing Industrial unemploy
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Na world increasingly
The rulers of Japan were faced with dominated economically the situation which faced Mussolini by vast monopolistic last year, which facen Hitler to-day amalgamations, the great family the choice between internal economic combines of Japan are unique in crisis leading possibly to an overthrow the breadth of their interests and of their regime, and an external diver. their tight control of the political Hitler in their turn have chosen, ex- sion. They chose, as Mussolint and structure.
Lernal diversion.
their case the decision was precipitated because of the struggle between the two rival groups of great vested interests,
In Chief among them are the rival interests of the Mitsul family and those of the Mitsubishi group owned by the Iwasaki familly. The first, in addition to its enormous financial and industrial interests, has a traditional link with the aristocratie cian which officers the Army-the second an
the higher ranks of
The Mitsubishi group alone might, for the sake of its foreign financial in rests and out of its desire to main tain the gold standard, have attempted in the international sphere, conciliation
in the NOTES OF THE DAY qually powerful link with the families hoping to weather the internal storm
Although it is somewhat early in the day, as yet, to reach any definite conclusions concerning the prospects of large-scale mining activities Territories, following the re- ported find of valuable wolfram deposits, the results of the pre- liminary survey carried out by experts would certainly appear to justify a measure of op- Se promising, indeed, is the outlook that a prominent firm of mining specialists has undertaken the work of boring two tunnels for the purpose of ascertaining the depth of the new-found mineral zone, and it early anticipations are realised
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Both have world-wide interests, but whereas the Mitsui is, despite its been considering the question of
A special committee which has foreign afiliations, predominantly con cerned in domestic industry, includ- extending Unemployment Insur-subishi are predominantly in foreign ing armaments, interests of the MIL-
ance, in so far as it affects non- manual workers, recently issued its
trade.
report. At present there is no in
Governmenta have risen and fallen, come limit for manual workers, but
ministers have been murdered and new ones have taken their place, but for non-manual workers it is £250 a year. When the Unemployment either a Mitsul Government or a Mit in essence each Ministry has been Insurance scheme was first Intro-subishi Government. duced it made no provision what-
ever for the clerical and salaried
classes often termed the "black- coated" workers. These were first
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by an expansion of external trade.
But the Mitsui group, which had gambled heavily in foreign exchange and stood to make a fortune out of de the pressure of its Army assecintes de valuation of the yen, and had behind it. manding a policy of foreign aggression and military glory, seized its oppor.. tunity.
at home could best be met by a war of It believed that popular discontent territorial conquest which would make fervour of patriotism, while at the the poor forget their misery in a same time bringing to the group itself vast profits out of armament manu-
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depression a new factor entered the situation in
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Japan, as elsewhere. cerned for the international financial Under a Mitsubishi Government con-
the turned
Interests of its masters, Japan had re gold standard in 1930, and was, in consequence, in an exposed position, when the world-wide econo mic depressions brought a restriction of world markets and a catastrophic fall in commodity prices.
brought under unemployment in- surance in 1920. For some years was assumed that the man with an income of over £250 a year had much greater security than average wage-earner; but it is now realised that he may suffer just as much from the vicissitudes of the labour. market. Unemployment risks have increased and real hard ships are sometimes inflicted.
may expect to see major operations begun within the next few months, The "find" now reported comes rather un- expectedly in view of the fact that previous surveys had not indicated the likelihood of¦ mineral deposits being dis covered in the New Territories
The Committee concerned, has promising profitable working on now recommended the raising of large-scale lines. Such mining the limit for non-manual workers as has been attempted hitherto from £250 to £100 a year. About has been
extremely 400,000 persons will be involved. In their evidenɛe submitted to the modest basis by small Chinese
Committee nearly all the represen- groups working on licence per-
tatives of the employees were in mits, amounting to little more favour of raising the limit, Repre- than a mere scratching of the sentatives of some of the employees ground in surface activities. In banking and insurance support- Something much more pretent!- ed the proposal for an extension ous is now envisaged, however, and some opposed it. Only in one Wolfram, of course, exists in con- or two occupations, such as those
uniformly opposed the proposal. tors clerks, had the employees
On the side of the employers there was almost general opposition to a raising of the limit. The question now rests with Parliament, So far the Minister of Labour has not com- mitted himself, but the general opinion in the press seems to be that the Government will accept the Andings, of the Committee.
The ELIZABETH ARDEN'S waysiderable quantities in Kwang- of chartered accountants and solel
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war because the alternative might The dominant classes in Japan Hyd
nuse, easily be social revolution,
They ailed in their war campaigns by the feudal structure of Japanese society, by the strength of the military cante and its closeness to the Emperor, by the public attitute to the destruc tion of human life which condones, and indeed it would appene on enthusiastically approves,
political murder at home no less than war abrand, and by the disorganisa- tlon of the agrarian and working classes. They
have been assisted, too, by the
fact that their aggression has coin- rided with a universal economie de- pression which has occupied the thoughts of the Western Powers thus the first aggression in Manchuria cams on the very day Britnin left the Gold Standard-and by the amazing friend- liness to their designs shown by the British Government
which
through the mouth of Sir John Simon put the Japancas case at Geneva better than they could themselves, as Mr. Mat- Bunka, the Japanese delegate, with true Oriental courtesy frankly ad- mitted.
So far, aggression, white successful in a political and military sense, has -looked at economically-proved an expensive luxury.
The cost of the campaign, has been heavy, and KIMS expenditure now accounts for 47 per cent. of the Bud- ret..
By skilful manipulation of the cur- reney Japan has, unlike Germany and creasing her export traile, but importe Italy, succeeded in substantially in- to provide the raw materials for war have jumped even more substantially, and she is faced with a considerable adverse balance of international pay- inents.
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** "OREOVER, control of Manchuria, though it han provided a fresh and remunerative outlet for Japanese banking dnance has falled to bring
While the Government hesitated, the full economic advantages the military took matters into their expected. own hands, and on the specious excuse Manchuria, it was anticipated, been shot by the Chinese, begun the raw materials, but, although its con- that a Japanese Army captain had would supply Japanese industry with military occupation of Manchuria. Aquest hus placed substantial coal and few months later the tubing mand, the other raw materials which
shale oil Government fell, to be replaced by one her industries require
resources at Japanese com- dominated by the Mitsui group, which
do not exist netted substantial profits out of the there in any great quantity. new Government's first act, the im Nor has conquest led to the open- mediate devaluation of the yen,
ing up of a
of a new
market to
to the extent hoped for; there has been no incresac Manchuria's purchase of textiles and cheap manufactured articles.
Still
It provided an outlet for population, for despite the severe agricultural crisis within Japan thero has been practically no emigration to Manchuria..
By George Clark
“But if I wait until I know him better I might not want to : marry him,"-.
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Now Japanese ambitions are turning to North China. The Mitsubishi in- terests, for example, have their eyes on the Yellow River Valley, which, they believe, could be developed to supply, the raw cotton requirements of the textile industry controlled by i them.
Even North China will not satisfy Japan. The Dutch East Indies, as sources of petroleum and rubber; Malaya for its rubber and tin; the northern areas of Australia for settle. ment--all come within the orbit of the ambitions of her ruling classes. Sooner or later their policy, if carried to its logical conclusion, must bring war on a big scale. But for that they are apparently prepared.
War first with the V.S.S.R., and—if that in successful-a peremptory de- mand to Britain and other Europenn Powers and to the United States to clear out and leave the Eastern, world Japan that in the ultimate objective.
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Sit possible to prevent war in the East? That question provides the now World Conference at once. with its most difficult task and its greatest opportunity. For if Japan... cannot somehow be convinced that war cannot pay, and at the same time be assured of legitimate eco- nomic expansion through peaceful means, war. will undoubtedly", re- · sult.
And a big war in the East would, in [view of the international interests in- volved, mean a world war in which Ineither we nor any other great Power
would be able to keep clear.
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