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Show JKESE SEEKING TRADE OE FILIPINO '; Business Man Urges His 1 Countrymen to Culti- i vate Relations. Special Cable to The Tribune. TOKIO, Aug. 7. "Expand Japan's trade !n the Philippines," Is the message which ; Dr. K. Mlyama brings back to his fellow f countrymen after an extensive business 1 trip throughout the American archipelago. ; Dr. lliyama sums up his Impressions in an article which he calls "Japan in the Philippines." Unquestionably, Mr. Mlyama thinks, the islands offer a much greater market for Japanese goods. Pointing out that after the United States comes England and then Japan in point of trade, the writer remarks that, notwithstanding Japan's geographical ad-! ad-! vantage over her rivals, she has been able to surpass only Germany and China in trading with the islands. The Chinese, he says, are especially strong in the interior, in-terior, but he thinks the natives have little ; respect "for the cunning Chinese, whose ) ways they do not like." As for anti-Japanese sentiment, Dr. Miyama is happy to say he found none at all. He says: "The natives, suffering to some extent from white oppression, have little real respect for their masters. In fact, there seems everywhere to prevail a warmer friendship for the Japanese than ; for any other race, even the savages ' showing them kindness." Both the American Amer-ican authorities and the natives, ho de-i de-i clares, welcome the Japanese and treat them with due consideration. ! "The authorities are specially anxious i to Introduce more labor from Japan," he ! eays, "as the Japanese prove more satis- factory In this respect than do the na-I na-I tives. The white hemp companies utilize ! lana noRA In hnr o s f r n S thev Can With very satisfactory results. Thus the de-I de-I mand for Japanese labor In the Philippines is almost unlimited at present. New plantations plan-tations are always being created, and the new industry of abaca promises a phenomenal phenom-enal development that will further increase the demand for labor." Dr. Mivama notes that in the production of pearls the Japanese lead, as they are the most fearless and skillful divers; indeed, in-deed, they now almost monopolize this enterprise. One big Japanese company has forty-three boats and fishes by machinery. But the business is now suffering from depression caused by the war in Europe. The writer sees no reason why Japan should not supplv to the Filipinos what was formerly supplied by Germany and furnish some of the things which now come from the United States. There is an increasing demand for Japanese matches and for cement and leather of all 'kinds "Most of the shoes worn by the Filipinos," he says, "are imported from the United States, but the natives have wide feet to which shoes made in Japan are more adapted. We should supply them.' Many things which are now going to i waste in the Philippines, he thinks, could, be profitably exported to Japan and made good use of. Likewise, much Filipino raw I material could be imported into Japan, manufactured, and then sold as exports. |