Show social sm in japan socialism has no tooting in this country as yet nor Is there any andl cation that it will gain a footing in the near future at all events prior to the war with russia a small coterie of men calling themselves socialists argued vehemently against the open ing of hostilities and published a newspaper organ to propagate their creed but they soon dwindled into insignificance and although a period leal of called socialist views con finues to be published it has no in fluence does it serve any purpose apparently except to furnish material for occasional comment on the part of amused readers japanese weekly mail |