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Show Japanese Exodus to Korea. Evory bntch of nows from Korea tells of migrating Japanese who hnvo loft their Islands and landed on tho big peninsula, whoro they expect to sottle in ono or another of tho fertllo valleys that may bo turned into flno gardens. This movement of tho Jupu-ncso Jupu-ncso farmers to tho mainland was to ho expected as soon as tho predominance- of Jnpnncso Intluenco began to bo asserted. Thcro Is not a country In tho world thnt needs moro room thnn Japan does, with Its 48,000,000 peoplo nnd seven-eighths of Its Island omplro covered with mountains that aro magnificent mag-nificent but can never bo mado to contrlbuto largely to tho support of a rapidly Increasing peoplo. Tho Japn-ncso Japn-ncso government Is encouraging this western movoments of Its frugal and Industrious farmors nnd tho largo area, of fertile lnnds still lying wnsto In Korea bids fair to glvo tho opportunity opportun-ity that Is so sorely nccdod by tho swolllng tldo of Jnpaneso life. |