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Show JAPAN'S PEOPLE ASK IRE ROOM ('Necessity' of Oriental Rule and Exploitation in Siberia Explained TttKIO. Sept. 1 j. (Correspondence of the Associated Press, i Alleging that under the numo of "territorial greed" and "invasion'' the Japanese people are prevented ftom seeking land beyond the seas "lo live and have their being" the Xlchl .Nichi puts the question 'Where shall our countrymen country-men go'"' After remarking that the lulled Slates has protested against Japan s Situ rinn policy thereby causing caus-ing undesirable complications between I the two tia lions, the newspaper gives prominence lo an interview with an anonymous high official who says that Japan's development in Siberia will be beneficial both lo Japan and to the I nltcd States, if the matter Is considered consid-ered rationally. Ml st s i KETCH OUT. 1 The unnamed official writes as follows: fol-lows: "The land where Japanese I should emigrate Is Siberia alter all. I in view of various diplomatic circumstances. circum-stances. America refuses a d mission to Japanese immigrants and Australia jshuts her door The lands which Ja-pan Ja-pan has neWly acquired and for which I we are giv en the ti ustship have not sufficient space to welcome Imml- ' grants. i nn country is prosperous In the 'power of multiplying population and lihe densitv of population is fast In creasing here. The people arc energetic ener-getic and alert full of ambition and I power of activity. Thev I. now ot no' way of stretching out their powerful (hands. Japan Is destined to seek 'places abroad for their actlvltj Ja-, (pan's perplexity because of her sur-. plus population is not a problem for I Japan alone. Neighboring nations; 'should stud, calmly how this sm Iplus population may be disposed ol I Even if lapan had territorial ambitions. ambi-tions. What of that? W hy should the 'present territorial limits of any coun-'trv coun-'trv be considered as the proper lnn-ItS? lnn-ItS? i BENE! IT TO IMJSRK V. ! "Territory is acquired accidental I) Decausc of such accident, a country enjoys limitless natural resources. while another has to suffer because iof a surplus of population. Vhen .mch a perplexed country seeks to, change the national boundary line t relieve conditions vvhu h are not just to that country, such u policy" should not be called Irrational by any means. If water or air Is compressed into a narrow spate, it will burst out in an explosion The same thing may be 'sutd about International relations. Hod jblessed Japan with Slberlu which fortunately for-tunately lies bvside her. But Japan has no territorial ambition there Bht 'only wants to exploit Ihe nutural re-1 'sources there under the flag of equall-ty equall-ty of opportunity- To obstruct that polb is indeed a selfish thing to do "Besides. America has a v ust ter-1 IritOry of her own. a virgin loll. Almost' !no hand of development touched her! Alaska. So Americans do not care jto emigrate into Siberia But for Japan, Ja-pan, emigration Is of v-ital ne.ey.Mt If developed properly by Japanese, SI-! berla, where large scale agrUulturc Is, absolutely necessary, will secure agn- I cultural implements from America toi (Amorlca's profit. There will be niu- ! tuul benefits un ruing from such a I scheme I hope that the American! government and people will regard the question of Japan's pressure of population popu-lation upon the means of subsistence las it H orld issue |