Mr. Eiji Amoh, till recently Japanese Counsul-General in Harbin. in the course of interviews given to JJupanese reporters, plainly declar-fed that the economic hold of Japan in Manchuria was slipping, due to the patient and persistent' manner in which the Chinese are plodding, Jdevaloping, saying and ultimately owning land, property and factorjes there. "it may not be too much to say that it will be extremely Jdifieult for the Japanese to maintain their economic position lately. I ink the Japanese, instead of being satisfied with immediate gains, should look a hundred years ahead jand plan accordingly.'
Mr, Amoh further declared that! the inroads of German manufactures also were responsible for Japan's! economic hold on Manchuria be: coming unstable. German manufactured articles, according to him, were pouring into Manchuria, especially into North Manchuria, and
Japanese manufactured vere preferred by the Chinete to articles. "Material for railway for building, and mater ment of factories all ported from German; and even the Japanese merchants Harbin are selling German goods. In fact, 80 por cent. of the goods sold by Japanese merchants sin Harbin come from Germany."
What does Japan propose to do} under these conditions? It is not influx of Chinese into Manchuric, even ik abe Lagelly Sed, mnscally cetid }do so, This would be tantamount to setting in motion exclusion legislation, which would bring a how! China as well as from the Japanese fter. themselves. The recent conferences, fat which Japanese consuls from all ever China were strongly represented, came to the conclusion, it is reported, that this Chinese immigra-jon into Manchuria, instead of bea disadvantage to Japan, in Jcourse of time will prove to be a Jdistinct advantage, provided. Japan
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