Meanwhile, competition for labour in rural districts. has resulted in raising the farmer's wage level to heights unreached in the last fitty years, Also, it has aided the cause Of morality because farmers are no Tonger selling their supernumerary daughters to brothels. They put them fo work, instead, in the fields.
The new situation marks a re~ volution in Japan's internal economy. Previously, in excess of labour in rural disttiets, with resulting stacvaion or near" starvation conditions, made it easy for manufacturers 10 command a wide labour market will-Ing to work for subsistence wages. Any son mot needed at home was Sent to the city to work for keeps and afew yen spending money. Extra daughters, in many eases, were sold to brothels or 10 manufacturers. for fu outright sum averaging three
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