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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1922)
THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON SATURDAY MORNING; JANUARY' 7, 1922 : .. 1 ...... . . 1 . 1 . . 2--.J . .J" . I . - i i .f .( j I i ' --.:. .1 i fi i ,,' .... Vi ;. . i t W '.ill' '-ii HI... ,.. ' Taoan'a newest and ereatest fcaUhin. rerardd m th Dooular tvmhnl irf IsnanM . Tm prkJe taf Japama navl architects. Reported to haw been baflt largely by the pennies of millions of Japanese children and the voluntary sacrifice of Japanese lahorera. lanan la (1 tl It TlEHE Called! into? world life by an American Commodore, seiangrwith. avidity f upon many new things for its advancement from western, civilization, protesting undying, friendshipr for the United States, but strug ingviths seemingly irreconcilable differences, devel oped? by" iparveious leaps into one of the five; greatest nayalandx military powers5 of the ; world; and now to become a signatbryr partner with tis and with Britain, Prance, and Italy in preserving "peace on earth goodv will toward men!---iijis imperative for every Amer-r ican to know more about this great Ocean Empire, of the East, and tbfl knpw whatvhas happened! im the Seventy Dazzling: Years since. Commodores Perry knocked at the Mikadoes fast-locked door. ahd summoned Japan to take her place in the family of nations. Try to answer the following; questions: ill 1 What oar Geritlemen't Afire - What irthe attitnde of' Canada. Australia, and New Zealand toward , Japan? . . How-much new territory Japan hat annexed in the past 26 years? HowmiidtChrate .territory b under Japanese Vinfloence"? Theajje of Japan's "civilization" and how little she owes to Europe? How extensive the trade of the Pacific, is in Japanese hands? . Whythe .United States. is. Japaa's best customer? I ' How much Df the world's silk U produced by Japan? DO YOU KNOW, ; What are the duties of children to parents in Japan? i Theaverale wafet earned by jJapaaese workers? The ezteAt to which rnoderni labor unrest is permeating Japan? : y What Japan's chief food . producl' is? . What is te family status of a mother-in-law in Japan? Who started Japan on the way to become a world power? ;jfVHow bl an army Japan could raise on short notice? DO YOU KNOW . That Japan, which had no dealings with the outside world before 1S53, is now one of the world's great commercial powers, with the fourth greatest merchant fleet and a foreign trade of $2,000,000,000 a year? That Japan, which had no banks, no financial system, no credit, in 1868V now has a strong and elaborate financial system with great banks . and; stock exchanges, holds a billion dollars worth of gold and has such credit abroad that she has been able to borrow over $750,000,000 from foreigners? - DO YOU KNOW What Japan's, naval strength is? What are the qualifications to vote in Japan? , -What is the real business of the Regent? What restrictive laws has Japan against foreigners? About woman's rights movement in Japan ? What are the major forces making for friction betweerr the United States and Japan ? What influences seek to increase this friction in both countries? DO YOU KNOW v ;How many Japanese there are in the United States ?; I How rapidly they are increasing? j . , What percentage they form-of the population of Hawaii?: v : Their number irj the Philippines ?v - j ' How the "Japanese problem" has influenced legislation in XaJifoia?j DO YOU KNOW . How many years old a Japanese child bom on. December, 31st, is, considered to be on the next day (New Tear's)? 'Why a Japanese woman is very much concerned, ax to whether, hen. ' horoscope casts her as a cow, rabbit, snake, monkey, or tiger? i What, you willlsee checked, instead of hats ortoats, in the check i rooms of Japanese restaurants and theatres? ;v - A - DO YOU KNOW ! To what extent Japanese art ha3 influenced Western art?. How far Western education has been adopted in Japan?,' I The size of the 'average Japanese farm, and how it is cultivated? jftilplISife Digest,a Most Comprehensive Magaaiie Encyclopedia of IMem Jag NO GN THE IV VV ODTIMHUD j All These Questions and Many More Are AnsweredV Thfe' relatfons c Araerica and Japan are clearly explained. Her growth in com , v ' jmerce and-; influence sira Commodore Penys memorable visit is set forth, together S Tvl'aitr'0 picture ' of his visit to the . then.: nrysterious land where, , : " at one. time,- strangers had I been - admitted only ' to an- enclosure - near the shore and kept 1 blindfolded . until they, were returned to their ships. ;FuIl iriformation is fmmwmmmm, ; "Ti.0i, 1 i '. A ';' ; ( '' -, f .r - '' "" '.. - 3 '' . .: ? ' ' V- , ' " "' ' '- ' ! ' ' j ' f " ': 5 ' ' j ( r s '' .. ' i,'1:; ' ' V -- - L ! f : . .. . !- ... . ' . : , - i - - . ; ....... ' :: 1- , T . . - - 1 , . ' 1 - J . . 1 provided concerning Japan's Army and Navy, her ' Government, ; wffties; . and politics. There are illuminative ; articles on Japanese literature, art, , poetry, and drama, her life and customs, her psychology, ; religion, science, and history, . and: the condition of women, of labor, and of chfldrnxxi, ; with scores of other subjects that make this number indispensable to all who wish to be correctly informed regarding Japan.. A Fine Colored Map , Showing the Actual Expansion of; Japsui, a- Chart of Her World Trade Routes, and a Map Showing! the Niunber of Japanese, in America'and yem Ixcated; j JANUARY 7TH-ISSUE ONL Y 10 CEN TS mm 1M FUNIC WAGNAUMPAN r - . m i rr v mm ' btaa. am . r ill. rl '- I . ' ' ;! ,' . . -i .;. ; r -v.-.-. t ' - - - ! - 'lr ' . -. til J" - ! v.-; . i? : . , , . ; i " :. ;i. ,. ' . - !: j ; .. .. ' - ' V - ' V- . :1. r 3 1