Indianapolis Times, Volume 43, Number 230, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 February 1932 — Page 14

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POWERS FORCE JAPAN TO MAKE GRAVE DECISION Nippon Must Reckon Costs of Flouting Offers of Neutral Mediation. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS rieripps-Howard FOTeicn Editor WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. The four-power action to halt the war in the far east was regarded here as having brought Japan to the parting of the ways. Today she faced three alternatives. 1. She could accept the ladder thus offered by America. Britain, trance and Italy, climb down from her high horse, save her face and end the butchery which her thrust at China fast was becoming. 2. She could refuse the good offices of the mediatory powers, remove the mask and proceed, undisguised, to smash China with her combined army and navy. 3. She might follow ' a middle course. She might seize this opportunity to get out of the ugly mess into which her blunders at Shanghai have gotten her, then push her way ruthlessly in other sectors. Losing Prestige, Good Will Japan, however, now must be prepared to bear the onus of her acts, it pointed out in diplomatic circles here. She either must drop her war or come out into the open with it. Japan’s course at Shanghai, it is observed, has cost her heavily in prestige and good will, even in . countries which, at first, were inlined to be sympathetic. * The problem she now has to face is whether what she stands to gain 'y flaunting the international offers of mediation will be worth the generation of isolation and distrust it undoubtedly will mean. Boycott Dire Threat Already the boycott of Japanese goods which began in China, threatens to spread to the rest of the world. Even if it is not made official, a tacit, or spontaneous, boycott by individual buyers would play havoc with Japanese trade. The mere anticipation of such a possibility was sufficient to close the Yokohama exchange Tuesday an hour ahead of time. There was an almost 20 per cent drop in silk prices in the space of a few hours. Japan is regarded as having maneuvered herself into an extremely difficult position, from which it is now dangerous to go on and both difficult and costly to back out. Chineese Are Uniting Whatever happens, the boycott in China can not be stopped, according to diplomats here who have spent many years in the far east. Officially the Japanese may force the Chinese to sign on the dotted line, renouncing the boycott, but 450,000,000 others, as individuals, will go right on refusing to buy Japanese goods. If the Tokio government likewise is convinced that such is the case, its decision may be to push on with the conquest and take enough Chinese territory to recompense Japan for the loss of trade. In time the world —even China—forgets. Furthermore there are indications that however divided the Japanese may have been at the start, it now has been worked up to fever pitch and is almost 100 per cent behind the military.

PROMINENT CINEMA COUPLE SEPARATED B. P. Schulberg Blames Self for Split; No Divorce Planned. I‘!l United Press HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 3.—Hollywood war somewhat amazed today to learn of the separation of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Schulberg, who rank at the top in film and social circles. Schulberg is managing director of production for the ParamountPublix Corporation and has been prominent in film affairs for five years or more. In a public announcement concerning the separation, Schulberg blamed himself “for having a nervous temperament that must be trying to an even-tempered wife.’’ The Schulbergs were married in New York eighteen years ago and have three children. No divorce proceedings were contemplated. Food Products Cos. Looted. Breaking a rear window' in the Indiana Food Products Company, 505 South Delaware street, thieves early today stole merchandise valued at slls, police were informed.

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Japan Rocketed From Barbarism to World Power Within 70 Years BY ROBERT TALLEY, NEA Service Writei

ACROSS the map of the Orient falls the menacing shadow of a race of little brown men—the Japanese. There are about 60,000,000 of them in Japan proper. On the average, they are only five feet three inches tall. They have almond-shaped eyes, coarse black hair and very little, if any beards. About 220, 000 are Christians—the rest are mostly Buddhists or Shinto ancestor-worship-pers. Theirs is an island empire corresponding to Asia just as England corresponds to Europe. They are progressive, aggressive, smart, well educated and inspired with a pride of race that becomes a semi-fanatical form of patriotism. The teachings of centuries have made them so. They have the third largest

navy in the world, being excelled only by England and America. They have one of the largest and best equipped armies in the world. Their industrial system is a marvel, their great merchant fleets sail every sea, their railroads carry a large part of Asia’s commerce, their mills and factories are as modern and as extensive as any in the world. They have everything that any nation could want, except one thing: Foreign trade. They must have foreign trade to live. Without it they will starve.

No matter what the cost, this island empire of commerce and industry must have sources of raw material for its factories and foreign markets as an outlet for the goods it makes. True, the choice part

This is the Erst of six timely stories on Japan of today, and the island empire's amazinelv rapid rise from a primitive land to a first-class world power in the short span of *O-odd years.

of this island empire is crowded, but there still is lots of room in the undeveloped hinterlands. It draws from, feeds on and sells to the vast, weak land that is China. The Chinese fearful of being gobbled up by this modern and aggressive little neighbor, declared an economic boycott against Japan's goods. That act cut at the very lifeblood of Japan. The warfare that followed was inevitable. With Gandhi-like passiveness, China’s uncounted millions delt Japan a body blow. If you want to cast aside all considerations of justice, etc., and get right down to the cold economics of things, you must admit that there was nothing else for Japan to do but fight—or starve. a a a AT the same time, they are cocky and ruthless. Their history has made them so. In a little over seventy-five years—within the lifetime of many men who are living today—the Japanese have progressed from a nation of semi-bar-barians to a world power. There is nothing comparable to it in all history. Since 1853, when Commodore Perry and his American gunboats entered Uraga harbor, and demanded that the empire trade with the w-orld—ceasing forever its policy of isolation—Japan has progressed farther than America progressed between the days of Christopher Columbus and Theodore Roosevelt. Only the motion of a skyrocket can be likened to that of this ancient race which, after sleeping centuries as a hermit empire, finally rose with screaming suddenness to find its place in the sun. a a tt THE story goes back a long, long way. Centuries before Christ, the forebears of these islanders crossed from the Asiatic mainland. They conquered the savage island tribes, but—like the Danes and others who invaded ancient England—were absorbed by them. Thus, anew race was born. Through long dead centuries they lived practically unmolested by the rest of the world. They had their own civilization. In the seventeenth century, the galleons of Europe began to seek trade in the remote Pacific. In the wake of trade, came Christian missionaries. Emperor Iyeyasu encouraged foreign trade, but viewed the missionary enterprise as a political danger that would pave the way of foreign aggression.

UPON the emperor’s death in 1616 his son issued an edict against Christianity. He ordered expulsion of all foreign priests and made it an offense, punishable by death by burning, for any Japanese to become a Christian, or to deal with Christian missionaries. Many missionaries refused to leave Japan. Many Japanese refused to give up their new'ly acquired Christian faith. Ancient Japanese history speaks mysteriously of 200,000 persons being “punished.” Catholic church records list 1,400 to 1,500 martyrs; there are definite records that eleven foreign priests were burned to death and 300 others beheaded. Intermittent trading, principally with the Dutch and Portugese, continued. but in 1636 came an imperial decree that no Japanese vessel should leave Japan’s shores and no Japanese subject should go abroad under pain of death. a a tt TWO years later even the Portuguese were barred —on the j claim that they brought missiona- ! ries. Four Portuguese envoys, bearing costly presents for the emperor, were sent to explain. The envoys, with fifty-seven of their companions. were oeheaded by the Japanese. The emperor spared thirteen survivors and sent them back with this message: “Think no more of us, just as if we were no longer in the world.” In the flush of America’s expansion that followed victory in the War of 1812, American whaling ships began to penetrate the far Pacific. When they attempted to enter Japanese ports for w’ater and supplies, they were driven away by gunfire. Shipwrecked sailors, cast

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ie orient iaiis ine menacing snaaow oi a race oi nuie •anese. There are about 60,000,000 of them in Japan ige, they are only five feet three inches tall. They have jst are mostly Buddhists or Shinto ancestor-worship- 111 l re progressive, aggressive, smart, well educated and T-that becomes a semi-fanatical form of patriotism. t Commodore Perry is shown at the upper right and; at the bottom left, as a Japanese artist saw him in 1853. The old print portrays his

ashore on Japan, were put to death. The government at Washington decided semething had to be done: It sent Commodore Perry—apparently with no mode definite instructions than to use his own judgment in effecting a settlement. tt a u TTFITH four ships and 560 men, on July 8, 1853. He bore a letter from President Fillmore, asking for a commercial treaty. It was addressed to the emperor and incased in a gold box worth SI,OOO. With four foreign warships in the harbor, the natives —who had not seen more than two foreign ships together since the Mongol invasions —were terror stricken. Japanese histories describe the wild scene; the town was in an uproar, men ran for safety with their aged mothers on their backs, the emperor caused prayers to be offered at several shrines for “the destruction of the barbarians.” Determined to remain isolated, the Japanese prepared to fight. But they soon realized the futility of such a course. tt tt H COMMODORE PERRY was received. There were long negotations. He did not get what he wanted then—but he got it later. In the following February, Perry returned with ten ships and 2,000 men. After six weeks of dickering with the Japanese, he finally got his treaty of peace and friendship between Japan and America. In a short time, commercial treaties followed. It was not possible to refuse other powers the same concessions; Therefore, Russia, Holland, France and England soon got similar treaties. After 250 years of strict isolation, Japan—under the guns of the American navy—at last had thrown open its doors to the world. Coincidentally began the swift rise of a primitive nation that—within a single lifetime—was destined to become a world power. (CoDvriuht. 1932, bv NEA Service) Thursday: The bows and arrows, the curved swords and the suits of armor that formed the genesis of Japan’s powerful army of today. . . . The shipwrecked English sailor who showed them how to build their first real ships. . . . The story of the third largest navy in the world.

BANDITS FLEE WITH $45 Meat Market Proprietor Held Up by Gunmen in Store. Two bandits early today held up Abe Carter, owner of a meat market at 3215 East Twentieth street, and escaped with $45. Carter told police he had just opened the store when one of the bandits came in while the second remained on the sidewalk. Carter was threatened with a gun and forced to open the cash register. Two bandits Tuesday afternoon robbed Lester Storms, 2511 East Sixteenth street, manager of a grocery at 310 Massachusetts avenue, of S3O.

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Commodore Perry is shown at the upper right and; at the bottom left, as a Japanese artist saw him in 1853. The old print portrays his call upon the emperor. Below, modern Tokio as it appeared on the Graf Zeppelin’s visit.

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Woman Hurt Critically in Crash; Hit-Run Driver Is Sought. Three persons were injured, one critically, late Thursday in automobile accidents. Mrs. Laura Schwartz, 54, of 1329 Kappes street, was injured internally, and incurred a fracture of the pelvic bone in an auto crash at New York street and Forest avenue. Her car collided with one driven by William Moeller, 336 North Gladstone avenue. Body lacerations were incurred by Miss Blanch Armbuster, 28, of 1100 North Pennsylvania street, when the car in which she was riding was struck by one operated by a Negro who left the scene of the crash before police arrived. The accident occurred at Thirtieth and Clifton streets. The car in which Miss Armbuster was a passenger was driven by Harold Hudson, 23, of the Pennsylvania street address. Walking into the path of an auto, in the 900 block West Twenty-ninth street, Anson Terwilliger, 76, of 945 Eugene street, was hurled to the pavement. He was cut and bruised. The auto was operated by Carl Dean, 44, of 3151 Boulevard place. A hit-and-run driver is sought and a paroled prisoner under arrest today after a stolen car crashed into the parked auto of A. G. Siefler, 4015 Ruckle street, state emSPAIN OUSTS JESUITS Republican Government Takes Over Property of Catholic Order. By United Press MADRID, Feb. 3.—The Jesuit order officially ceased to exist in Spain today, with the expiration of the ten-day period provided in the recent dissolvation decree. The new republican government was expected to proceed with the i nationalization of Jesuit property.

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ploye, in the 600 block North Illinois street, Tuesday night. Harold Knight, 2142 Grant avenue, who was in the car when police arrived, was charged with vagrancy. Knight said he did not know the driver, who fled. The car was stolen from Market and Delaware streets shortly before the accident. It was the property of Miss Beulah Skerfey, 2019 Central avenue, apartment 20.

SCHOOL LEADER DEPLORES USE OF PORTABLES ‘Board’s Hands Tied,’ Says Sidener; Civic Clubs Have Varied Programs. Astronomy, women's rundown heels, the gold standard and the city schools’ need of more funds are among topics holding the interest of civic leaders at current meetings. Hands of the school board are tied in providing new school buildings, Merle Sidener, a board member, told the Universal Club Tuesday. While pointing out no funds exist for building new schools, and that the board has no definite program, Sidener scored the portable type of building as a fire hazard and unsuitable for the purpose of education. Numerous portables are in use, he said. He urged that more money be budgeted to care for the physical needs of the schocl system. The decrepit state of heels worn by women passing a certain corner prevented property there being leased by a large mercantile company, Emerson W. Chaille, realtor, told the Rotary Club. He told how careful analyses are made before big concerns rent property. Chaille declared that inability of wage earners to finish paying for their homes because of unemployment is one of the most serious problems faced by the nation. Members attending the fellowship dinner of the Northwood Christian church Thursday nikht will be “introduced to astronomy” by Ed Hunter, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. Hunter is a nationally known astronomy student. Professor Fred V. Chew of the Indiana university school of commerce will discuss the question, "Shall the Gold Standard Be Abolished?” at a meeting of the Real Estate Board Thursday noon at the Washington. “Advertising as Seen From an Oil Company’s Standpoint” will be the subject of H. B. Carpenter, president of the Lincoln Oil Refining Company, Thursday noon, at the Columbia Club. Nominating committees of the Hoosier Athletic Club have named two tickets, the “reds” and “whites,” for the election of nine directors Feb. 17 at the clubhouse, Meridian and Ninth streets. They are:

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GEORGE HARVEY FUNERALFRIDAY Home and Church Rites for Former U. S. Official. Funeral services for George F. Harvey, 75, former Untied States deputy collector of internal revenue, will be held at 8:30 Friday morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Walter J. Cusack. 3750 Guilford avenue, and at 9 in the St. Joan of Arc Catholic church. Burial will be in Holy Cross cemetery. Mr. Harvey died Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. Cusack, after being ill for a year. He moved to Indianapolis after ?raduation from a Worcester (Mass.) law school, and became a prominent figure in political life here. During the administration of President Benjamin Harrison he was United States deputy collector of internal revenue. In 1880 he was married to Miss Helen- Cotter. In addition to the widow and Mrs. Cusack, survivors are two sons, George A. Harvey of Indianapolis and Justin M. Harvey of San Francisco, and another daughter, Miss Rowena Harvey of Ft. Wayne.