Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1915 — Japan Looks to America For Capital and Labor Saving Machinery [ARTICLE]

Japan Looks to America For Capital and Labor Saving Machinery

By GISAKU TAKIKAWA,

Vice President of the Kobe Chamber

of Commerce

TRADE between the United States and Japan has been increasing gradually in volume, and this increase has gone on during the war. Except for the matter of transportation facilities, there is no reason why it should not continue to,grow. It is the desire of most Japanese that the United States and Japan stand together not only in China. I. everywhere. The feeling of our people for Americans is of the best, ami the European war has served to strengthen it. IN JAPAN WE WAXIT AMERICAN GOODS. WE HAVE BEEN USING YOUR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS AND YOUR OIL. NOW WE WANT YOUR .MACHINERY AND YOUR AUTOMOBILES. Japan is getting beyond handwork in many lines. We must put in machinery. Much of the machinery we have is practically obsolete as compared with what you use over here. On the other hand, we make a great many things that America might be using, such as hand woven silk stuffs. For these we can supply materials of the highest workmanship. Japan now makes practically anything that is made in Europe. We are now anxious for American money.to find its way to Japan in the way of investments. There are excellent opportunities for the investment of American capital. ■ WE HAVE ANY AMOUNT OF LABOR. IF WE CAN GET AMERICAN MONEY AND AMERICAN MACHINERY WE CAN MAKE A HANDSOME PROFIT FOR OURSELVES AND FOR THE INVESTORS.