Magazine Article, "Postwar Japan: How Long Must We Help Her?" by Nathan Koenig
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OCR Page 1 of 10Reprinted from THE LAND
Vol. VI, No. 3, Autumn, 1947
arms WILL.
After signing of a peace treaty Japan will want to develop a tourist trade as one means of getting foreign exchange,
especially dollars, with which to buy imports.Agood example of the scenic attractions that Japan has to offer is
the view across Lake Chuzenji near Nikko, city of shrines and temples.
POSTWAR JAPAN
ARCHIVES AND
How Long Must We Help Her?
RECORDS
SERVICE
By NATHAN KOENIG
D
R. T. V. Soong went right to the
some other items needed for Japan. We
heart of the problem. 'It is iron-
were interested in knowing what arrange-
ical, he said, "but we find ourselves
ments could be worked out for supplying
in a position where, in self-preservation,
these goods. As head of the Central Trust
the victor has to help get the vanquished
of China, which controls the Chinese export-
back on his feet.'
import flow of goods and thus has a strong
Sitting behind a modern desk in a spacious
hold on the economic affairs of China, Dr.
room of his closely guarded Shanghai resi-
Soong, we felt, could supply the answer
dence, the former premier of China seemed
in terms of over-all trading policy.
glad to see us. We were there as members
What he told us was simple logic. China
of a Joint War, State and Agriculture Mis-
was interested in restoring trade with Japan
sion. We were travelling in Japan and
as rapidly as possible in furtherance of the
Korea on a survey of food and fertilizer
economic interests of China. Deprived of
requirements. It was our understanding
the goods and materials that Japanese in-
that China had some soybeans and perhaps
dustry was capable of producing, China
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