In the Clutch of the War God

Book Excerpt: erestriction the percentage of those who reached the legal standardof fitness was naturally increased. The scientists and officials hadfrom time to time considered the advisability of increasing therestrictions--and yet why should they? The Japanese people hadsubmitted to the prohibition of the marriage of the unfit, but theyloved children; and, with their virile outdoor life, the instinct ofprocreation was strong within them. True, the assignable lands inJapan continued...
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Book Excerpt: erestriction the percentage of those who reached the legal standardof fitness was naturally increased. The scientists and officials hadfrom time to time considered the advisability of increasing therestrictions--and yet why should they? The Japanese people hadsubmitted to the prohibition of the marriage of the unfit, but theyloved children; and, with their virile outdoor life, the instinct ofprocreation was strong within them. True, the assignable lands inJapan continued to grow smaller, but what reason was there forstifling the reproductive instincts of a vigorous people in a greatunused world half populated by a degenerate humanity?So Japan was land hungry--not for lands to conquer, as of old, noryet for lands to exploit commercially, but for food and soil andbreathing space for her children.Among opponents of Japanese racial expansion, the United States wasthe greatest offender. Japanese immigration had long since beenforbidden by the United States, and American diplomats had morerecRead More