Letter from Suekichi Ishikawa to Yasui Brothers Co., April 1921
Summary
Digitized item from the Yasui Brothers business records, Mss 2949. The item, written in a pre-World War II Japanese script, is a letter from Suekichi Ishikawa to Yasui Brothers Co., dated April 1921. In the letter Ishikawa asks the Yasui brothers about their view of U.S.-Japan relations, including growing tensions over the control of Yap Island, and expresses safety concerns and frustration with the U.S. stripping compatriots of their vested property rights. He describes these actions as the creation of an excuse to impede Japan's development, emphasizing U.S. arrogance, and highlights issues of hypocrisy in Europe, China, Korea, and Russia. Other topics in the letter include updates about family and recent illness. The letter has been translated into English and modern Japanese.
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