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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1907)
THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1007, American Chastity ' Bewilders Japanese, f THE .lemand for tho exclusion of the Japanese coolie from admission as an Immigrant to the United States li deep seated in raclcal antagonism that in deaf to argument T'ue Instinct of race preservation Is on of the most powerful factors in history, for tho reaaon that it has been the unwritten law of prepress and evolution every elnce the time when loosely knit tribes and clans made their first feeble halt ing; steps In the direction of civilisa tion. And it is this Instinctive clash of races that bas given the modern worlds the desperately difficult proh- emphasised the sharp diffidences of enste. To the soldier class have fallen skill In arms, horsemanship, opportu nities to rise to hitch places of honor, lives frco from the sordid care In re gard to the daily rice, and in which noble Ideas of duty and loyalty can arise and bear fruit. To the peasant tilling; foe little rice Held, year after year, have come the heavy burdens of taxation, the grinding toll for a mere pittance of food for himself and his family, the patient honrhiR of all thlnps Imposed by his superiors, with little hope of grain for himself, what ever change the fortunes of war brings lems of the negro, the Jew. and the j to those above him in social station, emigrating hordes from the Orient. Vtuler this system of hopeless labor Particularly Is this true In the easel (,, peasant has remained Ignorant of the antagonism between tho Amer-s , dul,.wittet, limllU,onleslS an, ,,. lean laborer and the Japanese and Chi- ,,,.. 9n,in.,.i .i,k i enonuh to nese coolies. The Instinctive ethnic; keep the spark of life flickering for fascination, is a deep orto for Jap an. The wlvtts of many of the social antagonism Is embittered by the clash j h AnJ miiM from of economic standards and methods Wf anJ rltt.ntt ot tne ctu,s and by the radical difference of moral, Lhat the c00ue immigration to the UnU religious and social duties. It created . . Sf , , rpi...ul,d. acl,or1inlI to i that gulf of misunderstanding so fre- J lhe autUorlty of reputabie ivetlga- quently referred by writers and Inves-: tors tigators of Oriental civilisation. . The peasants life of dally drudgery The standard of living of a Japan- an(, ,u degradlng errect8 ttre vlvUly ese coolies la so low that to find aaj deseribed by w. w. Knox. In hU "Im- Angto&axon parauei one must go oucn jperla, Japan... xhe average size of to the daya of vlUianage and slavery peaaants farm , one and a fourtn under Alfred and Canute, In the early days of English hlst6ry. Until quite recently two large classes of labor ers, the eta and hinin, were considered below the level of respectability, and the laws declared them unclean, for bidding Intermarriage with any high er class. The rest of the peasants and artisans were sharply divided from the samurai, or fighting men, and hedged about with restrictions, most which have only been recently re moved." The Curse of Caste. . The curse of caste has had the same result in Japan as In India and Egypt The division of the military and peas ant classes occurring In the eighth century, and the passing years have acres, and four-tenths . fo the profit of this pocket handkerchief ranch, must be paid In rent, which means that the peasant's family must be sup ported on sis-tenths of the products of an acre and a fourth. Knox says that the average Income from a farm of this size, as the result of a years' work Is about $20. out of which must be paid all of the expenses. The ardu ous toil, the debasing drudgery in which practically the whole family must partake In order to make both ends meet gives a gross Income of less than $2 a month. Cannot Afford Rice. So abject Is the poverty of the peas ant that he cannot afford to eat the rice which Is his principal crop. He Is forced to sell It and buy chtapor food such as rye and millet. Only on tho oc casions of rare festlvuls can ho and his fnmlly Indulge In the luxury of rice, which to the Anglo-Saxon labor In synonymous with poverty. The hous es of the peasants, his clothing, every thing, furniture, etc, are of necessity of the same low standard, and with such an environment, under such con ditions ot existence, It Is no wonder that the debased standards should be reilectod lit the moral life of tho peas ant. It Is the oflwt of monotonous toll nd scanty remuneration, Knox states that the mortality of the peasant class Is of a very low standard. The rate of Infanticide l very high, and many of the daughters sold Into lives of infamy, Women are made a drudge of the fields like horses and mules In America, and the men have none of the respect for them that Occidental civilisation demands. The men themselves, out of the poverty of the poverty of their lives have no time to cultivate high Ideals for them selves. Hut It Is probably this very! luck of high ld .ils and ambitions that I ,,uy gily huterily It makes the submissive peasant con tent In his poverty and toll and keeps happy In his Ignorance. Hut It U the position of the womuii In the civilisation of Japan that bring the nhurpest clash with Occidental Ideals. According to Knox and a host of other writers, the two great evils of Japan are commercial dishonesty and the. degraded position of Japanese women. A girl Is viewed as the prop erty of her father, and with her he can do as site pleases. When she marries, which Is scarcely or never for love, as understood In America, tho prop erty right passes to her husband. Un til recently, at least she had no prop- erty rights In herself, and could be killed f ir permitting tho attention of other men without her husband's consent Marriage, however, put no bar upon the husband's pleasures anJ If he adds a concubine to his family, the wife must bo pleased and politely submissive. The wife becomes but little better than a servant, and Is always under the tender mercies of her mothcr-ln-Iaw. Trial Marriages Allowed. The only act required to make a marriage legal Is the withdrawal of th3 biidu's name from the list of her ong those of her husband's fnmlly, Put Japanese. Hut the coiumliiKllii In the marriage Is by no means of ft neo-j khiK baths In tho open courts of of cosslty permanent. The husband , blush. Men and women guiltless or tight of divorce It only slightly limit- j sartorial protection, pay their dovo Ited, and It Is not unusual for a man! Hon to cleanliness In nn utter and nb to send two or throe wives back (o'soululn unconsciousness of linproprte their fathers before ho meets a worn-1 tyt that amuses tho unsophisticated an who suits him. And the wife Is American. Amusing tales are told of also permitted a similar freedom In American missionaries who wlillo tA trial matrimony, but In all cases tho king bathe In the the open courts of children must remain with the bus- inns, as I the custom, have been nor land's family. , I rifled by tho Invasion of women who The American Idea of chastity I fulled to grasp tho Occidental Ideas modesty, Tho eiulmrrassinnnt unknown, pattlculaily among the low- nf er classes, Tho Ideal of obedience and reaches a climax, when a little house submission takes Its place. Instead maid, In obedience to established tr ot being considered a dlsgrlioo, as j dltlons uf hospitality, Insists upon Mid among Western nations, tho girl or lug the MuMiltig and protesting bath wife who sells herself jto relieve tho ,-r to dry hlmsi-lf with Utile toy tow llnanclal or other dlttlcultles of rather, (s. Modesty, however, U much a brother or husband, Is considered a question o longlludn and custom, heroine, a theme which Is Idealised In, The South Sea Inland gill, whose only several Japanese drnntas, j clothing Is n tiny string about her Tho problem of the Oelsha and her waist, feels the keenest nlmnin when discovered without Its protection, The standard f Japanese beauty lenders of Japan have come from this, differs iimti-t I illy from the old titvek class of glrls.and the fact of a prevU. standard ultM: h.w pe'sl-itnd In Wet- leaves no stain ni civilisation. Alice M, Macon, In on the reputalbvt'vr on tho wife. Much her "Japanese Wouiwt," says the has been written upon this Institution ,illrt female f.tce must he long and which resemldesthO ro bm bmhmh narrow, the forehead high and narrow which resembles the horlra of the an- !,, the middle, but widening and lower- dent O reeks and occupies a similar lug at the sides, conforming to the ut- posltlon of tjuasl-distlnctlon In the so- Hue of their helhed Fuji, the motin- eloty. It has been tho theme of West- tain lhat Japanese art love to pie- ecu poets and visiting writers, and a hire, The hair should bo straight glamour of beauty has been thrown and glo"y black, nnd absolutely around the geishas which has veiled (unooth, Japanese ladies who have tho j tho stgnlttcuuce of tho Institution In int.' foi tune to have uny wave or ripple Its degradation of women. While the: in the hair, us many of them do, are geishas are fascinating little beauties, n at much pains to straighten It In elaborately trained In all the arts of the dress .dressing as American ladles pleasing entertainment, they are both! are to simulate a natural curl when frail nnd fair, and In their system of, nature has denied them that charm, education, manners takes a far pre- J The eyes should be long and narrow, cedenca over morals. i slanting upward at the outer corners; Shocked by Americen Women, The Japanese Idea of modesty Is In striking contrast to the prevailing no tion In the United States, and yet up- small, and the llns full and red. The neck, which Is a conspicuous feature always when the Japanese dies worn, should be long mid slander and gracefully curved, Tho completion should ho (llghta clear Ivory white, with little color In their cheeks. The blooming country stylo (( beauty Is not admired, and everything even to the color in the cheeks, must bo sacrificed to gain the delicacy that Is the sine qua non of th Japanese beauty. The figure should be slender, the wlt long but not especially small, and the hips narrow, to secure the best effect with the Japanese dress. The head and shoulders should be carried slight ly forward, nnd tho body should also be bent forward slightly at the waist, to secure the most womanly And arls tocrtitlc hearing, In walking the step should be short and quick, with ti e ton turned In. nnd the foot lifted so tiilghtly Unit either clog or sandal will scuff at every step, This I tiec ossaw for modesty with the nar-ow .In i niese dress. Contrast with this the fair, curl ln iimIi. the round Idtie eyes, tho rosy clleelit, the elect sllllt WUllgd, lurgO hipped llgures of many foreign beau ties. The rapid, long, clean stepping walk, and the nlr of almost masculine strength, which belongs especially to Kngllsh uti1 American women. And one can see how tho Japanese find little thai they reeognUo as beauty among them, nine eyes set Into deep sorksts nnd with the bridge of the nose rising a barrier between them, impart n rk te grotesquennss to the fare that the untrnveled Japanese sel dom admires, The very babies will scream wl ,i horror ot the first sight of a Idtie-eyed, light haired foreigner, and It only after considerable famil iarity with such persons that they can be lii'l'ircd to show anything but the and the eyebrows should he delicate ; .. . , , , ., ..... i, wildest frith bi their presence, lines, lilgU above the ye Itself, The , " i distinctly aquitln iiohw should be low! ! at the bridge, the curve beginning Rhtumstlo Psim Removed. It I' Crocker ! i now Ri v.'tir. (if on analytic review. It frequently shows ( much lower down than upon the Cau- ttnJ (nr twpMy yenr0 jmu- of more common sense and real delicacy j caslen face; nnd the eye socket should . the ivace at Martlnsbtirg. Iowa, says; of feeling than the American article.5 not be outlined ut all. either by thej'I am terribly afflicted with srlatlo . , ...... ' tim .t..,..w nr iiu fi una.. i rheuiuBt Ism in my left arm and right It is the Japanese belief that exposure, .. the cheek, or by tn. nose, ( of body Is Immodest only when It oc-j 3mll Mouth sod Rd Lips. chamberlain's I'aln Malm and It did curs for the purpose of attracting the It Is (Ids flatness of face about the me lot of good." For sale by Frank attention of tho other sex. The tight-' eye that gives the mild expression! Hltrt nfu 'lt'll"s' druggists. fitting gowns of American women, the, to all young people of Mongollanjypo The salve that acts like a poultice decollctto creations that set off an ex- - thai Is so noticeable a trait always in ' ViM Salve Carbollsed. ""No other , , v . i .l i. i ... salve so good for cuts, burns, bolls " " ,. .. ftlu tapped skin. Ask about It. Price father's family, and the registry am-presslbly shrfck the modesty of the .ulstov.ratlc Japanese lady) must be;; ,.(. j.-rnnk Hart's Drug Store. TO and over 1,000 people unable to gain admission to the selling out, quitting business sale. filly of ti iipi S lid &t U jOoti I 9th and Bond Streets, Astoria, Oregon. The stock and premises now in possession of the Shafer-Whittier Co., to be sold at such prices as is deemed necessity to close out the entire stock of Men's, Boys', Women's and Girls' wearing apparel. Fixtures for sale. Nothing reserved from the floor to the ceiling. The great slaughter is now on. Commences at 9 a. m. tomorrow and continus JO days or until the stoc is sold. Read the terrible sacrifice of prices. Nothing reserved. Everything goes including all the new fine spring goods. Men's Suits. No law of cost or worth con ' sidered. The goods must be sold at once by order of the Shafer-Whittier Co., as signees. $ 1.85, odd lots worth $8.00 suits. 3.8o, spring goods worth to $12 suits. 4.75, elegant tailor made to $15 suits. 7.85, tailor made up to $20 suits. 9.65, for elegant imported goods, up to $25 suits. 13.85, fine as the world offers worth to $35. PANTS. 1,000 PAIRS. Best Kinds. ,69c, good $1.50 pants. 99c, best $2 pants. $1.65 tailor made up to $4.00 pants,, 2.35, the best $5 pants. 3.45, up to $9 custom made pants. All Cravenettes and Overcoats at the Cost of the Cloth. Odd Coats SL Vests, Next to Nothing. $1 45, odd from $10 Suits. 2.55 odd from $15 suits. Boys' Suits, $2.65, choice of our fine $6 to $10 suits. Suit Cases. 95c, elegant $2 suit cases. $1.35, steel frame $4,00 suit cases. 2.35, leather $5 suit cases. 3.85, best calf and steel frame to $10 suit cases. All Trunks at about One-Third Value. Men's Shoes. This fine stock of bench made goods at the cost of the leather. $1.45 for men's $3 shoes. 2.35 for men's 5 shoes. 3.G5forall kind up to $7.50 shoes. SHIRTS. 35c, big lot all kinds worth to 75c. 65c, fine dress, golf, etc., $1.25. 85c for $1.50 shirts. 98c for $1.50 flannel shirts. $1.35 fine $2.25 wool shirts. 1.85 for up to $3.50 wool shirts. 1.65 for fine wool $4 shirts. 2.35 elegant selected silk and wool $5 shirts. 50c for best quality overalls. 95c for wool, worsted or jer sey to $3 sweaters. 15c, president style suspend ers. 25c for COc and 75c suspend ers. 35c for up to $1 suspenders. 3 for 10c, regular 10c hand kerchiefs. 5c, b!ue red and white hand kerchiefs, 9c for 25c handkerchiefs. 12c for 30c handkerchiefs. 5c for linen collars, all styles worth to 25c. HATS Over $1,000 worth of the best on earth. 95c for elegant spring shape to $2.50 hats. $1.H5 for choice of all up to $5 hats. CAPS 5c for shop caps. 19c for 50c caps. THE MIGHTY POWER OF CASH As this sale will only last for a limited time, remember your money will do two or three times its duty. SOX 3" pair for 10c. 7c for 15c sox. 12c for 25c sox. 19c for 40c sox. 29c for wool 50c sox. Underwear. 2,000 pieces. Fine Quality. 35c, best 65c kind. 45c, best $1 kind. 85c. wool $2 quality. $1.35, wool $2.50 quality. $1.85, fine up to $4 quality. Fine Shirt Waists. 50c for $1.00 waists. 75c for $2 waists. 95c for $2.50 waists. $1.65 for $5 waists. 3.85 for $8.00 silk waists. 1.65 for $12 silk waists. Silk Petticoats. $3.85 for $7 50 petticoats 5.85 Cor $12 and $15 petti coats Skirts. This elegant tailor made stock at the cost of the cloth. $2.85, elegant $6.50 values. 3.85 up to $8 values. 5.85 up to $12 values. 8.85 up to $20 values. SUITS, The most elegant stock of ladies fine suits ever seen in Astoria at cost of he goods. There are suits here made to retail at $20 to $50. COATS The very best tailor made, $4.85, $6.85, $8.85, $12.85. rWorth$12to$40. Remember the goods must be sold at once to satisfy creditors Sale at the New York Credit Cos Store Room, 9th-Street, one by order of the SHAFER-WHITTIER CO. door north of Bond St. For 10 dayonlw