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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, - PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING. MAY 7, 1908. 13 WEST PAY! HIGH WAGES Government Statistics Show That Horace Greeley Was Eight , men He Gave His Famous . Advice - to the ,Young Men. ' t (Ciilud Press" Ltsed Wire.) ' - ""' Washington, May 7. When Horace Greeley eald "Go ! west, young man," he' probably did not have at hi disposal the statistics to prove the soundness of his advice, The frontier west has dis appeared, and a new. west has been born, nevertheless It would appear that It holds out greater Inducements to the wage earner of today than any other section of the United States. . - The western .man or woman who Is employed in a manufacturing establish ment receives a much greater compensa tion than his fellow workmen, elsewhere, According to a statement issued today by the cer.sus bureau. The average per week throughout the west ts $13.65, as gainst $10.63 In ' the i central north fitates, fl0.lt In the north Atlantic, $8.33 rrthe south central and 47.31 in the :; " couth Atlantic, ..Ten dollars la the average weekly wage throughout the country. Some trades average double this amount dia mond cutters earn $21.68 per week and. on the other hand, the ignorant, illiter ate workers In the turpentine Industry, those who gather the crude gum, re ceive only an average of f23 a week. Workers in the cottonseed on and cako Industry receive on an average only $6.64 Both .of these" last two elasee" are largely, employed in-Nthe- sou thi- and their poor compensation emphasises the jact that the southern workjntsn re ceives less than his brother craftsman Aiywhere else in the country. The cen sus 4urau explains the low average in a measure by directing attention to the comparatively recent development of the factory system and the large proportion f women) and children and negroes em ployed. Women Earn lien. ' In all statistics which the bureau has compiled. Including 123,708 establish ments and 3,297. 819 wage earners, it is fhown that women earn far less than men. In the cotton mills female operatives rnake $6.03 a week, dn shoe factories they earn $7.60. As evidence of the ex tent to which women earn their own livelihood, out of the 8,000,000 odd em ployees, 688,599. or 17.8 per cent were of the gentler sex. However, women drew only ll per cent of the total wage list, or S3.ti3S.4Sl, as against $29,240,287 earned by the men. Statistics of child labor are startling. Out of the total of employes 90.167, or t.7 per cent were' children, receiving $313,0U per ' week. Thus the average child worker received only $3.46 a week as contrasted with the man's average earnings of $11.16 and the woman's of $617. In cotton mills children earn only 33.21 per week, on an average; in to bacco factories the earnings were still lower, the average being only $3 a week while In pickle factories the average was only $1.84 a week. ' Worth Pays Mora, !i Tn" connection with the cotton in dustry, the census office makes an in The Rose may blossom for England, The Lily for France un fold, Ireland honors the Sham rock, Scotland the Thistle bold. But the shield of the Great Republic-" The glory xf the West Shall bear the bloom of The Tasseled Corn; The Sun's supreme be-, quest! teresting comparison of the earnings in the north and those in the aouth. By confining ' the comparison, to establish ments engaged in the manufacture of print cloths, it eliminates to a consider able extent the differences between the character ef the Industry in the two sections and thus presents a fair basis to measure differences in earnings. -. This comparison shows that the av crape 'earnings of - men -were in -New England $8.62, in the south $5.14, - for nmi thA nvitrtni was in New Enx- land $7.83, in the south $3.77, while for children the average in NewEngland was $4.4 and in the south $2.73. For all classss of cotton operatives the avert go weekly earnings in the nprth were $7.62. as contrasted with but $4.1fc In the south- ; , . one or tne mosi sinning couuiuiuu inferred from the census report on this subject la that the figures indicate that the . differences in average earnings between large and small establishment re sirgm- in moire ciuimu.tiub than 10 wage earners, the average wage was less than $9.83. while those em ploying 6C0 wage earners or more, it was tiu.zi. CiDIDITIS MB BY VARSITY STUDENTS Offices of President and Sec retary Will Be Hotly Contested For. Special Dtupstcb to The Jourail.) University of Oregon, Eugene, May 7. -A student body meeting took the place of the regular assembly yesterday morning and candldatea were nomi nated tor student offices for 1909. The election will occur next Wednesday at the assembly hour and spirited contests sre anticipated for the offices of presi dent and secretary of the student body and places on the executive committee. The other offices will ba filled without opposition unless new candidates appear before the election. Both Bond and Tawrveend, the candidates for the presi dency, are prominent In university af fairs, both being members of the de bating teams of the past two years. The offices and candldatea are as follows: BtaAsmt Body. President -Jesse H. Bond, Florence; Thomas R. Townsend, Roseburg. Vice-President. J. La Roy Wood, Nome, Alaska. Secretary NIeta Harding, Oregon City; Frances Nelson, Albany. Members Athletic Council (three) Paul W. Reld, Portland; Fred C. Moul len, Modesto, California; Walter E. Mc Intyre, Aahland; William H. Wood. As toria; Ralph M. DodVm, Baker City. Members at Large, Executive Commit tee (two) Charles Mac C. Snow, Port land: Ormond R. Bean, Salem; Harvard C Moore. Portland. Oregon Weekly Staff. Editor-in-Chief Earl Kllpatrlck. La Grande. - Associate Editors Harriet Lane, Portland. Business Manager Dean T. Goodman, Pendleton. Assistant Business Manager Frits Dean, Grants Pass. Oregon Monthly Btaff. Editor-in-Chief Ruth Hansen, Fort- ,aAdssoclate Editors NIeta Bartlett, Eugene; Jennie Lilly, Portland; Alfred Powers, Parkplace; Gerald Eastham, Oswego. Business Manager William M. Cake, Portland. Asaistant Business Manager Cecil J. Espy, Oysterville. Washington. Some of the opponents of legislation by- the people are letting up on abusing U'Ren long enough to consider the propositions on the ballot, It Is dawn ing on the editorial mind fin even dark est' Oregon that what the people will say will go. - For Breakfast, Made by Post urn. Cereal Co.. Ltd.. Battle Crek, Mlchisran. U. S. A.) SIX -PRISONERS FROLl MALHEUR Court Cleans UjLarge Num ber of Criminal Cases at . Becent Term. (Special Dispatch to The Journal. - Ontario, Or May"7viCJrcuit court for Malheur county - adjourned 'yesterday, Shej-lff Odell left with the six prisoners who -were sentenced; at this term for Salem yesterday, accompanied by sour guards. ' ' The following criminal cases war disposed of at this term: r Lorlng Qruell, charged with the lar ceny of 21 colts, continued for the term and the defendant admitted to ball.-' . Bam. Yarber, charged with crimlnil assault, pleaded guilty and was sen tenced to two years in the penitentiary by Judge Davis. ;: Louis Jones, larceny of a cow, jury returned a verdict of guilty and defend ant sentenced-to one year In the peni tentiary. . ; Fred Wheatlv. larceny of three head of geldings, defendant pleaded guilty and sentenced to four years. Wheatly Is the man who escaped from a train at Payette last fall while being brought from Pendleton to this county for trial. Henry Share, larceny of a horse and saddle, pleaded guilty 'and sentenced to one year In the pen. Rube Gray ai:d Henry Reed, larceny of five colts, pleaded guilty and each sentenced to one year. - PEETTY WOMAN IS v CHARGED WITH THEFT (United Press Leased Wire.) San" Francisco, May 7. A pretty roung woman, who the police say la rene Duff of Boise,- Idaho. Is in the custody of the police today on a charge made oy Arthur lister or jsewton. Iowa, that she robbed him of $120 in Golden Gate Dark Tuesdav afternoon. The girl was wandering about the lobby of the St. Francis hotel when her movements attracted-the attention of Detective William TrollT After he had engaged her In conversation Lis ter, who is a guest of the hotel, rushed up to the couple and announced that Miss Duff had picked his pockets in the park. No formal charge will be made against tne woman at present. The police are investigating her record. one is very styusniy .dressed. RAILB0AD EMPLOYES DEMAND PROTECTION (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Olympla, Wash.. May 7. Spokane lodge No. 807, Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, has forwarded a letter to the railroad commission commending It for Its earnest efforts and achievements In enforcing the laws regarding roadbeds, safety appliances, etc.- In Its letter the lodge says In part: "The B. of It. T. does not desire to see any individual or corporation perse cuted, but it does demand the enact- ?ient and enforcement of Just laws. The ime has come when public service cor porations must be regulated bv law, and especially the railroads. In order to di minish the appalling destruction and maiming of humanity. Nearly all the laws- which tho railroad organizations have advocated, and will advocate, con cern the great public as well as them selves and It Is time -for the public to show more interest and become better acquainted with railroad conditions." I (PSfi i6ti ill Postum -CeTr-- f) JAPAN'S DIPLOMATIC. GAME t 1 ' ' BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN. - ' (Copyright, X908r by Frederic JVHaakln.) Toklo," Aprir Japan Is playing a diplomatic game with - definite purpose In view to become the leader of Asia, to dominate the richest and most , populous continent on the globe, and to become a world power , in. fact as well as In the courteous acknowledgment f of diplomatists. The Japanese nation is still under control of the same men who brought It out from the yellow monochrome of Asiatic heathenism and made It one of the firat-class nations. This fact must not be lost sight of, for It means that men wise enough and able enough to . accomplish , that great feat In 40 years are too Wise and too able to be wasting their, en ergy in a purposeless pursuit. , The two wars fought by Japan In the last 14 years had the same ultimate ob ject In view the securing of a foot hold on the mainland of Asia. If Japan IS cabined, cribbed and confined within the narrow limits of its island home it will never be a great power. The Jap anese know that. But If. like England, It can . make that islahd home a basis from which It can control large portions of the outside world, then it can hope to become in the Paclflo what England 10 1U UIO AtlUIlUC, As a result of the war with China, Japan wrested from the Chinese the predominant influence In Korea and seized an important piece . of Chinese territory, the Liao Tung peninsula, lhe powers forced Japan to retrocedo this tract. Time went on and Russian Influence in Korea became menacing, Russia obtained a lease on Port Ar thur, on the same peninsula which Japan had once held, and Russian aggression threatened China. Again Japan went to war, ostensibly to free Korea, to main tain the "open door" In Manchuria and to save China from the Russians. ' Japs Annexed Korea; The real result of jrhe war was thai Japan practically annexed Korea, that Japan has followed the Russian initia tive In Manchuria with more than Rus sian aggressiveness, and that it is now Japan which threatens the Chinese em- ?lre. All of these events, stretching h rough a period of 16 or 17 years, serve to point out the course Japan Is Sursulng, looking always to Japanese ominatlon of Asia. -Japan has not been signally success ful in the world of diplomacy. The victories It won on field and sea In tho war with Russia were not reflected in the negotiations at Portsmouth. Its success iro forming the alliance wltn England and the nuheq.uent ententes with France and Russia were due in large part to the desire of the European parties to the contracts. That Japan made a fatal error in diplomacy when it raised the question concerning the San Francisco school Incident is every where admitted, for it was the begin ning: of the end of America's purely sentimental regard for Japan. Within the last few weeks Japan so bungled tho quarrel with China regarding the gun smuggling ship Tntsu Maru that China was enabled to call the attention of the world to the fact that Its stronger neighbor was taking advantnge of Chi nese weakness to force acceptance of Japanese demands without a hearing. Whatever advantage Janan has ku inert In its struggle for supremacy has been the result of war. or of some other na tion's eld. But these facts do not pre vent the Japanese diplomatists frnm pushing forward In their 'own peculiar way. The story of the strangulation of Korean Independence by tho Japanese has been told to the world. That Japan Is determined to use Its domination of Korea for Its own purposes and ns a base for further aggression on the main land of Asia la clearly Indicated by the trend of events. Protestant Missionaries. Korea Just now is the most fruitful field of endeavor for Protestant mis sionaries in the world. American mis sion boards are Mending scares of men and women into the country and they are meeting with a measure of success unprecedented In the history of modern missions. The Japanese attitude toward these missions Is that of suspicion. At Liiiti v U wffl . dffleuj to -s ' ' home . they welcome the missionaries for the gifts of education they bring. But the Japanese know that the Amer ican mllnTirr It always a. oartlsan nt tha nennln amnnar whom he lives and . - ... , , . ' ' 1 I 1 pkln m woras. inui- me, miaaiuuaiy ia-u'' la nrn-nhlneae. In J a Dan ne is Dro-jap- anese and in Korea he is pre-Korean, Prince Ito. resmeni-generat in n.orea, actual head of the Korean government and real head of the Japanese govern- mnnt.-waa aalrarl what he thought about the American missionaries in Korea. He picked up a match and placed it at arm's lanrth'fNtm him on the table. Then he Ltook two other matches and placed them near tne eage ot tne taoie iu paraum lines, pointing toward tne urai inaivu. Tht first match reDresents the better ment ef the condition -of the common people of Korea," said .he. "These two parallel matches are the missionaries and myself. We are both working for th hetterment of the Korean people, they along religious lines and I along political and economic lines. 'As long as these lines are parallel there will be no conflict But- if the missionaries turn aside ever so slightly to interfere in politics, tnen the time will come when our paths will cross," continued Prince Ito, moving the two matcnes in illustration, "waen tnat time comes the elder statesman-flicked the mission ary match from the table with his finger-nail. s Manchuria Different Story. But' the world powers have signified their acqulesence ia the Japanese occu pation of Korea and perhaps there can ha nn nbiectlon to tho Jaoancae metfl- ods there from a diplomatic point of view. Manchuria, however, is another story. The Russians occupied mis i.mn ma nrnvlnm lust after the Boxer trou hi a Alelifc vears ae-o. They continually promised to get out. but refused to goJ Until U1U .laUttliCBW OIUI mum from the southern and richest portion of the' territory. The Japanese took pos session and announced that tho "open door" policy was In force and that all nations mignt come in and trade. Japan controlled the South Manchurian rail road, and, of course, would keep enough tenslblyturnlng over civil, authority to tne Chinese government. nAtwH hatiinrilTifr thlat "nnpn dnnr." Amercun trade in 1-iancnurlif fell off and all merchants other than Japanese have since labored under great dlsad vantaaes. Japanese merchandise Is shipped Into Manchuria In cases marked "Military supplies for Japanese govern ment." Thia means that they come In nractlnallv free of freight and entirely free of customs duty, while other.- na tions must pay heavy freight charges to the Japanese) railroad, and also must my the tariff duties. This device of labeling all kinds of goods "military supplies," and tnus avoiding the customs laws, cannot be done without the sanction of the Jap anese government Inspectors, even- If the aovernment is Innocent of com plicity.' CnjriDlnlnts have been made. but the evi stlh goes on, according to the reports of the traders of all na tionalities who are concerned In the Ufanchurian trade. These methods In Manchuria are causing protests to flow lino the roreign orrices or every rcuro Dean canltal. and also to the state do- partment at Washington. What Ine outcome will be remains to be seen. Klksdo After Chin. From the Japanese point of view. Manchuria is but the thin edge of the wedge which Japan Is Inserting In the ch or Dessert Hot Stove Cool Kitchen How do you expect to en Wick Blue Flame Oil Cook-Stove the kitchen actually seems as comfortable as you could wish it to be. This, in itself, is wonderful, but, more than that, the "New Perfection" Oil Stove does perfectly every thing that any stove can da all-round cook-stove. Made and" fullv warranted. If not dealer, write our nearest agency. 3a$& Lamp Jgjajaw ' m a subttantial, strong- l it nuuie suu uwiu- . some lamp. 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However, Japan is not putting all Its eggs In one basket, and If the Chi nese will not succumb to methods of this kind they may be forced to suc cumb bv war. Japan, falling In diplo macy will always fall back on war as Its best asset. Just now It is almost bankrupt, but nevertheless its army and navy are being made ready ' for trouble and If trouble comes In China then Japan is there on the ground and China cannot defend itself. There . are two methods by which nations maintain great military estab lishments. One Is that of the rich na tion which can afford the expenditure and which keeps up a great army and navy to defend its possessions and its trade. The other Is that of the poorer nations which cannot afford the lux ury, but which hope by occaslbnal wars to muke vanquished nations pay tho hill in the form of Indemnities or terri tory. 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It is not at all unlikely that Japan, contemplating a war with China, considers it a foregono conclusion that China, and net Japan, must foot the bill, for Its own dem olition. CHICAGOAN EOBBED " WHILE SEEING FLEET (United Press Leased Wlft.) J . San Francisco. May 7.J. H. Eaton, a wealthy Chicago manufacturer,- 1 thought to be dying today as the re suit of an attack made on him by three thugs, who felled their victim, kicked him ir. the mouth, stole his diamonds worth $800 and $365 in money, and left; htm lying unconscious on a street cor ner. . .. Eaton, who had come to San Fran cisco for a rest and to see the fleet. was walking along Market street on nis way to his sleeping apartments late last night when the trio of footpads at tacked mm at mntn street, ahw m , had been knocked down and kicked until senseless, the robbers snats-d a 1500 : diamond from his finger anl M00 dia mond stud from his shirt vVV. . They, then took all the money In 1 ew'hes,' tSG5. and left Eaton lylniV the sidewalk. Eaton was found Wn cltl-,, sen, who notified the police. J It Is feared that his skull was fracti. Hi condition Is considered serious. ::. cracKimg xiaKes Corn without