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Newspaper Page Text- 10 ASIATICS IN BRITISH COLONIES . THE OREGON' SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY. MORNING, MAY i7,l803. BT FREDERIC J. HASKIN. " ((5pjrrighM08, by FredecJo J.Haekln.) . j Vancouver. B. tX, !T -The Imiriedlate cause for friction amonc ths jeepl of British. Columbia and Japan baa been removed by the agreement of the Japanese governmimt "to stop" the emigration of Japanese labor 16 British Columbia, But the" tinder f race antagonism ; la atiil here and the spark need only to be applied. While Japan has promised a restricted ewilrratlon to Canada, just as she has promised It to the United States, It all depends upon the perpetuity of the present Japanese foreign policy as to whether that spark shall be applied or not The;party in the ascendency at" this time may con ' tlnue-to rule Japan for years tocome,.and again It may lose Its Tnold on the government .at any time. The' opposition party in Japan Is for recognising ; the rights Of Japanese to go wtre they please and whan they please, so that it Is not certain that the question will always remain down. just at this time the main agitation in "British Columbia is over the right of the Japanese to vote. There are ome - ooo Japanese in the province, and hair of them have become naturalised and " are British subjects. One seventh of the -".V population of Vancouver Itself are Asi atics. Shall they be allowed to vote when they are naturalised? And shall any more of them be naturalised? It is the old, old race problem over again, a problem that shows itself wherever lien races aspire to nomination. The anti-Japanese point out that an oath is meaningless to the Japanese working - man. They say that it represents no more to nim than the chang ng of his costume, the changing froi he curren cy of Nippon to that of Canada, or the changing of the style of his necktie. They claim to have discovered evidence that-the Japanese government keeps a careful record of the whereabouts of every Japanese In foreign lands, and " that whether naturalization has taken place or not. they will ever be ready to. ; respond 10 mo i ...... Vancouver is a composite city. Here von may be surrounded wiih every evi dence of being in the heart of an up-to-V." date, twentieth century city of 30 000 Americans. Then walk two or three blocks and you will find yourse f appar - ently 1 the very heart of Peking. A hm blocks will take you Into what might be a part of Tokio. So far as the foreign element la concerned it shows the heaviest proportion of C.nln t ese and Japanese of any city on the American continent. City of Progress, located on the Southwestern shores of British Columbia, at the western ter minus of the great Canadian Pacific transcontinental railroad, and the ob " lectlve of the second transcontinental line. Vancouver is a city of progress. It is the northern gateway from the eastern to the western world. Irlbu- tarv to It is the vast undeveloped terri tory of British .Columbia. Canada Is r looking forward to the completion of the Panama Canal, when it can load ships at Vancouver and send them to ' the food centers of the world. Perhaps three fourths-of tlm wheat 'grown n ' Canadian soil lies tributary to the Pa cific rather than to the Atlantic. A new country with onlv 300,000 people on ' 480,000 square miles of land, what won .'.Jim in it thftt'ttiR Jananese. the ChtneSe, and the Hindus should desire to leave ' their crowded lands where a bare, llv- Ing la the most a laborer can hot-e for, and go to a land of so much promise, . for years there has been a small . stream of Immigration from Asia to Canada, but it was not enough to dis '' f. turb the people of the western half of that country Into fears for their - final ' supremacy. A few years ago England made a treaty with Japan, whereby the Japanese laborer was as free to go to the United. Kingdom as the British worklngmsn Is to come to America. Hut this treaty did no include Canada and the other self-governing colonies. Im migration of Japanese was restricted ' 't about 600 coolies a year. When the i Russian-Japanese war was over Canada ? "began to see prospects for a great com. ' merce with the orient, and her ministry v wanted to make the most of those op portunities. Bo they entered -into -dime--matte correspondence with, Japan, offer ing in return for certain trade advan tages, to become a third party to, that English-Japanese agreement. Hindus In Bjsrds. Japan, seeing that she would have Everything to gain and nothing to lose, promptly accepted the proposition, and ':'? at once the " Japanese began to come in rirnvea. Not onlv did Japan Itself ' vend Its thousands, but owing to the chnp wages in Hawaii, the Japanese balf way ' house to America, there were ns many more coming from there. Then T.'.h rinoBA war Mmilnv in At rsnid tateand to make matters worse, Hindus from India, heean to come in herds. The people of British Columbia began to i have a close-range view of the yellow peril. Long before the outnreaii at van. rnuvor the Ottawa ministry had repent ,d of its bargain. Although far more . out of svmnathy with British Columbia . than Washington was with the Pacific ' coast In Its trouble, tne -Canadian gov crr.ment realised that there were dan- f-ers ahead or tne new immigration, jet t dared not say anything. Thefi the British Columbia legislature passed an i" exclusion act of Its own. which was ve- toed by the Ottawa authorities. Shortly nfter came the outbreak caused by the tangible danger of being swamped by an alien race. . . Th outbreak at Vancouver first started against the Hindus. They are not alien In nationality, for they are the King's own subjects. But they are alien in ways and manners, hopes and aspirations. To the native Canadian thev are not one whit better than the coolies of Japan and China. They are described as the "coolies of Calcutta." They are the lowest class of Hindus, end friction results wherever they come In contact with the Canadians. Regrets of Government. When the outbreak was. over, al though the Hindus and the Chinese suf fered as much as the Japanese, It was to the Japanese government that re crets were sent, and not much ado was made over the misfortunes that had be- fallen the Chinese and Hindus. The I $30.00 8-3x10-6 Axminster Rugs $19.95 J. $33.50 9 xl2 Axminster Rugs .$21.85 ( $M.OO 9 , xl2 Velvet Rugs. .819.95 ',$18.00 8-3x10-6 Tapestry Brussels Rugs. . .$13.45 $20.00 U xl2 Tapestry Brussels Rugs ...... j . . . .814.95 $25.00 9 X12 Tapestry Brussels Rugs 817.85 $30.00 8-3x10-6 Body Brussels Rugs 823.85 $33,00 9 X12 Body Brussels Rugs 825.85 $18,00 9 xl2 Wilton Velvet Rugs $35.00 ' ..., V -- negotiations that ended recently have been received with Joy by the natives , of British Columbia. But It Is realized J that except for the Vancouver riots i such a happy solution could not have' been brought about. The Japanese gov ernment criticised the Washington au thorities for not holding the western i anti-Asiatic feeling In check, but when the Canadian authorities declared that they could not be responsible for future outbreaks unless immigration was checked, no word of criticism was to be hoard. The people of British Columbia are without exception glad that there was similar trouble with the United States. They declare that If it had not been for the oppositions Japan experienced on the Pacific coast of the United States it Is doubtful if they could have been brought to submit to virtual ex clusion. And they say that the best guarantee that Canada has that Japan will live up to the agreement Is that she hits made the same promises to the United States. The Ottawa authorities, as well as the Japanese, declare that the Van couver riots are not to be compared with those of San Francisco. They 'say that whereas the authorities in Califor nia were, if not In the letter then In the spirit, parties to the an tl-Asiatic demonstrations, on the other hand It was nothing but laborers and hoodlums that were responsible In Vancouver. Baron Ishll, the Japanese government representative who investigated . the troubles, in a recent Japanese magaiine article, declares that American labor ers are benighted, ignorant, and Intol erant, and at the same time are a grea,t political factor. He puts the blame for the Pacific coast riots on them, and especially on the Irish-Americans. His views in . this, particular are shared by some of the Ottawa authorities, who want to see Canadian labor cut entire ly loose from that of the United States, declaring that almost without excep tion any - trouble that Canadian labor has gotten Into comes from the labor organizations of the United States. Old Story of Prejudice. The trouble at Vancouver is the same old story of race antipathy that has been known from the time that the Canaan 1 tea hated the people of Israel. Anglo-Saxons have ever Insisted on An- frlo-Soxon supremacy. And today Kng and Is having trouble with the Asiat ics not only in Canada, but In New Zea land. Australasia and la South Africa. Ju every, self-governing .British posses sion tne people nave made a solemn re solve to keep their several- countries to themselves, and to receive only such immigrants as they can assimilate. And It Is declared by English writers who are thoroughly acquainted with the sit uation mat these countries are pre pared t6 make any sacrifice to main tain Anglo-Saxon supremacy. Bo long as England and America can hold In check that tide of Asiatic emigration that is ambitious to sweep out into the newer portions of the world, where op portunity is young and man's destiny large one, ail is likely to be well. But It will take the combined dinln- macy and the combined strength of the two great Anglo-tsaxon nations to ac complish It. -Even Mouth America is awakening to the danger of or! Immigration, and the situation there is not mucn less arute than In our own continent. A prominent Japanese writ er, dlscnssing the hope 'of ultimate' success in colonizing in the western world, acknowledges the seriousness of the opposition to his people when he says that If they hope to succeed as colonizers like other races or national ties, they have yet to see their tracks covered with the bones of martyrs who have perished In the struggle. Topics From Old New York N EW YORK, May U. It Is now con ceded that Gotham's "four ' hun dred" is a thing of the past. The knell has been sounded bv Frederick lias. iJeen buuiiui u uy riruemn n. Jt v. V, . , i. . luwusQuu jnoi mi, wuu una uccn iii most conspicuous man in New York so - cietw the nast winter. Th s nODU ar . . , leader declares turn n ib inipoHsioie any longer to group and classify so ciety, owing to the fact that the aris tocratic population is constantly shift ing and that1 New York's "eleven hun dred" would come nearer Indicating the number of people who can rightfully be regarded as belonging to the fash ionable, set. Furthermore, Mr. Martin declares' that the doers of society do not any longer open to the man or wo man -with a big bank account alone, but that cleverness and good manners, together' with good taste in dress, are required' for social recognition. The first, real Intimation the New Yorkers had that society was becoming more democratic . was the occasion of a re ception In honor of Mrs. ueorge uoutd s return to the stage for a brief half Calef Bros.' are now con ducting another of those fa mous Rug Sales and are selling !ii Sale i.anRison St. Ir its "fin J e2 FLASHLIGHT VIEW TAKEN OF THE PUPILS AND FRIENDS OF The Fourth Annunl Reception of the Behnke-Walker Business College was held In the Elks lodge room Friday evening, Mav IB. This was 'by far tlu most successful reetption in its history, there being over 1,200 In attendance. The guests were received by a commit hour, and the Interest attached to this entertainment was widespread. There were 1,100 persona present at Mr. Mar tin's invitation. At this entertainment Mr. Martin appeared in his famous combination of sack suit and silk hat, which was regarded everywhere as an indication thai mure individual free dom in the matter of dress was to be tolerated in the best society. New Yorkers aro very much agog over the recent unheard of extravagance of Mrs. Hetty Green, who is known far and wide, as the "richest woman in the world." From a dingy Mat. In Hoboken, I wnere Mrs. ureen paia iiu a montn, she has gone to the fashionable Hotel ' Plaza, on Fifth avenue, where she pays I $300 a month for her small apartment. I However, she now IooMb out on the ! beauties of t'entral Park, where before she gazed day after day into the back yards of arnibby tenements. At the Plaza. Mrs. Ureen still continues many of the habits she has acquired in her years of living the simple life. She refuses te have any or the maids or I bellboys assist her, has requested the 1 lt,r"UMe nuia uvi mums unu . i.,ai. -a,. : . . "'ft the circuitous route and availing her- : self of several free transfers she is l" . " . lu "."J " i lor a nicKei. Mrs. ureen has caro.rullv concealed me motives that impelled her to move to the Plaziu It is rumored, however, that she desires to get into society since the engagement of her daughter Sylvia to Matthew Astor Wilks, grf-at-grandson of the first John Jacob Astor. Wilks denies that there is eny engagement, but It Is generally believed that it exists. The curfew never tolls in New York, which fact caused Anita Hendriz, a Spanish servant who had been here but two months, to carry an alarm clock with her every time she went out. so that when the alarm went off she would know it was time to return home. With nothing except the alarm clock to save her from harm. Anita went forth the other night, but being unfamiliar with the city she lost her way. The alarm rang and although Anita was only too willing to obey the summons of wt unique curfew, she knew not where to turn. She was Anally discovered bi a policeman, who took her to the police station, where all of the bluecoats de voted themselves gallantly to the task of trying to understand Spanish, while the girl reciprocated by doing her best to understand English. After several hours of futile effort her employer turned uo to report that his servant was missing. When Anita saw him she wept for Joy, "It isn't an alarm clock she needs," said the police captain; "she ought to have a map." The girls fn the fashionable Horace Mann school are uo In arms over a re cent edict that has been issued by their principal that no one will be allowed to wear . uura-iasnionaoie or exirava rant beadirear. false hair, elaborate or narnents of iewelry. high-heel shoes and peek-a-boo -waists. The school authori ties believe that the question of good taste in dress properly comes within the nmvincK of the school work. The girls are heartbroken, over the command, for the order means tnai . merry wiaow hats. "Lotta Flaust" collars, "Dutch nprka" "malina bows" . are all ta booed. Peek-a-boo waists, or - waists with rhnrt sleeves, bracelets, rings, tight shoes with fancy cloth tops or hie-h heels and gowns of - conspicuous colors are aiuo on tne oiacK jisi. nt th mmtr kinds of thefts that are committed In New York every day one of the, most common is the stealing of at the basement doors in the early hours of the morning, mo rejceni. lnyenium. however, of the shoemaker who lost his hnttln nf milk rea-ulartv for a week.. bids fair to cntch all thieves and thus put a stop to the practice, or at least trap tne inexpe'-lonced robbers. The shoemaker In question rose - early and attached one end of a spool of thread to the' milk bottle the moment the milkman had left It, and then went back to bed and watched the spool - upon which the thread was wound. Soon the spool be gan to move. Jumping out of bed the shoemaker dressed hurriedly " and went in search of a policeman. The loose end of the thread was soon discovered, and the bluecoat followed it up. " Jt led him after a short chase to the tall pocket of a man who was letaurelv walking along the street., k The milk was recovered and the man arrested, while .the shoe maker danced with glee over .the suc cess of his invention. The' students at Columbia University are rejoicing over the outcome of the tee composed of members of each year's class. Good fellowship and patriotic school spirit displayed made the reun ion a very enjoyable one. Parson's Orchestra rendered Its most entertaining selections. The intervals of rest were employed In hand-shaking. warfare they have conducted against Klngdon Gould, son of George Gould, the well known millionaire. Young Gould has been obliged to leave the col lege wunout a oegree. ne was practtc alll driven out by hazers, who so ham pered him in his studies that he found 000 Ten ' More Sample . Lines Added This Week AT 331-3 LADIES' SUITS 218 Sample Suits No two alike, embracing every make and style of a suit made: ladies' and misses' sizes; values to tSO.00, for $10.50 3,000 Ladies' Sample Waists EVERY KIND YOUR HEART DESIRES. 25 for sample Waists, value 11.09 foit for sample Waists, value $2.25 5jk for sample Waists, value J3.9S Sl.OO for sample Waists, val. 19.60 for sample Waists, val. $4.15 2.00 for sample Waists, val. $5.00 2.95 for silk Waists up to $10.00 values. 82.95 for silk net Waists, up to $12.1)0 values. $1 for Sample Shoes For men and women, values to $3.00 $1.57 Men's-Women's , Sample Shoes, $4.00 values. Heatherbloom Petticoats for genuine $$.50 Heath bloom Skirts. See the label. SI. 49 for real $3.25 moire Petti coats. 994 for $2.49 imported black sateen Petticoats. 254 for mussed sample Sklrta. 875 Pairs Ladies' Sample Hose Jn values up to $1.60, In black, tan and fancy colors, for 104 . Sample Handkerchiefs 14 for all 6c values. . 2r for all 10c values., 44 for ail 15c values.' 84 'for all 26c values. ' ?24 for all 35c values. . n hemstitched, embossed and plain: . 318 sAurui rxixs os . Suspenders Values to $1.85, for ..........254 reviewing old school days, and recount ing the experiences since last meeting. Several vocal selections were rendered by Miss Emma Klenow and brought much enthusiastic aiplause. Mlstes Eva Benson and Helen Willis enter tained with several piano duets and solos, and received equally hearty ap It Impossible to graduate as a mining engineer. All this Is an outgrowth of the attempt to kidnap him three years ago in order to make an "exhibit" of him at the -sophomore class dinner. Young Gould resisted their efforts In an unusual and unprecedented manner DRUMMERS' SAMPLES FLEISCMNER, MAYER & CO. SELL ALL CWtAPEST a STORE c . v m V) CENTS t w The entire Spring' sample lines of 80 salesmen, consisting of ladles' Salts, Bklrts, Waists, ismlln and Xnlt ' TJBdenrears Wrappers, Kmonos, Corsets, Hosiory, Xaee Curtains, .Bad Bprtada, Sheets, Vlllaw Cases, Table Zilnen, Towels, Blankets, Comforts, JTeckwear, Belts, Handkerchiefs, Bilk Skirts, Hen's TJnderwear, Suspenders, Jfeektlss, Shirts, all kinds. Sox, Pants, Overalls, Bats, Caps, Boys' Suits, etc. 16,000 artloles, all will go on tale tomoirow and all next week at - One-Half the Wholesale Price Goods marked In plain figures no limit. Sale lasts one week. Wo have bad biff sales before, bat this puts the kibosh on 'em all. EXTRA SPECIAL 81.0O for' $2.50 to $4.00 sample Jap Silk Waists, beautifully trimmed with lace; 86 In this lot. S2.45 for $5 . to $8.76 Jap Silk Waists, exquisitely trimmed; all ' slses. S3. 75 for sample Waists in silk net, black, white and ecru; .val ues to $16.00. Ladies' Wrappers , 10 doen sample Wrappers, values to $6.00 . each, for 9T4 Kimonos . S04 for 87 sample Kimonos, values to $1.86. ' Lace Curtains 785 . pairs of sample Lace Curtains 594 for sample pairs, worth $1.66 754 for sample pairs, worth $2,25 Bl.OO for sample pairs, worth $2!96 $3.16 11.Z6 ror sample pairs, worth 54 Dozen Men's , . Sample Underwear 104 for broken sites in all 10c Un derwear. 254 for all slses In 60c and 75c. Un derwear. 1 - l .. 394 for all slses in 85c and $1.00 Underwear. 494 fov all slses In $1.00 and $1.60 , Underwear. ? - - -. 1 . "r Corsets ' ; , . .' 254 504 and 1.0O for Corsets, worth to $5.00. x, .... s BEHNKE-WALKER BUSINESS COLLEGE. plause. Mrs. O. a. Bosserman won the hearts of the students by her very ex cellent reading. The. performers were the recipients of beautiful bouquets of choice roses and carnations. After, the program the entire student body sang with much enthusiasm the by drawing a revolver, which he dis charged several times, although no one was injured. The : students have never forgiven him for defending himself and have put every obstacle In his path that they could devise. . THEIR DRUMMERS' SAMPLES to the U "SMUTTED 3WD r r ON THE 118 Sample Comforts W for big $1.25 Comforts. xor nig comiorts. Tor 'Dig i&.uu tjomrorts.- 114 pairs Pillow Cases, 30x45, 20 and Z&c values, tor ...14c 87. pairs samplo Sheets., each 04 846 Ladies' Sample -Dress Skirts Ettmply everything that is made In Skirts you will find in this superb lot; Jonly one of a kind, but nearly every kind..'-'. .' -.- SI. 95 for -ladies' sample Skirts up To $6.00 values. . , . . .. S2.75 : for ladles" sample Skirts up - to 17.60 values, i 63.85 ' for ladies' .sample 'Skirts up to $8.60 values.' , . S5.85 for ladles' sample Skirts up to $16.00 values. ? . , ' ' . S7.95 for ladies'. sample Skirts up to $22.60 values. S9.15 for ladies' sample Skirts up to $25.00 values. . 'On Sale All This Week. $1.15 for Misfes; Skirts Value $3.50 V , Silk Skirts' ' 15 sample silk Skirts In all the nw colors artd black. S2-95 for beautiful taffeta. Skirts. . $7.60 values,'-... ..' , ' S3. 95 'r warranted taffeta Skirts, $10.00 values.-- , i. S4.95 for imported silk Skirts up to $15.96 values. 126 -sample Feather -Pillows, $1.19 values for ...504 l w el college song composed for the occasion, and the hall team and sooters voiced their sentiments In a sample of the nu merous college yells. Then all Joined In n grand march, utter which the largo assemblage wits solved refreshments, and all voiced the sentiments of th management a grand success. History May Repeat Itself, From The I)alles Optimist. Cake argues that he can beat Cham berlain In a walk. Says there Is noth ing to it but to count the ballots. Doc. Wlthycoihbe talked, and worked, along the same lines two years ago. Sale on a Larger Scale Than Ever p. DOLLAR 9,500 8AKP&B FIE CSS OT Muslin Underwear 194 for Corset Covers and Draw ers, values 60c. 394 for fine Embroidered Gowns and Skirts, values $1.00. 594 for Gowns, Corset Covers, Skirts, etc.; value to. $1.50. 994 for Gowns, Corset Covers, Skirts, etc.; value to $4.60. Knit Underwear 185 pieces Knit Underwear, values to 75c, for , ..194 114 for ladles' gauxe Vests, slues to 26c. , ' - : - i Dressing Sacks 194 for sample Sack Kimonos, val ues to 75c. 374 PAZBS Men's Sample Pants JJ r rura AZ.I.-WOOX. fabbxcs - Sl.OO for all $1.50 to $3.25 sample Pants. S1.50 for all $3.60 to $4.00 sample Pants. . 82.00 for all $4.00 to $5.15 sample Pants. ., 48 9-3 SOEBIT MEW'S BUmi 1 Neg;ligee Shirts, With and without collars, 76e, '$1,10 - and $1.50 values a'. .....504 All slses. 175 Sample Boys' Suits' Values to $6.115, for 'S1.95 84 80ZXH : HEH'S . Sample Sox -." Values to 40c, tar ,...84 1,000; Pairs Ladies White Canvas Shoes Values ;to $2.60, for .254 218 Sample Bedspreads ; 894 for big 11-4 Spreads, values .to 11.76. -Si. 19 for: blg.lt-4 Spreads, values to $2.25. - , , - SI. 49 for big 11-4 ; Spreads, values - to $3.00. - - -.