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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. - - -.