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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL', PORTLAND. . SUNDAY MORNING, , FEBRUARY 21, 1909. KING In Philippines tV Spirit W! AT OUT In ths Philippine they held last year the first carnival ever known In the fat east- carnival that plaeea at once "" the Philippines among the na . v tlona of the world recognizing the im portance of such a season of pre Xenten festivity. Realizing the. advantage of some such annual festivities aa are held In other X .I'm a a"1"0""" ot Manila's citizens ; decided to inaugurate an annual week s , Testivitrea for Manila, which would not onjy equal the displays of some of tho ( older cities In the home land but Would surpass any. spectacular displays ; ever ' witnessed In any. city In the orient, ; part of tlie world much given to gorge-, us display. A carnival of pleasure; a week - of Ralety, fun and sport; an oriental adap tation of the far famed customs of the south of France, of Italy, Spain and Latin America, where the people give themselves over to a period of frivolity and diversion before the great religious festival of .Lent; a transplantation to the orient of the celebrated- Mardl Gras with its wonderful display of brilliant iimiuiutra, gorgeous processions, mag nificent pageantry gathering of beauti ful women, with the attendant revelrr, mummery, masked" bails, fun, folly, feasting, sports, and all that goes to ward making the world forget Its trials and cares; a season to be remembered this, in a few words. Is what Manila prepared. for the week commencing Feb ruary 3, 1908, to which she cordially Invited the people of the orient to par" n i pa .t-. , As early as 2 o'clock on the after- noon of February 2T thousands began to gather on the Luneta, drawn thither by the news that the king of the oc- cfdent with his-queen and suite was expected to arrive inside the break- water it S o'clock to pay a week's visit to . his cousin the king of the orient. so that as the hour of the expected arrival approached, the sea wall along th- i .... , . - ..im " .. women and children of all nationalities - - - ....... i v an -uiiu ut 1 1 1 V 1 1, running into many thousands. Promptly at o'clock a shout went up as ln the distance could tee seen approaching outside the entrance to tho hfMknatap m flu . grotesque craft. N.The king of thh orient very c,,m,e,- TOUn,lri'i ,r"5eK, Ju with his nueen and retinue, who had profession as well as animals and birds, boarded his royal barge at the dock, mosquitoes and gnats, got under way. escorted by a largo When all , 'the royal party had arrived number of gnily decorated craft of a masked figure from the top of the unique design and fantastic appearance temple roared out an order for silence and nut out to meet his royal visitor, and the immense crowd nt once stopoed the king of the Occident. Its chatter to listen. The masked fig As the visiting king passed inside ure waited until ell was still and then the breakwater salutes from the war- In a most finished manner Rtldressed ships anchored in the harbor and by the neople on behalf of the king an the land batteriesN along the shore, queen of the orient, stating that tbciv wen? tendered In the way of a greeting, majesties had been greatly pleased at find the king of the orient and his es- the demonstration In honor of their . cort formed and escorted the roval vis- royal guest and that they wished to itor. The tlioiinnndM jmsemhleH burst thjihlr the neonla for what thev lind forth Into enthusiastic cheers as tho procession or wlera, strange crart de signed to represent everything that fancy and originality could devise, from lighthouses to draa-ons. sea serrents. crabs, whales, swans, and hundreds of sampans and unnamed fishing smacks passed along In perfect order, making an aquatic spectacle rarely ir ever equalled In magnificence and beauty on any sea . or in anv clime. The treat event for which nrennm- tlons had been going on for-weeks was the grand carnival ball and the cere- monies attending the crowning of tho king and queen of the carnival. Never before in the history of Manila has there been gathered together In anv one spot such a magnificently attired crowd as was present In the ballroom upon this occasion. The garments worn represented thousands of dollars, to say nothing of the flashing gems which adorned the women's gowns. A guard of honor composed of Moro constabulary and the Elk soldiers of the nueen received the party with a "present arms" and preceded them to the double throne that had been erected under the Egyptian temple gatesj which formed the centerpiece of the magnlfl- cent scenic effect of the great ball THE SCAPEGOAT n flnrff A Rnno r ur. mvnr of Konill v-les-Oies laid T rs-i.! iu.- uw.,,, "- ment, took off his spectacles, rapped on the table and addressed the assembled ... , . municipal coun- cil as follows: "The sitting is opened. Fellow citi zens, here is a letter from the Prus sian commander. He asserts that we have given shelter to the francs-ticeurs who nave assassinated yes, he says 'assassinated' one of his sentries, and he is determined to have a life for a life. Tomorrow at daybreak a man must he handed over to him to be shot. He leaves it to lis to find the victim; but victim he will have. There Is no way out of It As y" know, our troops have temporarily retired for reasons of strategy, and theRe pigs of Prussians are all' around us. Therefore, 1 have called you together to decide what we are to do.'' . Consternation reflected Itself on tho faces of the councilors. The mayor, a hard headed, blue smocked farmer, looked at them Inquiringly. Jortjn. " blacksmith, whose Injured right arm bad kent him in the village, clenched him fl.t and cursed under his-bream I .on b ore. the schoolmaster, stared blankly across the room towards thf manteipiece, whence a dilapidated bust of the vanquished Napoleon III stir- veved the scene with sardonic lndlffer- V. . . . ... ..Itlo tinea llV On SaDOiea iiti ,,...-. .- the brick floor, l ne smoky P"",-""' lamp, hanging from the ceiling .cast a slcklv glare over five perturbed faces. Vome. fellow citlsens." the mayor continued, "our time is short. It is 9 How many men are there In the vll- lace?" asked Longpre. V ' "None but ourselves. ,ArpP,,ed o'clock already "None but. ourselves . "TP" mayor, -Ail tne rmi --- or the francs-tireurs. , ..Z J fl .n-o. fell uoon the group. A dead s lence ' f c 1 upon f"' fcach man looked : a I ; his ncignoo - j..;..inri' noil ell. volute- - - . AA,,ii (-fliit. , .." 1 .V- .jiX m -i caested that Mon- r.lrm smude of the community by undjlng gratitude i on n i hreiich hli&ucta of the head of our ..I.'.U-i?.v irt with Its official trl- " ."?1 ,"xfTre himself would earn tne municipaiiiy, s; i ,L th colored scarf. goinS forth to avert the horrors of war at the afLSL own person, would compel the admira tion of even the invader." said the ad joint persuasively. h th d-,. The mayor, hedged about b tne dig ''J:JlL"0"thve0L plication ta himself. r-.,t. "You are very kind, my dear Caute leux" he replied, "but t Is Impossible Who would look after the affairs of the municipality?, No doubt ypu would do v'rr. .Vii mT, nlacebuf An ex- t..iv. hm of ' the shoulders con veyed the mayor's opinion of his of- flclous subordinate. Cauteleux?" Inquired the . "And you. blacksmltn. iirv. a marriea man witn n children" the adjoint exclaimed. . The argument was unansweraoie. iri i- fn,l Instincts told tne assem- '."V' i'.. .h. it .nnlrl never do nieo ruimviHii. " -t-j" " " i.k tn aarl11e tne , .i., m r'auteleus and her progeny. The mayor looked meaningly at For tln's bandaged arm. - "If you think you can victimise me. said the blacksmith Irritably, "because, I'm crippled, you are very much mis taken." . ...-'' -One mlrnt draw lol. ,uorr. vi. mayor, in a tons which Implied that tho definite pronoun uia BUl,?''f, "As no one oners nimmu, x uuu . . , I , - - . what else there Is to do.' The councuors im .uwKumj- mi their chief was taking an unfair ad- vantase of them. -Hs wouia certainty claim his right to manage. th opera- tlon he had proposed; and tney Knew him quite well enougn to oe sure tnat he. at any rate, woiHd not-be the tlm.- They groped about in thetr minds I lilt. M T" . . mM - " . . for a back way out of the difficulty. A painful silence was broken by .the Voe-nf the adjoint. . ,' ' , What about Pere Martin?"!, he said -interragatlvely. "W.-Jf ' iv- ;.. CARNIVAL REIGNS IN of Pleasure ' Reigned - in r00- Governor General Smith and a "umber of military and naval officers f h Islands were seated in a space reserved for them hear the royal path- w'- ' . . .-. t. ... Grouped about the throne wore the subjects of their majesties of the rami- vaf a,d ln the throng were kings, Ponces, pages, beggars and thieves; gentlemen of the middle ages mingled with Indies whose dark complexions be- V .1 , . . " i 1 . , . . judges . promenaded with maids and nursery girls, while Chinese mandarins made merry with dancing girls; devils danced attendance on angels, and In fact there were representatives of done. . Therefore, ln order to fittingly observe the season of fun and frolic drive him away. First a mounted horse that had been planned, their majesties man tried to drive him away, but failed. had commanded him to summon their worthy subjects to the throne room, there to witness the crowning of the klna and nueen of the carnival, Throuirhout all their kingdom they had found no persons better fitted to take ud their duties than their guests, tlvt kin and nueen of the Occident, and It was therefore ordained that thev should be crowned king and queen and thnt their rule should be absolute. The king and queen or me occiaeni, who had occupied thrones to the right and left of their oriental majesties then arose and knelt before the royal nslr. who placed the crown upon their heads. As the king and queen of the carnival arose from their knees and faced the assembly the guns on the -grounds and frcm the batteries and ships ln the bay thundered a royal salute and the newly made king and queen took their places on the throne and received the plaudits of their subjects, the orchestra burst forth in the strains of the first dance and the great carnival hall was on! On the last day of the carnival the great figure of Care stalked among the Pere Martin was the black sheep " community. He .was an incorrigl- DlB d PA.r"0. Jiv??'J! wreirnen nut on ine iionurr ui iii est ever since he returned from me Crimean campaign. witn a grtzaiea oearu. nn iiiurt4iifc lining. uuu .., firmed dislike for regular work. To the world at large ne was a Dasa- et maker, but the village was aware of a i iiiuiiT-u uio m ivn . output and the quantity of absinthe he was In the habit of consuming and there was a eenersl conviction that his real talents lay In the direction of poaching, aback by this view of the situation, The smuggling of tobacco over the looked at one another helplessly, frontier was also suggested as one of "I am sure," said the mayor, recov lils means of livelihood, and charitable ering his presence of mind with an ef attempts had been made to satisfy the fort, "that any last wish of yours" public conscience on this head by send- "Bother my last wishes!" interrupted in ig anonymous letters tn the -fiscal agent at oesancon; Dut ine aearcners hull nver- rmipht I r, Martin tins- caught -Pere Martin una- wares, nor ien "'' his hut except a rich assortment of military sarcasms, rreeiy bestowed on them ny its Inmate. The farmers had deep suspicions of him In the matter of vanished chickens, but cautiously left him alone, remembering that hay- ricks are valuable and easily set on fire. In short. Pere Martin was en- dured. but not loved. This feeling on the part of the com munity was perfectly well known to the old reprobate, who returned It with In- terest. and being no respecter of au- thorlty he indulged freely in irreverent vMnia-bn K. . . , . K 1 1 1 wwt.v u,- uuiiuiici n r, iiiitrvfri hc found himself at the village inn. i i, uiriiiiuii ui name renevea tne tension nt once, and a murmur of np- proval rewarded the adjoint. The may- or. with inward regret, gave up the prJp?tt of "elns- Cauteleux draw lots with the others, and dert self on the side of public "The Idea is good." he oertiy PlSCea nim- lbllc opinion. , riw idea Is good."", he said, "but how n l" varrieu oui: rem Martin nominate as a mine, and might "It is ,mni. .. . ini, vJ?,,P I 5- replied the ad- joint You as aX.r' h((ay'.1on,r to fP.'l "p"r-V" pr.,otJ8ln" j 1 .m - uuiu i t,ry ni. ,t i -r . :: ' " u-hV -iT..i! "iSLw?ul ln1 - . f-,hA JSve. htr'mrrti ".Th ft" our: selves, be murdered for the sake of ncfllxes- " MarUn' m W? "eiL . . ... Mnirk M.T.,y .i I m Ilr.VV " i..Tj imii rrprr, nn may De roaming about the forest, and " " r." "7: .iiTru; yulte true, said the mayor, who had no wish to tackle the intended vic- t)m aIon), w , in a boy nl'.?0 tlmeltbout itf ThettslUing . InmnA ' '- v - ' 1 ri -.";. The council did not enjoy the walk to Pere Martins hut. There was a bit- lng wind, and as they trudged over the snow their teeth chattered, partly with cold, and nartlv u-lth l, l.- ... Mln that a bullet from some susolclnu rir. "!an enJ'1Y.iwa8 2.ult 'Hhln the range Ol possibility. Besides, there Kna n prospect of not finding Pere Martin, in which cae the position would be decid- .' . ,An l .! 1 ,2 hln '," through the """"" h"" ... ""Pr " nut reas- k ... -ui-r s nut reas- tnem as tner drew near; and .!PAK3r !ft.C(l )fttcn a" o Km march ed boldly In behind -" rew wnen tne rntered i. ".V -L-i-.";. w" quietly enjoy- -VviriV. ul tT.i i pl5e aml a ,ltre k i. i rJVi - 2 .1 .1, made onnsld- rU.-KiJ tn aaa1on , tn oott le. and did not trouDie to asx ror'an explanation of the Visit, but remained seated on his !?.?..ii it. - a - !,red l the - - . . . , ...... i inleu uiriu,inin ""ff" ou"n- "d PronjPtly SUted " " r ,"' i?" , ,fi . imienea witli. " Vil L '".""ia tne prop-ine ..Ml rwltl f lift T tl Hfll, III nttamt V. t i m - Jon ,t, e - 1hou,d oer himself as - i"" " "'aniline, men ne "rolled sardonically.. nd .shook his neao- . . J" .. - ': Bur think- or the consequences, my tiear leiiow-citizen, urged, the mayor, iou "JJ t s without forward our. houses will be burned, shot as welL Anything we can you. of course" i The iritvnr' dl'd away into a sympathetic n Martin looked at ths . - ii V . na pernaps ao i or s volco murmur, speaker Maimer Similar to ' Europe Festival merrymakers and defied all efforts to Then a band of Zulus, but Care caused a 'circle of fire to drive them baclc, Next a band of Indians were sent to deliver a fatal blow, but wer van- qulhed by streams of red fire. At length barrels or beer were opened and Care partook of the copious glasses of- fered to him and soon was in a pro- found stupor. While In this condition he was seized and bound and placet! upon a great pyre and burned. His asnes were soauerea 10 me elements. and thus came to an end the first carnl- val of the Philippine Islands. As ln the Philippines, the people of southern Ktirope always have time for pleasure. The peasantry of France and Italy work hard all the day long and when evening comes they gather in some public place and have their dances as though toil had brought tbem no fatigue. When work is over they light- ly put aside the cares of the day and give themselves up to pleasure. Among a people essentially care free and pleasure loving it is but natural that they should eagerly seise upon any and all seasons, secular aud rnjiptous which permit them to enjoy their pleas- thoughtfully, and a gleam of Intelli- gence appeared lh his eye. "So you want me tm go to the Ger man camp to be shot?? -he asked. . "Que voulez-vous, my dear friend T' ,' replied the mayor. "What arc we to do?- "Tomorrow morning? "I'm afraid so.' Vorv well said Pere Martin, with How herol , resolution. "I'm your man. "How much?" repeated the mayor, in astonishment "Yes." returned the victim: "J want nr mivrw vr jjai iiic twin in unn mil in v . You don't expect me to go and get shot for nothing, do you?" Tho councilors. completely taken Illation. Pere Martin callously. "I don't care two sous snout mat. i navn t nad a irnnri mal tnr an nro an.l T ran nn.. good meal for an age, and I want ono -u.,, . ... "You shall have it." replied ,na mayor, witn alacrity. i i vn The best dinner to be Fou- lily?" the veteran went on. Of course; of course." "None of your cabbage soup and horse meat and piquette." Pere Martin continued; but a good fat fowl, and all thnt sort of thing; and as much champagne as-1 can drink. It's no use telling mo the Prussians have taken it. I know Mercler has got some slowed away in his cellar. And I'll take five hundred francs as well. It will do mo good to feel the money In my pocket. " -The mayor was about to. nrntewt against rfri? .viitniii a increasing e- mands when the adjoint whispered that they could easily get the five nun- dred fiar.es back when the execution was over. The hnrcu n wna alrnnV tho nartv set out for the Inn. the cniin,-ll- ors k. epii.g a sharp watch on Pere is Martin In case he should chanee hi? mind and take to his heels. No such l?-a. however, seemed to enter his head. tor a man in his position he was sin- Kularlycheerf.il. rfls pipe being empty. borrowed the adjoint's paper of to- ohcco uno sepi 11. .' l itv inn ne ." -, i inn u- ve At I. lnM I. minute directions for the promised ban- 5url.' '"". l "' wnne tne footl was being prepared, and ate lt with a gusto.' washing it down w th bottle "tlr bt,,P tf T W'"?: while the others except Mercler-. who bustled aoout nnd served ren- martin with the zeal one u gui and tiallied with glasses of vin ordi- naire. One o'clock struck before the suest of the evening rose from the table and announced that he could eat no more. H r. .1 , 1. '. , 1,A n-o TftO.I.- tnw V, l " ...a. ' 1VI Wilt- , ' hundred francs. The mayor, who had hoped that the dinner would efface this part of the contract from Pere Martin's memory was obliged to turn out Into the bleak night and fetch the money, t .. i ... i . . . . . . inner nncket snd resume.! hi nt cards with the blacksmith. To hints that , i.nnH tnira a nun km with8 scorn that he meant 'to make a night of It. The councilors felt that tney-must st-e ine aiiair tnrouan. ana one after the other they took their seats opposite t-ere martin at me dirty square of green baize which did duty for a card table. Longpre, who was more imagina- live than the others, began to think opposite fere Martin at tne dirty square that some evil genius had transported him to thtr condemned cell-at La Ro- quette. and set him to play cards with a murderer who was never tried and never to be executed. At 5 o'clock the mayor, who had fur- tlvely consulted his watch several times Tlbhln1 P.M Vfartln.' llUf'lf Mlni.ra.l Ihn game. "we nave nau a pieasant evening, said oianuiy, ana ji snouiu net sorry I . . , 1. . . . 1 . I I I . to disturb anyone, but It will be llgnt in dair an nour, ana pernaps we nni better bs going. If Pere Martin doesn't find It Inconvenient," Pere Martin had been sipping liquor brandy at the public expense for the last four hours, but. being a thoroughly sea- vessel, his only signs of excess were a slight thickness of speech and an abnormal, amianuity. ne drained nis glass, rose. t-or-u uuii-ru r.-unv mr anything and walked unsteadily out of the inn, leaning heavily on the mayor's arra, ancr singing ana laugning uproar- Times UbCSS3BbbWsbbbbssbbbbbbbb READING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, UPPER ROW: "KINO OF OCCIDENT ORIENT," FLOAT. FLOAT CALLED "GUARDIAN OF PEACE." LOWER ROW: SCENES AT CARNES. FRANCE. ures )n a more public manner and thus lt jB tnBt fr0rn time immemorial the season of the year Immediately before j,,nt has been given over to 'notional festivity. Today In southern Kuropo ushers in a carnival of four days' dura- Hon, in which time there will be joys for all and in such full measure that the. people will willingly mortifv th things of the flesh and enter the serious considerations of the coming season of self abnegation feeling full well thev have had a time good enough to last them until Easter tide, A couple of weeks before 'the actual day the streets begin to put an a gala appearance, and all kinds of frame structures in the streets proclaim tlio iously. The councilors followed In si- lence. The Prussian camp lay fully a mllo beyond Pere Martin's hut and the way seemed painfully long to everyone hut the heroic man himself. The cold air seemea to nave got into his legs, but he staggered bravely on. shouting out , ) A M.,.dlU.I.. - . . 1. . . .. at the ton of bis tongPue""d UrK'nK the ,herS t0 "R,VR " fnr' goodness sake, stop Ms noise!" whispered the schoo master as thev quitted the shelter of the forest and be"- an to strike across the open 'fields to- WH FQ S I rie PTiem V H 1 In All "Tho sonrr Ua will fire on us Someone must go for ward with the white flag while we stay J Th. nartir 1,1.J . m. - The party halted at once. The ad Joint, much against his will, was sent ahead with a handkerchief tied to :i stick. In the gathered light, thev saw him disappearing over the brow of the hill In frnnfr n tknm D... . down in the snow nnrt mtt hii M.j , h knees. His stentorlous breathing , , . . ,. -' 1 1 " alone broke the silence. Five minutes passed without anv sla-n from the enemy. Five minutes ...more Bn1 lnc Aa)lnt reappeared in view alone. As he drew near the anxious villagers 'saw that his face wore a look of blank amazement. "Aren't the Prussians coming?" asked the mayor. "They're gone!" was the reply. What?" ' "What "Gone! Not a sign of them anv- where! And so lt was. The Germans, threat .... i i .. , - i. . , , without waltlnc to exact the Prr?ce of blood" fro'm Fouilfv-l-ol,''6 "Tho mavn. n,,. tn n..n tr..,u righteous wratn. "Sacree canaille!' must have known!" he shouted. "He The scapegoat looked up slcepllv "That was a good dinner," he said. - ' - TeacKing tke Country Child tp Play (Continued from First Page of this Sec- tlon.) , One girl teacher, resolved that her ., . i . i . . , nunns Bouuia inuKe a gooa snowing at field day. enlisted the biggest of the noys and commandeered an ax. went into the woods, levied on a couple of trees five Inches thick, cut them down frlmmed hem IntV MhtS ft.! ? Th e horizontal bar and carried them two miles to the school, where they were set child ln the school could practice on tne Dar. There was another girl who wanted her scholars to do her credit In the bas ketball relay races. Now. basketballs cost money, and. In the little one-room schools In such places as Butterville and -Pancake Hollow, money is a scarce article, even when eggs are bringing half a dollar a doxen In the cltv. She paid a visit to a farmer who was counted upon to help. "You've got a nice lot of pumpkins over in that field of vourn " she told him, ingratiatingly. "They certainly are, only a little just a ntcie small. "May I have some for the. school?" "well, mere s tne rleld. You can bring tne school over and take "em" which she straightway did: and her school had the finest sssortment of "Well, there's the field. You basketballs any game was ever played with; and the school enjoyed the honor of holdinr a field day of its own with the games supervised and the records net ilnwn hv two assistant- nt ii.m.r- especially Irom the state normal school, Now. all through the section of New tnri. tat. m,t.lK 1k. . ..... normal school of New Plats can radiate, tne systematic instruction of the coun- trv ciilia in athletic plav Is a regular . . i . . . . feature of pleasure for the whole rural population. At the New Plats field dav last vear the attendance numbered 4nnn nne fourth the number beinc adults. Thev had a gorgeous time, for even the moth- ers who i-ame were relieved of their usually inseparable burden, the baby, through the - benign -auspices of a -crecne,- or'day nursery, where chll- uvrii irom a montns to ii or years or age could be safely left while the lib- erated mother mingled with the throng to enjoy tne first really earcrrea,. hours OCCIDENT AND ORIENT Celebrated in Otlier Parts of tne World People ' Wkb Love tne Nignt Life scheme of decoration. In time these ar? :".'' j V'". j I w t-i tu Willi iiuiiiuiK Him luuil.v wihii m flags: here and there will- be erected figures of heroic else anil legends bear- tug tlie motto, "Vive I.c Rot." The peo- pie pass one another with smiles ana more cordial nods of recofinltlon and the spirit or carnival is in me air. The stocks of ,-onrctti are displayed everywhere and the street merchants rv their wares. Varicolored buntlne 1, ,o ,.,,,1,1 nt , V,a fchops. and hats of the most curious forms are shown. One and all begin In earnest to prepare for tlie coming of their king Snndav fs the irreat day. The evenlna prior a number of dances are held, from NEW YORK AND OREGON ARE FAIR TO THE JAPANESE, SAYS EDITOR NAKAMURA Here: but ' Phvslrnllv nnd T.ee-allv Assaulted In S.iFranclo-"There I. No Real Japanese Question Jn the United . .. . t , aies l ne Japanese i ouiw .si Have Made Mistakes, and, Whether . . - j t Consciously or Unconsciously. Irrl- tated the People of California." By Kaju Nakamurs. Editor of tlse aoanese-Amerlcan Com mercial Weekly of isew York. T HE United States furnishes no greater contrast than it does in Its treatment of its Japanese im migrants in California and in New York. ln Ca'ifornla they are subjected to physical assaults In riots and to legal assaults by legislative acts. They are not wanted, and they ore told so to their face. In New York, on the contrary, they are welcomed, treated commercially and socially with courtesy and made to whether consciouslyor unconsciously, leave the country. Since these disturb feel that thev are wanted. have irrltrted the people of California, ances in California became severe th It is not altogether an easy matter But. on the other hand, we Japanese Japanese) srovernment has further ln- to account for the difference in the treatment of the Japanese by the two sections of the country. The reason may lie In the fact that the presence of 35,000 or 40.000 Japanese in California, scattered among the inhabitants of that state, creates a greater effect than the she had known since babv was born. Rear Admiral Kvans drove over from Inke Mohonk and made a speech full of patriot.sm and ginger; all the little chlhlren had all kinds of games, and all the big ones all kinds of contests, from relay races to stylish volley ball. The movement has now become the subject of keen Interest ln various sec tions of the east, while private generos ity has afforded splendid facilities In some localities that may esteem them selves exceptionally fortunate. Thus, in Far Hills. K .r r.unt Schley, the New York banker, maintains opposite the country school, existing for n community of 200 individuals, a beautiful and well-equipped athletic field, with every convenience and appM- anco requisite for athletic exercises and contests. Its field davs bring to tlm competitions not the children onlv. but nil the young farmers, laborers and. ru ral business men for miles around. Again, at Sag Harbor, on Long Is land. Mrs. Russell Sage has given to the. town a treet of 42 acres, formerly used us a racetrack to serve the purpose of a public playground. What the movement means to the country at large, in the light of its now rapid extension, can be appreciated from the fact that there are 6.800.000 farms in the Unitea States, in the direct cul tivation of which 13 per cen of the population Is actlvelv engased. Manv more are employed directly ami indirectly, with the distribution . f farm supplies and products; they, wilh tlie m.-nlpninl locil trad -n,i ..i,ii,-,n.. bring the total of the rural population up to 60 per cent of the whole, or one l,l f , a n c I .' Ide of citie numbering D000 and over. Professor Scudder looks to the coun try playgrounds ss one of the most no lent factors of -the future for the main- - tenance or tne liltrh standard of rural population physically and mora and what is a most imminent ne.t. the awakening" of enthusiasm for home life of the countryside to an ex- tent which shall do much to, keep tho farmers' sons from longing fdr the op- portunities of the great cities to quote ur. josian strong, the neces - eiiy is oi wm ir some restraining in- terest such as this: "We must expect the -steady deterlor- ation ot our rural population unless ef- VISITS KING OF TWO CARNIVAL the little public house way out on tin i" "... "r". .. .""J ... ...'.;.- iriiiifir uuuiki J I uuu lu nnasftri a i- fal mil sigh bo "hee "peoplTor nS ! where he can see ruuniry in inpir cruue nome maur iub- tumes and watch the hearty devotion of some young Romeo to a pretty Juliet, or the love maklne of Punchenello and !,, l.olnn. onnam Hurl froelv around and sometimes it. seems as if the pleasure of the scene would be marred by an outburst of passion, but nil goes smoothly and the evening winds ud in a mad storm of confetti. Early Sunday morning crowds begin presence of th 2000 Japanese in New r i. i. i, th..., 1 . t . . . ' li . L .'11 Nw 'yoVTc TrV'Si'fft Vm Th?' Yo'm !V- .a.IT".. l, 'iwi-i. J"""",In ""nt " peSaV'tneof us who! anTem-- tiers of the Japanese. club-comlng Into riri un y nun h nT.L,WnZrn r rV.tls -P S finrt it hv SS . wdJL'..fiad.hl enjoying til with them. means easy to understand the trouble that is constantly disturbing the- peo ple of California. It is hard for us to realize the situation as lt exists there. We Japanese in the east realise, as do the people at home in Japan, that r in the casino, ana eacn participant. ""., nH then amid st wear a mask and costume. The and frolic keeps up and then amin is entertaining ir one nappens 10 -tresis tha crowd mi 10 one or i the trouble In California is entirely are not forced to leave for other conn-: sectional. We know, as does Japan, tries, but reports of the fabulous Weill Ir that there is no real Jspanese question nf the United States kept coming into, in the Ur.Ued States. The government, our country, and, like some pestilence., we know, is not unfriendly to the Jap- the desire to come to America, swept snese, and we realise that there are over our people: two sides to the question even in Call- The Japanese government foresaw the fornia. Here in New York the Japan- result of extensive emigration to thev ese are not willing to blame unquall- Vnited States, I believe, long before fledly the people of California and ex- the people of America considered tin-' onrrate the Japanese who are there, matter at all. As a result, very strin-v W know that the Japanese them- gent laws were passed ma Wing it ex Reives have made mistakes. and. AUMtm.iv if fionit frw .l.nanoM in. nere in ,vw nTk, n uu muse in jap- creased these restrictions, ix. requires an, feel that the people of California almost two months' time to obtain a are also In the wrong. They say that passport to leave Japan each tlm I they are opposfd to the Japanese be- visit it, and I have been in this coun-, cause of the economic disturbances try eight years. their presence is sure to cause; because i returned only a. short time ago' we do not assimilate; because they from Japan. I - was - there when the' fear the danger of Japanese military American fleet visited Toklo. Anv, aBt?rf;s,on- ,, , , ' fair minded person who saw the rscep . t old, Indisputable facts, however, tlon given to the fleet by the Japaneiw answer most effectively all their ar- government and the people could' not. gnments. The census figures show help but realise and appreciate the sin that of the total Immigration to tho cerity of tha welcome. Any one wh T nlted States only 1.3 per cent Is Jan- saw that reception would be silenced anese. The reports of the port of San forever, so far as declaring there Is or Francisco, moreover. show that al- la likely to be a Japanese question for most as many Japanese return to Japan this country to settle. each year as come to this country. In of the several reasons assigned by the fact, the figvres for 1904. for Instance, people or California for their hostrtitv show that 244 . Japanese sailed away, to the Japanese the only one that in against 1426 who arrived In this coun- real is race prejudice, which. Strang tr&. , , . , , , to say. I have found stronger In thit The people in California say also that country this land of the free than In the presence of Japanese laborers af- atv other country In the world. It i. fects most ruinously the wages of the I 'believe, this race prejudice, this laboring clement. Here In New York. mn- hnrrihl- nt all .Haeasea of the hu-; of course, such a question does not arise because the Japanese who come here are usually students or merchants. Bui hard, cold facts again answer that question, for the reports Issued by ths bureau of labor show that - wares on the Pacific cuast have steadily in- creased, the increase In some classes of labor being s great as 100 per cent in tne past ten years. Negroes, Chinese and Japanese feel Study closely the antagonism on the hunger, pain, gladness or shame Junt part of the people of California to as much as Caucasians feel them. One the Jaimnese. nnd I believe you will has blood that rung as warm as ths otli flml that race prejudice is behind the ers They love their friends, they hat- entire trouble. Eliminate it, and op- their enemies; and they cry when sm.I position to the Japanese would be no just as other peonies do.- - We 4apam- greater in California than in New York, are human. You Americans are htimnn. and here. I can truthfully say, there Opportunity may have done more foi ls none whatever. , , one than for tho other, but at the root The only possibility of there ever be- of things we are sll alike. Could th,t lng a Jaoanese question in America Is one thought be impressed on those wlm ihe contingency of- America forcing are most loudlv crying out against tn Japan into war. and that. I do not be Japanese today, I believe that the Jr.:,. lleve America will ever do. Japan eer- anese question. If there be one. wou.l tainly will never force America Into disappear like fog before ths sun. war W hy should she? I .am Year ' . ' Japan exported to V America st tintst - Rrahmsu v j;5.oou.ooo more m goods than Ts he Kraunm. . , tmnoi-ted from this country. By Ralph Wald Kmerson. taiLrstlcefiIdlinhr,h troBlr Jt Oie red slayer think he-.to vs. tagonlstlc feeling t6 the Japanese In r0" ;f ,he slain think he is wl'..!,,. Tl-y know nt well tli subtle v ,M fective prerenflvs ' measures are do- - 1 keep, and pass, and turn i-;nn. vised until w !..hav rural. American peas- antry. illiterate and Immoral, possessing the rights of citisenshlp. but utterly in-' cspable of performing ? ioiilnrehend- tng its duties." , I " ' country ! PlarrrnunH Is launcned upon Its beneficial , mission. Will tt prove the-measure thst the? times r- quire T . ' ' j Z "iuld'ne to assemble In the streets alt drrl In their verv best apparel, men walkiiis; together and the mothers leading tli youngest members of the family, whtl the --young people first walk up n.k down, all the boya on one aide and a!, the girls on the other. : But soon tl . Ice breaks and thev pair off and regime the walk or alt down In the open s. tables Just away from the sldewaikand drink chocolate. On nil sides are "tin , confetti men and feelings can, be re- ' strained no longer, so with a"A tot'" the ovensealous youth throw handful after handful of confetti at oma t- i ceptionally pretty n-alden and th fun begins j And then nil or a sudden a fanfare rtt tnimtukf i huArvl III) llV th -'Vllv hall" and the bustling ; crowds stan.t stljl to await the Klngi FYom huge . mountains of canvas the covering ara torn and the decorated floats begin to move to (he tuneful notes of tho band -and the bands ln ltaiy and France cer tainly do know how to play and with huzza after huzza- the procession move alon? the principal thoroughfares of th town, on ull sides surrounded by a happv. howling throng. - First, of course, comes the band, usually from the nearest military ;post. v and when the national air is played how the people do cheer! Next come a num ber of children in costumes of angels, butterflies and birds, dancing this wav and that, all over the street, flltttntf here and there and throwing kisses right and left. Then comes the float, dragged by four white horses, portraying tht capture of Helen of Troy. She has been chosen from among all the pretty girl of the town as the auen of the carni val and in a country where beauty Is apparent on nil sides, she is proud to be so designated, and well she may be! And then comes a whirling crowd of Plerrouettes. and after them Colum bines, all keeping time to the music and. dancing here and yon in a wild abandon, throwing confetti and .kisses to thos they know, and Indeed If thy mako mistakes the fun Is all the merrier. Boys with enormous heads of papier mache come lumbering" by. and protrude huge red tongues that they wag at th bystanders, and by their curious antics, amuse the crowd. Sometimes a solemn; crowd of cowled monks Join in the pro cession and are greeted with silence and often ridicule, for in this gay company; they have no place, but just back or them may appear a crowd of - devils, mocking them and hurling anathema in; their rear, and then the bolsterousness of the people knows no limit. At length-, comes King Carnival in heroic sle. with his courtiers and at tendants, and as he turns his head now this way, now that, and gravely Bows to the spectators, they cheer and clap;. their- hands and rush madly along In his train, some hurling great bags or confetti at him and some in their eagerness tripping and falling headlong, onlv to scramble to their feet amid the leers of the rest and continue to follow" the real thing of the whole show! Ar rayed as the Prince of India. King Car nival enters his temporary domain and pledges to his subjects pleasures In plentv. . ' ' . And when the procession has ended bands come from somewhere and In th public park play both loud and long fof the happy crowd to dance. And -it, makes no difference whether you know anybody or not you have to Join In th contageous mirth and throw confetti In the faces of all the pretty maids you r,H at it. unable to resist longer. choose a partner and dance with the rest, of the happy ones. Some wear mask or tne napp nnrl some wear none, but an are easer . . - an A i 'Vs'ti , k .-n-in ty ennfettt until tne very streec. iiw . ..m.ni nf nnt la covered with a WJ''". J hi' colors, until 1? .T?,,'.i! . V-i the ranks are thinned and an I reura i rest lin for theeVentS Ol FUlOlIlcr OIJ. until dark the fun 1 nus, Tor mm w" " Vii of the nights, the sport keP P """'J Tuesday evening, jy,"",, "J, masquerade dances and oal s occur n on the stroke of 12 the music ceases an.i , the solemn season nas commenced. California. Tt cannot be fil'il tMith i mi thore is such antagonism on .u- tii na. In Orernn. fillforn- la's i ttm.uI Rtitu tn siinnort those of cillfornla in their lostility has don more than anything else to cement the trrfdIUonrt M. dsh,p that ha-, .ly. y. fZJt w"sh to fore.' its countrymen on the United States. On the contrary. It wishes to keep them at home. Were It not for an Insane, fever that seised the Japanese a few years ago to come to this country tnere would : never have arisen anv cause for un pleasantness on the part, of the peopln or anv state in mis country. ionui- tlons are not bad in Japan. Its peoplo- man mind that la responsible for these attacks nnon the Japanese. - God, or whatever you may believe to be supreme, made us, and he never drew lines between each race, one race ti be superior over the other: nor did ho teach one race to despise others, but h colored each race so as best to suit the climate ef his abode. - . xhey reckon UL Who leave When me thV fly 1 m vZ U t.m the doubter 1 i, Jl . .1 V f . ' ' ' me eirong ktoj pins tor tne And pine In vain the But thou, "meek l.ivi r - Kind ma, and t .ii n U:;
