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-
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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.
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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:;