The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-29

Senator Frank j. Cannon delivered
another lecture at the Tabernacle last
evening, which was listened to by an
immense concourse of people There
must have been seven or eight thou
sand people there, Judging by the seat
ing capacity of the structure
The meeting was opened by George
Goddard, who announced The choir
would sing, after which prayer was Of
fered by Joseph Z. Taylor. After the
invocation Senator Cannon was intro-
duced by James Ware.
He opened his remarks by stating
that the first impression made on the
mind of the man VINO visited Japan,
who leaves the western world and its
practical ideas, IS that he has found
one of the enchanted islands The rar-
lty of the atmosphere, the beauty of
the landscape and the magnificence of
the architecture. combined with the
daintiness of The people who live there
produce very pleasing effect upon the
mind.
The second thought. however, is of
deeper import. Although the land has
been ruled bv priestcraft in the ages
past; although monarchy has held
sway, there has been such wisdom dis
played that every man, woman and
child has an appointed place in the
community life. The system is such
that perhaps we may copy as well as
wonder when we behold it. There are
none who have no duty to perform,
and all hasten to it with cheerfulness
remarkable in the extreme.
During MS stay in Japan the speaker
saw hundreds of the blind In this
ana other civilized countries, these IN
tortunateS are in a state &C poverty
and beggary for the most part, while
in Japan they are self-srstain;ng. 1t
ts the blind who perform the massage,
ana ms plaintiff cry may De heard in
the evening IS they invite one to sub
.a1t - the danny operation which re-
ssGtas TIA iced iec1S- 10 rest. The con-
c-f;JcS Till-1 GI3t.2 me Cli1d Self-SuS-
tanning. i1lsia=d OF i,c4ng :. burden upon
OsbesS. applies sith equal force to all
glasses Fcca-icG IS supplied by the
community, al e2-.l Individual has
lat"r to do, ara does : cheerfully. That
LABOR is so Universal makes every one
respected. IT. destroys class distinc-
ions 70 q great extent. While Japan
has her nobility Eho are entitled to,
and do receive, the respect of all there
is not the class distinction among the
people that is found elsewhere. The
lneanest IN Japan occupy d higher sta
ton than their artipodes in other
lands.
The dress OF the japanese is meagre.
although picturesque. Sometimes it is
too meagre. The boatman and the farm
coolies, according to the statements of
the speaker, dressed very much like
the cowboy who was attired in a paper
collar and a. pair of spurs. The higher
grades wear more clothing, although
he was impressed With the fact that
11nxr 11~es
great many respects. They would
attire themselves in silk of many colors
and adorn all with a silk hat He was
reminded Of the Indians very much in
the study Of Japanese costumes.
The dress OF the women is ancient
and has predominated for centuries.
As result. there are no dressmakers
to consult and no new fashion plates
to study. The costume is always the
same, although they vary in matters of
color. These are always in good taste,
and crowd in Japan resembles a we'll
regulated flower garden in color, there
being nothing 10 offend the most fas-
tidiGus eye.
The houses are Of three or four small
rooms and one large bath room. The
houses are very clean. One never wears
shoes when one enters Il house, because
the floor, with its clean straw mats. is
also the furniture. The mats consti-
tute chairs tables, beds and lounges.
The men sleep without pillows al
though the women use q wooden one.
consisting Of a block. which they place
under their necks, in order to protect
their hair. OF which they are very care
ful ard proud
The bath tub is constantly in use
and begins early in the morning All
that time every one battles. There is
no false modesty as relates to the use
Of the same by both sexes, and the
only time the water is changed is when
it becomes TOO cold. Then it is changed
The Japanese are astonished at the
-barbarianS' who do not battle more
than once day, and cannot under
stand why man should return to bed
without taking a hot bath.
JAPAN'S INDUSTRIES.
The industries of Japan are becom-
ing modernized. The speaker doubtad
whether this system is as good for the
people as the old. for during the CEN
turtles the artisans have worked at
their homes, and every member of the
family has had part in the work. The
artisan has had part in the commu-
nifty life, and it is evident he is now
TO be suDplanted in this respect. The
cotton mills OF Japan are the most sue
cessful in the world 1t is remarkable
TO See children of the age OF II years
managing the spindles so successfully
that the results are 40 per cent better
than those Of America, and so per cent
better than those Of other countries.
If the machine makes progress in ia
pan IL accordance with what it has
cone in the past few years. it is evil
dept that within 2 short time the ar
tisans VIII have nothing left to engage
him save the mG nufacture of fancy
work.
The speaker doubted if Japan would
ever conquer The industrial world. how
eve:,. There was spirit of military de-
sire prevalent. The army was being
Increased and SO was the navy. The
soldiers Hvere locking forward to the
time when they could have war with
Russia, and some of them were casting
expectant eyes in this direction. honinp
for a war with America. The army
was eating uo the subsistence of the
nation to great extent, and il was
the impression of the lecturer that this
military spirit would keep back the in
dustrial.
The people are a people of pleasure.
After the labor IS ended the men an
pear on the street, and with their chill
dren attend the theatres and the wrest-
ling matches. There they sit and en-
joy themselves, laughing very softly
and having a good time. There are no
harsh words and nc brutality. Polite
ness with the Japanese seems 10 be a
Street boys bow to each other