Evening journal., 1897-01-09
NEWS FROM The ORIENT
Pacific Mail Brings Important
Advices From Far Cathay.
REFORM POLICY OF COUNT OKUMz.
Trial of Mrs. Carew. Prominent English
Woman, For Poisoning Her Husband.
Reforms Needed and Promised In China,
Labor Troubles and Trusts In Japan.

SAN FRANCISCO Jan. "a Pacific
steamer brings the following advices from
Tokyo.
The trial of Mrs W. H. r. Carew for
the willful murder of her husband by poi
soning, is set to begin on Jan 4 in her
Britannia majesty's court at Yokohama.
The crown advocate. II. S. Wilkinson,
has come from Shanghai 60 assist the No-
kohama crown prosecutor II. c. Litch-
field, in conducting the prosecution Six
ty British residents of Yokohama have
been summoned for the jury. Five only
win be actually needed, but counsel ON
both sides are expected TO exercise great
discrimination. The casc promises TO be
one of the most sensational on record.
The minister of foreign affairs Count
Okumo, has delivered several important
speeches since he came into Office. His
policy as defined In these utteruncos, may
be briefly summed up thus: An attitude Of
grateful friendship toward western pow
ers an attitude of sympathy and helpful
ness toward China and an attitude of
watchful readiness toward Korea. The
count is very outspoken about the i'll be-
havior of his nation In Korea and about
the administrative blundcrs committed in
Formosa.
Tho report of The Society For Diffusion
Of Christian and General knowledge
Among tho Chinese contains this para
graph;
"Therc is feeling even among the Chi
nese themselves which has lately found ex-
preston in many contributions by thom
TO the native press that this Is n critical
hour in Chinese history; that grcat changes
are imminent, and that the wisest manage
mont is necessary to avoid national ship
wreck Among the younger men there is
/ a great deal Of unrest and not little SEE
cret disloyalty. This is greatly to be de-
/ plored.
Reforms TO BE introduced.
"All needed reforms may be introduced
and ought to be introduced by peaceful
and legal methods, aud it is our hope that
as society we may be able to turn this
misdirected energy into lawful channels,
and by reaching the minds Of those who
are in authority we may help the govern
1 ment by timely advice to recognize the
dangers ahead and to avoid them by intro
ducing such reforms as viii take away the
just reasons for dissatisfaction.
In connection with the fears recently
entertained in America lest Japan should
become a serious industrial competitor OF
the United States, it is interesting TO OBJ
serve that the old problem Of capital and
labor is already beginning to harass ia
pans manufacturing career Warned by
western experience, Japanese cotton spin
ncrs adopted at the outset measures t.
guard against arbitrary demands on the
part of their operatives The various mills
throughout. the country entered into
union, each pledging itself not TO emplo!
operatives who had been dismissed by o
had deserted from any other member o
the combination. Had it been possible t.
bring all the cotton factories into th
union, the position Of the capitalists woul,
have been impregnable. But one mill, th
Kanaga Fuchi, declined to join, and in
short time the female operatives in thu
union mills began to desert at an alarm
ing rate. Every effort has been made e
stop the desertions, but so far without re
suit and the union mills have served no
tice that anybody dealing with the Kanag'
Fuchi will not be allowed to buy uniol
mill warns