The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
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How Japan Regulates Opium Traffic IN
Formosa.- Pierce Duggan, PhD.,
In Gunton's Magazine for July, discusses
'Japan's First Colony" and the way the
japanese have handled it. The problem
was very difficult one, but the Japanese
have met it at almost every point with
equal success Not the least difficult thing
to handle was the opium traffic. OF that
Dr. Duggan says:
The government, therefore, determined to make
1T (opium) state monopoly and place its use
under strict supervision. Opium is not produced
in Formosa, but is imported from Persia, India
and China The government bought what was al
ready In the hands of merchants, imported the
crude product, erected refneries and placed the
sale of the finished product in the hands Of
ated to its use that its discontinuance would re-
suit In discomfort permitted to buy 1t,
ana ehey can 40 SO only by means of Doctors
penal orense, and the punishment for the i'm
portaton or manufa cture Of the product is eleven
Years In prison or fine of 1000 yen or both
The monopoly yields to the government annually
1000, 900 yen. -
One Of the Worlds Decisive Battles
A. Maurice Low shows, in the July-sep-
tember Forum, why the capture Of Kiu-
'lieu-cheng by the Japanese must be re-
garded as one Of the decisive battles Of
the world. He also deals with other "For-
tions in the attitude Of leading European
powers to one another.
A new volume Of The Forum opens with
the July-September issue. The first ar
ticle, by Fl. L. West, describes the PRES
ent outlook in American Politics." with
special attention to the probabilities OF
the presidential campaign. The course Of
the war In the east and the changes in
the European situation supply material
fnY.f 19c,c ~, ,-ror,,~ - A -
paper on Foreign Affairs" A. D. Moves
writes on the movements Of the last quar-.
ter In the department of Finance" and
H. II. Suplee on recent advances in cap
Piled Science H. w. Horwill's article
on Literature is occupied with new
books illustrating "The Art of Letter.
writing" The special articles are Civil
Government in the Moro Province" by
H. 8. Townsend, and 1.-THE Affairs Of the
Congo State" by S. P. Werner.
Mcclellan a crackerJack.- MunIcl-
pal journal and Engineer for July makes
the new mayor of New York out to be
something Of a wonder. According to an
editorial In the above magazine, Mayor
Mcclellan has backbone and is dealing
out to Gothamites practical reform
administration. AS an example of the fact
that he is a vertebrate is cited his action
in keeping Major Woodbury. as street com
missioner, contrary to the advice of the
grating politicians The editorial closes
thus: "As he is, however, expanding
hourly into national figure, an UNI
prejudiced view of his public attitude
thus far indicates the possession on his
part Of four qualities dear to- every de-
cent American modesty, ability, honesty
and, last but not least. backbone
Il e. 4 / q . y 4
A Hawthorne Number.-Lovers Of Nath-
aniel Hawthorne will find much to inter
est them in The Critic for July. Among
the Hawthorne items In the number are
My Hawthorne Experiences" by Mon
cure D. Conway; Hawthorne and Emer.
son. Elisabeth Luther Cary; "Gloom and
Cheer in Hawthorne, Annie Russell Mar
BILE; Hawthorne: Emperor Of Shadows, >
Benjamin de Casseres; illustrated Edi.
ton OF The Scarlet sLetter. . carolyr
| Shipman; Hawthorne as Seen by Hi.
Publishers" Howard M. Ticknor; "Haw.
thorne's Use of His Material" Charles T
i Copeland; Hawthorne from an English
Point of View" Francis Gribble; ''IIaw.
thorne's Last Years. Julian Hawthorne
s.tHawthorne's America Fifty Years
After Herbert W. Horwill
These items are printed with numerou.