davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
THE YELLOW PERIL AND RUSSIA.

widow Is still living. explained to US the
danger which threatens us from Russia 9
expansion III Asia. rs II 81 II
M. Duchinsky maintained, and in this
4 he was supported by NJ. Henry Martin.
that the great Russians were really an
Asiatic people, who had adopted the SlaY
Language without giving up their Asiatic
tendencies of autocracy, and OF moving in
great masses, while the Little Russians
and the other nationallties inhabiting the
country between the Great Russians and and
Central Europe have tndividualstic ten
denotes which do not contain any danger
of this kind .f Sra Il . IL,
According to his views Russia Will some
form tile millions Of strong and, hardy
inhabitants OF northern China into sol.
tdlers, to use them In the conquest OF az
Europe. ~ i.i b N u !, ],
This prophecy has already been ,realiz ed
In rt. as Russia has established numer-
GUS Cossa ok legions in Central ana l1ast-
ern Asia. y q s iis3. s77sii
I Leaving aside the ethnographlcal cues
lions We have always before use the Ia
nous words Of the great Napoleon So ylng
that the. world would be eli her r S;ossack <
I I do not not pretend to say that Russia
should adopt the governmental system OF
Western Europe, On the ntrary, / un-
derstand perfectly we'll that there can be
no possibility OF introducing ". RUSSIA tne
constitutional governments OF the far more
enlightened Western Europe, and admlt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

much MS two hundred pounds The butcll-5
crs, tho bakers the cnndlestic kmukeraI
join together and compete. they arrive
in Wagors-enct group with, Its band!
\ FREQ trade Is encouraged. 11acli neigh
lhor1g ylags ',nps
III, these smaller towns tlidt the spirit4o
King Carnival finds, llappiost expression:
,nbltant tGee; pnrt
towns the thing appears ridicnlo,, is. a
4 few llulldrcd tlaskers force their way
with difficulty through thousaiids of dill
river il the summer tine-a feeble strean,,.
tdribbting, through acres OF muddy, bank
Gharleroi tn center q 1e =
"a space IS specially roped of for them
If by chanceH the sun is kind enough to-
shiae tho Yght T. pretty ct 9ne Icy
fsy t eye small s pfafs one 81 young hass
--sle could ,scnrcely have been more than
}tei.-was gotten up as !. e haughty young young
Wig OF flaxen hair, a hat that / guarantees
would havo made It's marx even At q scot G,
on the Cup Day o. skirt that tra ~ ,wo
been white kid gloves and q blue SILK pa !;
3asol Digfiityi / have seen the Tended
barmald y have met the chorus gill
the river on Sunday, but never have ]
Witnessed In any human being 80 much
ihfuteur5to the pound. nvoirdupols. as WINS
carried through the streets OF Charleroi
by that small brat. Companio ms q, Of
$otherglays, more vulgar boys and girls.
clnitned q acquaintance with her, she
passed them with d stare OF such utter
8disdain that ita.sefit them &tnr1blin oyer yer
Ia recovered themselves sufficiently to
think, Of an old tin kettle lying handy in I
the gutter, she had turned the corner
r yvo 3n1lserably clad urchins. unable 70
for tie hire Of a rag or two, had never.
Ithelcss determined not to- be altogether out
OF IT.. They had managed to borrow. a a
couplef "a Of white blouses-not what you
would understand BY a white blouse. dear
MADAME, a dainty thing OF frills. and laces,
but the coarse white so ck the s, stree re-
They III had also borrowed q couple q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

the fact that prejudice has been broken
down and Interpretations removed.
There is. however. little question that
the majority of women's clubs here are
greatly hindered In doing this useful
work by the class prejudice. which still
forms an insuperable barrier to co-opera-
ton among women, One society club,
for instance will only admit members
who are qualified for presentation at Ills
Majesty's Court a test which does not
give all the scope one would Wish for
moral and intellectual expansion. Il
There Is another barrier to club life
among women In England which Is not
met with In the same degree In America,
and that is the cleavage made by poli-i
tics, It Is difficult to imagine how great
o part these play In the social existence,
or how wide Is the gulf to bridge over
opened by opposing factions. There can
be- however. a common meeting ground
for women's clubs. Of which we shall do
we'll to ayall ourselves as freely as Amer
lean women, and that Is the club for in-
itellectual development
The ideal of the American woman's
club is to educate. and that ideal Is sorely
needed here. for the difference OF the
way In which life Is regarded by men
and women In all countries Is almost ln-
iyariably the secret OF the difference Of
their status. itt
lifeY1 / asked one. of our best known Of
His Majesty's Judges, Dress" he re-
Piled. without q roInent's hest tion, and,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

You seldom hear her say what Madame
Sarah Grand asserts is too often on the
lips OF English women: 1T does not
matter what think; am only wo-
man." Tho American ms a woman has a
deeper sense OF responsibility and self
respect; she believes In her mission, no
matter what 1t may be. and IN order TO
carry It through she seeks the co-opera-
ton of other women. 30 as to bring about
her ends more effectively.
II Is the belief In herself which has
led TO tho success Of her woman's clubs,
a. success SO extraordinary that the his
tory OF the movement has now become
the history OF tho philanthropy, The In
le!lectual and the social life OF America,
have often heard It said In England
that woman Is not clubable; that club
life Is not In any way necessity but
only an initiation, and there has unfor-
tunately been only too good ground for
the assertion.
The trouble with some Of the womens
clubs here has arisen from the fact that
while certain number OF women who
frequent them haye affected to dcspise
men and Ia dcpreciate their Influence,
:hey have set themselves to initiate their
manners and customs az nearly as pos
siblc. The ymokinB room In most wo-
mems clubs Is de rigeIr. 81
Lave beca told, with What truth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

he would be Of far more assistance"
Whenever she failed to explain some
point of interest, or we did not find the
things we were in search Of, she aool--
ogized by saying that her husband would ullt1
have been Of greater assistance IT. ON i'1s
her remarks 1 concluded that ner hus-
band was a remarkable man. Certainly =.
was abashed to find that she was the
brighter of the two. But. with her train
ing from girlhood up, it was natural fo-
her to consider her husbands opinion final
authority. ia \
One evening party of US, including ding
this friend, were dining on the terrace,
and we're recalling the objects Of interest
we had seen, when UP, spoke brilliant
lawyer, saying: "You tell us the interest
ing things you have seen. but you make make
no mention Of the things that amuse YOU
You can't say that there Is nothing. for
many Of our customs appear odd--wo-
mans position, If none other. German
men do not accept the principle OF equa!-
ity III their government nor in their
homes. Sovereignty and law are the docs
trines they recognize. Germany Is yet q
paternal form of government. The En-
peror is father Of his country, ana ms
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

Aother--he does not st@upon5 III On the
other hand, hc does not exclude adles
or means tho main idea Is i1iatri1ony.
ut Is sad to reflect that d young la flty
said to- bt good booking, It's say E !,
looking and be done VII, a i.l, Il :, Il
ho ooa H oon no' u so p Il good ookg
THAT Is only her modest way OF putting
il Let is Say you.lg ladlE g1.od s9 gt,G.
Ii,f' s,,cii an s fundamentally Inclined
should be TO ,aye recourse 10
the columns Or maaflhGnlu the 9o ,,eIgh
borhood thinking or What more g do Tiny :;
Want? IS itS Venus come g llfe I, ng'li II,
with ten thousana year H., -rv Switi,
nv owl, sex reading these adverti,seme,nl NJ
And when ono thinks Of the girls t ina 1
do get married .$i}, a 81 i3s IS y,
u 1nai ,1s Ii Here IS y ihe deal wife seeking
~ in vaill FOR d husband. And here i'm
mcdatcly underneatl1---1 Will not shy a t IN.
none u n's is "rc perrest but IS
deeided ACQUISITION 4 to- any domestic;
pearth m agreoable gsntle m IN 10 i9 s
q home fe-roe 9o, 1f yi padE fo VIE
p aaiI u.s. tleposition III Ills despair, 1e las
grown 70 all other eo ms sat
TONS Is there IN TINS Worlu. lle - /,
to himself one unmarried ,Ho man, Will Y,
eep ma 81 good Iii neome POSSIBLY enough
tthiss 4 vain Fave passed one another In the
street, have sat side by side in the s en-
tic t'' other was tho very article Of which
they were in want to make life beautiful
Mistresses in search Of a servant--not SO
much with, the Idea Of getting work !. q out
l,cr happy. advertise on one pa re. On the
opposite page, domestic. !. trensures--disci-
PIES Of Carlisle. apparently, with passion.
ntc love OF work forfits own sake lSt are ar,
desire desire Of gain as with the hope Of finding
openings where they may enjoy the luS,.
uy feeling they are lead IN usleiul
toil-loyinr3 hand -mailens, have lived side
BY side iii the same town for. years, never
knowing one another. So 1t Is with these
poor European peoples. They pass me e IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

just as well live our days out as bach
elors. The only way to have ha ppfnesss Is
having the will OF woman subservi ent to
that Of man ;s5 N
X But q 1t IS nit only the German nunr men men
who designate themselves the court OF
highest appeal. In italy they are lords t 9.
of tho ascendant: their DEGREES are those
OF life and death. Every little Italian
woman will tell you this. One said IN
confidence to me: Yes our women are
sympathetic ard tender but our men
are often wicked and cruel-so wicked and
cruel, Our girls are often given IN mar
riage before they are OF an age to think
for themselves. Their husbands arc
often. many years older. and have little
sympathy with their interests and pleas
ures. Their husbands don't care II
their wives are happy. as loEg as they
themselves are happy and well cared
for. Many OF them are hard task-mas-
tiers they make few compromises in their
married lives. These women have little
redress; divorces are not easily obtained.
and a woman who leaves her husband Is
frowned upon by society,"
FIJI Tho Partisan woman IS vtvacious ana
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

= I, for my part. would much rather help
along the movement which will transform
the poor Danish shoemaker or Swedish
woodworker into the owner Of q shoe or
furniture store in some Western Amerl-
can town.
It is very easily explained that all the
most progressive merchants and manutac-
turers OF the old countries look forward
with great expectation to the day when
the doors into China shall be thrown
open. 4,i AZ IL *
With the extension of tho railroad sys-
tenn and the establishment Of a more just
and less oppressive government It VIII pc
seen that the Industrious and frugal race
will develop marvelously and open up 9
commerclal market which will we'll pay
for anything the civilized world might 90
for them now. Il
The political danger which threatens US
from the yellow race, and especially from
China. Is an entirely different thlng;
Countries which are badly governed and
organized are naturally dangerous even,
and in certain ways the progress or clvl-
slization In China lessons the polltlcal dan
ger.
lit may be assumed that the Japanese
may help the development Of her great
ncighbor materially without thinking Of
any conquest, at least not at the present
time. 1t'is difficult with Russia. IA
Her position cannot be explained IN two
.''It is about forty years since n. Du-
chinsky. a little Russian from kietf, who
at that time lived in Paris, where his
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
BY JERO ONE X. JER ONE.

2i,roor,s. N ridiculous little objects they
looked. only the tiny head of enet show
.grayely they liked the one behind tho.
other, aweepihE The mud mtg the gutter
atbeliig schVengcrs Another uudint slight
witnessed coming sharnly aroui,d d, i hT
corner byshtrese, Ths
liz d strip Of coiofed piper, some dozen
would q iasso, entangl Ins ithe head q some
h4ss a. naxaa yo SS1es 1. Hs s
Belgian maiden. And naturally MISC. the
maiden who finds herself most eiitanglcd
Is the maiden whoI,to usc 1gnin the
Is considered good looking. 4 The ser.
pentitle about. her head is tho feather In
her cap Of the elgia,l t,laiden on car
corner. I almost ian int1 q glrl,. Ter &.
diiiet street, leading Into another quiet
ssr9st se hnd ha,
with trembling hands. she WINS twisting
them round and round her /! owt, \, head;
G9ed q her passsa saY sls
faced woman! wish sho had not seen
worth OF serpent tines. followed her and tor
havo ea IA ne dis
lcreetly to escape from me.
.NSOWN South, where tho blood flows
r quicker, King Carnival Is indeed a.
- folly Old soul. In Munich he reigns
for six weeks the end coming With I, q N ad
two days, rcyel In the. streets, During
everyday costume are regarded as CURL
.osltics people wonder wha they arc up
to. From tho Grain to the Dienatmnd-5
schen. from tho Herr p ofessor to Ric..E
colo, r an they serve to, make antics that
answers to our page boy. the business Of
Munich Is dancing. g here. lsomehoW.
In n fancy costume. Tho costume ball Is
hail. Every theatre clears away he
stage, every cnfe crowds Its chairs and
tables into corners. tho Very streets al
but then that docs not mean It goes ia +.
Munich Is always a III tito mad Tho mad
dest bali ever danced at was In fu-ff
11ich: went there with q Harvard Uni-I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
use AND ABUSE OF ON1ENS LADY HENRY SOMERSE1

Y The history OF THE village Improvement
societies Of the South is In line with.
much that could be and ought to- bA
moro widely undertaken IN the old coun-
try. In little provincial towns shakes
pearlan societies become the center Of
interest ana have lifted women whose
lives were barren and monotonous into
regions Of romance and beauty opened
interests undreamed hitherto,
In a little town In Nebraska I learn, In 4
a delightful article in the Outlook BY
Elizabeth Mccrachen, there Is a Travel
Club, where women On the wings Of inl-
5agtnatlon are taken to all the centers OF
interest around the globe. and again she
tells us that in q western city Of less
than fifty years Of age, the women's
club was studying early German history
as a. preparation for the Nlbelung gen Lied {
and Wagnerlan opera and German ANA,
None can question the benefit Of such
associations of women, as far advanced
from the cigarette smoking. dinner
giving, idle woman's club as the Senate
house from the sal loon, Tor clubs OH the /
comradeship of intellectual life must all
ways be OF Infinite value to the best de-
yelopment Of woman Of every condition
and OF all countries. 5+
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

In the first instance, T believe the club
was an intellectual ono
have not before nos the data which could
authorize me to speak with certainty;
hut ! think the whole idea came, as do
many other good things. from America.
and was essentially educational in its
conception.
BE that as 1t may. there is no doubt
that til, woman's club flourishes there
as nowhere else, and has as q rule far
more intellectual lfe than ON this side
OF the water.
II has been said on good authority that
an English woman. at the end OF year
spent In travelling In the United States,
exclaimed: "The most American thing
in all America is the American woman's
club" The principal difference that GER
tainly struck me between the club in
America and the same institution hero Is
the greater desire TO enlarge It's borders.
TO add to its membership, to include all
who can bring any Intellectual asset,
displayed by the women's clubs In Amer
lea, as opposed to the narrowing of It's
scope and the fear lest undesirable mem
bers should be admitted to It's crcls
Whlch continually paralyzes the same
movement In England.
The American woman has an Infinitely
greater belief In the Importance OF her
Influence Than has her English sister,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

England pays America for great part
OF the raw materials which she receives
from there in sending Bingham. calico
and other products to India, China ana
Brazil countries where, on the other
side, Americans buy their tea coffee ana
silk.
we see the game phenomenon mere III
Europe where the English people pay for
part Of their Danish butter or Swedish
lumber byimportatIon Of German articles t,l,
into the scandinavian countries,
The difference in wages constitutes IN
reality n new source Of commercial profit,
since it causes a difference IN production.
The United States, where wages are very
high compared to wages here are never
theless able to compete with US. Amefl-
can cotton goods successfully rlYaillng
those Of Manchester, and American Shoes
may be found on sale all over europe,
though the American laborers receive
much higher wages than tho Ergilsh, ana
three or four times as much as the shoe-
makers on the continent.
When certain industries change places
flourish in another, 1t means progress.
This, however, seldom happens to pros
porous industries, but nearly always 70
Industries which are stagnatlns, ana It 10
exceedingly regrcttable that efforts are
often made to keep dccaying Industry
alive by artificial means. as IT., for IN
stance, has been done with the textile IN
| dustry of Flanders and Slesla, where all
| work Is still done by hand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
BY DELLA AUSTRIAN.

probably because It was raining in Io n,
don. Now, II there 10 one thing DO bout Il
which an Englishmnr Is more sensitive IS KS \
than another It is the weath her. De- 81
3telmlncd to set even. some time aftters
he said ~ Il IA lIs5st3 SS
II met one OF your countrywomen the Z
other day. I guessed she was an Ameri-&&
can without looking at her. Can you
imagine how? ~ y ~
When I confessed that I could not, he !
said that It wan right simple Her hus a
8bend and she were about to board 9
train. She busied therself with the tick k'-ls
cts and luggage and managed things s.
generally. He, true to his repu "a ton, -
devoted husb band, remained silent. II
Since these arc the facts about Wo-
man's position tho world over, we ought
not TO be stirred to wrath IL occasionally
we hear an American make the asser-
ton that the duty OF the husband Is to /
make the wife obey. He should axer-8
Csc corrective sternness where necessary.
and show that he Is the master Of tho
house We must consoley ourselves in the
thought that women are queens by cons
cession, but men are born lords OF crea-A
ton. VI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

II would be useless to deny that Wo-
mems clubs have become not only
fact. hut a factor in the history Of the
intellectual life of the women Of our
time Like many other movements as
sociat.sd with her emancipation, the idea
OF n woman's club was subjected to the
Erossest rdicule.
Every conceivable motive was assigned
for the necessity OF its existence, every
conceivable Islander as to its standing.
and every possible form Of cheap with
cism was yracticed at its expense. But
the womans club has increased and null
tiplied exceedingly. In spite OF opposition
and rldiclke.
The question. therefore, naturally pre-
sents Itself, What good Is a.e club life
to bring 10 our day and generation? Is
! At only an imitation Of the ways or men,
which IS as vain and empty as all flat
terry. or Is 1t current which has its
origin In a deepened sense OF woman's re-
sponsibility, and therefore a greater de-
sire to cooperate for the welfare OF the
world.
& TO both questions ] think the answer
can truthfully be given In the affirma-
tive. because. just as IN mems clubs,
there ara many varieties and aims, SO
slso there are many among wonsax
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27
By PROFESSOR N. C. FREDERIKSEN,


-a d
at Klshineft-we are always apt to at-
tribute these crimes TO the people. and
never to tho government. no matter how
strong are the proofs Of its guilt--tASwero
nothing in comparison with the murders
OF the harmless and inoffenspe Chinese
inhabitants or Blagoyetschensk. which !
were ordered and prepared weeks !
in advance by tho government.
How can we possibly have any confl-S.
dcnce In government OF this Kind
8 The most practical Ssolu ton Of the pres.
ent FAR Eastern question. and almost the \
only one which Is apt to end the war
within, d reasonable time. Is probably tho
proposition made by the United States
to dc1ine and maintain the integrity o.
China. including Manchuria. and under der
no circumstance allow Russia to close
that province to other atoms.
r It is true that no other nations have
great interests there ut present, as The
commerce OF Manchurla with the OUTSIDE
world barely exceeds 81, 900 a year. but
this9is a question OF futuregand$ prlncple.g
sfS Il is with mixed feelings that one sees
Germany also Differ to- solve this q q les-s Il
ton, It Is difficult to forget that the Far
Eastern question. represents one 81 me
most hldeous phases In Emperor " liam
5multi-colored Kaleidoscope. And 4 one ca NJ
not forget that tho German pol lies az
berlin are In reality semi Russia n ana +
opposed to our liberal Occidental ide 4siAs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

sway for three days and two nights dur dur
linr which tire the whole population,
aweled BY visitors from twenty mi miles
found shouts. romps eats and drinks
and dances after which, tho, Visitors arc e.
packed like sardlnes into Trans;
TIC rniynyySofilelals siunble,tp md town
the trains lanterns The lest !, ieeDle
sofrt orf the HAAS snong
etsrriages, ~ toMchahge the tickets Of, q
couple 7ofsiis unconscious companions. IN IN
dragged out by the legs at functions n; +,
fpo sitS 1fafAers ' are skot Ie ehiil
day at lonely northern st,nt33ns e, TO-
Of peoples families. AtBlnche they say
II have A OF counted them inyself--thnt
thirty Thousand maskers cal, be seen .isei,
dancing the same no tim9 u i throwIn n
oranges al one another. Tie houses board
up i tRelrF windows. The Restaurants take
down their mirrors md hide away r1 the
g s a IL nre perod
f ffenry s te Seven af tn. "Doesnt It hurt
/ asked lady who had been there,
Having oranges thrown, 81 YOU y y
sSrt do they use speafng thnk
you cilll%thetr-or the little hnrd brand !.
with skin like d nutmeg-grnter? AND ~
both sorts arc used Understanding tel q
smart peop1c,n sho answered, they are
the same everywhere they must ;be ex s.
trava gan they use the 1Jnva orange q, a s
t hits YOU n the back prefer, the sJ g.
the other, but It does not leave behind l
1t hat curlo,is sensation 8of having been
stunned. Most people, ct
course R make use OF the small, hard
srunge. 1fEsyoll ducln time, and SO
cntcht on the toy. Of your head, II does
not hurt 50 much rs YOU would think. L..
OF course, VT hits you on q tender place
sal volatlle, with old &coRnac-half and
half, you Understanding about the best
thing. But It only happens once a8yeaar.'3
she added. u,
m EARLY every town gives prizes for
the best group Of maskers. In some.
- cases the first prize mounts to as