The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1904-07-08
Observation-Disclosures
POVERTY IN JAPAN
Wre,ciejness to Be Seen TO the
Sums Of Toxic.
CORRESPONDENCE LONDON MAIL

! human woe have / de.
1siesy- seconded here 90 the nictrop
ohs y The Far East and found the
WotNs poorest poor Beside these
s''r'h subjects or the Son OF Heaven.
VINO cover outside his palace walls.
lne mbmcrgcd tenth of London nrc
Doh WANTS. and the grovelIng Rus.
siuil OF Gorky's night refugees the
spolh children Of fortune.
Wat / have seen doubt II any
Occsental has seen before me. for
inc ulstoncc or such absolute wretch.
ednu' Is not revealed to the tourist.
anu lhe ordinary resident suspects IL
no' u all. n he has heard some wills.
per " the dolorous regions near at
haha Il Is not regarded as polite 60 be
100 hqulring. Not by any possible
chn1e VIII the guide or friend conduct
the Visitor TO the quarters where Joy
II lifs unknown quantity.
Stunning In Toxic Is FOR the reru.
latla traveller the same as n IN Lon
donle went to Soho without exploring
the East None but regions of com.
pafaye prosperity nrc shown. because
the japanese are proud Of their uni.
verHl reputation for cleanliness. for
artlrc surroundings. and for pow
eriy that IS always smiling. well.
wassd aud safely removed from nc.
tunlvaut
NNeriheless. Toxic and other cities
haW their social purgatorlcs, their
sarnsso sens OF living, breathing
wred and drift In Toxic not fewer
than 100000 people seldom. II ever.
know OF certainty whore the ncces-
'duaof the next day viii come from,
and throughout the land the great ma.
jorlJ are too poor 10 eat rice. The
higa grade rice grown on the Islands
Is ~ported almost 10 the last sack,
AMI Inferior rice imported for those
whoun afford II, Rice is not In every
bowl as the tourist fondly imagines.
/ have spent days ana nights In the
midst OF this indispensable residue OF
japan In company with brilliant ma
tive peiologlst, who. ike scores OF his
fellow students OF men and things. be.
lleyel that Japan has left It's good
days q general happiness and general
comfHt forever behind, and II enter
ing UPON sordld and morclless age
OF iriustrlalism. IN which It's people
are rot fitted by temperament TO COM
pete and whose proletariat is. more
oar. far too intelligent and too proud
ttFV'xxpioltcd by capital. He Is cry
ini but a warning 10 japan that her
se1a at The council table OF the powers
IL being paid for IN the blood OF her
eizonf. not expended as they would
pour Il forth chcerfully IN war, but In
iactoty and on farm. in shop and IN
oalee
Think for n moment" he cried, re-
Wntly MS we looked at a Japanese bat
heshlp In the oning. "whnt n multi.
tudc Of our tiny rice fields Il takes 10
support such n monster, and then re-
member that our people can't afford
10 eatrlcew
Bot whether or not the last state OF
Japan be worse than her FIRST. let us
po0ed to Darkest Toxic. We win visit
the shitaya quarter. which is close
by The beautiful uyeno Park.
Toxic Is so vast; Il is such an Inn
rnenle sea OF sheds. that from the
highest point on the clearest day one
can see but a fraction Of lts nrea-but
here are fifteen districts OF mean
sueoh The crazy structures called
houses, which are In reality sheds. are
strung along In series OF dilapldated
and hlthy compartments. To folk rs
poor a. those who live here, cleanli-
ness, 70 dear TO the average japanese
that 4 Is above godllness. is out OF the
question.
Tile walls are decnyed and full OF
creyi0s and cracks, the roof leaks,
and here Is moss and broken Ties,
the sloji are full OF holes or patched
with Newspapers. the mats are ragged.
dirty and mouldy. There Is foul water
In ~ streets and n stlll foulor stencil
In upair. whose source IL often visible
TO ul' eye. Frequently one sees dead
rats h the roadway. but for fear OF
the rague, they are quickly made
away with. After coming from the
dainNess and delightful artistry OF
wellftd Toxic. Shltaya Is the abom'
inatloi OF desolatlon.
The most tumble-down Of these
abodeimay be rented for from twenty
to tYnty-ave pence per month, but
there We houses 80 fine that they cost
as hlel as a penny. or even three half
pence day. 10 AFFORD one Of these
expeflsFe residences several families
club igether, not alone for economy,
Dut al'o for warmth. in winter NIL
hands rowding together on the mats.
Unreal Is not always to be Afforded
ana hct Is a great luxury these cold
days A whole block viii sometimes
take igns IN warming hands at a
hlDacM wherein a few chunks of
chafclal shoulder IN a bed OF ashes.
suppNe q pipe-clcancr has had q
GOOD gay, and returns to his home
Win ey. slxpence. He win expend
ms lil hrthlng purchases OF misc, a
KIND o. soup stock. oil, fuel, tobacco
ana pflaps d little fish, which, II he
Feels ffkless. be win eat raw with
horserqllsh. He buys IN dr.blets, and
IKE uFyery poor In an the cities OF
tho WuNH .a.... ..........,.,tta f.rfane VihIu