The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1906-02-24

The Yellow Peril il no myth. So declares MIR.
James f. j, Archibald, war correspondent and stu
dent of conditions in China and Japan, and who, in
IL lecture in Baltimore, gave his reasons for such
belief
"The worst that has been said about the Eastern
question not too strong the positive assertion
of Mr.. Archibald.
"There are 100000 900 Chinese alone, to say moth
ing of the Japanese and Filipinos all imbued with
deadly hatred of the white race. The great danger
/. not in the Chinese, but in the Chinese led by
Japanese The Chinese wish to be let alone. They
say they have gone through the stages OF civilization
through which we are now passing ana prefer 10 re-
main in their present primitive state. But The
Orient for the Orientals is the watchword OF the
Japanese"
In comparison of the Chinese and the Japanese,
the lecturer snd They are entirely different The
Chinese are the soul Of honor in their personal and
business dealings but they have no love OF country
They would sell the Emperor or part OF their prov
ince rs you might sell II cast-of garment The Japan
csc are intensely loyal with patriotism founded ON
II fanatical religion. Every big business house IN
Japan has Chinese cashier, who handles oil the
money. The Japanese do not trust their own peo
pie"
Concerning the missionaries the following opinion
was offered 81 am convinced that the Chinese and
Japanese were better off before the missionaries
went among them. | have great respect for mis-
sonaries but | believe there IL plenty OF work ut
home for them. II is impossible to make an ORR
entail mind reason we reason"
matter of public interest now being stirred
in Tampa and may be carried to Tallahassee ut the
next session Of the Legislature is that OF child labor
The subject was agitated in that city by recent
lecture, and the remarks Of Rabbi Stollnitz on the
evil were criticised BY Tampa newspaper, which
said: "Outside of The Southern cotton mills, there
is no child labor in this section"
Replying to the criticism Rabbi Stollnitz says:
"At sessions of the Legislature OF the State OF Flor
ida in recent years efforts made to have intro
duced a bill restricting child labor but owing to its
detrimental effect certain interests in Florida and
particularly in Tampa, such law has been enacted
The interests in Tampa opposed it for the reason that
it would affect the cigar industry, at which children
OF all ages are employed and their work Is MS ardl'
Gus and in many ways more to be restricted than
that of the sweat shops the east side OF New
York. Therefore child labor does exist as well
among the orange groves in the cotton mills OF
the South"
There seems to be no doubt that child labor does
exist in Florida, and the assumption holds good that
powerful interests, placing the dollar above the value
of child life succeeded in preventing the enactment
of law prohibiting child labor in this State. Every
now and then there il a call in the country press of
Florida for those institutions which spell poverty
and wretchelness Of their cmployes-cotton mills
and before the youth Of community be sacrificed
the people, regardless of financial interest should
compel the Legislature to give the proper safeguard.