Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-09-20

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ny Bull finds himself in as the re-
suit OF the anti-Asiatic riots In Van
couver. With the race troubles In
San Francisco and Bellingham fresh
in memory, It pleases your Uncle
Sam to see something happen that
directs attention from his own short
comings. Especially is this true
when It Is the allay OF Japan. How
ever, nothing but regret is express
ed officially. That the feeling against
all Asiatics is still strong on the Pa
cific coast, is proved by the reply of
Governor Gillette of California, to
Chief Terrence V. Powderly, who
asked the governor what class of la
Dor was needed in California, the
wages offered and the natlonalltles
preferred. Governor Gillette replied
in substance that all Caucasian races
will be welcomed, but that no Jap
anese need apply. He added that the
time has come, indeed, when many
persons prefer the Chinese to the
japanese, as the better choice be-
tween two evils. Thus Il may be
seen that race troubles are merely
smoderlng, and that they may burst
forth in further riots at any time.
The administration is not exactly at
ease over the situation.
Announcement was made this
week that another Washington edu-
Gator has been honored. He Is pro-
fessor of chemistry In the George
Washington university, and he has
been selected as chairman of the
jury of chemicals and allied prod
ucts at the jamestown exposition.
The university is well represented
on the various jurles at the big Vir-
ginia fair. DR.. Truman Able, men,
ber OF the faculty In the unlversity's
department of medicine, Is expert
on the expositlon's radlum commit.
tee, while DR.. n. Monroe Hopkins,
professor of chemistry. is chairman
of the jury on electrical appliances.
Or. Hopkins, incidentally is chief of
the electrical branch OF the United
states navy. II is due largely 10 the
fact that so many government scien-
lists are found on the faculty of the
George Washington university that
the institution has been drawn upon
by the exposition authorities for ex-
perts in the various branches beyond
the grasp of the average scientist or
layman. The. university is rapidly
becoming recognized as the national
graduate school, because of its
powerful faculty and the immense
amount of knowledge stored in the
government departments and collec-
tions, and to which ii has access.
Indeed, II is now taking steps for
the collection of an endowment fund
sufficient to carry out its ambitions.
Through an order Of the inter.
states commerce commission this
week, the rates on wheat from Ne
braska to Pacific terminals was Gu.
sharply. The rate has been rs cents
a hundred pounds; the commission
rules that anything over 60 cents is
excessive. The decision was handed
down in the case of the A. ]. Poor
Grain company against the Chicago.
Burlington 4 Quincy railway and
others.
One OF the subjects likely TO re-
ceive considerable attention from
congress at the next session is that
OF Industrial education. From all
parts OF the country have come COM
plants OF the difficulty of securing
skilled mechanics. Many large en-
ployers OF trained labor believe that
The greatest menace to the continued
commercial supremacy of the uni |
ed States is the disappearance OF the
ancient and adapted craftsman TO l