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me Asdh'., one OF the steadiest of the Toxic
Journals, defended the importation of The
Cninese editorially, saying that because tina
capitalists who were building the railroad
nros prom. by the cheap labor general
their individual prosperity all over The
province. WI"
General interest should have preced.noa
over the interests OF any one class, said the
dsdns ana then u closed with the sage
would realize this economic princinla
there would be no objection to the presence
there OF Japanese laborers.
The Mdinichi Dempo of Osakatook n d;f-
ierent view OF the delicate situation. -This
IL a very grave question: said the Noin;,
chfs editorial Of August II, alt ia net
merely local. I" NV
"For Chinese to Engage in labor in .Janan
u ls necessary to obtain official permission
nrst, otherwise a legal penalty IL incurred
10 permit the entry of Chinese cheap Iabor
In Japan will create a Tremendous social
problem and such permission will be ruin
GUS policy. ~
IN the Governor of Kagoshima- ken per-
mit,ed me contractor to bring in the Chinese
very great n official action should at
once be taken" ."
The Japan Advertiser, the only American
paper published in Japan, did not seize tho
oppost d NY Tor making comparisons, but
seriousness Of the problem that was pre-
sented. II said on August ls:
Inc problem that has thus been nre-
sented to Gov. Chikami Of Kagoshimalken
in particular and to Japan in general ia !
of paramount Importance for two reasons
not as regards tho material effect of the
present innovation, but on account OF the !
principles involved. First, because this Ia
the only. instance where the provisions
OF Imperial Ordinance No. 352 have been
either d~isobeyed or brought to test. and |
second. because Japan 10 brought into the
dlsagreea5le alternative Of permitting the
consistent part a demanding Of America
what she herself withholds from China |
That Japanese public opinion is chary OF
lacking the question 10 obvious from the |
general silence Ia regard to it,
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OF kagoshima-ken did not stop at mass
meetings. One night in the latter part
OF July they posted a notice written in
Chinese on the doors Of the Chinese Ia
borers' huts thatif they didn't stop working
In Japanese mems places they would be
driven back to China.
The local police officials took alarm at the
indignation OF the citizens Of Kagoshima-
ken and sought advice from the central
Government at Toxic. Toxic. realizing
the possibilities OF embarrassment in any
overt act against the Chinese, ordered the
police OF kagoshima-ken to use their ut
most powers to protect the foreigners in
case OF an outbreak and then mmoned the
e~nterprising contractor TO a conference in
Toxic.
1t happens that an imperial ordinance.
No. 1852. which was promulgated In 1893,
forbids the employment Of foreign labor
in Japan except under limited conditions.
which restrict such employment only to the
old treaty ports where foreigners con-
gregate. The latest papers from japan
have II that the contractor has either I'M
consciously. disobeyed this law or that he
intends to force a test case.s
In thu early part OF August the matter
was still under advisement by thu TOXIC
Government and the Cinnamon were still
working, under police protection.
In July the latest outrage against the
Japanese In and about San Francisco was
~scrupulously reported by the Japanese
Consul there TO his home Government.
This was an instance Of boys throwing
stones through the glass Of a Japanese
gardeners greenhouse at Berkeley.
The outrage was duly noted by the jap
anese press and dilated upon by that part Of
IL which had been ~yellowest In exploiting
the San Francisco incident. Yet at this
very time the Chinese laborers who were
Working Tor half pay in Kagoshima-ken
were working under police protection be-
cause OF threats against them by Japanese.
Only two Japanese journals paid any
attention to the Kagoshima7ken Incident
and those were not Of the sensational type, /
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-09-29
debris and -bagette.' both Of which are

debris. and -bagette.' both Of which are
highly valued.
iAoorioe root is shipped in bales weighing
aDout 20 pounds each. pressed by hydraulic
The United States b tho PRINCIPAL conanns
Of this olass Of h~corioe. which 10 ahippsd
NAV m its natural state a. raw material,
being admitted FREQ Of duty.
IL is converted into li6orice paste for
medicinal purposes, and u especially used
Tor navorfng plug tobacco. Licorice roo In
it's original state can also be found n any
drug store In America. Annual exports
70 the United States amount to about
i4.2t0 tons. valued a $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-09-29
JAPAN HAS A RACE PROBLEM
PROTESTS AGAINST THE HIRING
OF CHINESE COOLIES.
Laborers From China Brought Into Japan
to Work on . Railroad at cut Rates
Anger japanese LabOrers-san Fran
cisco Incident Matched IN kaEoshims.

- u "
TO Work on . Railroad at cut Rates
ANGER japanese LabOrers-san Fran.
cisco Incident Matched IN kaEoshlms.
Il seems that Japan has been having a
little race problem Of her own. The de-
tails are sparingly given by a native press
that courts consistency. From the sparse
news accounts and the editorial comments
of some Of the Toxic papers, it appears
that the importation OF Chinese laborers
10 work on a new railroad line in Kago-
shima province has helped TO show the
Japanese where the shoe pinches in San
Francisco.
Early in July the contractor to whom
the construction work on the railroad had
been awarded imported thirty Chinese
laborers. The wages he paid were 10
yen a month-about IS gold-and that was
about so per oent. cheaper than the hire Of
Japanese laborers. Still the Chinese were
satisfied and they were good wofkmen.
SO pleased was the Japanese contractor
with his experiment hat he sent to China
for 100 more. and before those coolies had
landed at Nagasaki a third consignment Of
900 was contracted for with Chinese emi-
grafton companies in Chefu.
The Mainichi Dempo naively states that
the Japanese laborers took great alarm at
the Importation of the Chinese coolies,
who were willing to work for half of what
a Japanese laborer demanded. Mass meet
ings were held by the citizens of Kago-
shima-ken TO consider this grave peril
to the laborers Of Japan as the Mainichi,
puts Il.
But The eeutiment of thu outrs eed Iaborer.
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The exporters Of the root lease liooice
bearing lands for a period Of from three
to five years. Digging usually begins in
October. and Ia done by peasants. who at
the end OF each day deliver the DOT to the
various depots and receive payment accord
ing to tho quantity they bring.
Tho root is piled up and exposed to the
air until about May and juno. IL then
weighs only half ~ much az originally.
owing to tho thorough drying process to
which II has been subjected. Tho root u
sorted TO obtain tho qualities known %
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LTCORICE ROOT.
We Buy Half . Million Dollars Worth q Year
from Asia Minor.

Licoricc root grows wild In the fields
Of Asia Minor. and few attempts have been
made thus far toward it's cultivation.
Until fifty years g it vas practically
unused. says Fur Ners. The root grown
on the Meander plains Is the best in the
world. being superior to that found in
Syria. Mesopotamia. Cauoasia. Siberia or
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-26
GRANTED REPRIEvE.
Bristops Official Head Will Not Fall
Before Next December.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.--Distrtet
Attorney Bristol Of Oregon will be
permitted to retain his present Office
until he concludes the trial Of the Orr-
gon land-fra cases, but ne will hs
expected to clear the docket befora
Congress reassembies next December,
at which time he will be requested
to step aside and make way for soma
man to be appointed on recommen la.
tion of the oregon senator's This
programme was mapped out today.
When asked about the matter, Sem
ator Fulton stated that, ina5much as
the subcommittee had unanimously
reported against Mr.. Bristol, and the
whole committee was ready to approve
the recommendations Of the sub-com-
mittee, he was willing to allow the
Bristol matter to rest until after the
land-fraud cases have been dispo-ed
of, and therefore he has addressed a
letter to the judiciary committee re-
questing that no further action be
taken on the Bristol case at present.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-26

held down to $500 expenses, when the
second section provides that "all ~
penses incurred' shall be paid.
Little consolation or announcement
was extended to Scholneld's Senate
bill 5j. This In bin to improve
and keep fishway over the VILLA
mette Falls Mt oregon city, to repair
same and reimburse the master fish
warden for improvements The com
mlttcc was Of the opinion that this
matter had already been covered by
law. and the bin is being pocket II
while Senator Schoheld's clerk Is IN
vcstlgating
What In the main the committee
considered a good measure was Sea
ator Scholhelds Senate bin So. This
ia intended to keep foreign hsherm n
from operating as giIlnet men In the
Columbia River and to permit only
citizens Of oregon, Washington and
Idaho working az gilinet fishermen in
the stream. Every fishing season =
swarm OF gillnetters come to the CO
lumbla from California, make go1l
money and then carry It away with
them. leaving very little in Astoria
The majority Of these iunerant gillnat
operatives are not citizens.
Senator Scholhelds bill provides
that It shall be unlawful for any per-
son TO take salmon or sturgeon In ony
waters OF this state unless he be a
citizen OF the United States, or has
declared his intention to become suc1
and has been bona fide resident of
the State of Oregon. Washington or
Idaho sor a period Of six months.
The fault with the bill was that "in
all prosecutions under this act the
burden Of proof shall be upon the de
fendant." This the committee con-
sidered improper, as the master fish
warden could arrest and throw any
one into Jail and instead OF having 10
prove his case, It would be up to he
defendant, proceeding not In accord
ance with United States laws. This
bill will probably be sent to the ju-
dietary committee.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-26
Each Country to Have Prosecut-
ing Attorney Purpose Of Bill.
: orR OF OFFICES
Proposed Measure Would Create Thir-
ty-three District Attorneys, but
Would Not Increase the Total
Salary Appropriation.

SALEM, Ore, Jan. 25.-Every coun
ty in Oregon shall have a prosecuting
attorney of its own If a House bill in :
troduced yesterday afternoon by
Campbell Of Multnomah- Clackamls
becomes a law. At present the state
has but a third of its counties in
prosecuting attorney districts, and
deputies giving but a part of their
time to state cases are employed on
small salaries in nearly thirds Of
the Oregon counties,
The bill provides that there shall be
elected at the biennial election in
1908, and every four years thereafte:
district attorney in each county In
the state. There will be SO prescott
ing attorneys In Oregon under the new
law. At present there are but 10.
The total salary appropriation under
the present system will be no greater
than under the present system of
few attorneys and many deputies, the
total annual salary list for county
prosecutors being about $4,000 The
salaries range from $500 for the Lin.
coin county attorney. to $4,000 for
Multnomah.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-26
Lack Of Government Aid in Jana
lea is Serious Obstacle.
GOVERNOR LOSES HIS HEAD
Daily Paper Says His ExeelIency Ca
reers Around City, Pokins His
Nose Into Various Corners, and
Leaving Work Undone

KINGSTON, Jan. 25.-Lack of Co.
operation on the part of the govern
ment is greatly hampering the work Of
relief and for this Governor Swetten-
ham is severely condemned. The Dat
ly Telegraph says: His Excellency is
still careering around the city, polk
ing his nose into various corners and
attending to petty details which !.is
subordinates ought to attend to. The
result is that when prominent officials
and other gentlemen call at the head.
quarters house to consult with him,
they cannot find the governor. This
is a state of affairs on which the
British and colonial governments can.
not congratulate themselves"
The paper goes on to cite instances
and concludes by saying, The govern.
or has completely lost his head"
Eugene Magnus, manager of the
Cresswell store, which the governor in
his letter to Davis said the Americans
had cleaned, denies the governors
version. He says the sailors merely
assisted in getting out the safe, dur
ing which Swettenham arrived on the
spot and angrily protested because the
sailors were Americans.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-26
Suit Begun to Force Forfeiture
OF Manitoba's Charter
CLAIM IMMUNITY FROM TAXES
Attorney General Takes Stand That
Manitoba Company is No LonseH
Entitled TO Exist and It's Char
ter Should be Abolished.

ST. PAUL Jan. 25.--Attorney Gen,
cral Young today began manlamns
proceedings In the Supreme Court to
compel the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba Railroad company to show
cause why Its charter should not he
forfeited. This company. formerly
known as the Minnesota & Pacific
Company. Is really the parent corn
pany of the Great Northern Railway
Company and the Great Northern IS
Joined In this issue. as 1t Is the own
cr Of the Manitoba Company's stock,
I'VE have commenced an action in
the name Of the State against The
ST. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba
Railway Company to compel forfeiture
of It's charter for the reason that since
II transferred its railroad with all is
equipment and appurtenances to the
Great Northern Railway Company on
February /, 1890. 1t has ceased to per-
form It's functions for which 1t was
created and has therefore forfeited
its right to exist under our laws as a
railway company. We have joined the
Great Northern Railway Company as a
party to this action because 1t Is the
owner of all the stock Of the Manitoba
Company, and for the further rea-
son that In the alleged purchase Of
the property the assets of the Man'-
toba Company, by the Great Northern
Company, very large amount of wa
tered stock was issued by the la.t ,r
company which we claim Is void un-
der the law of this state, upon whi3h
the public are now and ever since It's
issuance have been paying large divl-
dends. We ask that this stock be de-
Continued on Page 81
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-26

admitted To Mr.. Severance that Miller 4
roads had parGelcd out tho busneds
OF the country.
Said Mr. Severance; You gentlemen
have phrcclled out the business OF
ms country. you want Atlantic set
bourh stun 10 move on The Sunset ard
trnfilc for the middle west TO go to
tho O. II. a. N. Dnd the Union pncI0e,
do you not7"
To this Miller answered. YES"
Miller insisted that notwithstanding
this there IN alili very warm comp"u .
ton.
The shippers. he declared have their
choice Of routes. Both roads. he gal :,
ARE still open 10 them and there are
still other roads. Miller was asked
how he could help these competing
lines when they are all competitors
OF The Sunset route.
you are an official OF the Sunaa
route. In anyone who nghta the sun
Hct your fricnd9' aswcd Mr. sever
nncc.
Not necessarily" said Miller.
was this division OF territory and
freight between the Hartman lines =
the public lntereat7"
II do not know" responded Miller,
~ the public got amy OF the 'divvy'
or not but ! think II was In tho pub
lie interest"
II was at this Juncturc that Sever
nncc excused the witness with the 20
mark that he had proved what ne
came for. and that he had no mors
witnesses TO call.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-26
THE WORM TURNS.

ANTWERP. Jan. 26.~~Advices re-
ceIved By the Tribune Congolaise rc-
port that IA revolt has broken out In
Mnnyanga. in the Congo Free State
and additional troops have been nsk-
cd for Fifty men. commanded by n
non commissioner officer who were
sent to the aid OF the military agent,
were attacked and defeated with the
loaa uf seven men.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-26
HatcheryMeasure Allows Owners
TO Sell Fish During the
Entire Year.
BILL TO CHECK OUTSIDERS
California GilInettcrs Would No Longer
Bo Allowed 10 Come up Each Sea.
son and Get the Pick Of
the Run.

SALEM. Ore. Jan. 25-Three OF
Senator Scholiield's bills referred to
the committee on fishing Industries. II
which he IL chairman. were bumped
hard today by the other members "
the committee The other senators
showed him how two OF the mels'
ures could be changed TO attain The
end Senator Scholfield desired with 1nt
conflicting with present laws too Sc
riousiy, but the senator from Clat3op
refused and said he would take tie
bills TO the floor.
The bill to receive the hardeJ.
treatment was S. b. SO. This is for
an act to provide for the establish.
ment OF fish hatcheries, defining 'he
duties OF the master flsh warden
thereto. and providing n penalty In
committee II was found to be devoi
OF an emergency clause. Under the
present law It is forbidden for any
one TO have In their possession trout
during the closed season. whether In
cold storage or otherwise. but S. y,
53 throws the doors wide open for
evading this very strict statute.
BY s. B. SO any riparian owner may
establish a private fish hatchery for
the cultivation OF food fish and may
inclose the waters OF any river. stream
or lake in the state, subject to GER
tain provisions. The bill allows cer.
tain individuals, firms or corporations
to go into the fish raising business,
and they can sell trout or other food
FISH at any time or season Of the year
by simply paying a license fee of $25
a year to the master fish warden. The
measure also prohibits anyone from
taking fish from the private hatch.
cries without the consent of the pro-
prietor
The fishing industries committee de-
lberately sat on this bill and squashad
1t fiat as founder.
A second fish bill of Senator Scho'
field was also shot full Of holes. be.
cause II created two deputy fish war
dens. This measure, S. b. 81. provides
that the master fish warden shall ap-
point two deputies, one for Eastern
Oregon and the other for southern
Oregon at salary of $1,000 each. The
are to be made with |
the approval Of the Board of Fish
Commissioners, but the master tsh
warden can discharge the deputies at
his pleasure.
Under the code, the commissioners
are authorized to appoint as many
water bailiffs as they see fit, at SO IA
lay. but the Scholfield measures does
not amend the code, so that 1t would
be creating two offices and still n i
with an unlimited number OF
water bailiffs, The deputies aside
from their salaries, are to receive
expenses to the sum Of $3.50
I year, yet another clause provides
hat all expenses incurred in earring
out the purposes of the act shall lie
paid upon properly certified certil-
,ates. 1t was questioned by the com.
nittee whether the deputies could be
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-26
TROUBLE IN CUBA.

HAVANA, Jan. 25.-Rural guards
have been sent to Santiago de Las
Vegas, where General Arenciba is dis
putting the authority Of the local of
fcers and has threatened an upris-
ing. Trouble is said to be inevitable,
unless the government takes prom Ut
action.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-26
Is Worse Than II Was Twenty
Years Ago and Handicap
10 Patrons.
Witnesses Speak Also Of the moagro
Passenger Accommodations on tho
RaiIroads-Favors Shown an
Eastern Shipper,

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IN. q u 4 A. ,,t so,,h.ra p,cinc
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d,scr,mipn,orv r,,es n,e giy., ,o m.
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o,v, ,,rri,o,y Also tho ,h,ry. w,.
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tbn, ,hr .II,rrtunn" unfair It,, IN
Gan rranriaco I'm. rnIs.a ,ta r,tes q,
with speh uncertainty NJ aecur,nv sn,i,
Ing a,t.s ,ho, loca, shIrnor. mr., cor
nelied "a chin IN ma no ,ha rail rout.
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dav wero c.oryo II Kc,Iv or ~,
pooth. Keuv t,umher comnopv and
oep.ro, EroIvbt Ager, NiIi.r ~ ,h,.
Hartman lines IN m, rorthwest rr,,,
Kelly II yna allotted ,hnt his connorv
were suffering from great scarcity
~ cars and rollroo1 flag h,d ,a,,
r.uovod from, tho ropyh lumber rI,,,
ana nlnccd f., tbo somo cloas as cross.
arms the roto IN which ia s6 nor
ton. ornlnst "a 10 nor ION on the rough
grade to Snn rropcIsco Raw noInts
Kelly snId tho, NOT knowing or mo
cbonpc bo had contracted with ,ha
Western Pacific railroad 10 delIvcr u al
r. them and whon ho CANA IA nav
,ha frfJgh, round tho charge 90 ON
marc than no oxnected Kelly odm,,t,a
to Attornev Cotton for tha Hartman
,Inos that tho rata from Eugene n
San Francisco Is the same as that
from po,t,nnJ n the Raw civ. Lut
oualI0ed II bv saving that Portland