The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-04-23

OF them have been revamped along
the lines Of American labor unions.
are in the lower ranks Of society. and
to these the Western ideas adopted
by the governing class have not yet
penetrated.
contract is made with the boss OF tn,
carpenters guild. Work is begun, and
In a short time the men are likely
to decide to take holiday. Although
they may remain away AVE- goa IRON ON r Mofk
ing the job to completion is most
urgent. there Is no use trying TO sc.
cure other workmen to take their
until they do the builder may as well
possess his soul in patience. II. In the
course of six months or year. II
becomes necessary to have repairs
same guild must be called to do the
work. no others will touch it.
The cooks guild has Its own pc.
culiar way Of doing business. II NOT
shall go TO certain household. put
fixes the wages that he shall receive.
The cooks guild maintains a close
working agreement with the organi1iz as
For instances, the cook brings Tor
ward a price list from the butcher,
but II is understood that the man VINO
provides the meat must give the cook
lhousekeeper is vigilant, second-ciass
meat will be charged for at first-class
prices, thereby afrording still further
e eapese the he, exorbitan. charges e the 6!
butchers guild. 200 foreign families in
Kobe organized what is known as the
Kobe Meat Club, and started q market
Yokohama took similar action in pro
yiding steam laundry when the
washers guild became unreasonable IN
It's charges.
cooks OF Yokohama is the control OF
the. supply of green groceries. IL was
found that nearly all the cooks In
sisted upon pasronIng hs eer1a
was not because the manager oltereu
special inducements In the way OF I'D
eral commissions. but because the
s seohs IN 1n' ,he Business owing to the
many forms OF graft radiating from
the Oriental kitchen, the. East is a
cooks PARADISE. Five OF the richest
there in the humble capacity OF chefs
vet who profited so we'll by the prac-
tice Of high finance in tho cuisine thai
| they are now rated among the oioatea
| The Grand Hotel in Yokohama is the
best stand in Japan for jinrickisha
men, and the guild that, controls the
work At this Rais Is the the 1 sl1ses
|
higher from here than from other por'-
lions OF the city, the men realize ad-
ditional profit from generous tips. Rich
Americans Will frequ,entlS give - ,h OF
deposit ae osm.s Of zoo yen with the hotel man
agement TO guarantee good service,
and elects one OF ITS memoers as , ao Sa
he is permitted to take down his share
OF the deposit money. and to realize
what he can from the sale OF his mem
bership IN the guild, proyided there = Y
deposit money, It is said that coolies
pay high for the privilege a OF = 1ol n,r1I
ings from the tourists who frequent
the Grand, but the exact amounts that
lhave changed hands In the sale OF
these MEMBERSHIPS are y not aod kn d}Tnrent
kinds of guilds in Japan, and the long
hist Includes among many other move
occupations. a thieves union. me TOD
bers' organization does a., iiou y nnn'
fine It's operations exclusively to the
lower classes. When one OF ITS ! !, men, a,ei
bers preys upon person o. IL, olAti 70
police send for the boss OF the guild
and demand that the booty be re-
turned In such cases restitution m, IS
generally made without del la};,, ,a anl.
y1-1
ing in a sense Of courtesy, when called II e
! to task, was illustrated IN the case s,s
OF a pickpocket who snatched q "atcn
/ from a lady's belt. The chair, rlnG
was broken by the violent. jerk. Mhel1
i the watch was returned, Il was Iounu
/ that the culprit had not only gone
/ to the expense of having the dsamage
repaired, but had sent note 81 apo ~
4 tSs delay leila occasioned BY having II
Sometimes the thieves make thell
own terms when the police call ap poe
picked the pocket of the american
consul general while that distlng ,..s :,
ed gentleman was taxing Journey ne.
the aratp: n TnS ma ana th as vi q
Course COURSE sent word to the guild tina,
the money, amounting to quite sum
must he returned at once. In thu
course Of time the report came bach
4 That the thief had already investee
i the proceeds of his haul to good ad,
] Vantage, tut would return the e%ac1
amount il allowed to keep II for , thre :,
ia the police, Who in turn gave thet,
\ lnledge to the consul-general, and a.
\ the appointed time the money was re-
Willie the police exercise power Owe
1.-THE members of the thieves union y
certain circumstances, the officials q
mot come into personal contact VIII
oiosed in package and thrown owe
& the wall at the police stations, or \
nav MAJ be left secretly where the owne
! car ind At. The thieves are organ
ized to the extent OF wearing, diutin