The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-30

of the Californians to have the same
kind of an arrangement made in re-
gard to the japanese as in regard to
the Chinese. He states that they
have openly declared that they will
possess and control the state and there
Is every reason TO believe that unless
they are kept within bounds they will
do all In their power to bring about
that result
The japanese people who inhabit
the Pacific coast are entirely differ
ent from the class OF japanese who
come to this part OF the country TO at
tend college and the fasteners cannot
understand with such examples to
look at the standpoint of the Califor-
nlan. Still the Japs are needed there
as they do n great deal of the work
which Is done here by the Italians and
which such q class OF laborers are
needed to carry on.
Regarding the war scare Of the
past winter DR.. Meserve declared that
there was serious danger of trouble
with Japan far beyond the conception
Of those of the east The president
did exactly the right thing in send
ing the battleship fleet to the coast
and the people there were mighty
glad when il arrived as their enthu-
siastic welcome showed. The sending
of the fleet he considered quite neces-
sary and the need he thought fully
warranted the expense which had
been criticised In the east so severely
In connection with the Japanese
question he said that San Francisco
is so we'll fortified that It could not be
taken II the entire Japanese navy
came over on account OF the well
made plans of defense which were
there
Concerning the earthquake DR.. Me-
serve was exceptionally interesting, as
he was an eye witness and, quite near
at hand, too, OF the disaster The
house In which he lived was only four
blocks from the place where the fire
was stopped and they firmly expected
that II would be destroyed Everyone
in their neighborhood had left their
homes and they had looked for the
last time they thought on their be-
longings when the discovery OF wa
ter IN the neighborhood enabled the
weary firemen TO stop the progress
of the flames. The earthquake he de-
scribed as very peculiar and freaky
affair. The top bricks were knocked
off the chimney of his house and some
cracks were made in the walls, but
beyond that 1t was not damaged,
while only block away new church
that had Just been finished was COM
pletely destroyed, and four blocks
away a four story high school build
ing was also completely ruined The
church of which Mr.. Meserve Is pastor
was the only large one of the Congre-
gational denomination In the city
which was not destroyed and was used
after the fire as a church for the hold
ing of union services of all the con-
gregations. 1t was damaged to the
extent OF about $4,000 by the shock
but not beyond that,
To give some idea Of the rebuilding
Of the city DR.. Meserve stated that
500, 100000 has already been ex-
pended in rebuilding operations and
that much more will be expended as
soon as the money can be secured.
The financial depression hit the city
hard as 1t came just when 1t was in
no condition to stand It and put stop
to much Of the rebuilding for a time.
The depression caused by the fire has
not yet left the city and will probably
remain for long time. Still, he said
that any one who had seen the city
ten years ago and visited 1t to-day
would say that materially and arts
tically the fire had done the city a
world of good although the cost, of
course, was great.
While there has been great rebuild
ing in the business district the old res
idential district leading up to Mob
Hill is still very bare. Most of the
residences that have been built have
been put up outside the fire limits
and are built Of wood. Inside are
mainly business houses and hotels.
The retail business center which after
the fire moved up to the great resi-
dental street, Van Ness avenue, is
going back to Market street again
and Van Ness avenue is likely to be-
come hotel and apartment house
street, but never again a great resi-
dental district
Chinatown. he says, is entirely re-
built but with all the objectional
features eliminated. The underground
section has been entirely ended and