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New-York tribune., 1908-03-22

but they are likewise importing thousands upon
thousands OF the working classes Of their coun-
trymen. the pretext that Annamtte labor is
unsat tisfactory. So completely have they. indeed.
obatined the upper hand in Tonkin and Indo-
China that they have now boldly made press
ing demand upon the French Governor General
and upon his council for a concession of the to-
bacco monopoly.
Having 10 all intents and purposes secured
economic control and possession of the colonies.
and flooded the country with Japanese labor
Cevery Iaborer is a trained soldier OF the re-
serve OF the Mikado's army. and having more
over imbued the Annamites and the Tonkinese
with the conviction that they VIII be far happier
under the rule OF fellow Asiatics and core
Iigionists such themselves. than as subject TO
European and inidel despotism, Japan has more
than ever at her mercy the dependencies of
France in the Far Orient. upon which she has
for many years cast longing eye, and she could
avail herself of the most trifiing quarrel or the
most frivolous pretext to seize Gallo Indo-Chtna
and Tonkin If she enjoyed the complete mas
terry of the Pacific.
But this mastery, as have shown above, will
not be tolerated, either by the United States or
BY Great Britain, and that is why the impending
demonstration of an understanding between
these two powers on the subject Of perfect
equality Of all nations in that mighty ocean and
in favor the maintenance OF the status quo =
exciting so much sympathetic interest on the
banks of the Seine. The French cannot forget
that at the time of the Fashoda imbrOgliO be-
tween Great Britain and France, at the moment
when the crisis was most acute and when the
question OF peace or war was trembling in the
balance. every officer OF the general staff at
Toxic was at his post. ready TO respond to the
orders momentariy expected for the immediate
Of Of
army corps for the invasion of Frances pos
sessions In the south cf China
There Wa no such thing s@ an alliance n
those days between England and Jarar not
even an understanding But the Japanese had
already then. by means of their marvellous in
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
FOUR HUNDRED INVESTIGATORS.

About year ago the COMMITTEES. with tns CO.
operation OF Charities and The Commons ap-
pointed four hundred investigators OS thoss
appointed 20 representing thirty-sevsn states en9
territories, including the District Of Columbia WIS.,
tied the jails in their counties and reported cod
tCns on blank forms covering all OF the t-npor-a1s
details OF Jail construction and management Ths
results compiled by the COMMITTEES bring 70 nSne
conditions that are disgrace 70 the country
Under present conditions and laws ths county,
jail must provide for males and females: ctfitr.r.
youth and adults; first offenders. habttuaI crtr1t-
mails. vasaboEds, prostitutes. witnesses held tor
their testimony poor debtors whose crime their
poverty idiots. iubeciIes. insane. sDiIepticss per-
sons arrested on suspicion. and apoplecrics. OFTEN
all these are under one roof and management tu q
building built that cries and whispers r-aves
along a corridor with cages open at the side
The jail committee strongly tempted tn
specify particular cities where nemeless abrses
exist where little children kept in rooms win
polluted and diseased adults where a -houxntjess
lad is thrust into the school OF vice and crime
taught by trained scoundreLs. where a srrI for
ven1al fault IS shut up with strurnpet; whsr.
a poor victim OF brain disorder howis all night in
company with rIffars: where an honest fellow
unable to pay fine for spree, - locked II with
burglars and thieves
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22

telligence departrnelt taken the measure Of the
efficacy of the support which the Gar would
have been able to give to France in the Far
East, and IL was considered at Tckio that the
outbreak OF a war between England and France
would afford a particularly favorable oppor-
tunity for Japan not merely TO settle old scores
with France but likewise 20 secure r7agntfi
cent foothoId on the mainland and TO establish
her prestige as one of the great military and
naval powers OF the world
Sir Edmund Monson then British Ambassador
in Paris found means OF inducing France 70
comply with the demands OF his government and
to Withdraw from Fashoda without delivering
the uItimatuu which he had been directed to
present and Franco-EngIish war. which would
have been caIanitous from political and still
more from an economic point OF view. was
averted. In consequence thereof the order for
the mobilization at Toxic not given. But
before the end OF the year there not a for
eign legation at Toxic and Peking and only few
of the governments in Europe which had not
become aware OF what had been Japan's inteu-
tions with regard TO Frances possessions in the
Orient.
Germany, too. has been apprahensive OF
Japanese aggression with regard TO her Chinese
colony OF kiao-Chau and of her possessions in
the Pacific Ocean. including New Guinea. the
Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands
while she likewise views with concern the alto
gether remarkable invasion of the Dutch East
Indies by the Japanese, where the latter are
gradually securing control OF industry and
trade and acquiring much power and infiu-
ence that recently the Sultan of Bunka, one
OF the Javanese vassal princes. who has been
giving the Dutch authorities a great deal OF
trouble. visited Toxic for the purpose OF appeal
ing for the protection of Japan against the
Netherlands
As for Australia. much has been written
Of her fears Of japanese invasion and of her
efforts 70 avert the peril by the enactment ~
the most rigorous Asiatic exclusion laws aimed
particularly against the people cf Dai Nippon.
that IT unnecessary to say much here IN ths
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
THE FREEDOM OF The PACIFIC.

-r,. - ,,-,,,- treaties OF alliance seldom
.o-,,r7isb rbeir object and instead of promoting
friendship between the two countries concerned
often end in enmity. Far more effective IN me
interests Of peace. and consequently OF the trade
a,1 iv,d7,strv Of the world are those unwritten
understandings which are based on coInnu-
nitv of interests political well as economic
That On understanding Of this kind exists be-
+vaen America and Great Britain, especially
--f+h that Greater Britain which comprises King
Edwards huge self governing dependencies
known as the Dominion OF Canada and the
Commonwealth Of Australia, has received an
other eloouent demonstration by the announce
r7ert of the further itinerary OF the American
ba+tIeship feet after leaving San Francisco
II is Of vital Importance 70 England 10 lHe
United States. to Canada, and more especially
n Australia that the Pacific Ocean should
remain free from danger Of mastery by any
ono maritime uover There is one nation which,
rightly or wrongly, is credited with the deter
r,fnation of securing the absolute mastery OF
tie Pacifc-namely, Japan. True the a0ie
statesmen AZ the head Of its government nave
f,een explicit in their Reputation OF any such
. aeriratiou But il cannot be denied that these
asuirations constitute part and parcel OF popular
sentiment in the Land of the Rising Sun ana
that with the introduction Of Western meth'os
e administration The viii Of the Crown and Of
its ministers is becoming more ana more SUD
ser,-ient 10 that % the people.
20 matter how pacific the intentions OF me
AFil,-.3., and Of his constitutional advisers. the
fsna;,..-e largely through their own fault nave
c,r7o IL he regarded committed 10 a poley
which ie A Tnenace-not only 20 the prosperity
,,gt also 70 the peace of aii of those powers
whose territories are washed by fhe facllc.
ArrTeheue-onz GA this score hcYe been hss-''
ssrzelq on the belief abr9ad ti7at antii me com
,,iarior Of the Panama Canal or the cons'rH1-
t,o1 Of a second feet. the United States "ouid
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
FAKE FISH WE EAT
IN LENTEN DAYS.
LARGE DEMAND FOR EPI-
CCRE4N DISHES.
Fasters Object If SerUed Tith Substi-
fatos in Keeping zCith Spirit
of Sacrifice.
BY NJ w. Mount.

1t looks though all New York keeping
lent observed TIE old bachelor, Judging from
ne way i which meat has been dropped in favor
a fsh-snd the most expensive fish at that. Peo-
Me wear an expression Of great virtue while they
STUFF themselves with fish, and terrapin at SO
many dollars q head instead ot the 50-cent steak
snd potatoes they have hitherto been ordering at
The butchers They call this fasting. TOO.
How many Of those people. do you suppose.
--ow The difference between diamond back terra
rin and the common pond variety? How many OF
mem can tell mud turtle and veal-or veal with
on even mud turtle favor-from the green
r.--le soup they think they're eating? Mighty
.ex I assure YOU Substitutes for fish food are
- cIeverly cooked and seasoned that only those
Who really know the flavor OF fine fish dis
----ush between II and n1akeshLt1s which often
never touched water, except in a trough I'm al
hiding 10 green turtle SOUP often made OF veal
which even the prodigaI would disdain. and
o. VINE produced IN chemical laboratory and
-rdlu-ed with the juice OF the vineyard eS1inea
- The soup. and few are the wiser. A small guinea
,r-rch v-e are familiar: why may it not be at
,--1s-ted 10 a turte2
Then there's ferrapin- The kind New Workers
rr;er costs in the market from s. 70 s.. The sup
-v is pretty well gobbled up by regular patrons
- certain restaurants and the rest serve mud
-a--ar--. After Il has been sJewed UP in wine
ard rlch seasoninEs il might be anything You
rour6--t be willing 10 make an affidavit TO its
origin
-r i from ne that high seasoning often sup
1es the place Of high priced articles In one case
,s- rsr fer the seasoning; in the other for the
cane They total up the same on the bill
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
The WATERS APOLOGY.

TIE raz-o-54e way 70 broil Spanish u1acherel and
porn-z13 IS 20 CIT them down the middle tahe OF
a. TIE bones cut again IN halves ana dTy eie
pieces en- cloth before eprlnkling theIn Win 60
szd regce- after the pieces have Deeh oiPPe- "a
1-erla~ation os the yoIks OF eggs and OIL ro4ie1
ureac crumbs and broiled over & clear Afe' theI
rrr II ssa,,e 20 prove relationship 10 their Ia'n-
- t--a .x1e-t in the way OF flavor. II you dispute
e t-.- o. TIE fish on this ground the restaUfaIeur
vi .a-.eut that unfortunately. the fire smoked OF
90 w. Used and either smoke OF gas-paruculaIiy
tae latte--would after the favor OF the best hsh
Lat ever swan.
As pathetic g tale sQu-ezes the collars OUT OF
your pocket for whiting "a Genoise iou Fe
81 10 know fish to appreciate this bonne poucAe
4 tae 1uiI F3Iiets OF this FISH ttne same -
solt-e-n I.ingfshe are soaked fcr three hours IL
rarlaade OF oil, lemon juice, Dts OF onion
PARSLEY, salt and pepper before they are dipped
"a egg rolled IL breadcrumbs and fried 4ou
AHaU that the snaltre c'Iotel has paid 81 10 y
'el-s q poand for that fish, and you are pre-
Pared . recou1pense him for his trouble with the
4-oe15acl.s ne demands. You grudge a bad penny
however. when v0u discover that the nsh served
-au bears more relation % cheap hai1bUt than 10
.arf 4s5EE of marine 1ELcacics- You demand
'+5.eEatssus snt you get them J-ieF s"u+d
Do That awfgl chefs assistant has soaked
tt.T a~i iu vinegar or lemon Juice and has en-
f'c 81 ..sr---see5 o.I Instead of olive lie Aas'
fr@r- ure5 -ss elr.rE onion an1 teft t4le hsii
sazk lorg The zr"irsief reminds sou 'lirf
ne 4=l- ha-s rr hr ~ciI-ed m stnegsr and fHe1
''..1r-@e1 rff t1s calls 81 .alsd oils lF Fers 'e4
- r-zt raee= r4e implies rtzt no aris;ocreFl'
-. ees.d y ezvs-te4 SO keep It's favor unaef
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
JAPANESE DOMINATE TONKIN.

Nowhere has the course OF President Roosevelt
in sending the American battleship feet first Of
all 10 San Francisco and then to Australia ex-
cited more genuine satisfaction than in France,
where both the government and the people are
becoming more and more alarmed by what is
believed TO be the designs Of Japan upon their
possessions in Eastern Asia. True, there is 4
treaty between Japan and France containing
mutual pledges for the maintenance OF the status
QUO IN the Far Orient But despite this agree
51erlt which the French fondly imagined at the
outset would prove effectual safeguard N
Tonkin and Indo-China against any aggression
bv the japanese, the latter have descended upon
these colonies IN such numbers that they have
acquired control Of nearly all the trade and Of
most Of the mining and other big industries Of
these dependencies upon which France has ex-
pended such untold quantities Of her blood and
trea sure.
II ia NOT alone that the japanese own all the
principal trading and industrial concerns IN the
country having succeeded IN hesting white
competition and IN driving out Of business al
the former French. American ana German firms,
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22

in this dish. They assume 20 be fasting from
the good things the table: therefore the poorer
the substitute the more truly they fast You q
be surprised to see how few consider this When
they get a substitute-if they recognize It
they make as much fuss as I do when somebody
tries to pass off common Atlantic red snapper
on me for crimson beauty from the southern
coast sprats for anchovies common bass for
that delicate striped delight.
You can't fool fish, I can tell TO a thin
bleflI how much picked crab meat IS mixed with
shredded fish in crab ravigote-' and waeter shrimp
ever the inside Of shrimp fingers which IS
you know. tiny finger rolls stuffed with shelled
and seasoned shrimp in fine restaurants and likely
TO contain cheap crayfish elsewhere
"One can't always tell how much lobster Is
mixed with crayfsh In lobster Ia Newburg. for
butter salt. red pepper. trules. Madeira eggs and
cream rightly mixed and cooked. can make even
crayhsh take on a truly lobster Newburs favor.
I'm very fond Of crab ravigote and often insist
on having the dish prepared before me- "a don't
care for any scraps OF fish mixed with crab
II whets the appetite TO see the meat picked from
cold boiled crabs seasoned mixed with thick 70
mouIade sauce and packed in clean shells Mayor
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
Visit to Vancouver and
Australia Highly
Significant.

ICopy-ight- 1905. by the Brentwood ConpanyI
Striking as has been the object lesson 70 the
world furnished by Uncle Sam in taking with
out the slightest trouble and in record time his
big batteshtp feet from Hampton Roads
through the Strait Of Magellan. to the coast Of
California and into that Pacific where foreign
powers were Of the opinion that he could not
be navigablv formidable for number Of years
TO come, still greater impression has been Gre
ated abroad by the announcement that the feet,
after calling at Vancouver. is 70 visit Australia
and then. after spending some time At Manila,
and at some japanese port. TO sail for Hampton
Roads via the SUez Canal
Official assurances have been repeatedly given
from both sides Of the Atlantic that treaty Of
alliance exists between England and the United
States And there is every reason TO believe
these pronouncements. For when il becomes
necessary 70 confirm an international under
standing by means of d written agreement Of al
uance II indicates that the arrangement is more
or less artificial and not wholly based on mutual
confidence and popular sentiment In fact the
very existence Of the treaty Of alliance implies
2 fear that one Of the contracting parties may
fail 70 1--we up 10 its obligations These obIiga-
lions end by being regarded not as ties but IS
bonds And bonds are never popular, since they
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22

Copyright. I9os. Charities and The Commons NeN
York.
often uust imagine bunk bunk IN m
cell crowded u1-f the hr--C~s of s-s1ch and
suffoc3fcu irtesrrItzalc-
-If Only ctieF % isils -
keen vlIf beasts % tEea vel ada1f-
ca for ;his plrpose-
midsr phrase than = iz revc.tsng and de-
-lorai.ziu. and osten dangerous health
tt fairness ia s-hjScts1- uncr1-
victed citizens fir- and Crt4nE tnszs 1uaGsri-
severely r1an the te0rs u =t1-e 1rson
the visitor t7 write che bedding -
rairly clean. considering the sr-ataa Tie siia'ion -
vile
The verv structure ct the average jaI radcafiv
10 L~c5T1ss reservoir ce seaofy
elements
csI- packed uisht Ike ne ov--
docks Of a slave sHi2-
Let sn one " US imagine waiting perhaps s5r r1aav
months PERHAPS for with 10 exercise nlc
tramp tramp n the dark corridor ot a al
Neither descriptions OF Dungeons il medieval Ec-
rope. OF English Jails in Dicksns's time nor o.,
Russian fortresses OF to-day are these quotations.
The writer is telling about American county falls
incidents Of bad conditions described by ire
sponsibIe refOrTners. but examples OF the ave-ass
county jail in this country. Investigated by q
committee OF the National Prison Association Pro-
fess0r Charles p Henderson. OF the University oc
Chicago. IS chairman OF the COMMITTEES. and the
other members axe John T. Whitman. superfntsnd-
ert CT the House OF Correction. Chicago. and War
ren T. SpaIding. secretary OF the Massachusetts,
Prison AsScciat ton. 4
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
EXAMPLES OF CRoWDING.

Here are some examples % growing taken from,
jaiIs IN urban countless
n Birmingham, Ala frs zlohzb.rical or@--
states We ind reported 30 Il - ceIf4 sr1 *
women II 10 cells The cells S BY feet. Ter.
I boy
IN Denver there $50 n cells ana - v,-e.
In Los Angeles there were f55 90 cells ths-.
50 cells designed Sor and cells d
signed for = each " and uv sssr
In Colorado Springs Col there were % men II a
cells and women in Z cell room
IN Stockton. Cal. there 5 6-1nSs' n cell IS
5y Is feet and 40 prisoners IS cells
In Washington total capacity claimed By r1s az
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22

the circumstances, and is IN despair because all
the whiting has been soaked in the same way
Perhaps you tell him that the fish has not
been the only thing soaked and you 60 elsewhere
and order German carp No German ever be-
comes as Americaufzed in TWO generations as
carp can become IN five minutes in some kitchens.
You pay for the foreign article, which costs 80
cents pound and you get the inferior American
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
BROOK TROUT IN NAME ONLY.

---< -,,7,z-a ever eaten fish InteIligenty you VIII
-ezlze how II rtIes man who orders brook Ho1'-
which he knows costs & 81 q pound II Ci'e 4L @ -,
- have common trout that any 1esUHs -
- re- for Z Quarter put before him The oroaIeo
rse1-tv isn't easy 10 initiate, but when you OIoe'
-- raked be careful where you go Tor 1he o-sh
7-o7 work up al appetite as you wait allo Io,-o ~
re r7rocess O. preparation TIL your NOUN va
n expectation ct the result You a-1-los'
-e4 wash and wipe the shining things INSIDE ano
- s--4 them with forcerneat place them II G
sel-ng pan over Z quarter OF a pound o. o1llT1
80 cover them with few finely cnoPpeo me-
-o-s Il z little Of their Eguor, thin sl1ces O p'i
80 three OF four tablespoontuls Of chopped onions
- - - -or,rs q can Of mushrooms without
~ 7.o-,or one tablespoonful Of minced parse
So repoe- and z haIS pinr OF STOCK hasl7o IA
=. --z1 for half an hour with this mixture
marine what e JOY the dish may oe- lou pIVte
= s-,acl. .vour lips over the hrst n1outl1lL
.-----= v-or, a-r-ilv demand 70 know what the
-I-e- means by bringing you any Oh hsn loT
.-7-- You're likely r7iscal the species Ii So1i
-----.-s-io7 The waiter IS al sympathy and Us
.-e<s r7e consllUs the chef Then he comes DaOA
f-7=- = tears and tells you that trout hesh Is SO
- - ,=e15ca-a Is 3 soap bubblel-that II de-
.s--,---ae -apiolz The fish is t-esh-you can taste
t-s-z See-hut the favor! All; 70 secure th@O, u
----- --s- f-o-n the water, be ianoeo s'3aAsi-- NJ
s-- @-5-r pan- He reminds you tlaI pFooA '-
80 -o- caught in the Harlem River. AI'ey a'7
brought here ~ great pains from mountain -
----a -o check his streams of explanations anu
~ -c-- trout II = dCdgeon OF storm oA' ol ~
-rz-e z--0-dsrc 70 the state OF your app='-t@ Al1
.e---r- well knowing that il would ne NseieS7 ~
demand - real brook -rour from IEal TeITiseTa~1-
.FT--r OF trout aurora is even more reaC--s ''-
--a --- substitute for the flets are cut II any
zre-e and aurora sauce. or one made req VIZ
la-s-a~ z-7ar-a and poured over The h-ets VIII %
conceal 1he t-oT-'s 5avo- rs 70 make SUITE -
-l-sv whale for II, or, as Is Usual PoFs'7 u
,-.e-s- especially L there IS plenty Of pepper IN
tAe sauce
IN, wiling 70 coroede that Our common coast
Ta-4-o IS well enough but Il isn't Spanish 1l1ch-
e-el nor Is II porrpano from the West indies ai-
tno--h II has the assurance 70 assume '-ie '-l-7
and -lz6 --fces Of both. Many q man goes Oh
from -ezs-srr thar Is not too DISCRIMINATING Al
Ire seI~c-;o, Of fish disgruntled because ne mas
been ed 70 pay a big price for dish Niiien "1S
e-en laldea - him and which he has found not Up
- i-S reF JtatioC-
s-FFer = real pornpano was served u grace d
rez-- IN honor Of prominent man recently he W.
51ruartlv asked By his hosts how he toush- my
lad brought This place de resistance 10 New YORK
ro- die occasion. To Judge ny the s-sp-specif1e1
cr nv --oIater suffered the hoaored guest
e-s4g-r@ --Sav in a h-heaTse-
New-York tribune., 1908-03-22
A HINT TO JAPAN.

The visit Of the American fleet 10 the dominion
and to Australia, which have the same difficult
ties 70 contend with in economic and inln7igra-
ton questions as the United States constitutes
a quiet and friendly intimation TO the world at
large and TO the Japanese people in particular,
that Uncle Sam declines to countenance the idea
Of any one power exercising a mastery over the
Pacific, and that no matter what the provisions
Of the Anglo apanese treaty Of alliance, Greater
Britain is at one with him in this object: bound
10 him in the matter by community Of in
terests. Far from being considered as an af-
front by the sagacious ruler Of Japan and by
the shrewd statesmen, such as, for instance, the
MARQUIS Ito. who are his principal and most
trusted advisers. the action OF the President
will be welcomed by them as destined 10
strengthen their hands in resisting the danger
OF popular Chauviniz5n- For when the Japanese
reople see that their ambitions to become mas
ters Of the Pacific would encounter not weak
but extremely powerful resistance on the part
Of the United States supported in the matter
by Greater Britain and by the good VIII of most
other European powers. they Will abstain from
harassiDe their government and from attempt
ing to force the latter into course which il
Is az considerable trouble and pains TO repress
Under other circumstances the manifestation
which is now about TO take place Of an under
standing between the two great English speak
ing powers Of the world would be likely to
excite i'll viii and Jealousy on the part Of other
great European nations. But in this particular
instance there is feeling Of this kind. on
the contrary. the demonstration meets with as
much approval in Berlin, in Paris and ii other
European capitals as it does in this country
and in England. For Germany with her colo
MES Of Kiao-chau and New Guinea and her
0rognectfve possession Of the Dutch East Indies
and France with her huge dependencies Of
Cochin China and Tonkin, have everything 70
fear from a japanese mastery Of the Pacific
and everything to gain from the cUrbing Of the
aspirations IN this direction the part Of Dai
Ni7Dou