The Washington herald., 1909-01-03
AT THE HOTELS.


Perkins, Of Shanghai at the New Willard
yesterday DR.. Perkins has been in
China over ten years and IS In this coun-
try on a visit to friends and relatives.
Those three professions are law. rnedi-
cine, and dentistry. The Chimes. people
have had all three for ages. but their
practice has been different from that in
other lands. and It win be some time be
fore Chinese competition in any OF them
VIII be felt except through foreign train
ing and as a result OF the efforts OF for
eigners.
Chinese medical men have not been
in very good standing among their own
people for many years.
Chinese dentists have done more than
their fellows in the medical line. and all
things considered. Chinese dentistry.
while it cannot compare with modern
dentistry as practiced in American and
Europe. especially in the former. Is far
above what might have been expected.
With regard 70 the law, DR.. Perkins
said that there was some opportunity
for outside lawyers in the consular courts.
where administration is based upon the
laws and procedure OF the country Of
each consulate. and which affects foreign
ers IN their own relations and disputes. as
wei as disputes between Chinese citizens
and foreigners
There are no requirements fer adrfs-
sion 10 the bar in China for the reason
that there is 10 bar he said Each
consular court has its rules for admission
and when an attorney is allowed 70 prac-
tice in one court il is taken as an inter
Z no Al ~Trr-
sular court does not extend Ike cour-
teSy.
There Is but a limited field for the law
In China al best. and most or II is al
ready occupied BY men who are well
established. whose business is protected
by the Intense conservatism Of the dOnf-
lnant British L can safely be said that
/ there IS little 10 encourage q Young man
entering upon the practice Of law in
Chinese port Unless he is able 70 buy
his way into an Old-established firm. his
struggle for business is fully as keen as
i would have been Al home. and he has
neither the field 70 work il nor the re-
strictiOns 10 guide him and protect him
from mistakes, as he has at home.
Donald H Ferguson. OF Columbus
Kans.. who is al the Ebbitt. said that
there vas 2 strong movement on foot
among certain Kansas educators 20 teach
Esperanto IN the public schools Of Kan
sas. Mr. Ferguson is taking deep interest
in the proposition, end discussing the
subject yesterday. said
The Esperanto language Is 70 y the
greatest peaCemaker IN the world. and
every civilized nation OF the earth should
all nations could freely talk with each
other they would have a better under
standing and higher opinion OF one an
other. Commsrce and travel would b
easier. The language IS simplifhed 70 the
utmost Its laws are exact The spelling
T IS phOneTic-OEe letter. one sound. ou-
sound one letter There are no double
z letters and no silent letters. i Is an
/ invented language not used by any ue-
+ ton. but designed 70 be learned and used
/ as an auxiliary language Any educated
/ person can get 3 good understanding OF
I Il in six months. i is taken chiefly from
/ the Latin and AngIo-Saxon. Al good
I minded and phiianthropic people should
( assist II its promotion
/ There are times ahead En- Oklahoma
F that viii make the county ST I'd and
take notice, according 10 Joseph @. Hun
! ter. of Woodward Okla. who is al tie
! National Mr. Hunter Was referring %
( the impoverisbment Of zhs Indians and
I negroes and the Preponderauce Of the ne
/ groes in some OF the ce1nties.
/ The State VIII be on tie front Page OF
the newspapers often said sr. Hun,e-
I Within the last Two months the govern
.
+ natives. Those natives. half-bTeeI IT,
disus and fUII-bIood negroes. are going -
4 -ebel against eviction They are going 20
! be turned OF the land they were born and
/ reared on and without q trade OF an in
cliuation % learn one. they VIII not have
/ a place 20 60 Then there VIII be excite
menr
AT the tine The government divided
the lands OF the Indians. giving ls3 acres
70 each. IL permitted them 20 sell I'D
acres. but insisted that they hold the re-
naming forty acres Two months ago the
I embargo was raised and the last forty.
the hOmesteads- were Permitted 10 he
sold
The Indians. and the f-eeren. being
( negroes held by The Indians IN slavery
before the var. are being robbed right
and left out Of their hOmesteads They
are being made drunk and induced 70
make sales while in that condition
Lands worth 80 an acre sold for g The
native never had any money IN his life
before. and SO seemed a fortune Be
inE UnedUCaCsd he had TO way OF taking
care of The paltry sum he had. and &
IS al gong. or gone. and the day o.
{ rec 5uing is coming Il VIII come when
+ he new owners want the land
The native negro is fearless and the
,lsIfbreed Is known 10 be likewise Ever
since they were horn they have lived
where they are now They got = and %
cents q year an acre from c0vmen. and
raised few hogs and lived that wav
Now they have sold their lands They
( never were trained to work the land. and
they are TOO old. The whites have stalk
ed them 90 poverty The white man found
how 10 get the Indians lands. Nov he
VIII have 20 find a way 20 get rid OF
I the Indian
Friedrich KohIe-. Of Berlin. Germany.
a retired army officer. who IS at the
Arlington. said last night that the cstas-
trophe which had befallen Italy would
act as a great setback for that country
in many ways
Another feature which VIII weaken
Italy as a military power" said 3I-.
KohIer is the entire change OF her
southern coast lines. which VIII have
TO be retraced and resounded in order
70 make il possible for shipping TO an
pTOacb the coast with safety II viii take
many years 10 repair the damage. and II
viii strain ItaIy's finances and every ef-
fort
There are hundreds Of thousands of
dead and as many injured. The loss Is
incalculable from every standpoint. and.
although Italy stands ZIP hravely under
the awful shock Il is bound 10 weaken
her in every respect. For the sake of
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