The Washington herald., 1909-06-11
AT THE HOTELS

"-0 y stopping Al the New willard. OF a
toar around the world. investigating con-
oiiions q treating the insane n ne pr.n-
cipal hospitals o. the world
insanity Is decidedly on fbe l,c-s.~aH
sale pne Nipponese physician in German,
ne being a graduate Of a medical college
II Beriin, Germany. Yes. SIR. insanity
Is On the Increase IN japan because OF rhs
new civilization. the rush. and sne siren
uoSity OF modern commereialisu IA
pans wsrs have also affected the mental
state Of the Nlksdc's subjects. After our
war with China. there was distinct up-
ward slope IN suicide cases. and follow
inS the conflict With Russia the Increase
was even greater. Citizens uot soldiers.
were the victims Many went mad frou1
hard times and new Industrial conditions.
Others were simply carried away By the
excitement and the celebrations.
Comparisons between the .nsana -
America and japan are interesting
aeded the japanese szvant- ''VioIen.
cases In this country are far more t-zcr-
aole than those IN Japan. II seems that
wnen japanese goes violently nd hs
cannot be curbed except BY physical r.
straint- On the other hand. persons IN
this country who are afflicted with inssn-
ny N that form which manifeSts ITSELF
n morosenesss long silence, and refusal
70 eat and % drink, are Ear more sinh
born than japanese under the same con-
ditions-
Japan has one OF the finest and best
equipped hospitals for the insane. Thrzs
hundred and fifty patients are constantly
treated there. and there Is q star ~
r-lrr~rfrsfrr- M
ance
The eminent japanese VIII visit the
Government Hospital for the Insane TO-
day. He has Inspected insane asyluus AZ
Seattle Portland. Stockton, ST. Paul. Chi
cago, and kankakee, and other places. Ha
IS all courtesy and IN his efforts 70 assist
his interviewers he has left with the
desk clerk number Of newspaper clip
pings concerning him with the fnstrt,c-
lions 20 give them 70 those fnQuisitors
who are curious and anxious 70 know
about him
Speaking about American currency in
Canada Edmund S. Black. OF Montreal,
who Is az the Arlington. said yesterday
that for many years past American silver
and paper money has been circulating 10
large extent in Canada. especially the
silver
Hundreds OF thousands OF United
states greezbaeks, dimes. quarters. and
! half-d0.lars are in circulation IN Canada
to-day continued 8lr. Black. and their
use is increasing rather than abatInc.
Canadians would prefer their national
currency YET for years had no particular
aversion 70 the American article But
after trip through the States Their views
changed In this country Canadian
money Is always regarded with suspicion.
generally refused, and II accepted ar all
a heavy discount is charged. The visit
ors national pride Is assailed IN a very
I vulnerable spot-his pOcket-and on his
return to Canada he generally avoids
American money whenever possible
Canadian business men and women
/ visit the United States throughout the
year. To most Of them II never occurs
that they should change their money.
They use so much American curency al
home that they naturally suppose their
own good Canadian bills would be vel
come under the stars and Stripes But
/ they are not, and the refusal CT the peo-
pie fl the United States 70 accept the
| Dominion cash. together with the greed
OF the money changer. causes incon-
venienoe and loss. The people coming
back 70 Canada bring with them a deter
ulinaticn % soak the intrudinE cur
rency whenever and wherever hey md
f..
at one time a considerable portion Of
the moving pictures made Il the Cnitc5
States were fakes" said Albert s Aus
I tn. OF New York. who Is IN the film man
ufactUring business. and IS At the Raleigh
And most OF these fakes were OF a POOR
7 quality. Scenes supposed 20 show Beers
and Britons in deadly combat really rep
! resented uobs Of 'sUpers charging I'd
or down Jersey hiIlsides. and such sub
] 1ects as the Convict's escape and The
drunkard's home were posed with only
Z the crudest attempts az genuine realism
/ To put an end 70 these offensive and
false views and % improve the moral and
educational standard OF moving picture
Z exhibits. nine OF the largest concerns OF
Z the United States and Europe recently
I formed an association 20 censor moving
I picture views and 10 efIace vicious fea-
lures OF The business There are stlu a
few hlm manufacturers not included in
I this combination These outside concerns
call themselves independents.
These nine big manufacturers are in
I troducing reforms calculated 70 remove
public criticism OF moving picture per
formances. and TO place the business on
a permanent and substantial oasis.
Through this association eighteen new
reels OF films, holding one. two. or three
subjects. and duplicated several hundred
times. are released each week IN this
way new scenes can be shown every day
IN all o. the 700 houses OF tbs country.
All views made BY these firms are sub
uitted 10 the inspection OF a board OF
censors selected from the organizations
devoted 20 civic progress and acting in
( dependently OF the manufacturers Al
pictures must receive the approval OF
this board before being exhibited IN pub
&c"
Discussing the labor question. Herman
/ G. Hills. Of Scranton. Pa. who Is at the
Riggs. said last night that Presidents.
( preachers. professors. politicians. and
leaders OF labor al discuss what they
+ call the labor problem. but none state
/ what Il IS OF define OF analyze Il. OF
make any allusion 20 the three obvious
/ i7iQuities which create il
Yet the existence OF three artificial
WrOngs-ScarCity OF employment, low
wages, monopoly extc-tions-s RESPONSE
/ bic for The existence not only OF trade
unions. but OF al the other striking phe-
nomena that distress and perpIex Us. That
/ deep poverty which breeds ignorance,
vice. brutality. crime, degradation fs che
/ direct outgrowth of these wrongs. which
we ourselves have created
Wages measure fnteIIIgence elevation.
I civilization The country with the high
/ est level % wages mas the highest degree
OF happiness and the highest standard OF
citizenship. and the peoples Of The lands
with low wages are AFFECT IN their misery,
I degradation. and servility. The employ
nent Of the unemployed. the elevation of
wages. and the destruction OF private mo-