The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-25
JAPANESE SCARE UNPOUNDED
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C0tST ISN'T WORRIID


Ex-Judge Thomas VI Burke Of Seattle,
who recently was a candidate for the
United States Senate. arrived at tbs,
Waldorf yesterday to spend Christmas.
he expects TO spend IN. next two months
IN the East and the South When Wash
ington was "A Territory Judge Burke used
to be its Chief Justice. having been APP
pointed to that Office by President Cleve-
land. He is one of the trustees Of the
Carnegie international Peace Fund.
business ON the Coast is in n fair con-
dition generally. though lumber is quiet, :
said Judge Burke yesterday. The lead
ing business houses OF Seattle have done
n much larger trade this year than last
The development OF Alaska and the new
discoveries OF gold there have made good
business for Seattle. for the bulk OF the
Alaskan trade is done through Seattle.
or late there has been a steady increase
In travel to the Territory on account Of
the discoveries at Iditarod and Valdez
"Ihave been out there thirty five years, :
said Judge Burke in answer to question.
-having gone from Marshall. Mich
though I was born in Clinton county. New
York. When settled at Seattle and hung
out my shingle the place was then little
village OF 500 people. The only industry
og any account was numbering. though
there was little farming carried on.
The lumber was mostly shipped to China
and Japan. but some was shipped to Cali
fornia. Fir had always been counted
nm the valuable timber out there. and when
went there you could not sell n cedar
log or board 1t is only in recent years
that cedar has come to be considered
worth anything. Now its price is higher
than that OF fir.
There were plenty OF Indians about
in those days. but they were not trouble
some. The Indians on Puget Sound
have never been of a high type. They
spend their time fishing and going from
place to place in their canoes. Those ON
the east side of the mountains. however,
represented the old Fenimors Cooper
type, being magnificent specimens Of
men. and they make their living by hunt
ing o,,s =, IN a.. ,;,;.. ou,
there has been SINCE 1889 and the cause
at that time was increased travelling
facilities getting there.
Il want to say added Judge Burke,
that there Ia no ground Tor any japanese
scare on the Pacific coast. But though
am a trustee OF the Carnegie Peace Fund
I believe We should put ourselves into
position for reasonable defence both
a. regards Notifications and our navy.
In that respect take the same view as
President Taft and Senator Root. /
don't expect my neighbor to turn his
cow into my back yard. but at the same
time should like to have the yard fenced
in.
you know. most people out In Wash
ingtou are Fasteners by birth When
I went out To Washington Territory az
least two-thirds. probably three-fourths.
OF the people out there were from New
England or New York. and one curious
thing Is that | found in Seattle more col
lege men than there were in Marshall.
Mich. though the latter Is quite near
the University OF Michigan.
1T IL interesting TO note that President
Taft is growing in popularity in that
part OF the country. People have begun
10 perceive that he is a man OF deeds
rather than OF words or promises. and 1t
ID telling strongly