The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-07-20
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them express this opinion before for.
eigners. If you say. TO draw them OUT
You fellows VIII conquer the world
some day. you get no reply. but each
looks at the other significantly. But.
OF course. l have been in position to
hear what they really think on the
subject.
Tokyo has changed enormously
since went there. Then for the pub
lie there was nothing but ramshackle
horse cars for getting about, but now
they have an electric tramway service
that is not excelled anywhere, and
you can go anywhere you want for ~
cents. The young people. both men
and women. are mad for foreign
clothes. and It is the ambition OF every
young man TO own European suit
and for every young woman TO get
European dress with a pair OF cor
sets. The number Of those who con-
fine themselves to the native garb is
fast shrinking. Tokyo is cutting away
block after block to double the width
of some of It's streets. All the ap-
proaches to the proposed exposition
will be three times as wide as Broad
way. In the private houses the peo-
pie are going in for foreign furniture.
and the Tokyo householder who can
not boast Of at least one foreign room
in his house is considered not at all
fashionable.
Things are en- the jump there. Even
the postman Is always on the run. and
kilograms are always delivered by
messengers on bicycles. AS for auto
mobiles. the streets are too narrow
Eor them. and there are too many peo-
pie on the streets. Some of the Jap
anese gentlemen affect autos. but they
have to keep mainly to the country
roads. and there have been far too
many accidents TO make au;omobiling
popular.
But one thing miss here is the
ever-ready jiHrikisha. All you have got
10 do out there when leaving your
house is 10 crook your finger and one
will appear. and you can go any.
where in it for FIVE cents.
I'VE came over on a brand new
ship of the Osaka Shosen Ka.sha. the
Chicago Maru. and among the passen
gers were two girls in the first-class
and four in the steerage, all good look.
ng, who were coming TO Tacoma to
De married TO Japanese whom they
bad never seen. The marriages had
been arranged by friends with photo.
graphs. understood that they would
not be allowed to land unless thef.
fiances appeared and married them.
Ny wife found one Of the girls crying
as we were nearing Tacoma. and ate.
some conversation We decided that
she had come 70 the conclusion tina.
she did not want 20 get married after
all. My wife was much impressed b.
the kindness Of the American women
she met on the train on the way east
and she has been appalled, by the big
ness OF the buildings. she says. Then
she has not got used to the lift In thr
hotel as yet She never saw one be.
fore.
AS for the traits Of the japanese
they are inclined 70 be very selfish.
They viii take all they can get and
give as little as possible. The man
who does business with Japanese may
expect to be done II he gives them tn,
chance. The genera. or older states
men. l believe, are all reliable men
They are the backbone OF the country
and their influence prevents mistakes
in outside policy that the younger gen.
Grafton might make.
cHARLEsERwiN RRENoEReAsT.