Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-15
In Other Lands


LondOn's Housing Problem.
London continues to struggle with the difficulties
Of housing it's working classes. The chairman the
London County Council Housing committee shows
very clearly that while old structures longer san-
tary. being demolished they are not being re-
placed as rapidly the demands multiply. The re-
suit is congestion and increased rents But not this
alone increases the Many and far-reachng are
the causes worldwide II IL interesting to note
how this very local situation is affected by world
events. or, the official referred TO writing in
The National Review of London states t. how pow
erless Is the individual the face Of world events
lie TO show that the chief difficulty is that
the renting capacity OF the working class has not in
creased with the recent rather sudden rise in
OF building, with the increase in the rate interest
on loan capital and with the in rates and taxes"
After declaring that the politicians wrong in
charging the situation merely on the ground that
land owners are holding up land values, since land
all round London is begging be bought for build
ing he concludes; Worldwide and local causes
have to do with the phenomena, such the
output Of African gold, with Its effect upon prices
the development OF Canada, Argentina and other
lands with their consequent pull by high offers upon
British capital. and the resulting rise interest
loan capital In England itself; the ambition Of Ger.
many and the consequent sinking OF capital in the
British fleet, evidently while proud their fleet,
Britons to regard II costly necessity
social legislation by Parliament which increases rates
and taxes and therefore makes economic rents rise
threatened land legislation of socialist character
slap At Lloyd NeorEe which makes men unwilling to
lend TO builders except at high rates of inter
est and increased of both local and imperial
taxation" These and other reasons explain TO this
writer's mind why the poor cannot easily get cot
tages enough to live In.
Christianity in Korea.
Evidently tho Christian church has nothing to
complain OF result of the so-called japanese per-
secution OF native Christians at Korean mission sta
ton few years ago For today. according TO official
fhero nass activ At
in Korea with 1000 native pastors large numbers of
students and others Japan is given credit by Chris
tian church authorities with helping the forward
movement by the establishment and maintenance OF
2Ss elementary schools. beside high schools normal
schools schools of law medicine. civil service bust
ness Industry agriculture and forestry" Korea has
population Of 100000 and the religious forces
endeavorng to bring many possible speedily
within the bounds of modern faith.
Quinine by Parcel Post
slanese in a section Of that faroff country in
fected with malaria fever epidemic. finding the
parcel post Of the western world a great boom They
are receiving from England, Germany ana Canada
before the warlarge supplies Of qunine pills
and tablets by this of transportation and
successfully combating disease Heretofore they
had wait from six to nine months to receive goods
by freight from the United States that they in
parcel post And the experience may contain a val
liable suggestion country. which all
too late in coming to this system.
streets Paved with Rubber.
The story OF how streets may paved with rub
Der may stretch the facts a little. and yet IL
freely predicted the Fourth International
Rubber exhibition in London that before long
should be having rubber the surface of thor
oushfares. 1t would give nOiseless streets. for
thing and. scientists say, afford as durable
pavement as asphalt This seems to be another evi.
dence of rapidly bouncing age