The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-03
1.-THE JAPANESE CRISIS"

BY James A. B. Scherer. Frederick A..
Stokes company publishers, New York.
Shall mutual misunderstanding and mis-
trust continue to increase the already be-
clouded issues between the United States
and Japan? This is the question here
presented.
That there is a real Japanese-American
crisis is indicated not only by the inter-
mittent eruptions of the yellow press
in both countries-none the less mischiev-
Gus because irresponsible and frequently
mendactous-but by the publication of
thoughtful volumes of well tempered dis
cussion, by the organiza ton of mutual
benefit associations in both countries and
by the concern which the two govern
ments manifest when periods of agita-
ton occur
Mr.. Scherer is by training, education
and by long residence in Japan, quail
fed to speak with exceptional authority
on this vital subject He speaks and
writes Japanese fluently and for five
years was in the educational employ of
the imperial government. Through long
residence in California, including presence
ut the sessions OF the legislature. he is
familiar with the race problem as it ex-
lists in this country.
SAFETY FIRST FOR CHILDREN"
Distributed by THE Safety First Fedora
ton Of America" No. 6 East Thirty
ninth street New York, or the Garri-
son-Wagner Printing company. ST.
Louis
There is boy in our town,
And he is very wise;
He always stops and listens,
And uses both his eyes.
He's never in hurry
To get across the street.
He'll never get run over.
Because he is discreet.
This is one of the verses in the booklet
which it is intended shall be read by
every boy and girl attending the public
schools in the United States and Canada
for the purpose of instructing them in
regard to safety first principles.
1t is published by the Safety First Fed
GRAFTON of America. of which Mr.. Darwin
P. Kingsley is president. In a foreword
to the book, Mr.. Kingsley delivers q
message to city children in which he
says:
Children must play. The streets of
great cities are not good Fairgrounds.
They are more or less crowded with traf-
fic, and in that traffic there Is no nat
ural place for the child who lives in the
tall buildings that stand all about. Troll
ley cars are almost certain to run
through densely populated sections The
trolley Is the natural enemy of the city
child; It is even worse than the automo-
bile
Children living in the big flat build
ings and playing on crowded streets can
not play as children in the country play.
Country children have little 70 fear, but
city children-who have MANY things tina.
country children have not-have much to
fear. They must Stop. Look! Listen!
nearly all the time. It's nuisance. but
it is better than crutches all your lives
and better than broken-hearted parents
after the trolley has ground you up or
the auto knocked your life OUT
One Of the chief reasons advanced for
the organization of the Safety First Fed
Grafton early in the present year was
to plan an educational campaign in the
public schools ard for many months the
officials have been preparing a primer
for school children. which it is expected
will be distributed in all Of the IMPORTANT
cities on the continent through the 60
onera ton of the municipal authorities.
the local hoard of education and Safety
F'ret society.
The little hook has heen very highly
cor, nended nv nuhlir officials and edu-
cational authorities and is reniete with
rhymes. verses and stories which 1t IS
prorosed to have the teachers read to the
children.
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