The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-10-10
DAILY NEWS LETTER
By THOMAS MELOY International News Service Staff Cor
 respondent

International News Service Staff Cor respondent
 l Peking, Oct. 10.-Jazz music and
 modern dancing are making a, sweep ing invasion of the younger set of Chinese, and the old philosophers are sitting back in horror.
 "E1Itst came tl3ese foreign devils with their .Insidiious Cthristtia)n reli- gion, they say, ''and undermined the teachings of the worthy sages. Next they brought armies and took our
 dancing and this discordant foreign noise.''
 But none the less dancing in China IS here to stay. Several foreign danc- ing teachers have made rich profits giving lessons to the sons and daugh-
 ters of wealthy Chinese. One young American found himself out of a iob through the failure of his firm and happened to give a few dancing les sons to the daughter of a prosperous
 mandarln at whose house he had gone
 for dinner. They were so much ap-
 preciated that he was retained at 8
 very reasonable fee and made fdanc-
 ing adviser. Others sought his ad-
 ne was forced to retire for his health
 His income. however, became many
 times that of his previous salary.
 The star producers of American jazz are the members of the American Ma
 rine band attached to the American
 Legation. They are constantly in
 demand, and the most chic modern Chinese parties make a point of hir- ing them for the occasion. When the American Marine band happens to be busy with it's regular duties they either put off the grand party or utii-
 limitation bands are not successful. But they are learning, and they make a good deal of noise.
 ya
 certain struggle. The women are bet ter than the men, but both incline to exaggerated movements. Also, the mans flowing robes are not always convenient, and some of the women Who formerly had their feet bound nave sti6 ankles. But they are learn Ing, and some dance as well if not
 better than their teachers The younger generation will be on 8 par with the West.
 The Railway Department here has found it necessary to issue a speciaJ set of regulations against pedestrians sleeping on the tracks of the line. The utilization of the track for bed in credible as 1t may seem to Western eyes, IS becoming an increasing men, ace and has resulted in number of deaths. The railroad track from A Chinese coolie's viewpoint makes an Ideal lounge inasmuch as the average g porer class bed consists only of two boards, with a wooden block for a pillow. This the rail merely takes the place of the pillow.
 When a freight train pulls into n station and remains there for a while during the sultry summer days a vel come, shady spot appears, and the sort ties, with the rail for a pillow invite slumber, especially as there is usually pleasant breeze blowing un- derneath the car. Oftentines the TheaEy year laboTer takes a nap without any therefore grows
 The attitude of the coolie to rail- s ,oaos IS a source Of continual specu- lat1on. It was some time before the block signal system. Now when the block is set against them they will not proceed ahead under any circun1- stances and, in cases of signal set by the roadside for the whole day. On the other hand, with 8 cIeak rrack signal, they will proceed blindly even Tn the face of an approaching train and seem to have more faith in inc magic signal than in their own eyes.
 Civil strike in Picking has been re- placed by a bitter newspaper war. in which the Bolshevists, under the lead ersh1p of the new Soviet Mission. have been firing broadsides into the so- sailed capitalistic organs. One of the principal English papers in Picking led he anti-Red attacks. whereupon the soviet Mission bought 200 copies of he paper a day, this being about one- -ourth of the total circulation.
 Thereafter the Soviet reprersenfa- ives hinted to the owner, a Chinese. hat he modify his policy in view of he substantial support received. His American editor refused to yield and resigned under pressure, advertising iis grievances in the only other for ,1gn paper which cared to print them. his being owned by the Japanese.