New Britain herald., 1923-10-26
FEARS DISTURBANCE
BREWING IN ORIENT
Miss COwlishaw Writes of
Conditions in East and
of Earthquakes

Miss Irene C. Cowlishaw, a former
resident of this city and several years
ago q teacher in the New Britain high
school, was at the jetty at Shanghai
when the first shipload of Japanese
earthquake sufferers from Yokohama
arrived, and in an interesting letter
to her brother, Charity superintend-
ent William G. Cowlishaw. she tells
of conditions in the Orient, expressing
fear that the strong anti-Jap feel
ing in China, piracy and banditry have
brought about condition that may
result in recurrence of the Boxer
rebellion.
Miss Cowlishaw is following her
profession as a teacher in China. She
lives at 164 Bubbling Well road,
Shanghai. She has been in China for
several years, gong TO the Orient
after she left the faculty of the local
high school, and prior to that time
was in government service in the
Philippine Islands.
She has offered her services to the
Red Cross for relief work and if ac-
cepted she will leave at once for ia
pan. If not, she plans a tour of China
after which she will sail for the
States to spend the winter with her
sister, Mrs. E. l.. Walker, who is the
wife OF DR.. z. l.. Walker of the Uni
versity of California.
Excerpts from Miss Cowlishaw's
letter follow:
'tfp1nr n ta 7
ing you parts of the local papers
describing the terrible disaster in
Japan. ! understand the Associated
Press is sending much information
to the states but of course they can
not cable some of the personal
stories back.
THE catastrophe is worse than
anyone can imagine. [ am enclosing
a small article by Mr.. Harris, friend |
of mine who came in from Yokohama
Saturday. 1t was at the Jetty Sat
urday noon when some of the refu-
gees came and it was pitiful sight I
l can tell you. Some of them were |
wrapped up in bathrobes and kimonos
and they were bruised and black and |
blue and burned. The tales told me
made me sick. l had several friends
who were killed. Jules MADISON, the
great Danish artist was killed at
| had tea with him
about a month ago He was such
-ne fellow. Mrs. George Komer met
l terrible death you will read about
t in the paper. Her sister-in-law
ives with me and she was almost
led only two years. She was buried
the debris and her husband
,ould sec her but could not eNtricate
Ter and he had to stand by and see
Ter burned to death and hear her
,aling: +,
" George, don't leave me-
Il have offered my services to the ,
Red Cross and If they need me for
elief work l shall go to Japan.
Since the foreign refugees came
0 Shanghai there seems to be a |
trong anti-Japanese feeling. They ,
aid the Japanese murdered foreign
RS after the shock and took their
ewelry away from them, and then
he Japs are bla ming these things on .
he poor Koreans. Mr. Harris told !
ne that he saw Jap shoot an
.merican of the I, r. c. bank while
e was trying to get to a place of
afety with the cash box They cut
omen's fingers and ears off before
hey were dead in order to get the
swelry. The Jap government is cen
,ring all the news out of Japan at
resent. | don't think they will ever
ppreciate all the other countries are
Ding for them. China is in such a
ate of chaos I don't know what Is
ping to happen. The different poll
cal factions are fighting and the mill
ry chiefs are running things to suit
Bandits are attacking
aims pirates are attacking ships n y
Mt safe to travel II the foreign p
,wers don't take action soon it will Of
u he safe for any Of US white folks d
here will be a repetition of the al
oxer rebellion"
Vivid accounts of the catastrophe
e contained in the North China
ally News daily publication "
inted IN the English language and sh
wing a vide circulation throughout a
We
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