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- * ^f ' M I I mT'I I A. I Your Id. In Thlo Paper Our Advertisers Reach M H I ; H M * H Will Bring Business to Ion that BOW ~ II hcram yl hrnranr 1-^ Volume 20 CHERAW, CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S. C.. MAY 4, 1916 Number 27 MEXICANS MUST WIPE OUT EVERY BANDIT GROUP That Caused So Much Bloodshed Along tbeBorder and Repeatedly Sacrificed American Lives In the Interior Before U. S. Will Consent to Withdraw. OBBEUON INSISTED UPON A WITHDRAWAL t Two Conflicting Propositions Devel t oned Immediately at the Confer ence, Which Have Temporarily s a$ Least, Iucrease^ Gravity of the >egotiatious?Home i of Our Demands. 1 1 El Paso, Texas., April 29.?Two con- > fllcting propositions developed imme- ? dlately after the beginning in the t Mexican customs house in Juarez late j today of the conference to decide the a future disposition of the American ex- e peditionary forces in Mexico. c They are understood temporarily to have increased the gravity of the nego- c tiations. t Fresh Deports of Villa's Death. a In addition, another factor is be- t lieved to have been injected into the a situation by the receipt of fresh re- c ports that Francisco Villa is dead. * Mexico's consul Andres Garcia said a Col. Carlos Carrauza had telegraphed him f PAin PnoihiilriAhln thai V* a ho/1 S ?u* i* vu* vumuuiiivuiv uia^ uc uau . pbeen unable to find Villa's body, but s that be bad established beyond dis- b pute that the bandit leader was dead E and he hoped to recover the body in a n few days. The telegram said all the evidence tended to confirm the death of Villa. b This telegram is understood to have e been laid before the confereeee but d none would confirm or deny it E Meeting Behind Closed Doors. The initial meeting which lasted fwo tiours was held behind closed doors in the big. green-tinted room 111 which Villa used as his council tfham- s( ber when be dominated northern Mexico and Juarez was his headquar. ters. Another conference will be held 8 April 30th. in El Paso. h Reiterate Desire for Withdrawal. c Major General Scott and Funstou a represented the United States. The Mexican conferees were Gentral Alvaro Obrgon, Mexican Minister of War, and General Jacinto Trevino, * military commander of the northeast district of Mexico. The progress of the negotiations was not divulged, but J from an authoritative source two ? things were learned: First, that, the Mexican represen- 1 tatlves reiterated the wish expressed in a General Carranza's recent note to the 15 Washington Government that the e American troops should be withdrawn * from Mexican soil at an early date. Second, that they were informed by ^ the American officials that the latter * were not empowered to discuss the withdrawal of General Pershing's columns. Would Bring on a Deadlock. It is understood the American representatives told the Mexican officials that if the de facto Government in siated on an American withdrawal " that the conference would go into a 1 deadlock and the whole matter would divert to a diplomaic discussion be- e tween Washington and Mexico City. Must Co-operate Against Bandits. 1 The Mexicans, it is understood, were " further informed that the purpose of 8 the present conference so far as the e United States is concerned is the de- 5 velopment of a specific plan for the v co-operation of the American and de L facto armies in wiping out the bandit c groups that have caused so much 1 hl.uvlaho^ alnno lha hnrrtep nnH liav'A " repeatedly taken American life in the b interior of Mexico. It is understood that General Obregon, prior to the conference, openly expressed a disinclination to discuss any other subject than withdrawal and that, he carried his attitude into the initial meeting. No Intervention Likely. In well informed quarters, however, the opinion was freely expressed that to lead to any definite disagreement. It was pointed out there that the Carranza Government could not afford to take any step that would endanger its present peaceful relations with Washington. As far as the United States ' was concerned, it was argued, it has consistently held to a "big brother" 3 policy toward the country south of v the Rio Grande and had repeatedlyannounced itself against intervention. J Joint Policing of Territory. I This agreement, it was believed, i would provide for a joint policing of 1 fhe bandit-Infested territory of Chi- i huahua, with the American army sta- < tioned some distance south of the Rio < prgnde in position to act as buffer/< against the repetition of bandit at- | tacks on the border. i While the instructions sent by Secretary of War Baker to Generals Scott and Funston have been zealousy kept secret, it is know that the following general conditions will be insisted on by the American repre- A esentatives: The American Demands. Open and effective co-operation of the j ?arranza forces with the Americans. Extension of the American lines into Mexico at least as far south as Casas jrandes and probably farther. Relegation to the American miliary the duty of policing "a northern :one," consisting of t'he territory diectly south of the international bounlary. ? Policing the remainder of the terri- t' ory?a "Southern zone''?by Car- ** anza forces. S1 Co-operation in the handling of ^ iupplies for the American troops. Granting of the use of the Mexican v ai)wa>s to the expenditionary force. * IVould Then Consent to Withdraw, oi ' >- .1 ~ ? ?< h uu uie uooepiuuut; ujl uicsd wilu- ? ions, it was believed, Americans " vould agree not to penetrate farther south than a line to be agreed on, and u hat they could consent to withdrawal i* ust as soon as they should receive d idequate assurance that Villa followirs and ot'ner bands had been eradi- 01 a ted. The reception to the visiting Mexi- t( sans developed into more of a mill, oi ary demonstration than a mere social f< iffairs. When General Obregon'B big ti ouring car rolled off the internation- hi il bridge was greeted by double lines u ?f American solidiers planted along ri Santa Fe sree almoty^sboulder to ta ihoulder, and standing^Br&Sention. On South El Paso strejf and along e< Itantou street leading to the railway ct tation where the private car occupied ti y General Scott and Funson was ns larked, the same dispositions were b( aade. q c< Troops of Cavalry Lined Up. Troops of cavary were succeeded ^ y troops of infantry and interspers- j] d, here and there, were machine gun ^ etachments in marching equipment is lach soldier wore two belte of cpK idges. .fZ The massed bands of the slxtb,:afas?< Sj ;enth and 'twentieth infantry regi. ^ leuts were stationed at the Stanton , ^ j in treet depot. UJ! Guard of Honor for Mexicans. As the visitors drew near these truck up "Columbia." A guard of sij onor around foe American generals' W( ar presented arms as the Mexicans t0 lighted and went inside. STARTED "SAFETY FIRST." lev. Joseph Strong of Social Service Fame Dead. New York, April 28. The Re?. ou dseph Strong, president since 1902 Of f the American Institute for Social lervice, president of the Social Gen- st re Association of American Foreigu lu ud Christian union, editor and author la lied here today, lie was bom in Nap- u rville, 111., in 1*47, and was ordaind to the Congregational ministry in et 871. The "safety iirst" movement is ^ leclared to have had its orogin with he efforts of Dr. Strong. 11 Columbia Man Awarded Carnegie Hero Medal. K bi A Carnegie medal for bravery has a< teen awarded to William Logan, ct 1)1 Columbia for < saving Charles N. a> Jtarues, then a farmer, from an enaged bull on June 11. 1915. At the ei ime of the incident Logan was an K mploye of Lpworth Orphanage. An enraged bull in a lot of the 1U Jpworth Orphanage, had Charles M. Jtarnes down and was in the act of P ;oring him when William Logan, an r< mploye of the orphanage marble T ard, who was passing by at the time, keut to the rescue. Logan drove the ?' ull off of Starues and the bull pro- tl eeded to uttack him. Iu the meau- ol iiue a spectator who had goue after si it ti> S!fa man who Si t SiiUi ^ua uauucu *v iv .??? hot the bull. An eye witness describes It as a ti errible light, lasting fully ten min- b; ites. Logan was in bed six or eight si veeks after the incident and Starnes b< ius not yet entirely recovered from the t< fleets of his experience. Starnes, who 13 lays he has no further use for bulls, di las been in the merchandise business F >n the Garner's Ferry road since ear- H y last fall. fr The only other award for South t< Carolina was a medal to Ash Blanden. ci i>f Georgetown, fua- attempting the rescue of Daniel aud Richard Klckett r Jrorn suffocating at Georgetown, July I 11, 1911. ii a S'egro Front Lanrens Electrocuted * Friday. 1 Stobo Bailey, a negro, from Laurens, a ,vas electrocuted at the state peniten- C riary Friday morning in accordance u vith the mandate of the court, which 1 round him guilty of the murder of a ? negro woman and sentenced him to b lie in the electric chair. The electro- ti :ution was carried out without ind- n lent. ? t y" TORE MEASURE PASSES THE TEST lDDED to agricultural bill effective Efforts Made to Delay Lever Plan to Prevent Cotton Gambling. j Washington, April 28.?The house iday, sitting as a committee of the 'hole, adopted the Lever cotton fuures bill as an amendment to the anna! agricultural measure after a pirited debate. The vote was 101 to i. The Lever bill la identical dth the former cotton futures law rhich was held unconstitutional by ederal Judge Hough of New York a the ground that it was a revenue ill which had Improperly originated i the senate Instead of in the house. Under the provisions of the measre a tax of 2 cents a pound would e levied on all cotton sold for future elivery in any exchange, board of ade or "similar institutions or places C business." Adoption of this measure came afsr the house had passed, by a vote I 1&4 to 8P, a special rule providing jr consideration of the cotton fuire, grain trading and federal ware* juse for agricultural products amend* lents as a rider of the agricultural ile a little more than hve hours deite on the amendment was permitted. Adoption of the rule was denounc1 by Representative Lenroot of Wis>nsin as "gag rule." He declared le Democrats were forcing the amend* lents through to please the South ecause they knew they would not mtrol the next cqngress. ''Cotton is king," continued Mr. enroot. lne south la to me saae. It is willing to destroy every ifeguard of the house where cotton concerned." "The people want this legislation jver of the agricultural committee reply to Republican protests ;ainst the special rule. Representative Harrison of Missisppi said the Republican attacks ire in line with their usual efforts delay legislation. The agricultural 11 will be passd tomorrow. WAR SUMMARY A German attack against the Belans to the north of Dixinude is the ily infantry engagement reported at iy point along the western front, were to the northeast of Verdun, ive been the solo method of warre on the other sectors. North of ixmude, the Germans, after a viout preparatory bombardment, chargl aud occupied portions of three elgian advance posts, but the Belans, in a counter-attack, drove out le iuvadors. A German attempt to assume the tensive against the Russians at agasem near Riga, was put down, at the Teutons continue tbeir heavy rtillery tire against the Ikskull ridgehead and in the lake Narocz id Visc'hnevskoye regions. German aircraft have bombed sevral Russian positions in the Gulf of iga, and a Russian air squadron has slivered an attack against the Gerian naval base, at Windau, Courland. The Russians are continuing their ursuit of the Turks in the Diarbekr ?gion of Asia Minor. Numbers of urkish infantry have been killed or aptured by Cossacks. Conut&ntiople reports the driving aground in le Black Sea by a Turkish submarin r three Russian steamers and tb? inking of three food-laden sailing lips. Three steamers, one of them a neual, have been sunk, but whether y mines or torpodoes has not been :ated. Another neutral steamer has een damaged and ie being towed in} port. The neutral sunk was the razilian Rio Branco, and the one aanaged, the Swedish Fridand. The ridland and the British steamer [endonhall, which was sunk, were ound from Portland, Maine, for Rot?rdam with supplies for th Amortcm commission for relief in Belgium. Several of the leaders of the Irsh evolt have been put to death in .ondoir after a summary Courtuartial, and Premier Asquith has unounced to Parliament that Sir toger Casement, who was recenty captured while trying to land rms on the Irsh coast from a lerman ship, will be tried with the itmost expedition. The situation in reland is daily improving, Augustine Urrell, chief secretary for Ireland, as resigned. He has acknowledged hat he under-estimated the Sinn Fein lovement and the possibility of die. urbances in Ireland. ANNOUNCEJ FA 38LTX FOB pVMMEB SCHOOL Excellent Course* ] U Be Offered M University?fifcecure an Able The faculty fo* toe State eummei school for high echool teachers, whicl is held annually ft the University ol South Carolina, Mas been announced and Is as followst. R. a Burts, superintendent public schools, Bock HiiL athletics; A.C Carson, University* South Carolina physics; L. C, Chidaberlayne, Univer sity of South OarAtna, .Latin; J. B Coleman, Univewwof South Caro Una, mathematics; W. 8, Currel, Uni verslty of South Carolina, English lit erature; H. C. Davis, University ol South Carolina, EipUsh; C. A. Grae ser, the Citadel, mMfteh And German Lueco Guntyr, Uwrei^ity of Souti Carolina, high school work of the ru ral graded school; W. H. Hand, Uni versity of South Carolina, high schoo administration; J. & Mills, Univerait] of South Carolina/chemistry; A. C Moore, University at South Carolina agriculture and~f&j8lcal geography Mrs. Mary MAitfa Rucker, formerly Marlon high school, manual training Reed Smith, University of South Caro Una, English; D.'D. Wallace, Woffort college, history; Patterson Wardlaw University of South Carolina, educa tlon. In addition to these listed above th< Carnegie peace foundation has agreet to furnish to the summer school a lec turer on international peace and ar nitration. The lecturer announced foi this year is Homer L. Morris, a grad uate of Columbus university in politi cal economy. Mr. Morris succeeds Dr James CollettL The summer schoo is in hopes of having another lecturi from the Carnegie foundation 01 Spanish and South American republic to succeed V. S. Dibble, who was I member of the summer school faculty last year. STATE CONVENTION TO BEHELD ON 17TI Columbia, May 2.?The State Demo cratic executive committee & see sion here tcxlay set Wednesday, Ma; 17, as the date for the State Demo ctatic Convention, Chairman Evam said some Question as to this matte uaving arisen ana ne tnougnt it net ter for the committee to issue a for in&l call for the Convention. Headquarters for the South C&rolim delegation to the National Democra tic Convention in St. Louis will b secured by the State chairman. H said he had a letter from the mana ger of he Jefferson Hotel there, whi stated he could secure them a parlo in a hotel half way between the Jeff erson and the Convention hall wher they could have headquarters. Th rent for this parlor will be $30 pe day and the parlor will be rented fo four days. The committee authorize* this expenditure. CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT THJ WHITE HOUSE TO-NIGHE Submarine Situation Will Be L Question. Washington, May 3?President Wil son, Secretary Lansing and Col. E. h'. House hed a long conference at th wmie House tonignt auu it 1 understood the 'submarine situatio: Wwas discussed. Secretary Lan sing said latVer that he had receive absolutely no word from Berlin re garding the character of the Germa noteX. which press dispatches sal probably will .be handed to Ambassa dor Gerard tomorrow. The president and his advisers ar keeping their minds open while the wiait for the German reply. The Ion delay evidently has created a bad im pression, however, and it was author itatively 6tated today that the issu would have to be cleared up thi week if diplomatic relations with Ge many were to continue. The president is known to be un alterably determined to adhere strici to the position assumed by th United States in its demand that Ger many immediately decare an effec an abanonment of its present meth ods of submarine warfare. 1 _ a _ ? l.i. j Jit t.. - * i^u i?iui>u?cii ui auy Kiua win ue ai cepted by the American governmen it is said, unlesB it includes a decla ration of intention to stop sinkin peaceful ships at ince. In this con nection press dspatches to the effec that new orders to submarine coir mauders would be told of in the Gei man note were read with interest b officials, but comment was wlthheU Col. House, who discussed the sol marine issue with German official while abroad for the president severe months ago, arrived here this mort ing. His coming to Washington wa considered significant because he hu taken an active part iii the Gerraa hegotiations to date, 4 IjNO. I. M'UURIM ' JH THE M6E' 18 NOT AFTER OFFICE i I 1 Will Be Candidate b Order to Preach Warehouse System and Place Tickets Backed by Ware- 1 housemen. s Columbia. May 3.?Jobu L. McLau- t , rin announced this afternoon that he e . was a candidate for Lieutenant Gov. ernor, and would lead the fight for the I . warehouse system In the campaign s [ this summer. He made this announce- ? . ment following the meeting of the i . warehousemen of the State system, j k which decided to conduct a campaign \ . of education and to place legislative t . tickets backed by the warehousemen t I in the Held in each county. They callr ed on Warehouse Commissioner Mc- f laurin to lead the fight and in order t to get into the campaign he announc- 4 . ed for Lieutenant Governor. 1 9 J j Senator McLaurin makes it clear < . that he is running for Lieutenant Gov- \ . jernor simply to get into the campaign ] 1 and not for the office. "A campaign ( education is absolutely necessary." j . He says, "I cannot go before the peo- , pie, under the rules, unless a candi- j 9 date for office. To be a candidate for j a lucrative office would weaken for ] _ and do incalculable harm to the cause, j b I .will, therefore, announce for Lieur tenant Governor, an office no grown , man wants and a live man won't have. | The test will not be my election, but j , the Legislative." j Senator McLaurin declares he will | ? not take a hand in the race for Gov- ' 9 ^ j ernor, saying, "I have no candidate for , Governor, and do not Intend to de- ^ 1 fend or attack any man in the race, unless in the defence of the system, 1 I have no friends to serve nor enemies 1 to punish." SCOTT REPORT AGREED TO BY 1 / WILSON . Said to Provide for Use of Mexican 1 i Railways?No Tim* Set forJYiih tfBHL?+* ' r . unwM ui AunrirMi irvvps. Washington, May 4.?The American government is rea<fy to accept, in its |main points, the agreement for the fu" ture pursuit of Villa and his Imndits * drawn up by Gen. Obregon and Gen. Scott. This was decided at a confer-. 9 ence today beteen President Wilson r and Secretary Baker. Formal announcement of the position of the American government will not be given out until Gen. Carranza R lias had opportunity to pass on the * report submitted to him by Gen. Obe regon. As soon as that is done ane other conference between Gen. Obre* gon and Gen. Scott will be held on the 0 iborder and the negotiations will be r : formally concluded. Officials here * take it for granted that Gen. Obregon e (would not have made an agreement e which would not have been accepted r by his chief. r The agreement provides for the eod operation of American troops and Carranza soldiers in clearing northern Mexico of bandits. Mexican railroads 3 will be utlized for the transportation of supplies for the American troops. While no time limit is set for the with1 drawal from Mexico that will be done ? ii J soon as mere are ueuuue tuuivutloiis that American border towns are - no longer in danger of raids. I. Secretary Baker and President Wile son reviewed the agreement at lugth s today and Secretary Baker sent a mesa sage to (Jen. Scott on the future con- , duct of the negoatlons. d , Officials characterized the agree* ! ment as "satisfactory," but would not n state whether every detail was acd iceptable. When the negotiations are ended President Wilson probably will make . e a stateement. y g GERMAN REPLY EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. *. Gerard's DispatchY GXives No Ink. e ling of Position to be Taken by B Germany on Controversy, r Washington.May 4.?Secretary Lansing announced today that a dispatch L. rom Ambassador Gerard, dated yesterday, said that the ambassador exe pected to receive today the German >. reply to the latest American note. :t The message is said to contain no i? information as to the contents of Germany's reply to the American note .. sent more than two weeks ago det manding that Germany declare and efL. fee an abandonment of Its present g methods of submarine warfare, i- Chairman Stone, of the senate for:t eign relations committee, called upon i. 'Secretary Lansing and briefly discuss . the German and Mexican situations. y "Judging from the newspapers the I. [tensity of the situation wih Germany >. Is very much less than It wag," said s Senator Stone. "It appears that they ,1 have reached some agreement on tlx* [. border." s Senator Stone said there was no oc s caslon for congressional action as the n situation now stands. 07 cents iLEASE SAYS HE'S POSITIVE OF WINNING GOVERNORSHIP Ls Herts That Reports From Club Mettinp All Over the Palmetto State Indicate a Hopeful Condition for Bleaaites and His Chances of Defeating All Comers. Columbia, S. C., April 29.?Cole L. Jlease, ex-Governor of South Carolua, is out today with a vigorous tatement denouncing the alieged ualicious reports of his enemies that le has quit in his candidacy for Govrnor, and states, among other things; "It is being clandestinely and maiciously reported by enemies of mine tnd the cause that I represent that I un not and will not be a candidate or Governor in the election this rear. This report is absolutely and unqualifiedly false, and is circulated >y those who would rather lie than ell the truth. "I am a candidate for Governor, irnl will win. 1 am in no combinaion nor interested in any one's race !or Governor but my own, and the rumors to the contrary are the conactions o1 those who wish to misead the voters. Our cause is an aonest and just one and will not be lowned but, based upon the great principle of 'Equal rights to all and special privileges to none,' is bound :c succeed. "I am proud to inlorm friends, from reports received from the club meetings all over the State, that we are In thq most hopeful condition and more sure of success than we have t>een since 1912." Receipts From The Sale of Fertilizers Columbia, April 30.?Receipts fron the sale of fertilizer under the privi lege tax amount to $142,338.60 to date this year, as compared with $135,748. 34 for t$ie corresponding period o: 1914. The state treasurer's offlqe re pcvrts a falling off in receipts fron this source for the past few days, in dlcatlng that very little fertilizer 1 now being sold. ? John Ashley Had Unnsoal Career. Anderson, April 29.?Joshua W Ashley, well known citizen "of thl county and for 20 years a member o the South Carolina legislature, die at the home of his son, Sheriff Joe ii H. Ashley, this morning at 5 o'cloci after an illness of three years. H was 68 years old and had been sul fering from paralysis. Funeral ser vices will be held tomorrow at Ml Bethel church at 2 o'clock. Josh Ashley was one of the mos widely known men In this section o the State. When he became of ag ha was workine on a farm on warn* Later he started farming for himael and during his life time accumulate comparatively a large fortune. Mi Ashley's JOnt entrance into politio was in 1882, when he was elected t the house of representatives froo Anderson county. With the exception of two years h served continuously for 20 years, hi last term expiring 1914. He was thi author of the first bill in this Stat providing a limit to the hours of la bor in cotton mills. He was a stronj advocate of prohibition and fought fo: low taxes. Pee Dee TonnshJp- Officially- Organ lied. Pee Dee Township, being a ne^i township authorized by act of the las legislature, was officially organize on Monday by the board of Count Commissioners, and on recommends tion of a numerously signed petltioi Mr. Hiram K. Linton was appoints Township Commissioner. Pee Dee Townshin wan formed cut cutting off the lower portion of ol Steer Pen township. Steer Pen town ship was one of the largeBt town Bhips in Chesterfield and has a po litical history that will never be for gotten, and while the exigencies o the times require smaler townships and while Pee Dee township has th best wishes of every one, old Stee Pen, as it was, will never be forgot ten. "How did Steer Pen go.' That was the question 011 the lipi of every one along about the troub lous times of 76 and years following and when the reply came "solid foi Democrocy,' evtry one in Chester field county breathed free for the: AAi?ti?W alii lUiew uiu v^ucaiciuciu iuuui; out was sold for Democracy. Hall Pee Dee! Long live Stee: Pen! VACANCY AT WEST POINT Finley to Make Appointment Befon Jane 8. Washington, Ma 2 <?Representa tlve D. E. Finley'a last appointee t< the West Point Military Academy ha failed on hie physical examination therefore, Mr. Finley will have a va cancy to fill at Weet Point befon June 8, and applicants should com muplcate with him at once,^ JAPAN EXTREMELY JEALOUS OF AMERICA INJHE ORIENT Chinee* Lecturer Discusses the Prsfr. lems of the Far East for The Bee* ord and Gives His Imprrssl? of the Nipponese Imperial!* i tic Ideals. Declaring that Japan is intensely jealous of the United States' peaceful commercial efforts In Asia and China in particular, and that the empfe/e of the rising sun regards the Oaiuonila school segregation and alien land acts ami tlie proposed United States immigration bill as slights upon her, Ng I'oou Chew, noted (Chautauqua lecturer and an authority on Aaiatlc affalrs, asserted that the probable ulti1 mute outcome would be war between 1 Japan and the United State*. < "The ' Japanese military despotism la gar mure dangerous than the German," he 1 reported for The Record Thursday, Or. 1 Chew was seated in the lobby of the ; Gresham. | "What do you think of the American 1 relations with Japan?" asked the reporter as Or. Chew closed the pages of 1 Edmund Burk's "Reflections on the [ French Revolution." The Ohlnemtn ' is short of statue and exceedingly po? ^ lite. His face is tanned to the charac' ^eristic brown tint and his bristling hair and short mustache are of an ' iron-grey hue. His piercing blank eyes gleaming through a pair of rim* ' less glasses. Clad 'n a greyish suit ' and hat, he preseu.td a distinctively " individual appearance as he looked op at his Interrogator. 1 "There is no doubt of the fact that Japan is gravely apprehensive of the a peaceful commercial and political efr forts of the United States in Chins." he replied. "She doss not relish the American possession of the Phllllppln# r_ islands. She wants the United States ^ tc stay altogether out of Asia. There I is a strong anti-American feeling in d Japan. Simple and trivial matters v L brought about this feeling. The Cattle fornia trouble la used as a pretext, e but discerning people believe our sore-spot" m - That Japan bopes ultimately to be t, powerful enough to assert an Asiatic Monroe doctrine was the gist of Dr. t Chew's remarks. She is not rich f enough to do this, however, hence she e has her eyes sat upon the resources of China. But China must first bf f crushed J&nd subjugated. /With the j wealth of China in her grasp Japan >, confidently believes that as a milIB tary power she would have no superior a on land or sea. It is to the interest a therefore, of the world at large and especially to the world at large and e especially to the United States that 3 China be preserved and not gobbled np 2 by Japan, thinks Dr. Chew, e In reply to a question of the report - er, Dr. Chew stated that the Japanese ? oro nnnfiHonf thnv nan flahf tha finite^ ^ U4 b WUUUVUfc Wiv; VttU tMU UMAkW r States sucessfully. Moreo?er, they believe they can hold a part of tht Pacific coast, he averred. There are 60,000 well trained Japanese soldiers in the coast states. Every male Japanese citizen la a well trained soldier. The Japanese general staff no doubt v have plans for the conquest of Califor* I nla should eventualities arise. Is a aval battle they believe they can utr 7 terly defeat the Americans and easily secure control of the Philippine and ] Hawaiian Islands. i I Asked as to a possibility of a separate peace being signed between Gard many and Japan, Dr. Chew replied that the British navy is the answer and an emphatic one. When the alliance with Great Britain has served its purpose Japan would unhesitating; ly break it. He believes Japan's aact , alliance will be with Russia. Their g interests conflict far less than the inr terests of Great Britain and Japan. Dr. Chew asserted that Japan has the most effective military despotism in the world?far more dangerous than 5 of Germany. The people are ground tQ . abject poverty by the taxes which . amount to 4U per cent, he declared. r All whose incomes are in exesa ci . $150 are forced to pay an income lax. y He says that It is entirely possible 1 that Japan was the instigator of the recent revolutions in China, r The California school wegrsgatlon and alien lands laws and the proposed United States jlmmigrattyn bill are thorns in Japan's pride, he believes. Having traveled extensively in Jae pan on numerouse occasions, Dr. Ohaar feels competent to talk In the ambitions of the Japanese people. ,J 9 A movement has been started in Mon* i roe to build a memorial to Nsy Mo ; Neely, the American consul who lost his life on the steamer Persia, which e was sunk in the Mediterranean Jan* - urary 1. It is planned to build a library in his memory, N?qg| % ?