WOMEN IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Fortune Awaits the Dressmaker Who
Will Start uu Establishment There.
"There is a fortune for auy woman
who will go to the Philippines and
start a dressmaking establishment,"
says the wife of an army officer, who
has just returned from a six months'
VI sit to her husband's post. "She
conlil charge fancy prices and com
mand them. When I was there and
wanted some new clothes I was forced
to go to a Chiuaiuau, the only dress
maker in the place. And they do blotch
things. They can no more tit an Amer
ican woman than their native clothes
would.
"When I first went to the Islands I
was horrified at the manner of dress
the women and young girls assumed.
They would drive out In the morning
and go shopping, wearing a garment
that resembled the Mother Hubbard so
closely that one could not tell the dif
ference except in the material used.
Their Mother Hubburds are really
works of art. They are creations of
silk and lace ribbons, and after one''
gets accustomed to seeing a woman
on the street iu such negligee it really
seems sensible and quite pretty. Ma
nila women never wear corsets In the
morning. But in the evening, when
the air has become cool, they make
up for lost time aud wear lace ball
gowns, with the bodice cut very low
and most of the time without any
sleeves at nil. A Philippine lady never
wears a hat or bonnet in the evening.
"It is quite easy to spot strangers
the minute you see them. Out they
come iu the morning with tight dresses
on, shirt waists and skirts, and In the
evening they appear with large, beau
tiful hats. After they have been
there a while they still wehr beautiful
clothes, but their style lias changed.
They wear wrappers in the morning
nud in the evening they are seen iu
evening dress, whether or not they
are going to any entertainment, and
they never appear with a hat on. The
only hat a Philippine lady wears is a
sombrero, or perhaps she only uses
a parasol. This is one reason why
they have such beautiful hair.
"American women have troubles of
their own when they want to buy
shoes. The shoes made iu Manila no
American woman would wear. They
have a short vamp, nud the whole
shape of the thing is simply horrible.
The only thing to do is to have shoes
made."
Lace Capes.
Lace capes are about the most ex
pensive garments in the way of wraps
that are seen anywhere. They can
be made possible for winter as well
as summer wear provided they are
lined with warm lining. They look a
little incongruous at first for cold
weather, but as they nre trimmed with
fur and rich embroidery in spangled
designs, they can hardly be classed
as exclusively summer garments. The
white lace wraps are made up over
accordion-pleated mousseline de sole
that, In its turn, is lined with white
satin. They are quite long, and the
lace is put on rather full, but not in
pleats, and the full beauty of the
design shows over the light mousse
line de sole. The yoke effect over the
shoulders is sometimes bidden by a
capuchin hood of velvet lined with
spangled lace. There are long ends
of pleated chiffon edged with a nich
ing. Black lace over white, with the
homl lined with black spangled lace
or blue silk with steel, makes a most
effective wrap. It is a style which
cannot be imitated in cheap mnterials,
for there Is so much of the lnee to be
seen it is necessary to have it of the
very best. The hood is made of white
or black velvet, as desired. Black
looks better than the wlilte, however,
although both nre fashionable. These
lace enpes are the most effective even
ing wraps that will be worn during
next winter.—Harper's Bazar.
The Capuliue in Church.
It is bad form to costume yourself
for church going in such a wise as to
attract attention to your toilet. Such
conduct stamps a woman as being ig
norant of the best usages of society,
and also of good taste. Nevertheless,
one's eyes will stray toward the wear
er of some peculiarly dainty or becom
t lug garments, while sitting In an ail
* joining pew. A slender young maiden
of nineteen years slips into church
with n little eapcline of white mousse
line de sole. It is small of size, wired
and bent to suit the shape of the
head. The front is raised from off
the brow. Two rows of narrow black
velvet ribbon encircle what does duty
for a diminutive crown under a bunch
of very tiny rosebuds, nud a sprig or
two of green foliage. The rose leaves
stand up a litll ? like an aigrette.
The frock n oru with this dainty
eapcline is of white organdy. The skirt
is shirred about the hips aud has a
shallow flounce near the hem. The
bodice lias a gulmpe of embroidery.
Around the shoulders is a fichu of or
gandy with a border of embroidery.
The flclni is first draped about the
shoulders and then knotted on the
breast. Long ends float downward,
diminishing In width. The close-fit
ting sleeves are of white organdy
tucked. A narrow band of black vel
vet ribbon is tied about the waist.
The Blende Girl.
Unfortunately the blue-eyed, falr
liaired type of maiden is becoming
more and more rare in this country.
Germany and Sweden still have her
in plenty, but the blonde as a type of
American beauty is surely dying out,
If, Indeed, they ever were typically
American.
That they are beautiful, however,
never has been denied, for In all ages
they hnve been lnuded In poetry and
song as one of the loveliest types ol
womankind.
All the cold eolors belong to this
type. Those dainty, refreshing har
monies are hers, whether her cheeks
resemble the petal of a rose or be ot
that delicate palness so often accom
panying flaxen hair and the blue 01
violet eye. Cold blues from dark tc
light, silvery blues that have no sug
gestlon of green or yellow, chalk blues
that are dull of surface and resemble
some cold skies, all are hers to com
mand. Pale cold green, combined
with white or gray, can also be worn,
though one should experiment with
green carefully. The wrong tint will
have a disastrous result upon the lialr.
Dull black can also be worn and a
very dark red, but it must be so dark
as to show only In the light.
Charity Work For Women.
Much wrong Is done in the sacred
name of charity In taking up a poor
girl, giving her an undue idea of her
talents, sending her to Paris to study
singing, telling her she will be a great
prima donna, and then deserting her
if she fails. It Is just then that she
needs charity, and the person who
is able to give should investigate such
cases. Sometimes a poor girl has a
superior voice, and is able to excite
envy. She is hounded out of her place
by some one who cannot sing as well
as she docs.
Such a person lifted up to the high
est hopes, dropped to the lowest rung
of despair, Is the person to help. She
needs that twenty fairs be given for
her. Do not let her starve. The for
gotten artist who is so poor, so old,
so hungry, It Is her picture which
should be rattled for. And, above all,
have the charity of the heart for those
who are attacked. There is more need
of a little kind incredulity sometimes
than for much money.—Mrs. John
Sherwood, in Harper's Bazar.
Fat!ilonn'From rat-Is.
Some odd ideas arc shown in the
decoration of gowns in Paris now. For
instance, a traveling gown of loosely
woven pale-blue plaid cheviot has
bands of white enamelled leather for
trimming. These outline the vest,
form the collar and belt, and run in
two points down on the front of the
skirt The lower part of the skirt
Is made iu kilt form—a pretty old-fash
ioned revival.
Stitched bands are most popular
wherever they are possible, even on
silk gowns. On duck, linens and
piques they are the usual trimming.
On a blue yachting gown the white
pique front panel has crisscrossed
bauds of the same stitched on.—Har
per's Bazar.
Templing Summer Neckwear.
Summer neckwear is displayed most
temptingly in all its latest forms. Silk
barbe ties, in black, white and fancy
colors, are to lie bought at twenty-five
cents each. These are one yard iu
length, are edged all about the narrow
hemstitched hem, and are made with
a succession of cordiugs to stiffen the
collar baud. The ends cross at the
back and tie in front in a butterfly
knot, without loops.
I'ftle Yellow Suede Glove*.
Unless you are In mourning or con
flue your apparel to black and white
you had better see that your glove
box contains a few pair: of pale yel
low suede gloves. They are just the
thing to wear at afternoon receptions
or musicales, at a golf tea, or luncheon
or entertainment at a casino.
Shade Hat, For a Little Girl.
A pretty head covering for a little
maid of ten summers is a brown straw
shade hat, high narrow Tyrolese coni
cal crown. This is simply trimmed
with sprigs of golden rod stitched
firmly down to the crown all around
its narrow circumference.
Suslies the Mode.
Sashes still are in vogue, and. with
the increasing popularity of Empire
gowns for social functions, promise to
become even more the mode. They
may be of wide or narrow fancy rib
bon, with or without fringe, of Liberty
silk or crepe de chine.
Stitched bands used to a tiring ex.
tent as a gown garniture.
Many yokes, real or simulated, no
ticeable on the latest skirt models.
Summer goods almost given away.
Madame Economical much iu evidence.
Cocque feathers adorning Empire
hats the coming feature of the milli
nery world.
Beige, the fashionable spring tint,
to remain la mode for fall and well
into the winter.
Whisperings heard of a revival of
the Itussian blouse as an outer gar
ment the coming season.
Every indication pointing to the
adoption of much longer gloves, elbow
leugtli almost certain for evening.
The royal blue veil a formidable
rival to the emerald green. Velvet
dots newer than the silk ones, too.
Dressing jackets and wrappers more
attractive than eveV for the coming
season made on the plan of evening
wraps.
Picturesque effects adapted from six
teenth, seventeenth and eighteenth
century models to lie in the ascend
ancy instead of the tailor made this
autumn.
A new silk, flannel-like in weave,
with the brilliance of silk in coloring
and the draping qualities of softest
wool, In every good shade from cream
white to cardinal, plain or with em
broidered dots, the latest thing in silks.
AJioIJSEHoLD
Pictures For the Library.
Pictures for a library should bo
etchings photographic reproductions
of old masters, or platino-types iu
gray or sepia. Where your outlay
will permit It, a bric-a-brac shelf all
around is decorative in the extreme
aud considered very smart.
Asbcitog Mat Covers.
Asbestos mats arc a great conven
ience to the housekeeper, besides sav
ing the polished table surface. These
are made of two pieces of decorated
linen, with an opening into which is
slipped a sheet of asbestos. These are
oftenest made round for plate doylies,
for hot plates when luncheon is served
without a elotli; oval for under meat
or vegetable dishes, and oblong when
used for tray cloths or carvers.
Repainting Enamelled Furniture.
Enamelled furniture can easily be
repainted at home. In the case of
washstands it is better to use batli
enamel, as it will stand hot and cold
watei without marking. If n delieato
tint is wanted, such as blue or pink,
it can be obtained by mixing a small
tin of dark blue or red enamel with
a large tin of white bath enamel. To
insure success the article must be
given three thin coats aud he allowed
to set hard between each coat.
The Cure of Silver,
To keep silver bright without con
stant cleaning, which is injurious to
the plated articles, dissolve a small
handful of borax in a disbpanful of
hot water with a little soap; put the
silver In and let it stand all the morn
ing; then pour off the suds, rinse with
clear, cold water nud wipe with a soft
cloth. Or try a tnblespoouful of am
monia in cold soap suds—about a tea
cupful—and polish with a soft cloth.
Silver can also be polished by rubbing
with oatmeal or a little linking soda.
Egg stains can be removed from sil
ver with a elotli dipped iu salt wa
ter. Powdered charcoal gives the
knives u fine polish if applied after
they nre scoured clean.—New York
Journal.
Ailvicc on Wood Staining.
Before giving specific directions for
the benefit of the amateur, it may be
as well to suggest some articles on
[which his or her energy may be ex
pended. Ordinary pine tables, when
one can afford to buy nothing more
costly, and which In certain summer
houses and studios tire as good as
anything else, may lie oiled or stained,
aud made altogether charming. They
can lie made to look like black oak,
and if one is skilful with the hot iron
a design may be made to follow the
edge, says Harper's Bazar.
Pure ammonia, a powerful liquid,
and one to lie carefully used. Is the
first application made to woods. Man
ufacturers and many special work
men apply this by means of a vapor
batli to which the wood is subjected.
But In many wood carving institu
flons the ammonia is merely applied
tfritli a brush, and the results are
found to he quite as satisfactory. It
is just as .well, by the way, to wear
rubber gloves while one is doing this
work. The ammonia darkens the
wood, and when it is remembered that
forty years are required to briugabout
the same tones when wood is left
to time, its value to-day may well be
established. Several coats are to be
applied with the brush. An ordinary
two-inch paint brush is used.
After the ammonia lias been used
the stain is applied. The ordinary
wooden backed nail brush has been
by all authorities pronounced the best.
After the stain lias been applied shel
lac In many instances, especially on
oak, is applied, but this is rubbed
down carefully when dry with pumice
stone aud oil. Beeswax anil turpen
tine nre used to give a further polish.
Novelty Salad—Put into a salad disli
two apples chopped fine; over this a
layer of powdered sugar, a layer of
English walnut meats, two bananas
sliced fine, powdered sugar again, two
oranges sliced fine, and over all pour
the juice of two lemons thickened with
granulated sugar, as much as It will
absorb. Chill thoroughly before serv
ing. Fine.
Almond Drops—Whites of two eggs,
one cup granulated sugar, half a tea
spoonful of vanlia, half a pound of
almond meats, blanched and quar
tered; beat the eggs to a stiff froth,
add the sugar gradually as for icing,
then the vanilla; lust of all the al
monds. Drop with a teaspoon onto
pans lined with buttered paper; bake
to a light brown in a quick oven.
Beets With Sour Sauce—Use a small
stiff brush, and be careful not to
break the skins In cleaning; boll ten
der, remove the skins aud cut into thin
slices. Put half a cupful of vinegar
over the fire with one tnblespoouful
of butter, one teaspoonl'ul of sugar,
half a teaspoouful of salt, and a dash
of pepper; when it boils add one table
spoonfnl of cornstarch dissolved Iu
two of water, stir constantly until it
boils smooth, pour over the beets and
serve at once.
CONDUCTOR HAD NO SENTIMENT.
Never Saw Incidents of Human Interest
on His Car.
"P-r-i-r-ump," went the car, as. slip,
ping foot by foot, it came to a grudg
ing stop.
The young man waited until the stop
was absolute. Then when, with deli
cate, feeling footstep, he had put him
self upon the rear platform of the
Broadway cable car. it started with a
jerk of sulky defiance.
Up his sleeve a pencil was held like
a dagger of intelligence. In the palm
of his other hand a bit of paper fold
ed to an inch surface deftly liid itself.
The hour was late and few passengers
saw it.
Solemnly and long he looked at the
conductor. Then, while pencil itched
palm, he spoke:
"Conductor?"
"Well."
"I suppose you see a great many in
teresting things on your car?"
"Hadn't noticed It."
The pencil, which had slipped fur
tively in to the palm, jumped back
repulsed. Its owner went on:
"In the early morning hour don't
some pathetic scenes occur?"
"Nope."
"Aren't there interesting characters
that take your car at a certain corner
every night?"
"Now."
"I suppose there are some strange
character contrasts on board the early
morning cars, rich and poor?"
"Eh?"
"I mean a rich man sits opposite a
poor man? The good with the bad?"
"Ain't seen it."
"C-r-r-r-ik" came from up the young
man's sleeve. The heart of the pencil
was broken.
"Then there's really nothing inter
esting ever takes place on a Broadway
car ?"
"Now."
The dusty breeze following in the
wake of t lie car swept the unresisting
bit of paper into its vortex. The ques
tioner stepped off into the street, half
way across which the car, with a
chuckle of grip, wheels, and brake,
flung him.
A fat passenger spoke:
"One of those blame human interest
flends."
"Yep," said the conductor.
"P-r-r-r-uinp-r-r-r-um" went the car.
—New York Times.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
When you have faults do not fear
to abandon them.
It is a beautiful necessity of our na
ture to love something.
Benevolence is to love all men
knowledge is to know all men.
Learning without thought is labor
lost; thought without learning is peril
ous.
If a man take no thought about
what is distant he will find sorrow in
store.
He who speaks without modesty
will find it difficult to make his words
good.
Remember this —that there is a
proper dignity and proportion to be
observed in the performance of every
act of life.
Practice complete relaxation of
brain, nerves and body. Use one-lialf
the will force in this as in other things
nnd you will succeed.
The moral courage that will face ob
loquy in a good cause is much a rarer
gift than the bodily valor that will
confront death in a bad one.
F.ducation does not menu teaching
people to know what they do not
know. It menus teaching them to be
have as they do not behave. It Is pain
ful, continual and difficult work, to bo
done by kindness, by watching, tiy
warning, by precept, and by praise,
but above all, by example.
Where vindictiveness is shown we
may be sure that there is a lack of
moral sense. It is somewhat curious
to observe also that the vindictive
have seldom any real wrong to re
venge. They very often imagine the
injury they seek to return in kind or
distort the circumstances which gave
rise to the injury, real or supposed.
lliow Caviar In Made.
The making of caviar is a simple
process. It can be prepared in any
household convenient to a sturgeon
fishery. In fact, under these condi
tions only is it had in absolute perfec
tion, for the longer it is kept either
sealed in glass or tin tlie more rapid
its deterioration. It is for this reason
that the caviar eaten in Russia,
where it is served from the original
pnekages. is so far superior to that
procurable elsewhere. In the cavier
of commerce the roe as soon as it is
taken from the tish is placed in tanks,
when it is carefully washed. Then it
is rubbed through screens until the
eggs are separated. The lust process,
or rather next to the last is the pack
ing in salt in kegs, and the keeping
of it. cool in ice or cold storage until
it reaches the cannors, who seal it in
tins or in bottles for export. This is
all the manipulation that it undergoes.
When prepared for household use the
cleansing, separation of the eggs and
packing in line salt are all that is nec
essary. There is but one way of serv
ing it and that is 011 toast or brown
bread and butter or as canapes with
lemon juice nnd a little olive oil. It
is the only aliment that admits of but
a single method of culinary*treatment.
The Fagot Tarty.
A popular summer house amuse
ment is called a fagot party. Every
guest is required to contribute to the
evening's entertainment. A song, a
recitation, an anecdote or a story may
be the part chosen, and at the close a
vote ifc taken on the best and a prizo
awarded.
CENSORS IN WAR
XI MF WRITERS GREATLY HAMPERED
1 I/TlLo IIS AFRICA.
The mystery surrounding the con
flicting and confusing dispatches re
ceived from the war correspondents in
South Africa during the progress of
the invasion of Boer territory by the
British is solved by Julian Ralph in
the London Daily Mail. He lays the
blame to the censors of war news, all
of whom subjected the correspondents
to the most humiliating trials and an
noyances when they attempted to
send news to their papers. He states
that one could not imagine to what
depth censorship had fallen in the
British Army before Lord Roberts
took supreme command. War corre
spondents, men who had become fam
ous the world over for their ability in
that line and their fearlessness dis
played in many deadly conflicts, were
subjected to the whim of a common
place man in gilt buttons —and snub
bed in the bargain—in an attempt to
perform their duties. In speaking of
E. F. Knight, the peer of modern war
correspondents and the author of
"Where Three Empires Meet," Mr.
Ralph said: "There is no abler or
braver man or more experienced writ
er among the purely technical corre
spondents than he. He is as great in
his line as any general under the field
marshal, and greater than most, for
he has been in the glare of the search
light of public scrutiny during 13 wars,
and no flaw has been found in him. To
him Lord Methuen said, 'I am proud to
have you with my army.' For the av
erage army officer to pass judgment on
what Mr. Knight sends home is gro
tesquely ridiculous and for such an
officer to needlessly hamper him in his
work is an impudent and flagrant mis
use of power."
During the operations of the British
Army around De Aar the correspond
ents began to believe it hopeless to at
tempt to get anything through to their
papers or the public. They were en
couraged to write dispatches so that
the censor might amuse himself by
tossing them into his wastebasket ev
ery night for a fortnight without ever
warning the writers of their fate. At
last becoming desperate they inquired
of the censor if there was any news
he would pass. He replied, "yes; you
may describe the sandstorm. The peo
•O-CfO
j Where ;
£ Chinamen ■
Atone jj
The "Precious Records," a work that
came into existence at some indefinite
date about the tenth century and
which is supposed to supplement the
teachings of Confucius, gives in full
detail everything the Chinese sinner
may expect to have happen to him
when his soul arrives in Hades in a
sedan chair and is formally received
there by the "God of Fate." Hades is
conducted like a state department, and
is divided into so many halls of judg
ment, each with its president, staff of
officials, and specified number of hells.
The decrees of every president and the
penalties in every hell are so minutely
given that there is no danger of a mis
taken address for any soul, although
it is recorded that one virtuous man
was cut off in the prime of sanctity,
and his soul conducted to the hall of
judgment by the blunder of a demon
who was severely reprimanded. There
is no red tape in this administration,
and rewards and punishments are al
lotted with scrupulous care. It some
times happens that the merits of an
accused soul exactly balance his of
fenses, and he is then allowed another
chance, and begins life again with ex
cellent opportunities of well-doing. If
his account does not stand to his cred
it, he may be born again to deformity
or intolerable disease. People thus af
flicted in China are believed to have
misconducted themselves in a pre
vious life. There are inducements to
virtue as well as punishments for vice.
If a woman should please the gods in
one stage of existence she may be
born a man in the next. According to
Chinese philosophy the principle of
good is male and the principle of evil
MAS SURVIVED Elements Which Will Tend I
MANY SMOCKS. eUML™""'
In view of the fact that the efforts
of the powers to restore peace in
China may result in the ultimate dis
memberment of the Flowery Kingdom,
it is well to hear in mind several in
fluences which will tend to keep China
intact.
First, she has survived many other
shocks, some of which were as severe
as this, notably the brief wars with
Japan, France and England, and
former rebellions. Second, the pow
ers of Europe and Japan are keenly
jealous of each other and will admit of
no division that is not satisfactory.
They may even become engaged in in
ternational war and China be the least
sufferer. Third, the United States,
which in away holds the key to the
moral situation, is opposed to any
alienation of territory, while Great
Britain and Japan maintain the same
attitude. Fourth, there is a large ele
ment of very able men in China, de
pie at home would like to read about
it." A better perspective of this out
rage may be gained when it is known
that the duty of a censor is to advise
and assist the war correspondents not
to impede their work, according to the
text books of the army. It was at the
same place that the story of a run
ner from Kimberley was destroyed by
the censor simply because he did not
believe it, though it did not criticise
or betray any military movements —
the only ground upon which a message
can be justly refused under military
rulings. Of his treatment at Orange
river Mr. Ralph says:
"It was at Orange river that a cen
sor kept for 24 hours an unsealed let
ter written to the little general In
command of my camp at home. Oh,
how I boil when I think of that hu
miliation! I was new to the British
army, and took for granted the useless
ness of resenting whatever might be
fall me in the hands of these carelessly
appointed, wholly unfit censors. Thank
goodness! the time was soon to come
when I was to see that this petty ty
ranny could not stand against the
slightest agsertion of the greater pow
er of a well behaved, intelligent corre
spondent who knew, and meant to in
sist upon, his rights. And there lies
the kernel in the nut. The press must
send to future wars men whose asser
tion of intelligence and self-respect i 8
a natural outcome of their personal
character; who when they say 'I have
the public behind me.' must be seen to
be fit representatives of the best that
the public comprises."
But with the coming of Lord Rob
erts to take command of the forces in
the field a very favorable change for
the correspondents came about. Hi
first injunction to them was: "Gen
tlemen, go where you like and write
what you please. Your letters will not
be censured. Criticise whatever de
mands it, for ip that way I can learn
what mistakes are being made."
Twelve Officeholders.
It so happened one day recently that
twelve men met in the town of Somer
set, Pa., each of whom had filled the
office of register and recorder in that
county within the last fifty-seven
years.
a r
j Their Hades \
J Conducted on
? Business Principles V
| V
is female. The lady who has the privi
lege of changing her sex in a new lift
must, therefore, feel highly flattered
by the favor of the immortals.
There is no litigation in the halls of
judgment, for no soul dreams of dis
puting the "Precious Records." The
ledgers of Hades are kept most punc
tiliously. and as the saored text re
marks impressively, "there is no de
ception." Byway, however, of pre
venting any cantankerously litigious
soul from raising difficulties and wast
ing the president's time, there Is a
simple but effectual ceremony at tha
door. When received by the "God of
Fate" the soul is offered a cup of tea,
which Induces "forgetfulness." The
halls of judgment are very severe on
suicides, unless the suicide has been
committed for some virtuous reason.
A debtor sometimes takes his life to
spite an importunate creditor, who has
to defray the funeral expenses and
compensate the family of the deceased.
The hall of judgment will decide
whether the suicide was due to op
pression or to a mean spirit of re
venge. Unflllal conduct is about the
worst offense with which a soul can be
laden; but the most dutiful son can
not escape if he has defrauded the gov
ernment or neglected to pay taxes.
Quacks are sternly treated, but the
worst fate of all befalls the scoffers—-
people who openly mock the "Prec
ious Records." There is a terrible
story of what befell certain priests
who ordered copies of the "Yu-Li" to
be burned. Liars have a very dis
agreeable portion in this world as
well as others. There is a certain tem
ple where an idol devotes Itself to the
function of striking liars dead.
spite common opinion to tile contrary,
that have sufficient statesman-like
Qualities to govern China wisely and
successfully. These would be support
ed by a considerable part of the popu
lation that is ready to take active in
terest in public affairs, if there be no
danger of political exile or punish
ment. Who can doubt the ability of
such men, for instance, as the eminent
Chinese minister at Washington to
take the lead In guiding China out of
her present difficulties? Fifth, it will
be found that China's particular weak
ness in the present trouble is the lack
of national police, or of organized
forces of law and order, such as a
well-trained army. If she had pos
sessed even a small, trustworthy, well
disciplined force under foreign offi
cers, the present riots could have been
put down at the moment and place of
inception. The rest of the world would
hardly have noticed the disturbance.