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had to present. A little later, however, the 

 current changed and began to go the other 

 way; and these very heathen, both saints 

 and sinners, began flocking to our shores in 

 such numbers that there is talk about put- 

 ting a stop to it; and while our United 

 States is composed so largely of all tribes 

 and colors of humanity it becomes a little 

 difficult for those of us who are "born 

 Yankees " to dictate for the rest of our 

 people. Well, now, contrast the difference 

 not only in expense but in the facility with 

 which we can convert our next-door neigh- 

 bors, compared with, for instance, the in- 

 habitants of the islands of the sea on the 

 other side of the globe. Ought we not 

 rather to rejoice at the opportunity it af- 

 fords us to spread the gospel among people 

 of all nations who are sprinkled like salt 

 throughout our whole domain in " the land 

 of the free and the home of the brave? " 



Ten years ago or more Mrs. Root and I 

 paid a visit to some friends in San Fran- 

 cisco. They had a Japanese cook; and the 

 lady of the house said he took entire charge 

 of the dinner; and every one of us could 

 testify that it was gotten up in fine style. 

 The cooking was superb in every particular ; 

 and this young " Jap," as spry as a cat, 

 did the whole of the work. So far as I can 

 gather from the papers, the people of Cali- 

 fornia object to the Japanese because they 

 not only work cheaper, but are better skill- 

 ed in housework and ever so many other 

 things. California does not want them, be- 

 cause they stand in the way of — well, I 

 should say of "bigger wages and shorter 

 hours." I have been wondering what our 

 good women folks who are obliged to em- 

 ploy hired help have to say in regard to the 

 matter. Lots of industries are being aban- 

 doned (and this includes even the "chicken 

 business ") because faithful and skilled help 

 costs so much. I would by all means put a 

 stop to Japanese men coming over here for 

 a little while, leaving their families in Jap- 

 an. If I am correct, Arizona cuts off the 

 Japanese unless they bring their wives and 

 children, and become naturalized. There 

 seems to be some good sense in such a course. 

 It rejoices my heart to see that the American 

 Issue for May 17 indorses my sentiment, 

 at least to a great degree. Read the follow- 

 ing: 



CALIFORNIA AND THE JAPS. 



In California 334 Japanese farmers are provoking 

 the soil into growing things for the common good. 



These Japs beat the world in intensive farming. 

 They are sober, tremendously industrious, and have 

 the science of raising much crop from a wee bit of 

 land reduced to a science. 



They bathe ever day, and eat fresh vegetables, 

 nuts, and fruit instead of beefsteak at 28 cts. a 

 pound. . 



The American farmers are beaten at their own 

 game, and call upon the legislature to help them out 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE 



by eliminating the Japs from the farming industry. 



It is suggested that these 334 Jap farmers em- 

 bark in the saloon business. Let them embark in 

 the business of skinning the poor of their wages, the 

 business of getting people drunk, apd sending them 

 home to beat their wives and pound their children. 



Let these Jap farmers embark in the business of 

 filling the stomachs of the city poor with forty-rod 

 lightning instead of cabbages and potatoes. Let them 

 embark in the business of debauching California 

 citizenship, in the business of breaking up California 

 homes, sending California boys to prison, and the 

 girls to hell. 



The California legislature won't kick on this, pro- 

 vided the Japs deliver over a portion of the profits 

 in the form of license money. 



If the little Japs will engage in the business of 

 raising Hades instead of potatoes, all of these inter- 

 national complications will have been abated. 



Now, dear friends, shall we not extend 

 a hand of welcome to any sort of humanity, 

 wliite, black, or yellow, if they come over 

 here and become one of us, obey our laws, 

 and bring their wives and children? 



MISSIONARY WORK IN BARBADOS. 



We have been fondly congratulating our- 

 selves that cannibalism was about wiped off 

 the face of the earth, and that the gospel 

 of Jesus Christ had so thoroughly pene- 

 trated every remote spot that in the near 

 future starvation, and cruelty of every sort, 

 would soon be done away with as they are 

 here in America, at least as a general rule. 

 Below is a letter, however, from Barbadoes 

 that should stir up not only America but 

 the whole wide world. I am glad our good 

 friend Hutchinson has taken the pains to 

 inform us of such terrible things; and I 

 hope this printed letter may be the means 

 of awakening all mankind to what is still 

 going on in some remote parts of the globe. 



Dear Mr. Root:- — At the close of another year I 

 have to return your firm my hearty thanks for their 

 kindness in sending me Gleanings for the previous 

 12 months. An equal debt of thanks is due to you, 

 as senior partner, and with a preponderating vote 

 in the counsels of the firm. It is a great pleasure to 

 be able to render such thanks, as Gleanings has 

 always a special welcome in my house; and your 

 steady fight for righteousness is always of great 

 interest. 



During the year we have been interested in this 

 island in the Putumago atrocities, as many of our 

 people were at work in that region. What attracted 

 public gaze to it, was, a man settled here, married, 

 opened a hotel, which he gave somewhere, north or 

 south, the doubtful compliment of naming after it. 

 But Peru telegraphed here to arrest this proprietor 

 of " The America," and the allegations made at his 

 trial were something awful. Beating individual In- 

 dians to death was only pleasurably compared with 

 other horrors. On one occasion he tied up 20 In- 

 dians, and flogged them. Then from morning to 

 evening they were kept tied up under his house. 

 In the evening he brought them out again, flogged 

 more flesh off their bones, then laid them out on the 

 ground, poured kerosene oil over them, covered them 

 with wood, and set them on fire. That fiend in 

 human form actually got off through the indifference 

 of the Peruvian government 1 



W. G. Hutchinson. 



St. Joseph Rectory, Barbados, Dec. 23. 



