It seems fairly certain that the
loss of life among American resi
dents in Tokio and Yokohama was
small, tout no reports have been re
ceived concerning: the fate of tour
ists. From 500 to 1.000 American
globe trotters are usually to be found
in Yokohama hotels any day during
the summer months. waiting for
homeward boats or to start on tours
through Japan. On Saturday after
noon the Yokohama shops remain
open to accommodate curio buyers,
and the hotels, clubs and the wide
bund fronting on the harbor would
be crowded with visitors, who, not
familiar with the narrow streets and
not knowing the location of the few
parks and open spaces in the city,
had little chance to escape Injury
unless after the quake they sought
refuge on ships In the harbor before
the fires and explosions started.
o o o
l . S. Ij*a<1n In
The world-wide nature of the un
precedented relief efforts attracts at
tention, the United States leading in
subscrlpions and speed with which
ships have been dispatched to Japan.
Other nations, from soviet Russia to
South Africa, are contributing gen
erously. In Japan rigid orders have
been promulgated against profiteer
ing and other excesses likely to fol
low' such a catastrophe.
The premier has issued a public
apeal to the population to exert its
characteristic, self control, insisting
that peaceful Koreans must be pro
tected.
