Show VIEWS Of f PORTER ON TUE ORIENT ANDON AND ON SOUTH AMERICA NEW YORK Nov 22 Robert I P. Porter Porter Por por- ter former census commissioner and now on on the tho editorial staff o of or th London Times has just reached Now New York from tho the far far east cast cast via South A America and Panama Pan Pan- nJ ama ani la where ho he spent t several days das In examining the canal Mr 1 Porter h to is much impressed with tho the of ot the work under tinder cr Colonel Goethals Two of the excavation 50 per perC C MU of or the Pacific locks and 40 per cent of Jr the lie Atlantic locks s of tho the Panama canal are arc finished ho lie said file Tho great canal anal canalis analIs is nearing completion rapidly Much of or ortho the tho lie success of or the canal work has been to tho the sanitary department People now hive In tho thu canal carial zone as they do o at al home with no dread of disease Of or his trip till through China and Japan Jalan ho he said ho he found count countries ries much chan changed ed since sinco his visit of fifteen years a ago o China has made mado more progress in inthe the tue lust last few years year than Japan but buL Japan has done w well ll by and Improving ing lug railroad transportation in southern Manchuria I f r The representatives of the Japanese government said The iho governor express cx ex press tho greatest friendship for the tho United States declaring u a i misunderstanding standing with America unthinkable But t lh tIle sore spot is Manchuria l and the tho Tap Jap Japanese anese have got It in their head that the tho United Unite States Slates wants to interfere in Manchuria an au idea the Chinese emphasize size sizo whenever an opportunity of offers reIs Mr 11 Porter added that he had traveled through South America and was vas fasci- fasci fascinated with the west vest coast t which would be he opened opened- up by the tho completion of the new waterway at Panama He ic said that without exception all off officials of South SouthA America meIR t A mria were i t in intelligent i i i i arid i rId rui progressive pro rc un JU |