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62 ^[[on board]] whose ship was captured by russians has trachoma! [[strikethrough]] Mas [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] I never saw a more varied lot of passengers. [[/red underline]] First class mostly americans then some germans and [[red underline]] austrian embassador [[/red underline]]. Very few english. Quite some japanese and chinese students. Many children. Some [[strikethrough]] young [[/strikethrough]] chinese babies traveling first class with their parents. [[strikethrough]] Mass [[/strikethrough]] Several americans so hopelessly stupid and common that I shall avoid them. This morning steerage deck presents interesting sight. [[red underline]] All nationalities [[/red underline]] are grouped. There sit about a dozen chinese women with black shiny shirt and ditto trousers. Next a row of japanese women in kimonos and [[end page]] [[start page]] 63 characteristic hairdress all squatting on [[strikethrough]] floor [[/strikethrough]] deck [[strikethrough]] r [[/strikethrough]] wooden clogs etc. Then a group of philipino women dark unpleasant malay face. smoking cigarettes and wide gauzy sleeves and ditto high colored skirts. Each group presents very much the characteristics of each nation. I note [[red underline]] many first class passengers prefer to sleep on deck [[/red underline]] and deck is strewn with [[red underline]] cots, mattresses. [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough] steamer [[/strikethrough]] etc. Sept 2. 1914. Up early. The steward has arranged us little table where [[red underline]] Daland, Walker [[/red underline]] and I are by ourselves. Feel glad to have escaped some of the passengers. for instance that [[red underline]] Judge. Bijur of New York [[/red underline]] - probably a Tammany judge. Sept 3. Started writing my belated