And again:High death rates. pitiful increase in infant mortality. terrible suffering among little children. scrofula and congenital diseases. ophthalmia. duo to dark. illrventilated. overcrowded rooms. sheer exhaustion and inability to work. encouragement of infectious diseases. reducing physical stamina. and thus producing consumption and diseases arising from general debility. were some of the evilsof overcrowding. And yet. in the face of this report. which. in its cold. calm recital of the horrors of the slums of Chicago. freezes the heart. we are face to face with this lamentable fact: The density of populationper acre in the Pblish quarter in Chicago is three times that of the most crowded portion of Tokyo. Calcutta. and manyother Asiatic cities On the other hand. Chicagos densest quarters are not as thickly populated as those of New York. It is no wonder then that today in Chicago. in the West. and in New York. in the East. anarchy sits in an unwholesome dive. and whets her knife and lights. her torch.