New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-17
FEELING AMONG FOREIGNERS
J. SEAVER PAGES VIEWS UPON IT.

MICH BENEFITED BY HIS TRIP ABRoAD-pEopla
OYER THERE AsToUNDED AT THE SPEC
| TACLE PRESENTED AT WASHINGTON
! T seaver Page of the well-known firm OF v
| Deyoe e. Co., and former secretary Of the Union
League Club returned from Europe on the Teu.
| tonic few days ago, after an absence Of about
three months. Mr.. Page sailed for Europe Ma,
% on the Lain He went Immediately to Carlsbad
where he placed himself under the charge Of A
physIcian and went through the regular treatrnen,
! at that famous resort. When Mr.. Page went ava,
| he was considerably run down from excessive
work for years past, without many vacations onf
| enough to enable him TO gain proper rest He re-
turns the picture Of health. and yesterday sat at
his desk for the first time in ninety days receiving
his friends and their congratulations.
Mr. Page met a number OF Americans at the
| springs He said TO Tribune reporter: While
was there there were about 1900 visitors constantly
taking the waters / had many pleasant expen.
ences, and enjoyed the place exceedingly. 1t sa
| charming spot. ana nave ue'"eu s'ea' 0eHe"'
| from the treatment.
Mr. Page was abroad during time OF much *.
cttement in this country: notably the discussion
of the tariff question and the great Debs strike.
He was enabled to gather many views OF Europeans
concerning American politics ana treatment 0l
preat disturbances such as were witnessed N CHI
caeo and other points during the labor troubles OF
last July. Speaking OF Tarin BILL MI Page saic;
From conversations with prominent business
mon in Germany and England found all were
looking TO the passage OF our Tarin Dill Tor
stimulation Of trade. They reason tina, America
must necessarily be bare OF goods on account inc
long hesitation In the passage OF this BILL AMI no
matter what might be the rates Oh du'y impOses
some business would naturally come 70 mem
They expressed surprise at what they resA'oe' y
a shocking delay in the adoption OF TINS mes'""
and were equally surprised to learn 10 Sni' et'
font politics entered into the enactmeM@ 20 s'Ss
an economic measure. involving sucA mneaS
interests 10 our people. They coud ho' SI4''
stand how any party could hope 70 haSs ave, -. ~ ma
ddence OF the people when 1t TITLED "''h INV
mentous a question =, ,, ~, r,,gs a,h, ,or
eicnsrs were equally surprised az the paueaoy =,
plsyed by the United states po"srs ~ "a nra.,rl.
pprdsaI as that which was causei by the p'v go,
lion y, business They frequently SAID Win ma ~,
assurance as to the correctness OF ths.r and
u.a NEEDED some strong concentrates power; 80
,a5ir,ei thar the time would come when ,hs ..., ,
States would find IL necessary 20 proS.e 'O smniy
direct and personal authority IN ~ ruler, o,, Ws,s
renlied 10 All these prophecies that our peVpe ..
very Slow to use force but II driven 10 ts ,y
those methods II would be very s h c,snse q
history Just abou, that time came me SJ ,, ~.
Tho ,frike and my foreign friends nai % au III, "a
| understood my country pretty vel ana I'm 4,
r,nent 10 NEE, successfully even 80 threaisn-s
an emergency that eNompllhei IN sI ,', al M.
Reverting to the debate on me an m a.
sensational incidents associated wiih ,ee'ssn por,
Washington during the Last ,~o months al ,r ne
added: 1T may not perhaps be impt'R - ss.
~ cav that the people over there were sEe1Il, -
prsed that President Cleveland as tas I'm,
illustrative officer OF our republican s,ch !;
should feel himself called upon 70 , wiz V-,lso.
letter as that which he sent y ,lrbnhv so,
when he knew that the oNl wou.H pro- OF cours
come before him for executive ACTON. -,,b Inv - VII
the English people were IN hsdr .y;,,ii IN The sls
Mr. Cleveland In his determined atu,a s.S yod !.
ect OF tariff legislation on basis WIN .ba, sarts
Of grea, advantage 10 themselves put Ma ,i,s "a
them was his remarkable course N IN" 80 Fan
dictate as the President OF the KepupII 1sns aai
gresslonal bodies that which should DC al ne
10 critcise so boldly as he dii ne acton NV
motives OF the representatives OF me peCP, up,ar
our country came In FOR great Ir1t VI - me
criticism" continued Mr.. Page "hecause, yt,os
position assumed by Governor A!tgelI, Ill, :" men a
and Mayor Hopkins. of chicago. BUSINESS ,m,n,ss.
the other side could comprehend tae ssx,sa.a
at all as revealed by the open syinl'.S srsers
by these two executives IN favor ot me ssr,ia.
They thought 1t reflected the existence "a stat
methods both politically and from puses ssss h.
point. Their view was, and they eNptse, n thf
fear tina, Anarchy had taken a deep '0'' -
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