Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-29
HOME AGAIN AND HAPPY
John Joy Edison Returns From -Four Months
Stay in Europe.
Impression. Gained by nm Observani
Citizen Abroad-The Country's Pros
pcrity Regarded as Certain.

John Joy Edison, president of the Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company, returned
from four-months' visit to Europe las
night. and was kept busy TODAY receiving
the warm greetings of his friends. Mrs
Edison and Miss Bessie Edison, who pre-
coded Mr.. Edison to Europe, returned will
him. A humorous part of the Journey wa.
that Mr.. Edison went over ia a hurry t.
bring his wife and daughter back, blu,
found third of year necessary to per
fern this pleasant duty. A. the same time
he gave himself the first and much-needet
rest from business he had taken in twenty.
eight years.
He conversed interestingly with a Star
reporter about his trip abroad. Previous
to the talk he was eating a modest Mary
land biscuit, drinking a very much diluted
cup OF coffee and investigating slice OF
apple pie at an F street lunch room. E.
Southland Parker was at the same little
table with him, and other well-knoWn bus
mess men were at others in the room
we are doing something now they don't
do in Europe" remarked Mr.. Edison, re-
garding the rapid rate at which the lunch
ers were demolishing their viands
What's that?' queried Mr.. Parker.
Eating in hurry" responded Mr.. Ed
son. 1.-THE European business man takes
plenty If time fer his meals, plenty OF
tim time for r,; sleep and plenty for recrea.
to transact business with wisdom and calm
Judgment. A European business man, in
decd. would regard it as something of an
affront IL any one attempted to introduce
business topic at luncheon, even. We
could very well initiate our foreign cousins
in this regard / think, at least"
After lunch Mr.. Edison said he had en-
joyed every day of bis trip abroad. He had
the good fortune to find beautiful weather
wherever ne went.
The itinerary OF his journey included all
southern and central Europe, and he saw
everything worth seeiLg in the famed
cities Of the old world. He found Ameri-
cans Popular and heartily welcomed by
the natives. because. for one reason, they
ore exceedingly profitable as visitors.
Il had very little time to talk interna-
tional politics. said Mr.. Edison, in reply
tc question about how Europeans re-
earded the Cuban situation and the Ha-
waiian question. However,, it was very
evident that European sentiment is TO the
effect that Spain is rapidly weakening In
her resources, and that Cuba Is certain to
slip from her hanos.
wherever 1 heard anything said by
Europeans regarding the proposed annexa-
ton of Hawaii by this country the wisdom
of such course Gid not seem to be at all
questioned, but there seemed to be surprise
that the United States had departed from
Its policy of combining it's territorial acQui-
sitions to its immediate possessions
Mr.. Edison in further conversation said
~ AoHo ny 'eiS 81 amy ii6 CcHNiCtio
prevalent in England. and among the bust
ness circles elsewhere on the continent,
that the period of prosperity in the United
states had begun and was of permanent
and substantial character.
MY own convictions are" said Mr. Ed
son, In conclusion, from a careful consid-
Grafton of the business and political condi-
ton of this country that the causes that
bring about real prosperity are established
and nothing can now divert them from ac-
compliShing their natural results l can
see nothing ahead that can happen that can
change the present current toward sub
stantial return of good times"
Mr.. Edson's homecoming had no more
pleasant feature to him than his finding
of magnificent bunch of roses on his desk
this morning, which were placed there by
the officers and clerks of the Washington
Loan and Trust Company n