Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-02
MAJOR WARNER HOME AGAIN
TELLS OF HIS CALLS ON THE PRESI-
DENT AND IN WHOSE INTEREST,".
Duncan and Washburn His Cnndi-
dates Now as Alwnys-TeIls of
Foreign Cities Visited and
His Impressions.

Major William Warner returned yester
day from a trip to Europe. which lasted si1
weeks. He wen for rest and health, ant
found both. On his way home Major Wax
ned spent one day. last Saturday. in Wash.
irgton.
Have you anything to say about YOU
call at Washington" he was asked las!
night.
Only this" he answered. 81 heard since
1 came back that it was said l was in
Washington, and was unable to see the
president. The fact is. l saw him twice"
Did you talk with him about the federal
appointments to be made here?"
AS to appointments here L have nothing
to say further than that, as a matter of
couse. l am. as L have always been. urging
the appointment of Mr.. Duncan for col
For their appointments l shall do all l can
in the future, as | have in the past"
Do you think they will be appointed"
tar as that is concerned, that is with
the president: L am neither on the noun
tain tor nor in the valley"
DID you see Webster Davis in Wash
ingtcn:"
u neither saw Mr. Davis nor Mr..
| Kercns."
When do YOU believe the federal ap-
pointments will be made here"
S"t h'tp " sboNS, iSSuiliC IL
the near future"
1T has been stated that these appoint
ments We're held up until you returned to
Washington. Is that true?"
TO the truth of that 1 am unable to
say: l know nothing about it,"
About his trip abroad Major Warner
said:
My doctor told me l was sick and need
ed i vacation. l went to New York and
got on an ocean steamer, and like Il man
who has the toothache, when he gets to
the dentists office it is gone. So l felt
when l got to the steamer. The voyage
across was reasonably pleasant for Win
ter. but during my voyage across the ocean
and stay in Europe and return I've seen
about as much sunshine to-day as all the
rest of the time l was away.
Il spent eight days in London and eight
IN Paris: but A great city is j great city
anywhere. What strikes a man most of
the difference in London, Paris and New
York is that in London and Paris there
are no cable or electric roads, but all the
surface traffic is by omnibus, carriage or
cab. The tramwayS. with one or two eX-
ceptions. over in Paris, are drawn by
horses.
Il am of the opinion that the man Who
Is not carried away by something that is
foreign. must regard New York as the
greater city of the three. 1t may have less
ruins, but it has more progress; it may
have less art galleries, but has greater
mercantile establishments.
= was in Edinburgh, and while not a
business city. it certainly is the most pic
turesque city / have ever seen.
Glasgow, the most enterpriS..S city in
the British empire, in its architecture and
streets reminds one very much Of ST. Louis.
has that solid conservative, and
at the same time business, enterprise and
push that strikes you upon going into St.
Louis.
Dublin impressed me much the same |
way, but with less enterprise and push.
While having no business abroad. 1 was |
thrown somewhat in contact with men
who loan money in this country. l found
there a. feveriSh condition as to the finan- |
clai policy of our country, the quest being
we intended to pay our debt in
40-cent dollars"
How did you find the times in E%urope?"
From as far as / could see in England |
there was a depression in manufacturing |
circles. The same may be said of France, |
but not in so great a degree as in England. |
l was surprised at the statement made to
me by the consul general at Paris that
the exports to America from that city alone
in the last quarter of 1897 exceeded those
Of the same quarter of 1896 by more than
half a million dollars. 1t hit me all of a
neap when Gowdey told me that. The
highest encomium to the DinSley bill is IN
the fact that foreign manufacturers are
it."
After all. did YOU get what you went
abroad for, major?"
II never felt better in my life,'' he re-
piled.