The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-04-18

a contract OF friendship between these
two nations. but Ne have an understand
ing and an affinity OF interest that is
better than q treaty u is a case or
mother and daughter. The daughter In
lao went on from home IN way that
Mother England did not approve Of. and
taey have had two stout family qUarrels,
but mother and daughter have made NJ.
Why should We not be IN perpetual amity
They and We speak the same language;
the language in which Shakespeare dra-
matted. and Milton sang. and John Bun
van dreamed. and George Whitfield thUn-
dered. Magma Chsrta and the Declaration
o. Independence are twin documents. and
set to the same tune is Robert Burns
A man-s nan foT a that.
DO you think that anything viii come
OF this international consultation al The
Hague in the way Of Disarmament
Il do No ore supposes that just now
all standing armies will be disbauded and
all forts turned into churches. and all cav
airy horses 90 10 blowing corn. But the
commission will halt the ruinous increase
Of armies. and gradually prepare the way
commonly called war
Nicholas the Friend IF Peace.
Nicholas. the present Emperor Of Rus
sis, Is the friend OF peace. Six or seven
years ago We talked * all over at the
palace In PeteThOn. He was not yet on
the throne but his father and mother
Alexander III and his Empress-said the
same thing TO me- in their palace When
] said 10 the Empress / think there viii
never De another war among Christian
nations the Empress replied. i hope
there never will be II a war should occur
in Europe. you may be sure II Will not
start from this palace Notwithstanding
all that has been printed and said about
The feeling OF Russia toward this govern
ment, Russia has always been our friend
and always will be-. When our civil war
Was raging there appeared in our waters
two Russian fleets one fleet in New YORK
harboy and he other feet I'm san Francis
90 harbor. President Lincoln sent Sec
rotary William II. Seward 10 New YORK
10 find out the errand on which those Rus
sian fleets had come. At q banquet at the
Aston House, New York, the Admiral Of
the Russian fleet was asked by Mr.. Sew
ard what he meant by bringing those
ships into the American waters. The Adinl-
raj evaded the subject, and made no sat
isfactory answer. for he had no right then
TO give such information. But after the
crisis of our civil war was passed. IL was
found out that the feet IN san Francisco
harbor and the fleet in New York BAY
had orders that If any foreign natoh
should attempt TO interfere with our
American dispute. the ships OF such ler-
eign interference should be blown 10
atoms. Yes. We can depend on Russia
What do YOU consider among the most
important local eventS?'' asked The POST
man. =,
MIR. Andrew Carnegie's gift OF a Ii
brary TO Washington City, Tepled Mr.
Talmage. Il am glad that l was present
that day. ! was in one Of the rooms Oh
the White House talking with MI b. H.
Warner, of this city, who is especially IN
terested in city libraries. and GOV.
Lowndes. of Maryland, was there when
Mr.. Carnegie entered at the opposite side
of the room. We greeted each other with
great heartiness. not having met since We
crossed the ocean together, some five or
six years ago | asked Mr.. Carnegie to
allow me TO introduce him TO some
friends. After such introduction the con-
versation Immediately turned upon Ibrar-
les, as Mr. Carnegie is every year pre-
senting libraries in this and other lands.
Before the conversation ended that day
Mr.. Carnegie offered $4,000 for a Wash
ington library. ! felt very happy al haV
ing had anything to do with that inter
view that resulted so glorlOusly for our
city. The more libraries We have the bet
ter A reading public cannot be imposed
on. They find out what their rights are
and Will maintain them. The conduct of
such men as Andrew Carnegie is going
to settle this long war between capital
and labor No more prejudice will be eX-
cited against prosperous men when they
use their wealth for beaetiting all classes
of people.
Tribute toJustice Field.
by the way | am glad to see that you
gentlemen of the press have given such
appreciative notice of the life and SER
vices of the late Justice Field My opin-
ion Is that this country has not five such
men to lose. / formed his acquaintance
many years ago in a restaurant on the
top Of the Rocky Mountains. In those
days there were no dining cars attached
TO the trains bound for the Pacific Slope
Our train halted for refreshments. A dis
notwithstanding stranger Went into the
dlnlng-room and sat opposite me at the
table. There was not one article of food
on the table that he could eat, or that |
could eat We Sat little while and look
ed al the inedible food, and then We look
ed al each other, and burst into laughter,
so We departed without tasting anything.
Going toward the train We discussed the
subject of dietetics and went from that 10
other themes. With that conversation
began an acquaintance which grew more
and more pleasing 10 me as the years
Went by. II is hard to give up d man
like that But he wrought so nightly
for so many years he deserved a resi-
What grand tribunal is and mas b-en
that Supreme Court of the United States
GO not believe a more talented or CON
SclentlOuS group of men ever administer
"a justice IN any country. Justice Field
dld his share toward making IL what II
IS what mystery il Is that such men
nave 10 die, when there are whole cords
or wooden men distinguished for nothing
but their longevity"