Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-03

crease, too, in the American articles sold
in Russia. She is not a manufacturing
country and We ought to have a good mar
ket there"
Kaiser Wants to Lead.
Turning to Germany. Mr.. Noyes said
that the German emperor in his opinion
was earnest eager man. DESTROYS Of
doing his best for his country. He wanted
to be regarded as Germany's leader. and
often his eagerness took him ahead SO
fast that he was far beyond his people.
Emperor William" said he lis a vain
man. and is anxious to DO little of every
thing. He aspires to be statesman, a
musician. a poet a sailor and soldier.
Some day We will hear of him doing some
thing big In military way. Germany is
pushing ahead commercially and would go
raster in this direction If she were lot
hampered by the incubus of enormous
army. l 'Lsked Mr.. Noyes If he thought
that the United States and England had
been brought nearer together in the past
Few years. He replied: England is more
like us than other European countries. and
IN many ways our interests are Identical.
think that recent events have brought out
these interests and in that way may be
nearer. but still there are too many points
OF antagonism between us for this feeling
to end in an alliance unless 1t be an inform
al one. such as exists now. Great Britain was
helpful to us during the war with Spain
similar sympathy for her. but antagonism
in Canada, Alaska and along the east coast
of America. to say nothing of commercial
rivalry, would prevent any alliance.
John Bulls Increased Respect.
II think English respect for America has
increased since last summer. They have
seen what we could do and the object les
son has been useful in friendly sense
England and Russia ara the only countries
In Europe where Americans are liked In
Russia l met with every courtesy. The
customs examination. Though usually strict,
was mere Formally for us Americans. If
it were not for the nuisance of the passport
system and the black daubs with which the
press censor makes the newspapers that
one finds in the hotels Cnreadable, Russia
would seem as free to Americans as their
own country. The same is true here; we
are at home in England Mr.. Noyes spoke
III favor of an arrangement between the
United States, Great Britain and Japan in
the far east to prevent Russia and Ger
many monopolizing Chinese and eastern
markets generally. He referred also to the
great colofizing powers of Great Britain.
The English have good opinion of them
selves, said he. land wherever they go
they carry their laws. their customs and
institutions. Take Singapore for example.
Law ard order exist there. The English
have policed it and drained it. and with
their laws of sanitation it is as healthy as
place can be in the tropics. Hong Kong
is as hot place in summer as any in the
world. yet the English nave managed to
make life endurable there.
Efficient waterworks have been estab-
hshed on the hills ack of the town and
the system of drainage is excellent This
Is not the case with France. They are con-
tent at Saigon, in Cochin China, to put up
a few theaters, shops and a church or two
They have fortified the place and built an
arsenal, but it is dirty. wretched town,
with no drainage or sufficient water. and
is not healthy"
In conclusion, Mr. Moves thought that
the United States ought to have an i'm
mense advantage over European countries
generally in commercial enterprises The
BULK of the population at home were work
ers, and the United States was not over
burdened with large army of idle men
drawn from business and trades. Europe
was suffering under such an incubus and
consequently could never hope as long as
this condition existed, to compete favor
ably with America.
Old Places Transformed.
Two old theaters resume business this
week, the Shaftesbury for one and the
Prince of Wales for another The latter
reopens upon new romantic drama with
the placid title of THE Moonlight Bios
SON. AS prelude to both the fine art
OF feeding will also undergo development
through the Grand Hotel ct Brasserie de
PEurope," which has been raised in Leices-
ter square, vision of terra Gotta and gold
leaf Sir Joshua Reynolds Cd square be-
tween hotels. restaurants, theaters and
music halls is now a vision of beauty in
lleu OF vision of Squalor and abomna-
tons, such as the court beauties experi-
enced on their way to be painted by the
wizard of the palette.
The general interest excited in Mr. Trees
production of king John at Her Males
tvs Theater tonight will be still further
increased by an innovation to be initiated
by mutoscope company. Mr.. Tree has
granted facilities for a series of moving
pictures to be taken of some of the princt-
pal scenes in the play. Among these will
be very fine reproduction of the kings
death at Swinstead Abbey. 1t is expected
that tonight, while the play is being pro-
duced at Her Majesty's Theater, these
views will be exhibited on a biograph in
London and in Glasgow, New York.
Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Milan, Brussels Am
where the biograph is showing. In the
10000 negatives of Mr.. Tree were taken
Evening Star Callers.
Among those who have registered at The
Evening Star Office in Trafalgar square
editor of the Chattanooga Times; w. R.
Speare, from Washington; John S. lArnott,
Philadelphia; Mrs. Gen. Ratcliff and daugh-
ter, Warren, Ohio; Mrs. Jane Tod Ratcliff
c. H. S. Mixer and wife. Chicago, and
Mary A. Mixer, NJ. D., Chicago.
l.. H. MOORE