Evening star., 1900-11-24

they have sent to me. I've had one from
as far away as Portland, Ore. Oh, yes, l
acknowledge every one. and thank. the
sender Tor his great kindness. OF course,
It's inspired by a very cordial feeling to-
ward me, and L feel that barely acknowl-
edgins it is the least L can do
American Newspaper Men.
The subject Of America suggested the
American newspaper men with whom the
yachtsman was brought so closely in con-
tact. OF them he said: you can say that
In just looking forward to getting back
there and seeing all those old boys. L know
them all and l attribute a big share of the
sood Ieelins that 1 know the American
people nave for me to the favorable light
IN which those fellows put me before them.
They came to me whenever they vantad
anything, too. and that's large mart of
the secret. Half the trouble of .misounta
lon ana misstatementS In newspapers
comes from making newspaper men see
secretaries and { assistants instead of
the man they are writing about himself
never permit it. l say to them. See me
and II l can I'll tell you what YOU want
once
"Suppos!ng you lose this race. will yor
try again, and keep trying?"
III can get anybody to build me a boat.
yes. But where can l get one? When the
Shamrock is finished l will have given o
chance to the two best builders in Great
Britain. and if they fail what am / to do9
IEat 5 the only answer 1 can give to that
question. though there's nothing want so
much as that cup
Sir Thomas and the Princess.
The conversation turned to the Alexandra
trust, the great enterprise for selling good
food cheap, of which Sir Thomas is the
founder and the Princess of Wales pres-
dent. 1t was opened with much eclat eight
Hohths ago, upon which occasion the PrIn-
cess and Prince of Wales took lunch there
Sir Thomas was asked If the princess still
maintained an active interest
NOW, he said, rousing up, you've
asked very important question. 7 want
everybody who is interested in philanthropy
TO know that the princess is taking a most
active part. and has ever since the he
ginning: Her royal highness wrote to me
soon after the opening. saying that she
wanted it to be distinctly understood thai
she wasn't to be a figurehead-maybe voI,
shou!dn't say that, although that's the ex-
preston she used-and she insisted on be-
ing president OF the undertaking for every
single minute. and has directed it personal
ly. and made 1t a point that every item In
connection with it should be sent to her
whenever she was away.
a AS far "a as the enterprise itself is con-
cerned, 1t Is going on favorably. Since the
opening in March we've fed 100000 people
You understand, of course, that l have no
interest In 1t except as founder. There is
TO be meeting OF the board of governors
next week, and until then we'll know moth
ing definitely about our profits
Will build other places of the kind?
don't know The governors of the Alex
andra will have large sum of money in
their hands, and they will know what to
do with it. think the princess would be
glad to see other places built. She is tre-
mendously interested in the poor especially
in the way they are fed''
The Corner in Pork.
In the course of the remarks just quoted
Sir Thomas rang for the manager of the
Alexandra trust, who entered the room and
pronounced correct the sportsman's figure
as to the number of people whom the Alex
andra trust has fed. As the manager was
about to withdraw Sir Thomas said, cheer
fully: We'll, 1 see porks upr'
Yes" laughed the manager, and the two
men exchanged a smile.
Questioned upon the subject of his Dorl,
corner. Sir Thomas spoke frankly repeat
ing, in substance, the explanation that has
already been printed in America, with a few
comments to which he requested, however
that no publicity should be given.
In closing the interview Sir Thomas was
asked II he had now any great ambition be-
ycnd the oft-discussed lifting" of certain
silverware now In American hands.
mo" he said. mot one. I've got no ar
to grind. I don't want more money. or
more rank, or more anything"
Some Americans think you ought to
marry an American girl"
Hum! Just at present I'm somewhat
more interested in the American cup. Pm
going over for that cup. As the man said,
I've come to saw wood. and I'm going to
saw It! sBut, perhaps. II should win the
cup could induce some American girl to
CURTIS BROWN.