Evening journal., 1900-11-12
WATSON R. SPERRI
BACK FROM EUROPE
Former United States Consul
10 Persia Talks Of
Recent Election

to Persia, arrived in this city from
i rDesden Germany % Saturday a.tos-
noon.
Mr. sperry i'm an interview On sat-
urdayl said:
"One great diGeace he said.
between conditions in Gcmanyondm
this countryis THAT there is mo como
mercia market bu what Us as ad as
a pancake outside of New York The
Chinese war has knocked out segcn-
teen or eighteen millions of dollars
worth of trade on the one hand and on
the other Germany has made her lnil-
/ itcry preparations SO elaborate and
/ perfect that they have been very cX-
( pensivc. I'm this line France has n.t
! pegn TO 90 what Germany has ddne
/ ] he German Industrial world has been
/ through period Of company 0rfani-
! cation and these COmbinat ems have
| been paying dividends of fourteen per
cent Affairs I'M China. and the fact
/ that little business IS being ne with
/ the colonial possessions has brought
Z about stlgaatiOu of trade. This has
( cut on the profits and the shareholders
/ in the business organizations ara
everywhere Offering thCir shares for
sale. lor Sis weeks the Berlin St.Df
I Exchange has been uaniCkv dome
think there win Doe "a panic. but thngs
VIII Doe perfectly nal lt is Sd in bone
/ don and Paris. London Is rading ia
I New York at the rate 1f from $1,000.
/ coo to $4,000 600 @ day.
/ Speaking of the German schools AR.
/ sperry said: Germans put their chile
dren 70 scho at siy years Of age and
at eight years expect them ID know
| three languages W they don't tley
thrash them. The difference between
! living here and th re is that we have
/ HOUSES here and they have apartments
there. lf they have am apartment they
/ have a house. But American people
have too much room They don't need
/ half of H. Tho peer man. if honest and
industrius, hes about the same alyant-
ages as here lie can get work. butt
/ makes less wages. Bot ne ten um s.
more Ccntcuted. Tie can go on pie
mic for @ half day with his family and
/ for forty-eisht cents have % good time
! with plenty + food and music Every
| body does it. aad it Is he spirit ol cone
teutment
what is the feeling about American
! exports asked the reporter
They want to keep them out That
/ is natural The cry against American
/ pork IS raised hy the rcrl, raisers &
/ East Prussia They want tho market
I to thcmseves and having 100 ether
reason complain on sanitary grounds.
I think they have got us nocausa TIE
pork IS picked ana there ao Way to-
| got around lhe ouesiin cf whothe IL
was dlsea ad Cr not hor cam say it
was at some time and there IS ng way
/ out Of IT, lt is the Same rth ether
countries ENGLAND howls when shc
wants to build a big bridge I'M South
Africa and has e. come over here. and
l when e1g lc5 were wanted for Roberts
army She Ind to send 20 America
What Go the Germans think of the
outcome Of the Spanish-Ameucan
warp
"Thcy say The United States tram
! plci on wC7ker r. nation But they are
] nct "a sponaiDlc for that satembent
/ They nave read ablut George Washing
ton and they think he would not have
I dole srCh a thing ANA what ho would
DoJ have done they think is not right
/ for she American people Co do. The cfi-
I cial party In Germany think the Ger
4 man Official system is the best in the
world. ] think Admiral Diederich had
/ that mea q wn in Manila bay J don't
want 90 DO him injustice, but ] believe
I he thought Admiral Dewey or no other
/ American knew how 60 handle the sit
uation. and Kindly went 20 show him
how. lt is tine same spirit in China.
and the same overriding of what might
be right and proper itself when the
emperor made that famous speech on
j the departure of the German marshal
60 China. The ordinary German Is very
modest and simple.
81 suppose the European conception
Iff the United States since ] was here
last has entirely changed. They always
thought us lively and pushy and nc
doubt now think we are ahlo to DC
i things not only here bat over there
7 remember the Paris Figaro mention
ing the United states as one of sever
world p wors. 10 was regarded as &
joke on the continent
A, Talking of the situation in Chin'
and the advent of the United states il
the East. Mr. SDerry said Die thought
they ought 90 cut Oft the hoadf OF tei
or fifteen Chinese Officials at l5ast
II don't think they should cut q Tho
Empress head he said Sho wili di
G soon anyhow but She ought To b. shu
J. up I don't condemn the masses @
, Boxers SO much as ! do the prince
S ard officials Their heads ought .0 D.
cut 81 I'm tho presence of tho repro
sontatives of tho other countries. Ih
Japanese want to bring about al
honest and capable Chinese govern
n ment and that IS what we want.
l. think our presence IN the East make
" for the good and welfare Cl China.
al "What do ] think OF the electi n
e Well hpe The Republican party wi
De wise enough u make laws Wn.c
forever. so far as law can viii eamt
lisa an honest dollar l hope they wi
make it impossible for any man with
cracked brain who might become pre-.
y ident TO mggle wiCh OUR finances.
have no doubt that the destiny of thi
e pes pie Is to see the flag carried muc
ID farther than it has been. I don't chin
we OF the present time have ANY idC
of what authority the United S.at
K VIII have I'm ility years in the counci
of the world IL is the nature
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