The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-14
IN THE HOTEL CORRIDORS.

W. L. Burchard. Of Chicago is at the
shorehsm. Mr. Burchard is a manufac-
turer of textile goods. and is doing aslarge
export business to China. Speaking OF
China last night, Mr.. Burchard said: The
United States. England. Germany. and
Japan represent the foreign trade inter-
ests of China. the proportion divided
among other nations being so inconsider-
| able that it has no such strong claims.
These four Powers. therefore. have a right
, to protect their own interests. and the
ability to do so. II they agreed to COM
bine. not from purely selfish motives. but
| to guarantee the independence of China,
ana the maintenance of a fair field and
no favor for all corners. who can suppose
that any other Power could reasonably
object? BY guaranteeing Chinas integ-
rity. they would give a new lease OF life
to the Chinese Empire. They would be
entitled to ask. and powerful enough to
secure. that reforms for the benefit OF
China and the Improvement OF foreign
trade should be carried out. The reorgan-
| ization Of China's finances and her army
would enable her to stand alone In the
| near future China has a great future
ana the more we give a hand to develop
! her immense resources the more we will
| be benefited
Frank Burnham Jones. of Salt Lake
| City, Utah, is registered at the Ebbit
House. Speaking last night of the Nor
mon and his standing, Mr.. Jones said:
THE Mormon as a citizen claims certain
rights that a proportion of his country
men are disposed to deny him. This dis
position is phase of deeply-rooted an
tipathy. 1t indicates, not that the anti
| Mormon thinks himself better man than
the other. but that he unconsciously rep
resents type of civilization naturally at
war with the reactionary principles of
Mormonism- The Mormons are not so
bad that every one need hate them. So
ciaily. morally. and industrially, they
were far in advance of their neighbors,'
said one writer. The Mormons are not a
set CT fanatics, but are a practical folk
Eves5r man, woman. and child is a worker
in house. shop. or field. Many of the
apostles have been nlill-owners. Poiyga-
my is out of date. 1t may have been
socially and economically necessary in
ancient times. or even at the foundation
OF Mormonism-it may have been jus Iified
by circumstances while the Saints were
pilgrims and strangers. with every mans
hand against them; but now It has clearly
outlived its usefulness. 1t is condemned
progress. wealth, learning. civilization.
and virtue. rather than population. to be
the strength OF a nation. We do not want
the Mormon to perish from the earth: we
want him to come to terms. We think he
will; for he, like ourselves, is human
Robert G. Weaver. a prominent business
man Of Frederick, Nd. is at the Norman
die. Speaking of the House of Refuge
scandal Mr.. Weaver said: Maryland
needs House of Refuge which is rnder
the supervision of the State and city au-
thorities. AS ii is now it is a private
institution, controlled by a board of thir-
" directors. who elect a superintendent.
The State contributes $1,000 and the city
of Baltimore also gives 5000 toward the
support of the Institution. Each of the
directors also contributes. The money is
used in running a private institution. II
the House of Refuge had been under the
supervision of the State authorities and
open to public inspection such state of
affairs as recently brought to lii:1. would
have been an impossibility.
John W. Goff Recorder of the Criminal
Court ef New York is at the Shoreham.
Speaking of the anti-vice crusade which
is now being conducted in the metropo-
lis. Mr.. Golf said: Everyone knows I an
not advocating wiekedness, upholdiEs
wantonness, but will say that as long as
this old world moves round and as long
as there is goodness and charity. just SO
long will there be the opposite amount Of
vice and crime. These reform committees
have been at ii for the past ten years
and accomplished some good. yet New
York seems not very much better than at
any time in history. Yes. and in the
wealthy homes of the supposedly upright
classes there is more wickedness and de-
liberate badness than in any portion OF
New York.