Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-19
N HOTEL CORRIDORS.

Nj. L. l.. Schultze. an architect of Lon
don. England was at the Raleigh this week
and said concerning the government build
iugs in this city:
Il have enjoyed this my first visit to
Washington very much. Especially has it
been pleasant to me 10 have an opportunity
Of seeing the varied styles OF architecture
shown i'm your departmental buildings. Your
Congressional Library stands pre-eminently
the most beautiful structure of its kind in
the world. | say this knowingly. because l
have seen every library building of any con-
sequence. Its interior is simply superb.
Next | most admire the style of your State,
War ana Navy Department.
Il have heard abroad that there some
idea of placing all the government buildings
in line on Pennsylvania avenue. | think
that would he a great mistake AS they are
now. scattered throughout the city, tn y en-
hanco the beauty Of the whole place. If
they were crowded tOSe her on your already
magnificent avenue they would no doubt in
crease the beauty of that thorOughfare;
but think Of the many vacant places they
would leave where they had stood before.
No. Il would be a mistake to put them all
on Pennsylvania avenue.
II think the building for, the use of the
Supreme Court should be on the square
just north of the Congress i0nal Library. l
think the Capitol, the Library and the Su-
preme Court. thus standing close together
and in the form of a triangle, would serve
to typify three OF the strong elements in
the republican form of government-namely,
t tics OF representation knowledge ana JUS
Mr.. William P. Ladeile Of San Francisco.
when seen at the Arlington the other night.
said:
The demand said to have been made by
the powers upon China for an enormous in
dcmnlty seems to me to Indicate an early
partition Of that ancient empire. During the
pas; twenty years | have been much in
China. having been connected with the silk
importing business. 1t is therefore but nat
ural I should have learned something OF
these people and their beliefs, superstitons
ana affections. Most of them are devout
believers in COnfucius, and they undoubt
eddy hold his teach ngs in as deep regard as
the most earnest Christians OF the new
world hold those of the Christ 1t has often
seemed 10 me that their desire to be allowed
10 continue undiSturbed in their worship of
their great prophet must be as sincere as is
that of Christians that the Chinese religion
be not given a foothold here. They are
prone To supers titions of the strongest ma
ture, and you cannot destroy those Ideas.
The affection they bear their living rela-
tives IS most warm. and the sacred regard
IN which they hold the burial places of their
dead has been the cause of many riots be-
tween them and the laborers engaged In the
construction of railroads built by foreign
capital When one pauses 10 consider that
China's age is some hing like 1000 years 1t
IS easy to believe that the country must be
pretty thickly dotted with those sacred
spots. | have often thought the Chinese
could give western civilzers lesson in
the care Of our cemeteries.
with all their superStitions and ancient
ideas. l have found them ip the main honest
and easy 10 get along with, and i have
many very dear friends In the far east. es-
pec!ally among the silk and tea merchants.
Whether China could pay the indemnify
demanded IS an open question. l have
many times while there heard that wealth
enough Is hidden in that country to pay the
ransom of a thousand kings. put as to,its
truth j know nothing. / do not, however
believe the indemnity will be paid nor do I
think compliance with their demands for a
cash indemnity Is expected by the powers
Mr. Tyoru Hysatin of Toxic, Japan. was
At the Ebbi,t. and. talking about his busi-
ness In this country. said:
Strange IL may seen to you, / am a
photographer by profession In my native
city, and have come to this country for the
purpose of purchasing some extra fine cam
eras. Photographic supplies. and the like.
/ was educated In this country and this ac-
counts for my ability to speak your Ian
yuage. l haven't been here for eight years
but l have not forgotten how to speak
we'll Regarding the Photographic art. do
not know whether not 1t Is generally
known, but we In Japan seem to have beat
en- the world at co!oring photographs. Our
craftsmen I'm Toxic and Yokohama produce
the most exquisitely colored ho,ographs In
them. too. You would be surprised to learn
the amount Of business done in these two
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