Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-03-13

FTeQeTlC dullOIs
and soldier, has been quiet guest in the
city for two days. He was visiting his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Wilbor of Albany
n. Y, whose home is now in Baltimore
block.
When called on Mr.. Palmer was in the
nursery, deep in the mysteries of photo
graphing the Wilbor baby in different
poses.
Interview metz he said "Why, what
have 1 done?" But he smiled genially as
he took a chair opposite the interviewer.
ct am down here to write up four ar
ticles on the south for Golfers Weekly
The Charleston exposition will be one,
then / shall go to Florida, Texas and New
Orleans"
Mr.. Palmer is a broad-shouldered blonde
of the Little Billee" type. He is rather
English, with a freshness and vigor that
suggests the cold bath; has bright, steady
gray eyes and trim beard, and yet there is
a certain easy courtesy of manner that
gives a suggestion of the Latin Quarter
A gray tweed suit, loosely-fitting, counter
acted the severe dignity of a pair of spec
tscles which he adjusts frequently. He
smiles with eyes and mouth.
1.-The SOUTH" he said, sis a good field
for newspaper work. All the great things
that Grady predicted for it in his famous
after-dinner speeches are fast coming
true. She is learning to develop her own
resources, to manufacture her own goods,
supply her own demands, and more-and
one can clearly see her great future.
at is something of a revelation to me.
I have circled the globe twice, but have
never been farther south than washington
before.
ATLANTA strikes me as a city of very
tall buildings and of very busy people.
Her daily papers are fine. too, but knew
that before came. They are considered
among the best wherever known, and you
would possibly be astonished to know
how far and wide they are known.
"That will please Atlantians? Well, I
didn't say 1t for that reason. The re-
markable thing to me is that you have
only two.
do you know you have a great man
hereT
Yes. of course. but to which one do you
refer?'
Joel Chandler Harris, and there is an
other Frank Stanton writes good stuff
noticed a picture of you in khaki uni
form-did you go out to meet the Beers?
"Oh. no, that was taken in China. I
was in Pel1in during the Boxer movement
as a war correspondent. 1 had been to
the Philippines, but came back to Amer
lea with Dewey; returned to the Philip
pines soon after and reached Pekin at
the beginning of the disturbance. La
ter. went to Japan and on through 81
beria."
Mr.. Palmer is a delightful, easy talk
er and rambled on in an interesting way
about the foreigners. In drawing a COM
parison between the Chinese and Japa-
nese he pointed out the commercial in
tegrity of the Chinaman, and his loose
ness in other respects, so directly opposed
TO the japanese whose business methods
are based largely on the philosophy Of
David Harum. "Do unto others as they
are sure to do to you and do it first and
their high sense of honor and moral OBJ
legation in all other respects.
THE Japanese policeman" he said, SIS
not to be cajoled or bribed; it is a posi-
tion of honor and trust. He leaves bri-
berry to the statesman, that is what he
is there for, to get the spoils.
THE little Japanese is an ideal warrior
and is prepared through custom and tenn
permanent to accept and utilize all modern
inventions and innovations. His courage is
positive while the Chinamans courage Is
negative. The latter is not afraid to die
but is poorly equipped to live or die; the
japanese as individuals. are philcsophic.
If a japanese were to spend a year of his
best work and undivided attention on
vase. and were by chance to break it, he
would only smile. Why worry he
would say, 1T cannot be mended,' and
straightway begin on another. They are
a charming people and interesting always
Their women are more cultured than 9TH
er oriental women, much more than Chi
nese women, though strange to say, the
Chinese woman is the only exception
among the orientals to the rule of bur-
den-bearing; the Chinese woman is a
queen, however humble. whereas the
Filipino woman is the man of the family
1T was often amusing, when the Fill
Pine wants anything of the American
officers 1t is always the woman who faces
the fire. while her timid husband follows
and stands off afar in detached condi-
ton, as a slave would do. 1t seems out
of place and deplorable to an American
in the Orient. to sec women at work in
the fields.
II am sorry I can't be interesting" he
said. "but really, journalists seldom are.
Copy is the great question with them
and all things else are subservient to that
one aim; but the world somehow has got
ten the idea that it is the duty and priv
ilege of these roamers to be public enter
tainers. Whereas, the writer hopes
for nothing beyond making his
books interesting; for in them he has put
his own personality. If what the reader
finds between the covers of a book does
not appeal to him, then the author as an
individuality can never hope for a place
in his heart.
1t is from the newspaper men-journal-
ists-that our cleverest latter day au-
thors come 1t is their unusual adyant-
ages in a broad field Of experience, their
contact with all sorts and conditions of
men, that so eminently fit them for the
portrayal of lite and the truths govern
ing It,"
Mr.. Palmer is the author of three books
and is engaged in writing a book of fic-
ton now-he will not divulge the name Of
his new book. He was war correspon-