Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-05

coronation of the car. That is all the for
eign travelling they have done. Americans
should, therefore, to quote the words OF a
Tokyo newspaper correspondent. regard the
visit of Prince FuShimi Sadanaru as great
compliment.
1t is the kind of compliment that is be-
ing paid very frequently nowadays. and 1t
is possible that Americans may not rise
to the level of the occasion and pay the
prince all the honor that is his DUE There
was a time when the visit of real prince
to California, but distinguished foreign visi-
tors are growing as common In the Dig
cities of the country as colonies in Ken
lucky. In the ribald verse of w. s. Gilbert,
Are plentiful tabby eats,
And dukes are three q penny.
Once upon time Americans were always
travelling to Europe to get ideas; and Eu-
rope did not imagine there was much worth
studying in the great, raw republic across
the ocean. A few distinguished English
men came to plumber America Of its dollars
by lecturing tour still fewer scholarly
Europeans, of the type of James Bryce and
Leroy Beaulieu, came to make real, COM
prehensive study of American conditions,
institutions and problems. The work done
by those men has never been excened, and
1t does not seem likely to be surpassed by
the present type of distinguished visitor,
who is usually one-tenth student and nine
tenths tourist.
Starting the Style.
The rush to study America began with
the first Mosely commission of trade union
lists succeeded later by the second Mosely
commission of educationalists. In the in
terval between those commissions Prince
Henry of Germany, the most lllustrious of
all Americas visitors in recent years, ar
rived and probably he did more to set the
fashion of studying the United States than
any other man.
There are several royal princes in America
al present whose coming and going from
one city to another only causes q momen-
tary flutter of excitement. Among them are
Prince Louis and Prince Antoine d'Orleans,
great-grandsons Of Louise Philippe, the last
king of France,C They. Travelled incognitoT by
the French line AS Il. and A. de Mercy"
but their identity leaked out on shipboard.
They are both officers in the Austrian army.
Prince Louis is twenty.six and his brother
is twenty-three This is their first visit to
America, and they are on a siX-weeks' trip,
which will embrace the sights of Chicago,
ST. Louis and -Lenox, as well as those of
New York.
Another princely visitor is Aziz Hassan,
cousin of the Khedive of Egypt, who has
come over to see the st. Louis fair, and
travels modestly as Mr.. Schmitt of Ber-
lin"
The big show at St. Louis has brought
many foreigners of distinction here. They
are combining serious study with the ordt-
nary pleasures of sightseeing. The inter-
Pal CoH6IcSS dl LOuiS
brought over many of the leading politi-
clans and statesmen from half a dozen
countries They came from England,
France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Aus
tria, Italy, Spain and elsewhere. Many of
them remained to take part in the SUISSE
quent International peace congress, whose
deliberations on the subjects of the Russo
japanese war, the Congo State administra
ton and the calling of another Hague con-
ference have excited so much public in
terest
International Congresses.
There has been an epidemic of interna-
tional congresses in the United States dur
ing the past few weeks, and every one OF
them has naturally brought many great
men to Americas shores.
The International congress of geographers
was held in New York and Washington for
the first time this year. Hitherto 1t has
always met in one of the principal Euro
pean capitals That 1t should come to
America at last Is a striking testimony to
the esteem in which American geographers
are now held by their European brethren.
At least score of men whose names are
famous the world over by reason of daring
explorations they have made attended the
congress in New York. They were deeply
Interested, during their stay in this coun-
try, in studying the work performed by
the United States government in the do
mains of meteorolOgy, oceanOgraphy, n.y.
biography and geography. They declared,
with truth, that 1t is far more elaborate
and thorough than any similar work done
by European governments.
The international chemical congress at
tracted to New York famous scientists like
Sir William Ramsay and Sir William
Crookes and the international electrical
congress at St. Louis brought over the lead
ing electricians of Europe These electri-
clans were particularly interested, when
they passed through New York, in observ-
ing the application of electricity to the work
of the fire brigade. Chief Croker turned out
a large body of his men on a false alarm
and fought dummy fire to show them how
1t was done, and they were loud In their
praises of the quiekness and skill Of the
firemen.
Distinguished Visitors.
Turn anywhere you like, and you will find
yourself unable to escape the distinguished
foreigner The other day, President Had
ley entertained thirty great European schol-
ars and scientists at Yale. On the same day
forty-fve prominent Austrians were shown
around Boston, having Just completed a
months tour of the United States to study
commercial and industrial conditions for
the Austrian Trade Association Of Vienna
They visited New York, Philadelphia, Pitts
burg st. Louis, Chicago, Niagara and
Boston
In welcoming the delegation, President
Whitney of the Boston chamber of COM
merce said:
country has been instructive and interest
ing We can show you no works of art COM
parable with those with which you are ia
miliar at home, but we can point to an in
dustrial development in the last hundred
years which has not its equal in the world
and the secret Of it all lies in the fact that
for over three and one-half million square
miles trade is allowed to flow freely back
and forth without let or hindrance from
tariff barriers, or trade restrictions of any
kind. 1t therefore becomes a great object
lesson to countries less favorably situated
In this regard
This is very true and 1t is one of the
great reasons why so many foreigners come
here from Europe to study commercial
conditions at a time when there is so much
talk of customs unions" over there.
Worthy of Study.
But not all the men who come over the
seas to study America are princes, scien-
tists, engineers and merchants The most
conservative institution in England the