The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-07-28
GAEKWAR is CRITICAL.
Departing Indian Ruler Says
Report Exaggerates Our
Women's Beauty.
FINDS MUCH TO PRAISE HERE

and Has Words of Condemnation For
80 Called yellow Press Says Our
High Class Is Crude"
New York, July 28.-Waiting until
only narrow gangplank connected
him with the new world, the gaekwar
of BarOda oriented himself from things
occidental sufficiently to form the con-
clusion American women weren't so
pretty after ALL
Il will tell you frankly said the
gaekwar, ''the American woman is in
dependent, frank and self possessed
and yet, though | had heard a great
deal about her beauty, failed to see
it. Much has been written and much
has been said regarding the wonderful
beauty of your women. That beauty
did not find-though / found pleas
ing, frank, independent type of wom-
anhood"
He gazed appealingly at the maha-
rani, who bestowed on him an approx
ing glance. Then the royal dame
whispered something behind her fan
to a lady-in-waiting, who Uttered an
noyingly. The gaekwar, the gaekwar-
.ess or maharani and a whole slew of
deputy gaekwars or under gaekwars
were on their way back to where they
belong after a visit of several months
In America. Where they belong is
Baroda-that yellow smudge you see
on the map of India It is said there
are several persons on the globe out
side Baroda who can find their way
to 1t without joining tourist party,
but they are Englishmen and most Of
them are in the Indian civil service.
Our Most Interesting Places.
''The most interesting sights to me
We're Yellowstone park, Grand can
yon, Thousand Islands and the great
lakes" said the prince, emotion
kindling his mobile mahogany fea-
lures. Barring those places, the as
pect of the country is too fat
He complimented the country, how
ever, on its resources and It's marvel
GUS opportunity for development.
Everywhere is that great develop
ment noticeable" he continued, 'and
everywhere is it going on. This can be
people and the great prosperity that is
here. This development has in no way
attained its greatest height, and in the
future some remarkable changes may
be looked for
''What is your impression of the peo-
pleF he was asked, to give him every
chance.
1.-The people are not only kind, but
they are hospitable. l speak not only
of the high class, but of those that
might be termed the great middle
class.
Calls Our High Glass Crude.
''Some curiosity was to be expected"
the gaekwar answered tactfully, 'espe
cially when it must be remembered
that this Is new country, and in some
respects the high class must be to a
certain extent crude"
He proceeded to condemn the re-
porters. He said they had routed him
out of bed at every stop for interviews.
while the press of this country is
excellent, although rather inquisitive,"
said the geakwar, II believe that your
so called yellow press is doing harm
1t is purveying sensationalism rather
than seeking to instruct. While the
press should seek to interest the high
class, it should also seek to educate the
lower class, for they should be educat-
ed as well as amused. 1t can be seen
that this end is not attained by the
continual printing of sensational sto-
ries, murders, elopements, police cases
and items which arouse the lowest
rather than the highest in men"