The Washington herald., 1907-05-03
AT THE HOTELS.

ATWOOD has been IN Germany many years.
and speaks with authority on all matters
touching the business relations Of the two
tcountries.
For time it looked as though Ger
many was going 10 exclude our meats. bat
/ that danger is past and our exporters Of
meats viii be given substantially all they
ask IL corresponding concessions are made
on our part. The Germans are prepared
to accept our certificates Of inspection and
also 10 reduce heavily the duty on bacon
| and cuts Of pork in return for a change Ia
our system OF appraisements Of Imports
/ from that country.
| Another thing that would be Of i'm
lmense benefit 10 American trade would be
/ TO secure a reduction Of the German tariff
on our canned fruits. The duty on these,
/ 60 per cent. IS almost prohibitive. A can
/ OF American peaches sells in Germany for
/ s. cents, and that is little too much
/ even for the rich. We sell vast amount
/ OF our apples over there. even though il
costs $40 a barrel 20 lay them down in
German markets. They are eagerly
/ bought, and are sold by the pound, as
Everything Is in the Kaisers country, eggs
| included
/ In certain lines we have won their
trade by the superiority Of Yankee goods
There are two stores IN Berlin that sell
only American shoes, and ] know from the
/ big success OF these that four or fve
more would pay splendidly. The Ger
mans can't begin TO MAKE as neat and
comfortable d shoe as the Massachusetts
| factories produce. Another thing in which
We have them badly beaten is writing ma
the best. and ti1e-e Is a strong demand for
them. In Office furniture, also, they ae-
knowledge our superiority"
Ex-senator George F. Edmunds, ac-
c0mpanied by Mrs. Edmunds and their
/ daughter arrived at the Arlington yes
terday from a long sojourn at Aiken,
S c. and will spend some days ia Wash
ington- This is the first visit Of the IL
/ 'lustrious Vermonter for the past three
years. Both he and his wife are enjoy
/ ing fine health. and even the most casual
observer is struck by the fact that. al
though Senator Edmunds has passed
! life's allotted span, he is in the full pos
I session Of his faculties. and that his
great intellectually has suffered 10
diminutlon For generation he was
/ conceded to be among the foremost OF
America s great lawyers.
my career as Senator" said he. in
answer to a question Of The Herald re-
porter. covered period of more than
twenty-five years, a long enough time
to give TO public life. Forty-one years
/ ago last month I entered the Senate. and
resigned from that body in 1851. It was
an easy and gracious duty, that Of repre-
! senting Vermont in the Upper House.
At the outset my colleague. Mr. Morrill,,
and myself resolved that we would not
essay the role Of bosses; that We would
not Try 10 get delegations and carry dis
trlcts after the fashion Of those who play
the political game. But. while We would
not boss. We decided that no others
should boss US. and that the real RUE
should be left in the hands Of the pe0-
pie. There was az that time a rather
scurvy machine in the State, but il did
not long survive, and I am glad TO think
there has been no revival Of bOsEism
since. Furthermore, the two Senators
decided not 10 use their influence 10 get
people Federal appointments and this
programme was strictly adhered 10 by
Mr.. Morrill, and myself We submitted
the applications OF all who wanted 10 be
postmasters or collectors. but made no
effort 30 secure places for any individual.
As soon as our people got used 20 this
they saw its advantages, for in that way
every man aspiring 10 position got an
equal show, and nobody was favored or
hurt by Senatorial partiality.
You served with very many great
men, SenatOr?'
Yes. there We're giants in my Tine. but
I do not mean 10 decry the statesmen Of
this day Such men as Thurman. of Ohio;
/ Trumbull. Of Illinois; Lamar. Of Missis-
sippi, and ben Hill. Of Georgia. were
/ highly endowed by nature and magnif-
Gently equipped There were others Of
different types, but f0rCefUl and interest
ing
When 1 first entered the Senate Ben
/ Wade of Ohio. was presiding officer
1t was the fashion then for a Senator
either 10 give notice that he would intro
duee a bill on the following day, or else
ask unanimous consent for its immediate
Introduction. In accordance with this
programme Zach Chandler Of Michigan.
once arose and formally addressed the
Chair. who apparently did not seem to
observe the Michigan Senator. Upon that
Chandler spoke up in rather loud tones
and said, '3ir. President, I wish 10 ask
leave TO introduce a bill
Then why in the H. don't YOU do
it, answered Wade who was not in an
amiable temper at that moment"
7 tell this story. said Mr.. Jacob Ep-
stein. of Chicago, at the Shoreham be-
cause it happened 10 countryman Of
mine and because do not think it has yet
been heard in Washington. There is no
moral
Levi Somstag migrated from Germany
to South Africa, thinking tc get rich in
the diamond fields. but he had the mis-
fortune 20 be caught by band OF canni-
balls. 4 disagreement arose as TO how
Levi. who was fat and tender, should be
cooked. One faction wanted TO roast him,
another said he should be cut uD and
stewed. and third considered that he
would boil down and make a tremendous
lot of fine jelly. To settle the dispute he
was brought before the king. His mai
esty gaZed on the prisoner with longing,
and his mouth watered lie waved his
quarreIing subjects away. 'Avaunt, q
skiddo" he yelled, and the vassals fed.
Then the monarch, taking OUt a huge.
sharp knife. bTandished il and said:
You shall not be roasted, or stewed or
made into 4 jelly. I shall stick this knife
into your heart and drink your LIES
bloodr
stay your hand one moment. most
august sovereign. pleaded Levi. For
heavens sake, hear my last request Do
TO me what You will; let me be roasted,
stewed, or made into jelly. but oh, most
gracious king, do not stick NE for the