The Washington herald., 1907-03-25
AT THE HOTELS.

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'-The English have race question in
South Africa that is giving them as much
trouble as our negro problem in the
United States. said Mr.. j. c. wingate.
Of Chicago, VINO has recently returned
from a long sojourn IN the Transvaal, to
Herald reporter. at the Arlington.
In the State Of Natal there are fully
i00,0O0 Asiatics. The yellow horde from
India is fully as obnoxious TO the white
people as the Chinese were to the people
Of the Pacific Slope prior 30 the enact
ment Of the exclusion law. They are q
low class OF people who VIII never be as
simulated and VINO do the country more
harm than good They keep small shops.
produce nothing, live in the meanest way
and hoard up money with the ultimate
view of taking Il out Of the country
There is a strong sentiment ~ favor or
driving them back TO India. bat the
trouble is that they are British subjects
and the coionials do not desire 20 get in
TO a row with the English government.
All ne same. IL would not surprise me
If some day the people would rise en
masse against the Asiatics. and If they d.
there VIII be war of determination.
Il would not recommend any young man
to go from this country TO South Africa.
That is a region of the world that is
enormously rich In minerals and precious
stones, but poor every other way The
English living over there are churlish IN
their jealousy Of the United States. They
recognize that we have gotten ahead OF
them as a world power and can't forgive
US for IT, On the other hand. the Beers
are our loyal friends and admirers, and
they plan 10 make the country q minor
edition of ours tn a political sense II they
get in power, which am inclined 70 think
will come about In the near future
Mr. Algernon Daingerfeld. secretary Of
the Jockey Club. is a guest of the Shore
ham. In former days he was a Washing
tonian, and though now claiming Manhat-
tan as his home, his fondness for the Ma
tional Capital is as great as ever. How
anybody could prefer living in New York
10 Washington" said Mr Daingerheld.
lis profound mystery. If it were not
for the question Of revenue ] know thou
sands Of men who would turn their backs
on Gotham forever. It's good town %
live in If one does not care for the ameni-
ties OF life and all the minor things that
go TO make existence gracious and pleas
ing As for me, il ! could afford IT Ia
rather dwell in this quiet and decent old
burg on the Potomac, where there are
better things 10 think about and pursue
! than the mad chase for the almighty dol
I Tar
/ There is no man iu the country VINO is
Z
Of the West than Wyoming's popular
/ Senator. Hon. Clarence y. Clark, who
has just returned from a trip 10 bis
I home State. we have had a great win
! ter out our way" said the Senator, more
snow having fallen than ever came down
/ i'm the memory OF the oldest inhabitants,
which is a guaranty of grass in album
dance for the cattle and sheep.
a subject that Is greatly agitating the
] people OF Wyoming and contiguous states
/ is the policy Of the administration IN re-
/ gard to forest reserves and the leasing
[ Of public lands. While they are in SYM
pathy with Mr. Pinchots plan of max
/ ing these reserves. and viii approve any
! reasonable action along this line. they are
! strongly opposed 10 the wholesale scheme
under which vast tracts Of country will
I
the small per cent left 10 pay all the
/ taxes and bear all the burdens In other
I words, they object 10 having even a good
/ thing pushed too far. our section is
/ getting along admirably as II IS. and II
/ left to pursue the even tenor Of its way
/ will continue TO bask in the sunshine Of
prosperity
/ Judge Perry Wood Of the Spanish
Treaty Claims Commission. is noted at
/ the Dewey Hotel for his perennial good
humor. II nearly forsook him. however.
during the last week. His home is a.
Athens. OBio. about twelve hours rail-
road journey from Washington. Owing
to floods. the judge had 20 80 westward
80 miles 10 get a train coming this way.
To make the story shorter than the trip.
it must be told that il took the genial
judge exactly forty-eight hours TO reach
/ Washington. He Is now about recovered.
and remarks that Gen. Grosvenor had a
/ remarkable ovation on his return 10
Athens after closing a career Of twenty
years in Congress.
Judge Dieckema. q colleague OF Judge
Wood on the commission. did not return
He is busy in Michigan as q candidate
for Congress 10 succeed Senator William
J
winning,
Hon. Beman G. Dawes. Congressman
from the Marietta (Ohio) district, arrived
IN Washington last night He was the
first 10 return Of the Congressional party
that went 10 Panama. and he will re-
main a few days before going 10 Ohio
Mr.. Dawes is naturally exercised over
the turn-down of Judge Adams for the
Ohio judgeship Adams lives in the
Dawes district, and was indOTsed FOR the
Federal judgeship by both Ohio SEN
ators and most of the Congressional del
egation. Representative Burton, Of CIeye-
land took a hand in the game and urged
the President to appoint another man
over the Senatorial heads While Dawes
is saying nothing, his thoughts are many
and varied He is a wise young man in
his generation and is the son of r
famous Ohio general who served in the
House twenty-five years ago.