The Washington herald., 1907-03-28
AT THE HOTELS.


pay his respects to Baron des Planches.
the Ambassador from his country. and 20
renew HIS pleasant acquaintance with the
former American Ambassador at Rome.
Mr.. Meyer. al whose residence he dined
last evening.
The Italian Parliament" said Marquis
sommi. has two houses, as does your
American Congress. The lower house. or
Chamber Of Deputies. which Is the real
lawmaking body. consists OF sos mem
bers. who are chosen at popular elections.
Their term OF service Is I'VE years The
upper house. or Senate, Is constituted BY
appointment az the hands Of the King
There is no fixed number Of Senators.
They serve for life. ana are usually men
OF very advanced years. chosen because OF
their wealth. their achievements in
science or literature, or their prestige in
some special line. The Italian Senate IS
really Of a consulting and advisory char
|acter. It does not originate any Iegisia-
ton, and makes very few changes in the
laws proposed by the Deputies. 4 large
per cent Of the Senators do not even at
tend at the sessions Of Parliament.
"One thing that has greatly interested
me since coming 70 the United States Is
10 note the vast numbers Of Italians in
your cities, especially in New York. Il
is estimated that 10000 Of them are IN
that city. and ere many years the figures
viii sh0R 100000 Last year 10000 Ital-
ians migrated TO North America and
an equal number 70 South America. This
vast migration alarms some, put I do
not consider IL dangerous. Our country
with its small area and limited resources
can well spare many thousands who go
10 new lands with the certainty Of better
ing their conditions. Then it must be
remembered that a large number OF them
are sure after building Up their fortunes.
TO return 10 Italy to spend the remainder
Of their days.
"rhe Italian government Is not pro-
noting the migration movement. but
would prefer TO restrain il. The govern
ment looks after It's people who leave
with care that is paternai. following
them to their alien landings and seeing
that they are not mlstreated in any
way. An agent Of the government goes
on every ship that takes away Italian
emigrants. Labor bureaus are established
10 see that the new arrivals get work.
and Il one meets with misfortune and
wishes to go home, ne only needs to see
his consul 10 get free passage back"
In his earlier manhood a frontiersman
and associate Of wild and adventurous
spirits who were artists In gun-play and
performance; in his later and present
day stage an upholder of the law and
writer OF interesting stories OF border
deeds and border heroes, Bat Masterson
is one OF the most interesting men Of
this generation. He is in Washington on
a brief holiday trip OF recreation. and
last evening in the Raleigh lobby he en-
tertalned d group Of friends with reminis-
censes OF stirring times in Dodge and
Denver, in Fort Worth and Salt Lake
City. 1t must not be inferred that Mr..
Masterson is in the sere and yellow leaf.
OF that because he is a disciple of a school
which has almost vanished that he looks
ike q patriarch. On the contrary. he is
in robust middle-sge, with few gray hairs,
active and vigorous. well-dressed. Up-to-
date citizen. who has kept pace with the
advance OF civilization. and who. 10 ali
outward appearance. is as ''mildman-
nered a man as ever cut throat or
scuttled a ship"
Mr.. MasteTson could, if the occasion re-
qeired. handle a six-sh0oter as cleveriy
to-day as in the stormy era when he
needed one TO enforce the majesty Of tho
law on the Kansas pTairies. He was
never a man of violence or homicidal
tastes, by preference, but in the line Of
duty he was as brave and infieXibIe as a
Spartan. and when bad men disputed hts
authority they did il to their sorrow. For
the rest, he Is very compsnionable, big
hearted. and a shrewd philosopher The
lIecently printed story that he has re-
signed his office as deputy United States
marshal is altogether without foundation
in fact. He viii hold on 10 his Office. the
duties Of which are thoroughly congenial.
and he puts in his spare time writing
stories for the newspapers and maga-
zines.
The Ebbtt House had among its guests
] last evening. Gen. ". Y. McMaken, OF
/ Toledo, Ohio. commanding the First
| Brigade of the Ohio National Guard; Gen.
/ John c. Speaks. OF Columbus, commands
/ ing the Second Brigade; Col. Z. T. Miller.
assistant quartermaster-g general, and Col.
lC X Zimmerman. of Cleveland. Of the
Fifth Regiment These gentlemen have
/ just returned from Columbia, s. C..
where they went to attend the eonven-
ton Of the Interstate National Guard
/ Association.
/ We had" said Gen. AfcRfaken. "a de-
llightful visit, and one of the most profit
able meetings Ia the history Of the asso-
/ citation. The Carolinians exerted them
selves to the utmost to show US the hos
pitality for which the Old Palmetto State
/ is famous, and they succeeded admirably
/ one Of the greatest features Of entertain
ment was an 0l6-fashioDed Southern bar
becue. which TO most Of the Northern
delegates was genuine revelation"
The Canadian government is repre-
seAted in Washington by its postmaster
general. Mr. Rlndolphe Lomieux: the
deputy postmaster general. Dr. Robert II.
Coulter, and /lr. William Smith, secre-
/ tary OF N land department. Mr..
/ Lomieux is of French extraction, and a.
young nsen Of very prepossessing man
ners. He and his associates are here
to confer with our Postmaster General
| regardiys soFae reciprocal postal agree
m6ats Between Canada and the United
State They viii be in Washington until
sagsday.
Big newspapers" said Prot Frank
wine. the accomplished and erudite gen
tleman who holds the chair OF law IN
Cornell University, ARE a modern nuis-
anee There is bound TO be 2 reaction
against the blanket-sheet type Of paper
especially the sort that runs 10 mammoth
editions on Sunday. These are an out
rage and an oftense against civilization.
We have a little paper. the Cornell Daily
sun, published by cur undergraduates.
that Is a delight and Joy forever. Il
has only two columns Of telegraph news,
which It gets from one of the big New
York dailies. but these two columns OF
condensed, b0iled-down news make de-
lightful and instructive reading, and
really, after one gets used TO this sum
mary Of the worlds doiugs. he does not