The Washington herald., 1907-08-27
AT THE HOTELS.

AT THE HOTELS.
THE English people don't get offended
when you Americans celebrate the Fourth
Of July said Herr Werner Won He'll
mann. of Kassel. Germany. who Is stay
ing at the Arlington. last night Herr
Won Heilmann has been at the jamestown
Exposition. and is on his way back to
Germany. He endeavoTed TO draw com
parisons between the celebration Of the
Fourth Of July, the American national
holiday, and September 2, the Sedans-
fest. the German national holiday. The
German Emperor" said Herr yon He'll
mann. in order to save the finer SEN
sibilities and the national pride OF the
French people. gave orders three or four
years ago to observe the anniversary OF
the battle of Sedan, or the fall OF Ma
poleon. in a manner as unostentatious as
possible. His majesty thereby desired 10
show to his French neighbor. his friend
" Intentions The Gauls. however. re-
fused 70 recognize and appreciate the
good intentions Of our Kaiser. They
doubt him. and they continue a cam
paign Of casting suspicion On his every
act. thus preventing an understanding
between the two nations. which IS 50
much desired by the business interests
of both Germany and France.
Americans are on good terms with
the English people even though they
celebrate the Fourth Of July. The Eng
lish do not harbor any I'll feelings. and
never indulge in the cultivation Of acri-
monious feelings between the two na-
tons on that account We Germans. OF
course. are proud OF having conquered
the French. and il is but fair that We
should celebrate the event. 1t does not
show fair-mindedness on the part OF the
French, who even 10 this day. teach in
their schools that Alsace-Lorraine be-
longs 10 France. when Bismarck made
them give up the TWO provinces thirty
seven years ago
What do I think about the outcome
Of a possible war with Japan? That's a
very difficult problem to solve on the
spur Of the moment. America would
win IN the end, but I am afraid would
be heavy loser at the beginning OF
hostilities. Germany would be only too
willing 20 assist your country II assist
ance were needed. Emperor William Is
great adnirer OF America and Presi-
dent Roosevelt. But why talk about i'm
probabilities?
Marceilus Green. OF jackson. Miss. Is
at the Ebbitt. Mr.. Green is one OF the
best-known lawyers in his part OF the
country, and has handled a number OF
big cases before the United States su-
preme Court with success. Mr.. Green
IS accompanied by his son and arrived
yesterday in this city. He has important
business before the Interstate Commerce
Commission. where he viii file a number
OF petitions to-day IN connection with
claims he represents as attorney for a
large number Of lumber merchants
against railroad companies which he al
legged, had oyercharged the lumber con-
Germs in freight.
Since I9Oe' said Mr.. Green, "the lum-
Der interests have been compelled to pay
cents freight on 100 pounds Of timber.
The lumber people protested against this
advanced rate and instituted proceedings
against the railroads with the Interstate
Commerce Commission. which body sus-
tained the protest Of the timber mer-
chants The railroads appealed from the
dictpm OF the Interstate Commerce Com
the commission. The case then vas
taken TO the United States Supreme
Court, which tribunal sustained the lower
court, holding that the charge was un-
reasonable.
My clients claims against the rail-
roads since 1893 amount 70 about Sl,000,o09.
and I have come on 20 Washington TO
file these claims IN order 70 protect them
against the statute OF limitations.
Timber is the best investment these
days. Five years ago the price for 1903
/ feet Of timber was % cents; to-day IL Is
s. There Is more money in timber than in
/ any other product Of nature. Then, after
/ having cut down al the lumber. the place
/ can be reforested without any trouble with
/ IN twenty-five years White pine IS prac-
/ tically all exhausted. but there is enough
l yellow pine on hand to last for thirty
years, at least OF course, I am speak
/ ing for the e-growing States OF Arkan-
| sas, Louisiana. Mississippi. Alabama.
Florida, and Georgia. Yellow pine is even
/ better than white pine. Its tensile
strength is greater and it is harder. Then
/ there is another growth OF pine which We
! call curly pine" lts grain Is something
/ Ike mahogany. and it looks very artistic
when finished.
Business down in our parts Is good.
! The business scare did not affect US The
prospects for a good crop are excellent
and everybody Is working and making
money. Our Mississippi farmers don't
! have TO go 10 New York any more when
/ they need money: they can get all they
want right near home. Banking facilities
/ in the larger centers South are much bet
I ter than they were years ago
About the political situati0n7 I really
I Z
speech in my life. When the Judge hand
ed me my diploma on graduation day he
asked me what 1 was going to do with il.
! said I was going to practice law with
II. He said, If that's the case. keep out
/ Of politics. and I have followed his ad-
vice and strictly adhere to it
Il agree with Prof MaeQueen when he
says that this country would be better
/ of with President Roosevelt as King
/ Theodore Of the United States" This en-
/ bodies the view on a much mooted ques-
ton of ]. P. Campbell Jones. OF Phnadel-
I phia. Mr.. Jones Is interested in the
manufacture Of structural iron, bolts,
/ screws. and beams.
There would be less valuable time
1 lost in talking politics in the first place.
/ There is too much OF that anyhow; Il
unsettles business; it engenders graft and
dishonesty in public Office Take Eng
land for instance. OF France, or Germany.
/ They are prosperous countries, and their
public affairs are attended 10 by meH
who are experts. Our Presidency. In
cluding ali expenses. electoral and other
wise, costs the people as much as a
/ king, and as long as we can get a good
1 one, why not make the experiment? II