The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-21
HEARD AT HOTELS.

HEARD AT HOTELS.
Mr.. J. A. Wilson and wife, Of Manila.
are at the New Willard. ar. Wilson. who
is Assistant Director OF Lands. went %
the Philippines in 1898, and this is his
first visit 10 the United States since. In
conversation with a Herald reporter. he
said: MY life IN the Philippines has. on
the whole. been pleasant. and a most
valuable experience. ANY young man u
correct habits car get along over there,
but indulgence In alcoholic drinks is we'll
nigh fatal In that hot climate I would
not advise young men from the United
States TO migrate 70 the islands unless
they 90 IN the employ Of the government.
OF else have a modest capital 70 live upon
until they can get started in business
THE soil is the richest in the world.
and farming will some day become very
profitable though al present there are .
good many drawbacks. In the first place.
the rinderpest killed OF the greater part
Of the caTabaO. which are the work ami
mails Of the country As the sun Is too
fierce for white men 10 labor IN the fields,
and they are not Of very energetic dis
position The shortage Of labor might be
met by the importation Of Cinnamon. but
the exclusion laws Of the United States
keep them out. The Chinese are not
wanted however, by the FniDinos. and
this objection is very natural But the
greatest handicap q all is the lack Of a
market for the products Of the country.
and 20 this fact can be attributed the
lying in idleness Of large tracts Of mag
niheent and highly productive lands. The
abolition Of a part OF the tax now levied
on Philippine imports 10 the United
States would go "a long way toward re-
heving the situation. If absolute free
trade cannot De arranged.
But even with an the difficulties that
confront us. I am glad 10 say that i'm
pr0vement is constant and the general
situation is most encoura ging. American
control has been a grand success. Manila.
is, ! truly think, the best governed city in
the world; every dollar devoted % public
purposes is honestly expended: there IS
not the faintest trace OF graft or c0rrup-
ton. The natives are getting by degrees
the American spirit, and IL is a sight 70
be present at the night schools. where the
crowds OF young Filipinos are such that
many can not gain admittance inside the
buildings. They go 20 learn the English
language, and 10 viii not be many years
before all the younger Inhabitants will Be
fluent In its use"
When Senator-elect William Alden
Smith, OF Michigan. appeared in the
lobby Of the New Willard last evening
d score Of men rushed forward % shake
hands and congratulate him on his recent
victory at Lansing The sincerity Of the
congratulations was evident. as Mr..
Smith is man OF exceeding popularity
in the National Capital and his success
sion to Gen. AIger was greatly acclaimed
in and out Of political circles OF Wash
ingtor.
We had a pretty stiff fight that lasted
two weeks, but I won az last, and was
proud Of the fact that the contest had
been conducted along clean lines in q
fair and honorable way" said Mr.. Smith
TO a reporter Of The Herald Naturally.
/ felt rather elated at receiving a United
States Senatorship in the very hau i'm
which I had served as a page boy TWEEN
weight years before. The man who gave
me my appointment as page. Gov. John
l. Rich. was present at my election II
makes man feel good. moreover. 10 get
such "a deluge Of complimentary letters
and kilograms as poured in on me. Those
that came from my own Senators and
colleagues in the House, and former col
leagues, touched me in q tender spot
Another pleasing circumstance was the
generous view taken of my election by
Detroit and the eastern end Of the State.
mat section thought IL self fairly snt!-
tied 20 the Senatorship but now they
have forgiven me my geographical fault.
and they shall ind out that ] will be al
ways loyal to the welfare Of the whole Of
Mlchigan and 10 no especial section"
zone who does not belong 10 the Pa
cifIc slope can scarcely imagine how
greatly iTritated our people were over
the Presidents message on the japanese
question in relation TO the refusal to let
them in the public schools Of san Fran
cisco said Mr.. z. D. Bannister. a Cali
fornia mining man, at the Arlington.
The threat as to executive use Of the
military arm Of the government was par
tlcuiarly eXasperatinE, and it viii be many
a day before the feeling Will be allayed.
Since coming here I learn that at the
National Capital the white and black
children are taught in separate schools
This is certainly racial discrimination,
but x has my hearty and unqualified sup
port. But I say that when you can in
Washington and other cities Of the Union
separate the Anglo-Saxon and the ARR
can child then can we on the Pacific
Coast maintain separate schools for the
different races. II IS purely matter
of local concern, and is not governed
by treaties. Calif0rnians have ever been
independent and they do not propose at
this late day 10 surrender their right Of
local self-sovernment."
Mr.. James r. Alexander. editor Of the
GAINESVILLE (Ohio) Signal. who is in Wash
ington. favors Judge John J. Adams OF
GAINESVILLE, for the new Federal judge
ship in Ohio. He said,
I cannot be expected 20 have much
influence with the administration, as
am a Democratic editor. but I believe
that Judge Adams Is the sort Of man that
President Roosevelt would favor for
judicial place. At the age Of thirty-three
Judge Adams was elected to the Ohio
circuit bench in a strongly Democratic
district, being largely aided in his can
vass by the young men who knew him in
his college days. de was a baseball
player Of more than ordinary skill: and
his athletic tendencies should also appeal
TO Mr.. Roosevelt The splendid record he
made while on the bench is recognized
throughout Ohio. and no more fitting or
popular appointment could be made for
the judgeship
Judge Adams Is a young man-about