The Washington herald., 1907-06-20
AT THE HOTELS.

lille many Of our politicians and
quite number OF the voters favor Col.
Bryan, 1t is safe TO say that thousands
Of our best people, embracing solid and
substantial business men. look on his
candidacy either with Indifference or posi-
tive disfayor" said Mr.. J. D. Moore.
prominent wholesale merchant Of Birm-
ingham, Ala. at the Arlington.
The men with whom I mingle most
| have no enthusiasm for the Nebraskan.
No doubt if he be nominated the greater
part Of our citizens will vote for him.
merely because he will be the nominee
OF the Democratic party. and not be-
cause they have any faith in his principles
or admiration for his teachings
A very interesting guest Of the New
Willard is Mr. J. Thomas Ford, wealthy
banker Of Sydney. y. S. w. who is see
ing Washington for the first time. Mr..
Ford has lived in Australia for fifty-six
years and, now az the age Of seventy
seven, he is going back to his native
| England to spend the residue Of his DAYS.
Though verging upon four-score years.
nc Is very active in mind and body and
takes a lively interest IN an the great
questions Of the day particularly those
Of international importance. for he has
Travelled in every part Of the world. and
is familiar with the institutions and prob
lens Of every great power. Since leaving
Sydney year ago he has iourneved in
Madagascar all the South African states.
Beluchistan, Afghanistan, the Khyber.
Cashmere, and Japan.
In conversation with a Herald reporter
Nr. Ford said
Naturally / am greatly attached 70
Australia, but am bidding it a permanent
. farewell with less reluctance because OF
the foolish deed perpetrated by its people
when they entered into a federation OF
their states. There was never any valid
reason for this act and no good results
viii ever accrue from IT, All history
shows that considerations Of separate
states have never been brought about
naturally save when there was a COM
mon danger Of assault upon all by an out
side foe. With our Australian colonies
there was no cause 70 fear attack from
the outside. Separately, the colonies got
3
done nothing but quarrel New South
Wales. with its magnificent natural re-
sources, ought never 70 have federated.
for to-day il Is under the political d0mina-
tion Of the State Of Victoria. which Is
greatly inferior in wealth, in production.
and commerce Besides. New South
Wales was free-trade colony. but after
! the consolidation had 70 accept the high
protective Victorian tariff. which in
creased the cost OF living p per cent 10
every man. woman, aud child in the free
trade colony
Sir Edmund Barton fattered and fool
ed our people with the idea that fedora
tion would make Of the united colonies
one great nation. A more silly notion
was never preached No nation Of any
/ consequence can exist without possessing
/ a powerful navy-a fleet Of mighty men
Of-war. This the Australian govern.
ment does not have nor can il by any
means acquire in the future. Il has not
the money to build the ships nor the
men with which 10 man them.
Il Will make you the prediction that
this confederation viii not endure. The
great powers Of Europe forced Belgium
and Holland, IN 1915. into an illegitimate
union. but sixteen years later after in
/ Cessant quarrels. the partnership was
/ dissolved and since then the two have
been good friends. Norway and Swe-
den were united for one hundred years.
but they. too. have separated. II will.
sooner or later, happen the same way in
our country
"A man on fair salary might get along
very comfortably in New York CITY but
for the question Of house rent" said AIr.
". B. Charlton. Of Manhattan. at the
Arlington.
1t is a strong word, but hardly an ex-
aggeration, TO say that the rent PROPOSE
| ton is an appalling one 10 thousands
upon thousands Of householders in the
metropolis. Rent is as inexorable as
death, and even more SO. for sometimes
We can stand of the grim reaper by the
application Of proper remedies, but the
rent bill has to be settled with unfailing
promptitude.
The worst phase Of the matter, so far
as New York is concerned. is that Of late
there has been an increase in rentals
that salaried people find an intolerabIe
burden for the reason that their wages
have not been advanced in the least de-
gree. l am occupying an apartment that
1 moved in four years ago, for which I
paid the first year N.4oo The rent has
been raised on me by successive stages
until I am now paying $500, although
there has not been one dollar Of improve
ment spent by the owner in all that time"
Don't imagine because Washington is
more Of a mecca to the nation at large,
and because it has been so extensively
advertised as the most beautiful city I'm
the United States. that it Is entitled 10
the palm over Deroit." said Mr. William
a. Waite, a prominent insurance man Of
| the Michigan metropolis. i am not IN
fluenced by local pride when l say that
OF the two cities Detroit is the hands0mer
and possessed Of far more attractiveness.
Why, you have nothing at all in the
National Capital that will begin 10 COM
pare with glorious Belle Isle Park. the
greatest beauty spot in all the land To
this resort Of surprising charm our pe1-
pie flock in the good old summer DAYS
and nights by the thousands. and thither
come many more thousands from across
the Canadian border. When YOU can
show US something in Washington that
family approximates Belle Isle il will be
time 70 claim the pennant for this pleas
ant old burg on the Potomac. but until
then, l shall maintain my stand for De-
troit."
From an intimate acquaintance with
the japanese 1 have no hesitation in say
ing that the little yellow men are the
champion buffers OF the world. said
Mr.. Hugh Darby, an Englishman. who
has resided many years in the Orient. 10 a
reporter Of The Herald.
They are buffers. natural-born artists
in the game Of bluff. and their pretended
Indignation over the action of san Fran
cisco in the school question was a bluff
The idea of going 10 var with The I-nitnl