The Washington herald., 1907-06-08
AT THE HOTELS.


Mr.. Hatton ". Summers, a successful
young lawyer Of Dallas. Tex, who is at
the New Willard. Is about 10 sail for
Europe on a mission Of no little interest
He goes under the auspices Of the Farm
end Ranch. the great agricultural weekly
newspaper Of Dallas, Tex. which is
owned and edited by Col. Frank ?. Hal
land. who is also in Washington. Mr..
Summers goes 70 investigate for the peri
odical mentioned social and industrial
conditions in Southern Europe in their
relation 10 the immigration Of Italians.
Huns, Greeks, Poles, and other foreigners
who are pouring into America in a tire
mendous food.
Regarding his journey, Mr.. Summers
said. THE immigration question is one
OF the greatest that confronts this nation
because Of the vast influx Of aliens that
are swarming 20 our shores. ! have no
prejudices. no preconceived ideas. but am
going simply as a student 70 find out all /
can by observing them on their native
ground In Texas we are IN need Of able
/ bodied laborers. but we do not wish a
horde Of undesirables. Heretofore we
have had a fine class Of immigrants.
mostly Germans. Swedes, and Norwegisns.
people who have helped us build up and
develop the country. We wish this stand
ard to be maintained. but there is some
/ apprehension that. with the establishment
/ Of Federal immigrant station at Gal
/ weston, there viii be a deterioration in the
/ quality Of those coming from trans
/ Atlantic ports"
/ "The enfranchisement Of women has
been a great success I'm New Zealand"
said Mr. T. ". Trollope. of Auckland.
/ New Zealand. at the Arlington. They
/ take quite as keen an interest in elections
as do the men, and the proportion Of fe-
male voters IS as great as OF the sterner
sex
/ THE ancient argument that conferring
/ the franchise on women would cause them
to lose their feminine charm and. in a
way. render them less priced and re-
/ spected has been utterly disproved by
/ our experience in New Zealand Our
women have not suffered I'm the least
| through equal suffrage II has not made
1 them coarse OF 'mannish but IL has
given them broader and better views Of
/ life and increased the sphere Of their ac-
/ tivities and usefulness. The women of
/ New Zealand have been a distinct factor
/ for good in our state politics in that no
party would dare name for Office a can
didate who was not a fit man IN every
respect While the women are partisans
they would rot vote for a man who had
/ a shady record. or who was not what
he should be in his private life For that
reason perhaps, we are free from the
CRATER and the professional politician
who seeks public office only 20 get some
thing out Of IT FOR himself
The chief executive Of the Territory ~
Hawaii. Gov. George r. Carter reached
Washington yesterday. Gov. Carter IS a
young man Of fine appearance, and looks
like a clever. up-to-date man Of affairs
He was born In the Hawaiian Islands. as
were his father and mother. his grand
father having migrated 20 that country in
1928 from New York State
There were several matters Of local inn
Iportance that brought ne here. said Gov.
Garter. Few Of them are Of any interest
outside Of Hawaii The location Of a pub
, lie building. the disposition Of Territorial
; lands. immigration questions, a building
, for lepers. and dozen other subjects are
responsible for my coming Perhaps one
] Of the most urgent matters from our
point Of view IS some modification ot the
/ coastwise navigation laws. in so far as
! they affect passengers.
1t Is serious thing with rs nova
DAYS 10 get from Honolulu TO the United
States The withdrawal of the Oceanic
steamers tSpreckles line) leaves only the
I / Pacific Mail 10 Is. and its steamers are
/ regularly 50 crowded that there is no
/ room fer one-half who wish 70 take pas
. sage for san Francisco. I was delayed
ten days and would have been forced %
wait q month had not a local boat beer
, put on.
"The law is strict in forhidding an
o. American citizen 20 travel coastwise i-
- any except an American ship, and nd
I one cares 70 incur the penalty Of 500 fine
Z for violation of this law except in a cast
? Of life and death Of course. when thi.
10 statute was made there was never am
! thought Of Hawaii ever becoming a par
Q Of United States territory.