The Washington herald., 1907-07-29
AT THE HOTELS.

THE jamestown Exposition. criticised
as It has been Is Infinitely more pie
turesque than tie one held ia st. Louis
in l9Oi, but had St L5uis been afforded
the natural opportunities Of Virginia, a
matchless display would have resulted
Edmund P. Lisle OF ST Louis, at the
New Willard Hotel made the above OBJ
servation. In discussing the exposition.
from which he has just returned. SIR.
Lisle said: 81 believe it will be one Of
the greatest things that has ever happen
ed 10 VirginiaHs. 1t viii bring them into
closer intercourse Wlth1he people Of other
parts Of the country, people less rich IN
tradition and ancestral glory. but far
more advanced. practical, and modern.
Since the civil wal, Virginia has been
lifting her skirts from the muddy cutters
Of her upstart neighbors, and with her
nose high in the air has failed 10 observe
that she is rapidly falling behind in the
art Of how to DO things Everything has
been superior because il was done in
Virginia, ard never before have they seen
themselves in competition Virginia had
become provincial and narrow, and the
wholesale criticism to which she has been
subjected VIII undoubtedly bring her to
q realization that a glorious history and
"reminiscences viii not cover everything.
But too much blame should not be
showered on the builders of jamestown.
They have had many handicaps and
many setbacks, and they have worked
like beavers since the exposition started.
In b.. Fo,
suggestions, even though they dalIled IN
the months preceding the opening Of the
gates. At present they have an inter
esting. unusual. and highly creditable fair.
which viii, by August l. be as fine as
any that preceded IL. The negro ex-
hibit Is particularly wonderful while the
Virginia State Building is perfect The
exposition fills the minds OF the people.
and the opinion Of every visitor IS asked
sohcitously. which shows best Of all that
the Virginians have taken their lesson
in the right spirit"
4 have asked no less than a dozen citi-
zens. mean residents, OF the District OF
Columbia why they have no vote and not
one has been able TO answer me-" said
Al Msndel. Of Chicago, at the New VII
lard Hotel. 1T was not in a sarcastic
spirit or one OF exultat'o7 that I asked
the question, but simply TO enlighten
myself. for 1t had never been explained
10 me. / did not know why, and I don't
know now. None OF the residents seemed
TO care much about. or enough about, it
TO inquire. although they all said that my
question was easy until they began TO
ponder over Il.
Some said It was IN the Constitution.
but when I asked, Why? they gave il
up. Others said because the negro pop
ulation was so large that It was thought
best not 10 grant a vote. Others said
they didn't know exactly, but thought so
and SO. / do not care particularly wbath-
er WashingtOnians vote or not Neither
do they; but I would ike 10 know why
they don't. Anyway. your city couldn't
be finer or the people more decent 20
visitors il you did vote
Gen. Bragg, Of Wisconsin, former Con
sui General TO Cuba, IS at the Ebbltt,
having some business TO attend 10 while
in this city. Speaking Of conditions in
Cuba. the old soldier and diplomat said
that his views on that subject were we'll
known 10 the country at large for many
years. and had never changed Gen
Bragg, upon his retirement from the Gu
ban post. was reported 10 have said
about autonomy for the Cubans that they
We're no more 1T for seif-government than
a pigs tail was ft for a whistle.
There IS only one way to bring about
down there" continued the
general and that Is 70 provide sufficient
offices with fat salaries attached 10 20 all
around Then we may have some sem
blance Of peace. and not until then. The
United States does not want Cuba 10 be
part Of this country. Races are too
mixed in Cuba 20 suit me. There is no
line between the black and the white
they inteTmarry and they have children
To have people ike that as citizens OF
this country. I hardly think anybody in
all seriousness would advocate"
The Haywood trial in Boise. Idaho. was
severely censured by Gen. Bragg. He
said there were bad men on both sides.
and the sooner the country got rid OF
such undesirable citizens" the better It
would be for everybody.
American business IS growing by leaps
and bounds said Ignatz Won Ortmann,
of Vienna. Austria. who Is stopping at
the Arlington, making a trip for pleasure
and business OF this country. Mr.. Won
Ortmann is one Of the largest importers
Of American merchandise in the Austrian
capital, and received his business train
ing. when a young man, in this country.
We are doing a big business in Amer
lean goods in ali parts Of Austria. We
could do still better. American exporters
and manufacturers do not show the same
energy in pushing their merchandise IN
my country as the English. the French.
or the Germans, who have their men right
in Vienna, talking up trade and making
for their cOuntry's goods.
America IS so large and you are so
wealthy that you DO not need our trade
as badly as do European countries.
Washington is a beautiful city, but as
far as the streets are concerned. they can
not compare with the even. clean thor
oughfares Of Vienna or Berlin. But you
are young yet, and you will also have bet
ter streets before long"
]. ]. Hare, of Philadelphia, who is en-
gagged In the manufacturing business IN
the City OF Brotherly Love. is at the
Shoreham on his return from q visit to the
jamestown Exposition. Mr.. Hare IS prom
inent in Philadelphia's public life, and
keeps in close touch with the political
drift in the Quaker City.
Give us Roosevelt for another term
said he, and by the time OF the expira-
ton of that term this country VIII bs
the leader not only in diplomatic affairs
OF the world, but IN every other line
The prestige of the United States under
the leadership Of President Roosevelt has
been raised to an unprecedented degree.
There are some soreheads in Philadelphia
and Pennsylvania who would down and
ont the President No doubt ha has