The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-14
AT THE HOTELS.

Senior Jose D. Gamez. minister Of for
eign affairs Of the republic Of Nicaragua,
and his son, Dr. 0. A. Cameo. are at the
New Willard Dr. Cameo a highly edu-
Gated young man, speaks English readily.
due to his student days at Georgetown
University and the University Of Penn
sylyania. His father, the minister, is a
lfine-looking gentleman. with the courtIy,
old-style dignity Of the high-cIass Span
/ lard
There Is no political significance in the
visit OF my father to the United States"
said Dr. Cameo He has worked pretty
hard, and now that our country IS tran
/ Gull, with every assurance OF lasting
peace, he thought IL an opportune time 20
come away for a good, long vacation. I
have several sisters in London whom he
viii visit ere returning You can safely
say that Nicaragua, under the benign and
firm administration OF President Jose
Santos Zelaya, Is entering on the greatest
+ epoch in its history. President Zeiaya is
entitled to rank with the foremost states
men of this generation. He has the cour-
/ age, the energy, the genius Of the Presi-
/ dent OF the United States and he viii do
/ for his native land just what Cen Porfirio
/ Diaz has done for Mexico. In truth, he
/ Is another Diaz. and he viii make Of
| Nicaragua a model republic He does not
/ believe In war except as a last resort, bat
/ Intends to fashion a government that
viii, through the intelligence and patriot
/ ism Of its people. stand for peace and lib
/ erty and all that is highest in modern
/ civilization"
Zone Of the best parts Of the world TO
stay away from just now. I am sorry to
say, is South Africa" said Mr.. Arthur F.
Davis, Of Cape Town. South Africa, at
the Arlington.
/ Il regret TO make that statement for the
reason that have lived in the colony
for the past fivc years, and take the
| deepest interest in its welfare The truth
I IS, however. that South Africa is to-day
/ experiencing very bad times. Money is
exceedingly tight and there is widespread
depression, amounting almost TO stagna-
ton. in all lines Of business. During the
Boer war the country doomed, the Eng
/ lish government was spending huge sums
/ Of money for supplies. the soldiers expend-
ed their pay lavishly, and il looked as
/ though there would be no cessation Of the
Hush times. Real estate speculation was
brisk, and people thought that as soon
as peace was concluded the country
would be the scene OF enormous develop
ment in which everybody would have a
/ chance Of becoming a millionaire.
These rosy indications have not been
I fulfilled. The expected immigration did
not come, and the country. instead Of de-
veloping. has stood still a great many
/ people who thought 10 become wealthy
through rise in the value Of stocks or
/ property nave grown poorer since the
war. and considerable numbers are leav-
/ ing. to settle in other parts OF the world.
This holds good as 10 the Transvaal as
well as Cape Colony In the Trausvaal,
in spite Of the enormous gold production
/ greater than that Of any other known
+ feld-there is the same depression, and q
I general complaint Of hard times.
4 think that one OF the chief reasons
for the bad condition in South Africa is
the attitude Of the capitalistic ciass-lhe
owners of the gold mines Of the Rand
and the great diamond mines. These peO-
pie take but little interest in the progress
of the country. they are there 10 squeeze
out its wealth for alien owners The ma
I hobs OF Park Lane draw enormous divi-
dends from their African mines, and that
/ is an they consider. Some day the mines
win be exhausted, but that IS a long time
of. and meanwhile the London piutOcrats
viii continue the squeezing process. They
DO nothing 10 stimulate local trade. 10
build up industries, 20 develop the agri-
cultural resources Of the land Not one
l Of them has a home in the country, and
few have ever set foot in that part Of
the world from which their wealth is de-
rived"
I'VE have our labor troubles in Cali
fornia. our corruption in politics. and &C.
casional earthquakes. but there is also a
bright side TO life on the Pacific Coast
and that region has a charm for me that
is unequaled, said Mr. W H. Griffin, Of
san Francisco. at the New Willard. Mr..
/ Griffin is here as the representative OF
the Fruit Growers and shippers Associa-
/ ton, 10 confer with the Department OF
| Agriculture on a question Of vital i'm
pOrtance TO the fruit men Of California.
II seems tina: under the new puTe-fO0d
! law It Is a question whether it is longer
/ permissible TO dry apples. peaches, and
4 the like, in the old way. that is by the
application Of the fumes Of sulphur. The
] department is not at all certain that the
! process is injurious TO health, and viii
/ be in no hurry to take any drastic action,
/ especially since the Western growers have
/ shown that they were thoroughly willing
10 abide by the law and obey the con-
/ struction placed on it by the Washington
authorities
our most serious troubles" continued
/ Mr. Griffin, "are about over. With the
/ conviction and disgrace OF the grating
/ gang in san Francisco. the cid town VIII
/ enter on the greatest era in its history
! The labor situation viii not always be
/ bad. for the more Intelligent of the work
/ ingmen viii be bound 10 see that tho
/ entrance into politics OF organized labor.
/ instead OF benefting, brought harm 70
/ the wage earnefs Of San Francisco"
/ I was greatly surprised during recent
visit 10 Montreal" said Mr.. r. b. Grain
! ger. of ST. Louis. at the Ebbitt House.
TO find the street car conductors of that
/ city scarcely able 10 speak a word Of
/ English The execrable jargon they
I spoke was almost uninteIligibIe, and as
could not speak French had to ask fell
low passengers whenever I wanted bit
OF information. I noticed. moreover, that
| on Dominican Day, the greatest Of all
anniversaries in Canada. there appeared
to be more French flags flying in Mon
! treal than there were English.
'The principal penitentiary Of the State
| OF Illinois is located in Joliet" said Mr..