The Washington herald., 1908-01-01
AT THE HOTELS.

Coast. having resided out there for ths
last sixteen years.
1T would be a comparatively easy
matter for the Japanese TO land troops on
the Pacific Coast. There are quite 4 num-
Der OF inlets along the coast. These would
afford splendid landing opportunities.
1t is my opinion Congress should
pay more attention to the needs Of the
Pacific Coast, the Hawaiian Islands, and
the Philippines. as far as protection
against foreign aggression is concerned.
The feet which Is now on It's way to the
Pacific should be stationed there per-
manently. It would inspire the people
with more confidence and security.
In twenty years from now. the Pacific
Coast will be way ahead Of the Eastern
coast, so far as commerce and industry
and shipping are concerned. California IS
really unexplored. Its natural resources
are great-practically inexhaustible. The
West is the land Of promise, and there is
no denying that fact.
There is one trouble. however. We
don't seem 10 be able to remedy. We
can't get labor. and then We have d
plague Of American tramps. who positive
ly refuse 10 work The work must be
done. There is nothing left for US but to
engage japanese ana Chinese help, as
much as we detest It. OF the two, I
prefer the Chinaman. He is content 10
be servant, and knows his place. He
Is honest, and attends strictly to his
business. The japanese, on the other
hand, not only sends his money home,
Z flrfT In rF-
acquires in this country They are quick
/ 10 see an opportunity and 70 take adj
vantage thereof. AS soon as they acquire
sufficient money they settle in colonies
/ or buy ranches They don't come much
/ in contact with white people Some few
years ago a japanese c0Tnered the Irish
potato crop. ana we had 20 pay his price,
which was outrageous.
/ I think there was one mistake made
when Congress deprived Congressman Of
railroad passes. I think our Representa-
+ tives ought to be entitled to the free Use
+ Of all railroads in the United States. and
should be encouraged TO travel as much
as possible. 1t would give theE3 All idea
F Of what this country really IS. There are
many Congressman who have never seer.
the other end of the State Of which they
are citizens.
/ 4 would suggest that the various
chambers OF commerce and similar
organization Of the Pacific Coast get
/ together and invite fifty or one hundred
/ representative Eastern newspaper men 10
spend six months on the Coast Their ex-
penSes and transportation should be de-
frayed by the California people. and every
facility should be given these men to be-
come thoroughly acquainted with the re-
sources Of the West, its many advantages,
and It's many needs"
Did you ever hear Of an Irishman SUBJ
mitting to English rule without pro-
testing, or a Polish patriot foreswearing
/ his allegiance 10 Poland, or a Frenchman
becoming q German2" asked Martin J.
Peets. d mining engineer, Of johannes
burg, South Africa, by way OF reply TO 2
query as to whether the Beers have be-
come reconciIed to their fate, and become
loyal subjects of King Edward.
Mr.. Peets is in this country on business.
However, he does not care 10 state its
nature. He is registered al the Cochran.
The Beers nave been a free people
ever since the birth Of the nation They
have fought many battles for the
J preservation Of their liberty. They sacri-
their happiness 10 preserve their iude-
pendence- They are the descendants q
hberty-loviHg forefathers. They are the
free children Of the South African lands,
and they have made that country what It
is to-day. Il IS impossible that a people
OF such anteCedents can change their
opinions, their principles. their ideals
Inside the short space OF five or ten years,
The truth IS that they viii always re-
main Beers at heart: that they will al
ways keep alive the thoughts Of a new.
free Boer people and that this thought
viii be implanted IN the hearts Of the
growing generation. as a sacred testa-
menJ Of the men who fought and fell
in defense Of the freedom Of their native
land
''The Beers are resting; they are re-
cuperating. but they are wide awake;
they are by no means asleep. The day
OF reckoning will come. II may oe years,
but it viii come. and when IL does ar
rive, the foreign invaders Of our land will
be swept into the sea.
This talk of our Boer girls marrying
English soldiers, thereby uniting our peO-
pie to the British by blood ties. is all
rot. 1t is true there have been some few
marriages of that kind. But II is pre-
+ pos-erous 10 claim that this should
change the political principles OF a free
people. No doubt the English would like
to see things settled that way, but they
ought to have a better knowledge of US
by this time than 10 permit themselves
to indulge in such idle speculati0ns.
business IS very good in South Africa
and. before many years, our country viii
make itself felt in the markets OF the
j world. The opportunities 70 make money
rio in,
ticaIy unlimited. Il requires some money.
however, 20 make money. That's an old
, maxim, and is applicable all over the
! world. We are no exception"
! Alleging that the majority Of the peo-
) PIE who consult eye doctors for defects
of the eye could save money by simply
consulting an optician, the opticians of
Pittsburg viii organize and ask the State
legislature to enact laws throwing safe
guards around their business, and pre-
, venting unqualified persons from engag-
ing in the work
This is the opinion on the subject as
expressed BY Or. !. O. Allen, of Pitts
burg, at the New Willard last night.
This would practically elevate the busi-
= ness 10 a profession" said tie eve spe-
cialist, "as no one would be able TO do
business without first having passed an
examination. The opticians in other
/ States. principally in Indiana and Cali
f fornia. have organized and secured favor
, able legislation
THE ocuiists. or eye doctors. as they
are better known, have in most cases
opposed the license plan, but opticians
declare that the Oculists viii not be able
10 muster sufficient strength 10 defeat the
purposes Eugene L. Heard, OF Pitts
burg, is one # the leaders Of the move
ment in our city He asserts there Is a