The Washington herald., 1908-06-26
AT THE HOTELS.

I know OF nothing in the whole round
Of recreative experience so pleasure giving
as European travel" said James F. Bris-
coe. OF San Francisco. Cal. at the New
Willard last night. Mr. Briscoe has just
returned from an extended tour abroad
and is on his way home by easy stages.
A man OF culture" continued Mr.
Briscoe. visiting for the first time The
old homes of art and story, experiences
about as much of pleasure as this world
has to give To see new people and
strange scenery is a great delight, and
70 do this. and having nothing else to
do. far removed from business cares and
even the possibility Of other employment.
is TO see them under the most enjoyable
conditions Indeed. I know Of no better
reward for the labor OF many years than
the ability It should secure 10 visit Europe
as a sightseer.
1t Is often thrown as a reproach at
the American that he goes abroad quite
/ ignorant Of what IS worth seeing IN his
own country, but this: is unjust In the
/ first place. many Of the things quite
/ worth seeing in America are very difti-
cult 10 reach. To all the scenes OF
| lveniences and often strewn with Injuries
/ The great mountains and canyons and
| geyserS OF the far West are difficult 10
reach. comparatively speaking. In Sw!tz-
erland there Is a better road over the
/ highest mountain pass than America can
show in her parks. and the treasures Of
/ art which Europe has 10 show are OF a
/ kind which an American cannot finc at
/ home From the time an American starts
/ from home. including his passage Of the
/ Atlantic until he returns and once more
greets his native land. he experiences a
round Of pleasure prOcurable In no other
way He comes back full OF new ideas.
/ he IS rested, he Is refreshed, and every
way improved. You ought 10 try IT,"
! shigeo Nakuzato. OF Nagasal1i, Japan.
! Is at the Shoreham. Like many Of his
ccuntrymen who have recently visited
this country. he is very reticent as re-
CARDS his presence here. Mr.. Nakuzato
| said he had just arrived from Japan and
/ that he was on his way TO Brazil He
smiled and remain silent when asked II
/ he was an officer OF the japanese navy
/ Mr.. Nakuzato said he would pay his re-
spects 10 Baron Takahira to-day. He
said ne thought the United States a
great country. and when he was asked 70
give his opinion OF America. he smiled
and remained silent.
My countrymen beIieye that eventual
I ~ the United States will adopt more gen
/ erous laws regarding those coming from
/ China 70 this country" said Chong Sing,
| a millionaire Chinese merchant Of Mica
ragua. at the New Willard last night He
] e. Cd nd ch ND
native Of the celestial empire. who made
/ his millions as a merchant exporter. and
gold miner in Nicaragua. and IS now
/ spending some Of his money 10 help those
/ Of his countrymen who want 70 come 10
J this country.
/ Although I own some property. both
/ In the United States and Nicaragua.
/ said Chong Sing. with a modest gesture,
/ yet / land at New Orleans three days
/ ago and am told by the customs officials
that I must be out Of this country with
/ in twenty days. They even make me put
Up a bond that I will leave by that umc
or my bond will be forfeited and l Will
! Se cast into prison and deported. This
IS solely because am a Chinaman. and 1
| 90 not believe il 10 be in line with the
lust and liberal spirit OF the people OF
my financial interests mostly lie, there
IS a more inviting field for foreigners
than there is in the United States as long
as the laws here remain so stringent and
unfair as they are to-day
Mr.. Sing goes 70 New York. Chicago.
I St Louis. and Kansas City 10 purchase
supplies before returning 10 Nicaragua
l Great preparations are being made in
i Denver for the Democratic convention on
July I. and Simon X. Lane. OF that city.
who Is at the Raleigh. said last night
that the gathering viii be more like 4
holiday than the dry proceedings Of a
political party II seems certain that
iI Denver will have the banner crowd Of its
history ar this gathering OF Democrats
Net only Democrats are planning 20 So,
but people from every section Of the cOun-
try and every political faith. Il IS be-
leved by those in charge Of The cOnven-
tioG that the attendance viii reach l9),-
g)j When the members Of the Grand
Army Of the Republic were in Denver the
attendance reached that point. and the
hotels were filled 10 the limit. During
the time that. has elapsed since the old
soldiers were in Denver the hotel capacity
OF the city has been enlarged fully 1900.
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for the delegates and visitors. Early in
the year there were many reports sent
throughout the country 10 the effect that
| Denver hotels would charge more for
/ their accommodations than at times when
conventions were not in the city. This is
not the case. The prices for meals and
rooms viii be the same as during the
other seasons Of the year. There IS usu-
ally a large influx Of tourists 10 Denver
about the latter part of June, and the
exceptionally low rates for the conven-
ton viii attract a much larger number
Of travellers at that time than Is usual.
Judging from the hotel reservations made
I'm Denver I'D 10 the present time and the
number of special trains chartered from
various sections Of the country, the travel
toward Denver in the early days Of July
will be the largest ever known in the
same number days in this country
Eduardo Darugo. a planter. Of Brazil.
is at the Arlington. Senior Darugo is
travelling In this country for pleasure. 1t
is his first visit. and he said last night
he expected 10 see greater things than
he had already seen.
America is . great country, but I don't
think ii is quite as great as newspaper
accounts would have you 10 believe. Con-
sidering your natural advantages, think
YOU ought TO be further advanced IN many
things. Take for instance the merchant
marine or. rather the lack of one. Is
there any goOd reason why America
should not have the largest merchant ma
rine IN the whole world? Is there any
reason why America should not capture
or have captured long ago the markets Of
South America?
There are the English. the Germans.
and the Italians, who have almost en-
tirely captured the Brazilian trade 1t
win no hard 10 oust tbsn, from, tbei-