The Washington herald., 1908-03-23
AT THE HOTELS.


mereial interests" said Y. carter-west.
Of London. England. at the New willard
YESTERDAY
Indeed he IL the laughing stock Of
the sober minded Englishnan, and has
done more harm to American standing
abroad than any one man could have
done in many years. He is regarded as
a ,harlatan and blusterer."
Mr.. Carter-W West, who speaks with a
|German-English accent explained he was
native OF California; that he had. how
ever. transferred his domicile TO Eng
land many years ago. and was for all
intents and purposes an Englishman. al
though stHl retaining his American citi-
zenship. Mr.. Carter-west said he was
representing English capitalists and in
vestors. and was In this country 70 per-
Sonally examine and investigate favorable
opportunities for his clients. he has al
ready made extensive Investments and
purchases in Western oil lands. mineral
lands. and other property
/ There IS no country IN al the world
continued Mr.. Carter West that offers
the same opportunities for capitalists and
investors as your West. There you find
/ oil fields, mineral lands vast stretches Of
land IN need Of railroads. and every other
sort Of chance. / have been IA almost
every country. speak FIVE languages. and
have crossed the Atlantic sixty times.
] but there is no country like your Ameri-
can West for opportunities
Again recurring 10 the foreign business
mans fear % Roosevelt and his desire
% retire after his term expires. Mr.. Car
ter West said shat raft. not beirg well
known. was merely looked upon as a man
who would follow RoOsevelt's policies
For that reason he would not be favored.
Hughes is looked upon with much
favor, and his work in The insurance in
vestigation was favorably commented
upon in the English press
Mr- Carter West expressed his opinion
freely rs regards the ability and efficiency
OF the American diplomatic representa-
tives in London.
Your President owes the American re-
siding abroad a debt. We are supposed
20 uphold American integrity. honest en-
ergy, and enterprise but IL is difficult 90
do so when Roosevelt places himself on
/ a pinnacle as a financial expert and finds
fault with everything under the sun I
number among my acquaintances many
members OF the nobility and am myself
a member Of the most aristocratic clubs
in London, and have thus opportunity q
are not exactly NJ 10 swell the breast OF
an American with pride"
Belgian oflcialdom is furious over the
recent English parliamentary debate over
the Congo at the very time King Leopold
was arranging 10 turn the Free State
/ over 10 his country said Henrin II.
/ Georges. a manufacture OF Bruxelles.
I Belgium, at the New Willard yesterday.
Continuing. he said that 'thc obvious
I purpose was 10 force Belgium 10 act.
and il was intimased that King Leopold
draws money from the Congo for his
own use. the pending transfer 10 Belgium
being a sham The King has not only
never drawn q penny OF Congo revenues
/ for himself. but up To a few years ago
I contributed annually from his Own pocket
TO The budget. Lord Cromer told the
/ peers that no solution Of the Congo ques-
( ton viii be satisfactory which fails 10
give Belgium complete parliamentary con
1 troll The Belgium Pariiaments control
Z OF the Congo viii be far more complete
J :.han England's over the crown colonies
{ Ensl.nd thinks this domain is q Sec
I ton from which the revenue goes for TIE
Kings private use. This is false. When
created from the district about Lake
4 Leopold a foundation from which the
/ income was 10 b. administered by trus-
/ tees for philanthropic purposes. the devel-
| opmeDt Of Belgian marine. and the con-
/ struction Of Belgian public works.
The crown domain is Ike. for instance.
( the Carnegie trust fund or an acreage
( OF American public lands set apart %
] support schools. The King has no per
sonaI financial interest in IL"
Col E. H Kent. Of Grand Forks. \.
/ Oak. who has been on a three months
tour in Europe. has returned 20 this coun-
Y Try. and is al the Raleigh
( Speaking Of the political situation in
North Dakota. Col Kent said everybody
was for Taft. because he was Roosevelts
( choice.
II Taft IS good enough for Roosevelt
said Col Kent. he ought 10 be good
/ enough for anybody. OF course Roosevelt
IS by far the stronger and more popular
man OF the two. and If a candidate he
would be reelected hands down
I Politics in North Dakota at present is
! in state Of considerable confusion The
/ insurgents have upset the old party and
I are now running things. Boss rule ard
domination are at an end everywhere
+ Tho people won't put I'D with il any more
! The old Mckenzie crowd as a political
I factor in North Dakota is Just about
dead and If Senator HansbroUgh can
/ rsanase 20 line up with the new regime.
/ il is probable he will come 10 the front
/ again. be is having dinner with me to-
night. but I haven't said a word about
politics 10 him as vet
] IL ~
but he is no suitable Presidential timber.
at least not this trip. He did not do
/ anything while governor Of Minnesota
but try TO please 6 Republican legislature.
which reelected him because they could
trust In him and also because he gave
the State clean and honest administration.
/ Johnson was elected with the aid OF Re
publican votes There were no national
issues AT stake. and his so-called popu-
larity Is. therefore. not based on a promi-
hence which he may have gained on ma
/ tional questions
Practical jolers often have to pay the
fiddler" said Samuel 3. Carson. OF St.
Louis. Mo. at la Normandie. last night,
giving a number Of bystanders the benefit.
OF the following humorous incident:
Not long ago a young man. who was a
clerk in a bank. heard his brother was
going to take a certain girl 10 a show
I on q certain night. Just 10 have some
I fun with the girl he asked a friend 20
/ call her up and invite her TO go TO the
show on the same night
She's kind o stuck on my brother,
and she won't want 70 tell you he's going
l 70 take her. said the clerk
The friend thought il would be f1s
I to jolly the girl so he called her Up and
/ asked her 20 go 20 the show