The Washington herald., 1908-03-05
AT THE HOTELS.

IA AAAE 1lO LID.
That Japan is preparing for war Is the
opinion OF Horace Z Edwards. OF Pekin.
China who has been a resident OF tnat
city for the last twenty years. Mr.. Ed
wards is at the Raleigh
Speaking on the question Of war. he
said:
1T is true that Japan IS preparing for
war. but not for war with the United
States.
Japan has to have an outlet Tor her
surplus population. China offers the best
field for japanese colonization
Japan Is merely awaiting he- opDor-
tunity 70 strike when the opportunity has
arrived. And you may Dank on it that
the stroke viii be dealt before China is
strong enough 10 retaliate.
China knows her own weakness. Il
would therefore be folly for her to throw
any obstacles in the way Of japanese ag-
grandizement at the cost Of China
Japan will never evacuate Manehuria-
Every power knows It.
There seems to DC an understanding
between Japan and Russia TO divide Mar
chuTia between them. There are only two
powers that would probably raise OBJ
jections to this scheme. the United States
and Germany. They would. however. not
consider it worth while 10 go 20 war
against Russia and japan II these powers
should pay no heed TO their protests.
Il wouldn't Be a bit surprised TO read
/ one fine morning that the japanese fleet
had appeared at some Chinese port and
bombarded the town and sent the Chinese
ships TO the bottom
Charles T. Bishop, Of New York. inter-
ested in the manufacture and sale OF
electrical appliances and installations,
said. last night, at the Raleigh, he be-
lieved Roosevelt would be nominated and
elected TO succeed himself.
I am not at all a Roosevelt admirer.
although I have known him for many
years.
He IS the only member OF the Roosevelt
clan who is a Republican All the rest ara
old line Democrats"
Roosevelt has lost much Of his popu-
larity in the last six months on account
OF his attitude toward financial and COM
mercial interests. would not vote for
I him.
7 would cast my vote for Taft. even
though he be ROosevelt's own selection.
/ Taft has a different personality
Bryan viii receive the vote OF the
New York delegation. notwithstanding
that he is not al all popular in the East
I believe New York VIII go Democratic
At the next Presidential election
Judge Parker IS dead. politically speak
ing I think IL was a shame 70 put him
/ ~ q -
| ticket Just for the purpose Of knocking
I bin down again.
He IS a good man. and was perfectly
| content where he was before he was
dragged into the political umeIight by the
/ Democrats.
7 furnished the late Senator Hanna
with many statistics concern.=s the pro-
posed Panama Canal which =, used in
his famous speech in the Senate on the
/ canal" said Dr. A A. DutsTi. o. Panama
1T La Normandie. last night
/ Dr. Dutari has Just returned from a
trip TO various parts Of the world and
I intends 10 pass about a week IN this city
70 rest up
4 feel proud" added the physician,
that part Of my suggestions were en-
bodied in Hanna's speech and were print
eG in the Congressional Record.
Senator Hanna WAS the main advocate
| OF the Panama route That this was final
I ly decided upon was solely due to his
great and untiring efforts in that direc-
I ton
-'The Panama Canal is the greatest
monument that could be erected in
memory Of that great man from Ohio
/ I have a letter from him thanking me-
for my work I prize II highly
There will soon be a Presidential cleo
ton in Panama The people down there
are under the impression that they select
their man for the Office. The truth OF the
matter is that the man is picked OUT
right here in Washington And it is much
better thus.
Panama IS practically American terri
tory. Il IS no more than right therefore,
that the United States should know ex-
actly what is going on down there
President Roosevelt is a greater man
abroad than he Is in his own country IN
Germany. for instance. he ranks in pOpu-
larity on a par with the German Emperor.
Roosevelt is universally admired for
personal and moral courage, and honesty
and patriotism For these qualities the
Germans compare him with their Emperor.
80 Ear as hospitals or universities or
any kind of educational institutions ara
concerned. Germany IS way ahead Of any
other country The greatest and most
up-tc~date hospital in the world is the
|. YirchOW Hospital in Berlin
1T is equipped with every modern
equipment and the latest scientific dis
cOveries that may be Of use IN the treat
ment Of patients As soon as another dis
covery comes to light which may be Ot
J practical value in hospital treatment 4 IS
at once added to the hospital equipment -
Albert Enderlen. civil engineer by pro-
fession. and German by nationality,
registering from Wiesbaden. IS at the
i. New Willard. Mr.. Enderlen IS particU-
larIy interested in the construction OF
iron bridges and movable river dams.
being at the head OF an extensive iron
works in Wiesbaden. where these articles
are constructed. Mr.. Enderlen is IN this
country TO study bridges and dams. %
with a view 70 learning the best in the
American method of bridge building. and
TO apply the result OF his observations
10 improving the method employed in his
works
As far as bridge iron. beams. trestles,
: or anything Of that kind is concerned. or
iron used In the construction Of build
2 .ngs Germany cannot sell anything 10
. the United States. nor can America sell
10 Germany. The tariff constitutes most
formidable barrier 10 trade in that direc-
tion.
4 admire almost everything in New
York. with the exception Of the streets