The Washington herald., 1908-05-22
AT THE HOTELS.

Sampson is interested in the manufacture
Of wooden goods in the Quaker City, and
takes a keen interest IN politics.
There IS considerable talk about a
third term for Roosevelt. Just to prove
that he always meant what he said, so far
as another term was concerned, President
Roosevelt viii make every effort to see
Taft nominated on the first ballot.
"Mr. Roosevelt. as an American citizen.
has q perfect right to support any person
he chooses. and this talk about him using
HIS powers as President Of the United
States to dictate his successor IS nonsense.
What do the people expect him to do? Is
he not supposed TO take an interest IN the
campaign or the selection Of a suitable
man for The White House? II he did not
bother himself about this most important
matter. would not he be poor citizen OF
this country?'
Edward Adcock. a prominent lawyer Of
Chicago. IS at the Raleigh. Discussing
the political situation in his State. Mr..
Adcoek said last night that there IS ab-
solutely no doubt about the nomination
Of Secretary Taft
Secretary Taft will be nominated on
the first ballot and there will be no
chance for the stampeders to other can
didates, because It will be all over with
the first ballot
Business is picking up everywhere
and the confidence in the Republican
| party has not been shaken. Taft viii
be elected with handsome majority"
That relations between Germany and
France are growing more intimate every
day. is the opinion Of NJ. Eugene Janet,
a lawyer. Of Paris, France, who Is regis
| tered at the Shoreham. Monsieur Janet
Is making tour Of this country. He
said:
1T is true there are people in France
who demand that Alsace and Lorraine be
restored TO France from Germany before
amicable relations between the two coun-
tries can exist. And there Is also
strong party OF German jingolsts who
would ike to see Germany 10 10 war
with France and annex her and make
her q province OF Germany. Thanks 10
the levelheadedness Of the German En-
peror and the Frenchmen who are at
the head Of affairs in my country. the
mischievous efforts Of these agitators
never amount TO anything. The trade be-
tween the two countries is growing con-
stantly. and It seems TO me that before
many years France and Germany viii be
good friends. and it is not even i'm
probable that a treaty Of friendship be-
tween the two countries may be agreed
and entered into. II would be the best
thing that ever happened for the pro-
motion OF international peace. Germanr
and France united could almost command
the peace Of the world. The chauvinistic
feeling in France against Germany is
gradually dying out and good. common
sense is taking its place"
Describing the tour Of tire hfty-four
Japanese who recently crossed this con-
tinent. Mr.. sugimura, foreign editor Of
the Tokyo Asahi Shimbun. recently said.
in London, referring 10 their stay in
Washington;
But nothing during our stay in Amer
lea gave Us more pleasure than our visit
TO Washington. President and Mrs.
Roosevelt awaited our coming to the
White House, and shook hands with each
Of US, the President saying. as be did so,
7 am particularly glad TO see you here
and the emphasis on the word 'particu-
larly' was most marked.
ITO the three ladies' Of our party Mr.
Roosevelt was most courteous. congFstu-
lating Us on the very charming women
who accompanied US. Mr. Cannon showed
our party all the glories of the Capitol,
where q slight misunderstanding arose.
Air. Cannon, IN his CHEEKY way, kept in
| terlarding his remarks with the term,
You see. my boys
Some OF our friends, who did not care
about being termed boys. only understood
| the position when Mr. Cannon explained
that he always called newspaper men my
| boys Vice President Fairbanks took Us
4 through the Senate, introducing Us 10
| everybody and treating Us ike familiar
| friends would be treated in his own house.
/ We went TO Mount Vernon and placed a
/ laurel wreath on Washington's tomb, and
the entertainments extended included
/ those Of Mr.. Wilson, Third Assistant
| Secretary Of State. at luncheon. and the
/ reception OF our Ambassador Mr.. Taxa
! hira-
IN looking back across the Atlantic
several things stand out in our minds.
Among them the vast areas we saw un-
| cultivated. the 'rapidity Of the people.
| their striking methods in business. the
| splendor Of Washington, the uniform
courtesy, and desire 10 please exhibited
| toward Us. In some cases the entertain
ment was a little TOO much. We felt Ike
| a circus party on several occasions, and
the ladies did not care about it"
| ". H. Penny, employed by the Quarter
masters Department of the army as su-
| tperintendent OF the mines IN the Philip
pines. and who has spent ten years in the
Philippine Islands. five OF which were
/ passed in Batan Island. is visiting this
city, and IS registered at the Ebbitt.
"Batan Island is located south Of Ma
Mia, about two days journey by water
] from that city" said Mr.. Penny. The
government reservation is on the west
half OF the island and the mines cover
| considerable territory. I cannot say that
| life in Batan is wild round Of hilarity.
| In the FIVE years have been there I do
not think there have been at any one
| time more than seventeen white persons,
two of whom were women, wives of gov
ernment employees. The rest Of the en-
ployes in the mines are japanese and Ne
gros, the latter natives Of the island.
| About the only thing one does besides
I work is TO perspire.
"He starts early IN the morning and
| keeps il up until the next morning, and
then starts again. You can readily under
stand I presume, that in a community Of
seventeen white persons, one does not have
many social duties and enjoyments. The
food We get is mostly canned stuT-both
vegetables and meat. We do set some
frozen beef from Australia, but BY the
time it arrives at Batan most of the good
has been frozen out of IT, The only fresh
vegetable We have is the potato
"In the face Of this neager supply OF
nourishing food. it is remarkable that
the health Of the foreigners is generally
gaod. although long residence makes one
somewhat anaenie. l have been shivering