The Washington herald., 1908-03-06
AT THE HOTELS.

Il don't believe in the theory, or doc
trine. or whatever you may call H. OF
great trade opportunities in the Orient
said Representative julius Kahn, OF san
Francisco. at the Normandie. last night.
Furthermore, continued Mr.. Kahn,
II don't think the United States govern
ment will ever undertake 10 obtain an
open door trade policy in China. single
handed. and for the benefit Of otler ma
tions. We wouldn't gain anything by it.
This talk about American business ex-
paslon IN China is mere talk. We viii
get all business that is coming 10 US with
out making special Efforts There are
many weighty reasons why the United
States should not expect TO get more.
in the first place, the Oriental is the
best imitator of ali races They are now
making all the cheaper grades of cotton
cloth which few years ago was almost
exclusively supplied by our own mills
There is no use in trying 10 compete
I against Chinese labor. wages. or cost or
living. II Is altogether out Of the ques-
ton IN China a man viii work for 10 or
70 cents ten or twelve hours day, and
factories run day and night
Not long ago / read an account in
newspaper 20 the effect that the Colt
Firearms Company had decided TO with
draw from the Chinese field. I wrote TO
the firm and wanted to know whether tbs
report was true, and, if so, to give mo
the reasons.
The story was true. The Colts people
said that they found a factory IN the
South OF China that was manufacturing
the Colt repeating guns and revOlvers at
such a low figure that there was absO-
| iutely no chance 10 compete with them.
The question of suing them for patent in
! fringement or for royalty was naturally
also out Of the question.
only a few years ago the japanese
government had her war ships built IN
European and American yards. To-day
/ Japan builds most all her men-Of-war-
Instead OF lowering the tariff on goods
I imported into the United States from
/ China and japan we VIII soon Be forced
| TO Increase the duty. as we can never
compete with the cheap labor Of Japan
and China.
.One OF the dangers. II you want 70
call IL that Is the fact that one never
knows the Oriental way OF reasoning.
You never know where you're at
Il don't think the simultaneous reap
| lpearance Of Baron Takahira and Minister
WI Ting-fang in this city has any con-
/ nectiOn with the policy which Secretary
4 Hay submitted TO the powers with regard
70 the entity Of the Chinese empire"
Gen. Stewart Lyndon Woodford. former
Minister 10 Spain. and now acknowledged
! leader OF the Hughes movement in New
York and elsewhere. was at the New
! Willard last night Replying TO the ques-
tions as regards the condition Of the
| Hughes boom. he said:
Now. boys. I am awfully glad 20 see
you. but have nothing to say. You can
simply say am not hunting with brass
band"
Gen Woodford looks as ,-oung and
healthy as he looked twenty-eis-c years
I ago. with tfis exception Of his hair and
whiskers. which are snowy white to-
day" said Representative Sturgis. oe
West Virginia, at the New Willard. last
night.
The general was the only outsider Re-
publican" continued Mr.. Sturgis. wi y
came 10 Us and helped US 10 stump the
State for the Republican ticket And his
efforts in that campaign made lasting
impression on the political complexion OF
the State Of West Virginia.
I was then a candidate fOS governor.
Al the end Of the campaign the general
said 10 me: You may not win this time.
but I tell you that it won't be many
/ years before YOU Will fnG West Virginia
in the Republican column
And he was right. To-day the Two
United states Senator's are Republicans,
the Representatives in Congress are Re
publicans. the judiciary, with the eXcep-
ton OF a few minor circuit judges, IS Re-
publican. and Taft IS going 10 sweep the
State in the coming Presidential eiec-
ton"
T. B Davis, former Representative, OF
West Virginia. is al the New Willard
lAIr. Davis is a brother Of Henry Gasssway
Davis, the running mate on the Demo-
cratic Presidential ticket with Judge
Alton B. Parker. He is from Keyser,
Mineral County. W. Va.
8ir. Davis is eighty years Of age, but
looks at least fifteen years younger. His
movements are quick and his eyes clear
He converses on any subject in a most
interesting fashion lie said they call
Us the Davis boys down in our state.
Mr. Davis is a Demy>~at. and was sue
Ceeded in Congress by 0fr SturgiS. who
is a Republican AIr. Davis thought tns
battle in the coming Presidential cam
paign would be between Taft and Bryan,
and that the latter had an excelIen;
chance OF winning whether Taft or
Roosevelt was put in the field against
him.
Milton f Robinson and Thomas H.
Mordue. coal merchants, OF Chicago,
in the city on business before the de-
partmeats, are registered at the Raleigh.
Both express the hope and belief that the
national government would round Up
every anarr.sst and deport them.
The tspuble is" they said. I'VE forget
things too easily. In a few days nobody
viii think OF the anarchists and their
doings any more ThatH be the end 10
it until some one else is killed.
7 have been in business all my life, -
said Mr.. Robinson, and though I don't
agree with President Roosevelt on all
propositions. 7 must admit he is doing
the right thing in trying to bring about
a more honest and healthier moral tone
in general business methods in our
country.
Although a Kentucky Democrat by
birth and conviction" said Mr.. Mordue
Il would vote for Roosevelt for President
/ if he were on the ticket
Il have a friend IN the Interstate Com
meTCe Commission who is a Virginis
Democrat We only talked about the
/ Presidential nomination this morning he
, is as much Of a Roosevelt admirer as
am.