The Washington herald., 1908-05-08
AT THE HOTELS.


I'VE are very slow" he said, ito adept
Innovations, and other powers are much
quicker to take advantage of new inven-
tions which tend to improve the effect
fveness of the navy. Hotchkiss could not
do anything In this country with his
guns; he went to England, where his
ideas were at once adopted. The same
holds good with Maxim and many other
American inventors
Il think a service could be rendered
to the navy if practical naval archi-
tects, machinists, and engineers, not
in official life, were invited to lecture be-
fore the Annapolis midshipmen: and an
other good idea would be to send the
young men at that institution to the
various machine shops throughout the
country where naval machinery. ordnance.
and guns are manufactured They should
spend a certain time there to acquire
practical knowledge OF the work which
Is to be part Of their calling"
John Nelson. Of Leeds. England. who
is making tour Of the world, is at the
New Willard.
The clear atmosphere and the bad
streets are the two things which i'm
pressed themselves most vIvldIy on my
mind as peculiar features OF America "a
This was AIr. Nelson's answer TO the
question as 10 what had made the deep
est impression on him in this country.
''The clear atmosphere is because you
burn hard coal" Yentured the travelling
Britisher. In most parts Of England.
except in Wales, we burn soft coal. the
smoke Of which tends to ill the air with
SCOT and clouds. But ! can't understand
why wealthy cities like your American
towns do not keep their thoroughfares in
better condition. There is no citv on
the European continent that cannot boast
OF better kept streets.
The japanese alliance was popular at
the time It was entered into between the
two governments; but now It has been
forgotten, nobody thinks of it any more.
don't see any cause fer war between
America and Japan.
we in England look upon the naval
programme Of Germany with a great deal
Of suspicion, although I don't think there
ever will be anything like open hostili-
ties between England and Germany. Ger
many is very progressive. and tne COM
mercial competition between the two
countries is so sharp as sometimes to
create bad feeling and Jealousy The
Germans exert quite an influence in Eng
land now. 4 great many Germans come
to Ergiand; they are iinguists, and learn
the language in a short time, settle down
to business. and apply themselves 10 it,
acquire a competency. and make England
their home. Of course, the second and
third and following generations 8re good
Englishmen, but even they have a Ger
manizing influence.
The power OF the Liberal party seems
70 be on the wane, and it is my impress
sion that the next cabinet. be il OF Union
ist or Conservative complexion, viii have
10 subscribe TO the idea Of tariff protec-
ton"
Thomas St John Ganney, American
consul general at Dresden. Germany. is
at the New Willard. Although a COM
paratively young man, Mr. Gafney, who
is a native Of Limerick, Ireland and q
graduate Of the Royal University Of Ire
land has always been a supporter Of all
movements OF his time in behalf Of Irish
nationality He was a friend and CO.
worker Of the late Charles Stewart Par
nell. and has always been actively identi-
fed with the Republican party. In the
1896 campaign he was secretary Of the
Mckinley League in the State Of New
York. He is an extensive writer and
traveller, and President Loubet, Of France.
decorated him with the cross of the Le-
giOn o: Honor.
The bull fight in Mexico is e travesty."
said George Burger. Of sydney, Australia.
al tie Ebbitt last night. Mr. Burger is
on a tour Of the world. and has paid a
long visit TO Mexico. None Of the spec
tacular features found In Suain and Por-
tugal are to be found IN Mexico, where
it is brutal, clumsy, and unworthy OF
patronage. Mexico has had only three
native bull fighters. and they were
mediocre. Mexican bulls cannot fight
well. and Spanish stock must be i'm
ported. IN the Mexican rings. half
starved horses are used. They are blind
folded over one eye, and forced blind
side On the horns Of the bull They can
not see where they so. The bull rips
them open. and then chases the men.
Did il end there il were less tragic. but
the horses are sewed up and they are
forced to meet the bulls again. or ara
kept for the fight on the following Sun
day. The bulls are tortured with hot
darts. and frightened into a frenzy with
fireworks fastened TO their tails.
The Mexican bull fight is q blot on
humanity. q stain upon civilization.
Thousands of thinking MexicaBs hope
for its abohshment Gov Enrique
Creel. of the state Of Chihuahua, deereed
It's abolishment April last This example
will. sooner or later. be followed by the
governors Of all the other states When
President Juarez came into power, one
Of his first acts was to abolish the bull
fight. The licenses were renewed later,
but once or twice since they have been
stopped
"The highest Roman Catholic digni-
taries have discountenanced the prac-
tiee, but the masses still cling 10 IT,
Some OF them will pawn their hats and
shawls to buy a ticket, and then be
brutal and negligent to their families.
Before the American occupation IN
California, the bun fight was ideal.
Ranehmen and stockmen participated,
and the acme of the performance was
that neither horse nor bull was injured
There was no torture Of the animals: it
was a chivslrous sport a splendid game
OF skill All this has been told me by
prominent Mexicans
There is a strong effort being made
by the Mexican society for the preven-
tion of cruelty TO animals TO stop bull
fighting altogether on the ground Of its
cruelty"
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