The Washington herald., 1908-01-08
AT THE HOTELS.


sellers" and a novel which had an enor-
nous sale and popularity. and which
afterv ard was made into a play for Miss
Julia Marlowe, one Of the most popular
Of its kind. Afterward Mr.. Major wrote
The Bears Of Blue River" The Forest
Hearth" Dorothy Vernon, OF Haddon
Hall, and other novels, all Of which
had good sales. Mr.. and Mrs Major
came over to Washington from New
York to be present at the dinner party
given last night by Vice President Fair
banks TO President and Mrs Roosevelt.
Yes, ] am still doing literary work"
said Mr. Major, "and have just about
completed another novel, which win be
published within a few months. Plans
for its publication have not yet been
completed, so ! do not care to go into
details about It just now. / may say.
however, If you are interested IN the
subject, that II is not ike 'KnighthOod,'
story Of the olden days I Ike It better
than anything / have ever written, and
hope the public viii think the same
way"
Reverting 10 politics-Indiana being
the political hotbed-Mr. Major said.
Indiana viii send 10 the Republican
convention a delegation solid for Charles
". Fairbanks. He has been IN public
life for a long time nov, and We in In
diana are proud of his public career.
He has always been safe. dignifed. self
contained, and a useful servant Of the
public In spite Of the fact that the
Fairbanks boom is not heralded with
fare Of trumpets and loud advertising
methods. ! am Of the opinion that Mr
Fairbanks will prove a formidable can
didate in the convention. L have travelled
about the country a good bit lately, and
/ find a growing sentiment in his favor
In a great many places. ! have been in
New York Tor the past month, and you
would be surprised TO learn how strong
he is there with the conservative busi-
ness element
Rev. Walter G. Haupt. an Episcopal
clergyman Of Philadelphia, who il in
Washington on a mission to Bishop Sat
terlee from the Bishop Of the City OF
Brotherly Love, is registered at the New
Willard The reverend gentleman is Of
the opinion that Senator Knox will re-
ceive the unanimous support for the
Presidential nomination Of the Pennsyl-
vania delegation.
IF It should become evident that Knox
cannot obtain the nomination" said Dr.
Haupt, "the vote VIII go to Taft. That's
the way I size up the situation. Presi-
dent Roosevelt is greatly admired BY
De- -s-Tur~s ~sraF .a.r-Hr -H-r-
adverse criticism Of his policies is most
foolish
I am opposed TO the introduction Of
prohibition anywhere. / think il would
be a great and serious mistake to intro
dUce the measure in Washington Tie
high license law as in force In Pennsyl-
vania is the best guaranty against the
lawlessness springing from the evils OF
enforced prohibitory laws.
Mayor Reyburn, OF Philadelphia,
causes a great deal Of amusement 10 our
citizens. His structures on President
Roosevelt are not al all approved OF Boy
the people. who do not think that the
mayor is setting the best example so far
az the virtue Of praCtiCing temperance in
drink is concerned one of his by-w0rds
IS get busy and when everybody IS
prepared to follow his advice and wants
to cooperate with him for the welfare Of
the city he is off on mis- yacht. ] think
the whole affair concerning Mrs. Rey-
burns efforts to rank IN society is too
absurd and ridiculous for anything. She
is the laughing stock of Philadelphia
Victor Herbert, the well-known COM
poser and author Of several operas. was
at the New Willard last night Mr. Her
bert, with several other equally well
known musicians, has. come to Wash
ington to fight the so-called canned mu-
sic.
Sir Francis Walker. one Of the best.
known British war correspondents and
journalists, who is at the New Willard, is
Of the opinion that America is a universe
In itself"
"One Of the most surprising things" he
said. ito an Englishman. or a Britisher.
who comes TO this country, Is 70 find the
little knowledge here Of the great men OF
our country or the Continent.
Go into France or Germany. or even 10
countries in Africa or Asia, and the com
mon ordinary man can tcll just who Sir
Henry Campbell-Bannerman or John
Morley. or Arthur Balfour is. and just
what each has done 10 become famous
in the history of England.
But in America Il is all different. Ask
the ordinary business or commercial man
here who those same men are. ard the
chance is largely that ne viii not he
able to tell you. or possibly TO even reCOg-
nize the names.
This is to be accounted for, believe.
from the fact that America is q universe
by itself. Your country here is so vast.
so filed with resources Of all kinds. SO
populous and busy in itself that really
the outside world figures but little in the
everyday life of your men. Then, too,
rail and steamship communications are,
Of course. not SO good, relatively speak
ing. as they are in England and the Con-
tinent, and this makes some difference"
When asked if it We're not possible 10
conclude from this statement that the
lack of knowledge on the part Of Ameri-
cans of leading British statesmen is due
to a difference Of education, Sir Francis
said that he believes Americans are really
better educated in a general way than
are Englishmen.
He said that so far as, mere textbook
learning goes, the English people are no
doubt superior to the Americans but in
the broader education Of experience with
men and affairs, the American is ahead
When asked II there was not the same
lack Of knowledge on the part Of English
men of the statesmen OF this country Sir
Francis said that there was not this lack
in England.
The average Englishman knows your
prominent men, your statesmen, your
politicians. your millionaires, and others
almost as well as he knows those OF his
own country The only thing TO which
can attribute this difference is the one
have already given you. the uniyersality
of yeur country and the fact that IL
seems to need nothing from the outside
world for its existence.