The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-17
BY RUDOLPH DE zApP.


Now that the summer season has come
TO an end and pleasure and health and
fcreign-titled son-in-law-seeking Ameri-
cans and others have again come back
home from abroad. where they left mil
lions Of American dollars Europe Is So
bering up from the mad whirIigig and
taking stock and counting the American
gold which their open-handed cousins
from across the sea so lavishly spent.
1t Is evident, judging from reports
reaching here from abroad, that Ameri-
can influence in Europe is not only on
the steady increase. but is overshadowing
and forcing into the background that OF
any other country. and especially is this
the case IN Germany. where Americans
are scrutinized with true Teutonic thor
oughness and subjected TO searching OBJ
servation and criticism.
One Of the conclusions arrived at by
one Of the most prominent semi-ohicial
daily newspapers Of the German capital
is that II is on the Continent that one
must study the wandering American.
There is more OF him and his smartly
crossed womanlIind in Paris than IN Lon
don, and more. for the size OF the city,
In Berlin than in Paris. No matter where
You go, continues the publcst, you find
MIN before you. amazingly cool, magnih-
Gently confident, and sublimely uncon-
sclous-to all outward seeming at any
rate-of the attention he attracts. Hard
~ nave you stepped on board your train
when you hear him inquiring about his
seat; no matter how quickly you enter.
you find his portmanteau. with it's mosaic
OF multi-colored hotel labels almost COM
pletely hiding its original covering. on
the best seat
His ubiquity impresses you. says the
German, and compels your admiration
His sang froid is in striking contrast 20
the manner OF the average Englishman
abroad. The true Englshman is never
at home on the Continent; 1t Is too full
Of foreigners" The American is the
Bedouin OF civilization. at home and at
case everywhere. And the more you see
Of him the more congeuial do you find
him. At places where notices refer 70
visitors and Americans" the reason for
making distinction Is obvious. There
IS a difference. The visitors march
solcmnly about: the Americans do the
place in couples. one reading from his
guide book. the other swapping his cam
era.
Il climbed TO the top OF Notre Dame I'm
Paris writes the newspaper man. "and
found there a party from across the At
lanuc enjoying lunch. The day was hot.
and young man in the group offered me
refreshing drink At the bop of the
lacework in marble. which is the spire OF
Milan Cathedral, three English-speaking
men met accidentslly-an American. an
English clergyman, and myself lie who
hailed ss<n the land Of the Stars and
Strip offered me his field glass: the
other did not even return our eood-rorn-
Ing salutation. In a beer garden at Lu-
cerne I followed the custom of the CONT
nent and asked permission before sitting
90 table Of those already seated there.
The only one who did not raise his hat
and reply was an Englishman. and the
only one 20 maze excuses for him was a
young man who pretiXed his words with
7 guess
AT Ostend the usual crowd Of camera
lists lodged about between the bathing
machines. one OF the bathers. with his
kodak on his head 10 keep il dry. watched
tie efforts or others for while 70 snap
shot a daringly attired French woman
Then he ccoily asked her to pose on the