The Washington herald., 1909-04-14
AT THE HOTELS.

euecl, not mere coincidence A colsld-
cradle percentage OF the men who are
idle In an Industrial depression Iosf
about the saloons They ind their friends
there. and the treating custom leads 20
a great deal OF drunkenness. The in
crease IN arrests for assault and larceny
is due to the same cause.
"As a rule. the sober Idle man." con-
tinued the New York lawyer. especially
the man with a family. does not steal.
even in hard times. Some OF the thefts
are committed by men and women who
are homeless shelteriess, and hungry.
They frankly say Ia self-defense. they
had 70 live But the number Is very
small Usually drink is connected win
the theft. and the drink Is connected with
the hard times
The large Increase Of burglaries IS a
Yery series matter. Many Of the Onenses
classified under this head are petty az
lairs, though technically grave But
I there are many serious cases Of house
breaking in which the entry is deliber-
ateiy planned and the property taken Is
valuable Idleness IS the prolific cause.
Unemployed men have time % talk about
such things"
Johann august Wurster. oT Dresden.
Germany, who has been touring this
country for the last three months. was
seen az the Arlington. He discussed the
greet facility with which the United
Staees makes loyal citizens out Of people
OF 2ll races and natiOnalities. and was
anxious 70 ascertain The cause Of this
successful process Of transformation.
In Germany. continued Mr. Wurster.
we have various non-GerInan elements.
as. Tor instance. Poles. Danes. Alsatians,
and other nOn-German-speak subjects
Of the Germas Emperor. Ia America YOU
have all natiOnalities and races and re-
hgions. They forswear their allegiance
10 their former lords and al once set
out 10 become loyal Americans. and be-
tore many years all OF these foreigners
are proud Of their American prociivities.
The question how you bring about this
marvellous transformation from subjects
Of one country into citizens Of the United
States has always been an interesting
Questfon with me IN fact. 7 came over
here 10 study that question right on the
ground"
And your conclusions
There IS one great and predominatlng
factor, and Jnat is that every foreigner
who comes 20 America expects 70 improve
IS the main cause which makes the for
e.gner al once a good American The 20
f ht-cal question has very little 20 90 with
the transformation. for the simple reason
that the majority OF immigrants 90 not
icliy realize or understand the differences
between the European governments and
that OF the United states beyond that the
T one is q monarchy. while The other is q
T republic- TIE main factor. therefore in
making foreigners Americans IN such q
shore time IS the chance 70 earn more
money than they were able 70 CO n the
country froEa whence they. came
Another great factor in making the
second generation thcrCtgh Americans IS
F the various games and sports OF which
young America is 50 fond Baseball.
football kindergarten phys and anuse-
ments are great teachers and makers OF
( American patriotism Nomatter whether
+ the man az the bat in q baseball game
E be a German or a FTenchnan, or the son
Z OF either one OF these men. be must
7 use the American language IN the game.
T The bleacher language s American.
T typ!cally American The dhmOnd brings
+ various nationaiitiss tosethe- in a friend
+ ly spirit and they are all oo1nQ 10 speak
I the language oc the land There IS 10
better Anericauizer than ,asebalL II
Germany could introduce hsebau into
Z IT'S Polish provinces and tech ne up-
I growing generation how 70 ply the game
and adopt the German Language as TIE
Official baseball language n he father
land. all Poland within q hort tine
would be Germanized- The arne areu-
I me1t holds good with Alsace-Dratne and
\ Germany's Danish provinces
! Discussing Canada's future. jim Mac
( donaIS. Of Toronto. who is al tlS Raleigh.
K said last night that in the best interests
OF Britain and the United stats. and
/ especially OF Canada. annexation should
Z never come 10 pass
The United States statesmen OF e-day
are face 10 face with problems thatmay
f. tax their ingenuity 20 solve continued
/ 1Ir- Macdonald Each nation furulhes
I the other with models. examples tC be
/ Reproduced or avoided as the case rav
( be, each Is an inspiration 20 The Ctir.
+ whereas II all were one there would se
l mere growth OF power, gradually becOs-
( ing centralized. until IN a few ge1eratlos
disruption would surely follow
IN The interests OF each. annexatiol
( should be avoided Suppose for example
/ that japanese and Chinese war with
( the United States. now a mere hyp0tn-
. n
4 United States be stronger or weaker with
I Canada annexed or separated2 Annexed
I the scene might not interest European
nations 20 the extent OF interfering 70
save the situation
Meantime the energetic Afongolian
might il his own inimitabIe manner. OBJ
i tain foothold on the Pacific slope. destroy
I the railway bridges tunnels, and passes
] across the great tableland. as well as
/ the American feet and remain IN abso-
+ lutte possession. free from possible attack
By The entire forces OF the United states
/ Thus the Pacific could readily be made q
Monaghan sea and the mountain passes
4 the boundary line
But with Canada IN full partnership
union with Great Britain and her col
onies, the British empire would not per-
Z init her Western coast 20 become Ori-
entail; nor Would Australian and New
/ Zealand shores be permitted 10 be 50
] conquered Thus, the United States
would. IN the independent alliance with
Z Britain and her colonies. be infinitely
more powerful than were Canada an
nexed."
A stout Irish woman. bearing number
OF bundles. entered a crowded car" said
( Henry B. Kelly. Of Cincinnati, Ohio. AZ
/ tho National last night. The only rs-
sen5lance of seat she could find was q
small space al the right Of a disagreeable
youth Into this space. sufficient only FOR
I an individual Of ordinary size, she
4 squeezed herself much 20 the ANNOYANCE
OF the youth.
I after d moment or so the Irish woman
/ produced a cheese sandwich. which she
/ proceeded 10 devoUr with every evidence
OF relish At this the youth gave her
a look OF inemahle disgust. ard drew the
! skirts of bis frock coat closer 10 hin.