The Washington herald., 1909-02-17
AT THE HOTELS.


Why man Ike Roosevelt should be
In slish hurry to leave his own country.
after the expiration OF MS term, and just
al time when his advice would be needed
most, mas been puzzle TO me for long
times
There are a number OF very important
questions which need the closest atten-
ton on the part OF the government and
which are awaiting for almost immediate
settlement. The Panama Hbei suit is one
Of them: there IS the japanese question,
and others OF almost equal importance
The most important matter which VIII
come up for settlement in the course %
a few years VIII be the japanese ques-
ten
President Roosevelt IS aware that this
question has not been disposed Of BY any
means" he continued "On the con-
trary, he ought 10 know, and I an quite
sure he does know. that the japanese
difficulty is growing more acute every
day
IF there IS one proud American IN this
country. II Is Roosevelt, and II there IS
one statesman and diplomat who knows
how 10 and when 70 apply diplomacy, Il
IS Roosevelt We are not ready 70 talk
10 the japanese as we ought 10 talk 20
them
1T is nv opinion that President Roose-
veit'S real purpose Is TO sound the
European powers on their attitude to-
ward Japan, and 20 propose some sort OF
an agreement BE- whiSh the yellow peril
can be eliminated. The question viii
have TO be faced before long BY al the
white races
1t = a matter Of self-preservation. and
i is also matter Of fact. that when the
millions and millions OF Asiatics get
ready they can simply swamp and IN.
uudate the white race and its countries.
The trend OF the Orient Is towards the
Occident, and the Western nations are
ever striving toward the East. The clash
IS bound 70 come sometime. We should
be prepared for every eventUality. be-
cause II ever there IS 70 be war the
United States vii be the first white race
10 be drawn into the conflict"
John G. Cummings. OF Philadelphia.
who IS here on business before the de-
partments. said last night that Senator
Knox should have declined the post %
Secretary OF State as soon as he saw
I that there were objections 10 his n0mi-
nation by reason OF the fact that he had
voted for an increase in the salary OF
that official.
Mr. Cummings, who Is az the Raleigh.
( said that Il almost looked as II there
was only one man in the Republican
party and the United States who was
( qualified 10 Ill the Office OF Secretary OF
state. IF I were Knox. and I found
that there was a strong difference OF
+ opinion as TO whether was entitled 20
( the Office. I would decline its acceptance.
/ I would al least give Mr.. Taft q chance
/ 10 name another man against whom there
was no legal objection.
/ The Secretary Of State occupies a very.
: high position. continued Mr.. Cummings.
/ quite different from that Of any OF the
( other Cabinet officers. inasUuch as hs
has TO deal with the representatives OF
I the foreign powers. They very fact that
( Congress had 10 pass legislation rescind-
/ ing one Of its former actions, IN order
+ 10 qualify Senator Knox to occupy the
( position, may look 20 them at variancs
( with their conception Of personal honor
s Furthermore. Il IS hound 10 make 2 most
/ peculiar impression on the rest o. the
world as 10 the possibilities Of tampering
with the Constitution OF the United States
when i Is necessary 10 90 so IN order
/ 10 accommodate q personal friend OF
/ those WHO are in power
50 many folks vha visit South Aueri-
/ can countries" said Fernando Cauisarez.
( Of Bogota, who Is al the Shoreham, viii
7 talk 20 you about the laziness Of the
/ Spanish-American. have been doing
business in Lstin-American countries for
many years now. and also 7 have had
?
want 10 say that I haven't observed any
very great amount Of hUstling being dons
in the United States Of late.
"For instance. a nan in business II the
( United States gets 10 his Office about 3
o'clock, and goes out 20 lunch al noon
or SO. Then. after he comes back after
Z spending a fair amount Of tine ~ his
meal - is prepared 10 quit work at
( O'Clock
Now, down IN Bogota, for iRstahce.
/ folks get TO work IN their Offices a
D o'clock and stay there until o'clock or
later. They don't take so very much
+ time for lunch either No man in Bogota
thinks Of making an engagement for din
ner until well along toward 80 O'Clock
They 90 a lot o. real hustling
a South American came into the 0fFce
OF a company IN New York one day
when I was there and asked for the p-ics
I Of a certain commodity inst We handle
I L happened that IN order 70 be sure about
/ the terms the factory had TO be consulted.
I That man complained &c me Of The
leisurely business methods here
/ He said he thought the information
! should have been in the Office, and falling
that. there was no reason why he should
\ have 70 wait Two weeks to hear from tie
( factory. He said the process was Ike
this: a day or so after he asked al the
Office a letter was sent 10 the facto-r-
That letter was put on file and answered
I in due course. probably three or four DAYS
later. Then It was mailed and received
in the Office The next day. Then. aftc-
other letters ahead Of II had been al
! tended To- it was copied for him.
The next dsy, perhaps. II was mailed.
I and the day after Il got 10 him Alto
[ geJheT. he figured out that IL took about
two weeks for him 70 hear Of Il He
wasn't impressed with the hustling OF the
Americans"
Discussing the fox skin trade OF Maine.
Henry s. Foster. Of Portland. who Is AZ
the Ebbitt, said last night that about
900 fox skins were sold out CT Maine
/ every year. Very few OF the sly AM
mails are shot" continued the man from
/ Maine; many are killed by the use OF
poisoned bait. while hundreds OF others
are killed in drives, known as the New
Hampshire method This IS not sports
manlike, but the fur hunters are in ths
game for cash, not sport.
Z No accurate statistics are available as
20 the number OF foxes captured in Maine
n a year. but some time ago Charles E.
Oak, OF caribou. then land agent. said.
al committee hearing. that more than
I 5aoQQ fox skins were sold out OF ArOos-
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