The Washington herald., 1909-07-05
AT THE HOTELS.

L-ampe' OF Hanover. otto Lampe. Of Os-
nnbrueck and B. Hettlage. OF Dussel-
I dOrf. all young German business men.
merchants. and manufacturers. who are
touring this country. are at the Raleigh.
mo young mans education in Germany
to-day IS regarded as complete unless he
has made a thorough tour Of the United
states. and has visited those particular
establishments in which he may be inter
ested- There are a number Of things
which We Germans can learn from the
Americans. particularly the practical or
gsnization OF your business establish
ments. Everything works smoothly; not
minute is lost anywhere: everything
seems to be arranged for the sole pur-
pose Of making money. eliminating every
other feature
The American business man apparent
ly has no othe- object in life than 10
make money, and 10 make It as fast as
/ possible said Mr.. Artmeier. who acted
as spokesman. and whose remarks were
assented 10 by the other members OF
/ the party The men, especially. IN your
country have such a strained. tired look
They have 70 attend 10 their household
duties. the children. and other things a.
I ter they return 10 their homes from
work. iaterjected Herr HeIuage IN al
seriousness.
TO be perfectly frank. We have not
seen much as yet IN America which wa
could apply advantageOusly IN our estab-
lShments IN Germany. one thing struck
me particularly in America. and that IS
that the owners Of your big stores. with
a few exceptions do rot make big Efforts
70 make their places attractive for their
patrons There IS a lack CT comfort and
beauty. and there is an evidence Of prim-
/ itIveness everywhere
Your streets in the cities We visited
] are eXeCraDle. Washington is about the
/ only place so far which has fairlv. good
/ streets In Germany streets Ike those OF
/ Chicago, St Louis. and Philadelphia
would never be tolerated: so filthy. so IN
/ clean, and insanitary. BY nature Amer
I lea IS the land Of unlimited possibilities
nature has provided plentifully in every
respect. and makes America a land OF
+ plenty; otherwise. however. there IS room
/ for much Improvement"
/ Speaking about the tarin On German
made goods imported into this country.
particularly WoOiel goods. 1Ir. ArtmeIer
/ and his colleagues said the new tariff
placed on German goods was almost pro
/ hibitive. and, IN fact. practically ex-
/ cluded German merchandise from the
! American market 1T would be a good
idea he continued. for Two friendly
/ countries 20 arrange for free trade be-
& tween them. which measure would make
/ idisseasions between them Impossible. II
+ America cares 81 all for the friendship OF
I Germany she should not pass tariff laws
I NEvaIrrTfurn f-nr-r4er-
States II IS not done in Germany. and
/ should not be done in America
"Au Germany admires the rapid IN
I tellectual and commercial growth OF the
\ United States, and recognizes in 4 the
I greatest power and strongest nation his
] tory has ever produced.
Herbert s. Overton. OF New York.
/ wei known lawyer of the metropolis.
/ IS AZ the New Willard Discussing the
mayoraIty situation. Mr Overtor said
/ that no matter what may be said AZ this
I time about Tammany and its methods.
the Tammany candidate for mayor would
T be elected by a handsome majority
This Bingham affair was nothing OF
I any great consequence" said Mrs. over
I ton Undue significance was attached %
I II on the part OF some excited papers and
politicians. Bingham IS simply out OF Il:
that tells the whole story. And in about
a week from to-day Bingham VIII De q
T thing Of the past. and his name. with
7 those OF many others. win have drifted
down the Ions aisles into oblivion. never
/ again 10 be resurreCIed- He was a good.
f efficient Official but he is not z politician
/ and unless one IS some sort of a poIl-
/ tician or mixer in New York his chances
for success al The polls should he ever
. take Il into his head 20 run for Office, are
mighty poor
/ ''Tammany VIII place a strong popular
man on the ticket. a man who can con-
/ uan6 the respect OF the community. and
I no matter upon whom the Republicans,
I the Independents. and the fusionisUs and
7 mugwu-nPs may decide, they VIII never
{ beat the vel organized Tammany ma
chine"
I Speaking about an American merchant
marine. Howard S FosJe-. Of san Fran
cisco. who is az the Arlington. said that
/ Congress should place American shipping
I again where il had been before the civil
war.
/ Nothing could be more out OF keep
I ing than for the government 70 maintain
la navy al a cost OF $50 000.000 a year
/ said Mr. Foster. and &c refuse 10 ap-
Ipr0Driats S30a0009 TO s5.00a0oo only TO tn
/ 20 stimulate g merchant marine that
would be equally useful In war and IN
/ peace. The largest subsidy ever proposed
/ Tor the American merchant marine was
Z that proposed IN the so-called Hanna bin.
under which, II ever. proposed line had
been established. giving Us speedy and
/ direct communication with every inpor-
/ tant country in the world. the total sub
7 si6y drawn by all the ship lines would
I have been less than Ss.00oo00
/ In $50 the gross tonnage Of American
merchant vessels amounted TO over 1000
/ oo9 tons. n 1850. before the era OF IRON
and steel ship construction and under
/ protection of ship subsidies, American
merchant vessels aggregated mere than
1 5oooOo0 tons and controlled 50 per cent
I Of the trade with foreign countries Ten
years previous England increased her
I ship subsidies. from which period began
/ the rapid decline Of the American mer-
chant marine In 1S5S France had adopt
\ ed ship subsidies and America lost 50 Per
cent OF the foreign trade, which con-
/ tinUed 10 decrease until the opening Of
and during the civil war. al the close OF
which in 1860 foreign commerce dePre-
/ ciated s. per cent a slight increase de-
1 yeloped after the war and continued
until $50. All other countries have adopt
/ ed subsidies and american shipping IN
/ terests declined rapidly. and continued
I so until the present tine. And the United
! States is carrying - per cent OF the
Z oversee traffic.
a resident OF Hudson. Wis. was de-
p,cring the resignation OF Senator spoon
er." bean Fred J. IuboT Of Milwaukee.