The Washington herald., 1909-10-29
AT THE HOTELS.

aver, Of Chicago at the New Willard
last night, referring 10 Charles Crane,
who resigned as Minister to China, and
ne has always been one OF the finest and
most honorable OF men have ever had
the pleasure OF knowing. His treatment
at the hands Of the State Department was
humiliating and embarrassing In the ex-
treme TO Mr.. Crane. and entirely unJusti-
fed and uncalled for.
IF mistake has been made" contin-
ued Mr. Aver. 1T certainly was not made
by Mr.. Crane, as he strictly and con-
scientiously carried out the Instructions
which President Taft save him. II he
talked. II was because Mr.. Taft told him
70 talk and if he made II hot. It was
because the President requested him 20
make il that way
MIR. Crane IS one OF the most success
ful business men Ia the United States.
! He Is a thorough Russian scholar, and
has Travelled extensively In the Orient.
He knows business from the ground up.
but had never had any training in the
diplomatic line. To send him to a post
like the one he was slated for. without
coaching or instructions OF any kind. was
a serious mistake, and Mr.. Crane should
not be blamed II he did not deport him
self Ike one who had seen years OF serv-
ice in the diplomatic field"
Karl Raentsch. Iaudwirt, OF farmer, OF
Pommern, Germany, is at the sh0reham.
Herr Raentsch is a young German, who
! is interested In agriculture and IS max
/ ing a tour Of the United States.
Germany this year VIII have a poor
wheat crop, generally speaking. OF
course. in some parts the crop Will not be
so bad as in others. but altogether it is
much below the average. German wheat,
so far as quality is concerned. IS far SUI
per!or 90 American wheat. but In guam
/ tity our wheat can never compete with
/ the American product.
/ Another peculiar thing ! found was
| that tie German steamer on which 1
| crossed was supplied with American meat
/ FOR its kitchen. That may be because OF
so many Americans going abroad every
year who prefer their own meats and
/ vcgstables-'
/ Speaking OF his impression Of New
I York, the young German said he was so
I bewildered by the hustle and hustle OF
/ that metropolis that 10 all seemed like a
/ dream 10 him. New York is great. con-
| fusing, so wealthy: those s1yscrapers,
/ the railroads. and everything reminded
I me so much Of a huge fair. There is one
4 feature that I don't exactly like. and
( that is the advertising schemes appearing
all over The town, giving the whole city
/ an aspect Of a huge advertising poster.
! The American girl Is irres!sti5ly
/ charming and attractive. 10 matter
| whether she be rich or poor. she is hand
/ some and dignifed; she has good taste
/ IN dress and good manners. She IS the
/ product OF q new. composite race, and
/ has therefore that novelty about her
| which attracts and fascinates.
/ America IS an immensely wealthy
/ country. Il looks 10 me Ike one great
I big city. The distance between New
!. York and Washington seems TO be one
immense city; IL is simply marvellous. and
/ can scarcely comprehend IL
Discussing Germauys welJpOItik. Herr
/ Raeutsch said that the people OF Ger
many are peace loving and Go not clamor
for war with any other nation. eve
are beginning TO build a navy, 1t is true
said Herr Raentsch, but it IS small and
cannot compare with that Of England or
the United States. What there is, is OF
the very best We Germans may well
feel proud % our army. Other countries
may be able TO initiate our inventions.
. but the German army stands alone. I'M
4 surpassed by none and eQualed by none.
I When BuelOW said at the time Of the
/ Bosnia-Herzegovina troubles that Ger
manys army was ready 10 obey the sum
mons, a thrill went through every Ger
man. and we all felt that we belonged
70 one great nation. We are all united
and love our Kaiser. who has made Ger
many as glorious and powerful and rich
as it is this day
The American man works Ike horse
that his wife may have three servants
10 do her work and her time Tor leisure, %
said Emil Pfrueuder Of Zurich, Switzer-
land, at the Arlington, yesterday. discuss
ing the psychology Of the American man.
she. in return. cntertains rides, drives,
reads. and studies, and, in short, gets 50
much culture that she can soon look
down on her husband and use words ne
never heard Of
He gives up an enjoyable fishing trip
20 the lake IN the woods TO escort his bet
ter half 10 Paris. said the Swiss, who
spent some time I'm this country making
studies and observations on things Amer
lean. she draEs him around 20 the
shops for women during the day, and tells
him what 20 wear evenings and how 10
hold his knife and fork.
The American father" continued Mr..
IPfruender. "loves his daUghter-his most
expensive luxury. She demands the most.
He gives her the most. To make her
happy he does not stop short OF the
most eXuavsgant Of resorts. schools.
journeys. music teachers, dressmakers,
and whatever female fooIishness and
lcapriciOUSness can conceive Of
He has a son. Sons are an incum-
brance I'm the United States. They do not
marry titled wives and thereby elevate
mammG's social position. Son gets no
income Tor life Let him work. or let
him be satisfied with $50 a month. Amer
leans are "a puzzle TO me and viii re-
main so I have studied them for nearly
nine months and I don't know much
about them yet"
George Studdiford. a mining engineer OF
London, who has just returned from Mex
leo. where he is engaged in mining enter
pTiseS, and who was seen at the New
Willard. said last night:
zone Of the most important municipal
works Of sanitation and Identification
now In progress in Mexico. among many
other similar enterprises. is the arChing
Of the GuanajUato River which is now
being done I'm the CITY OF Guanajuato
under the direction Of Ponciano Agular,
state engineer. Richard Davis. an Amer
lean engineer VINO IS well known IN
Mexico. is in active charge OF the con-
/ struCtiou work
MANY millions Of dollars Of Amer
lean capital has been invested I'm mines
IN the Guanajuato district during the
last eight years This great outlay Of
money has caused an influx Of Americans.
who are in charge Of all the principal
mines OF the district. The advent OF
these foreigners in such numbers has
Ame-icanized the city Of GuanaiuatO 10
a great extent. In order 10 keep up with
the march of progress that was being