The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-31
By JAMES d. MORROW.

OF the Pharaohs for stupendous places OF
burial
When he came to die, Henry w. a driv-
ing man who threw Richard II into
prison and hunted Hotspur. the rebel.
TO his death, cautioned his son and sue
oessor not to permit the English long
TO enjoy the dangerous idleness Of peace.
Fight the foreigners" he said in effect.
that tho restless Britons may have work
TO do"
SO Henry V. mindful Of his fathers
adnonition. invaded France. married the
Kings daughter, and became regent and
heir Of the Gallo empire.
Going back into the twilight OF history,
II has been known 90 all the generations
that the people OF Israel, dawdling in
camp while Moses was on Mount Sinai.
made a calf of gold and bowed down TO
1t and sung 10 It with tremendous
noise.
Conflict for Business.
Coming into the present. the whole of
civilization is seen grappled IN a savage
conflict for business-for work and wages
that men and women may be happy,
prosperous and-tranquil.
Armed 10 the teeth for possible and
violent emergencies. William Of Germany
is fighting all Europe and the United
States. industrially. Wars with spears.
breastplates lances coats OF mail. bows
and arrows muskets. and repeating rifles
have been followed by wars between fac
tories, mines, and furnaces. A fort now
Rdays may be a rolling mill or a tannery.
Men are no longer killed-they are fed.
clothed, and housed.
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no matter what may be said or thought
on the subject. has become the place
where the commanding generals Of Amer
lean business meet. plan, and confer
together.
Civilization. therefore 80 privately at
first. among its merchants and manu-
faeturers, and then publicly and officially.
with the aid OF it's rulers, ministries, and
legislatures-is in battle over bread
and butter. Weapons have been changed.
and so have methods, but the rudimental
spirit Of man toward his adversaries is
as fierce as ever.
Must Sell Abroad.
The United States, having its own
mouths to feed. its own bodies 10 clothe.
and its own heads TO shelter, once took
no heed of the foreign market 1t Is
not so any more There is frequently a
surplus Of steel, as ordinarily there is
an oversupply or cotton and wheat. More
shoes are manufactured than can be sold
at home. Europe Is eating bread baked
of the -four ground from the grain planted
on the spot. cut. and thrashed by Amer
lean farm machinery. Uncle Sans sew
ing machines are making shirts for the
HOttentots. and HIS kerosene is lighting
the huts Of heathen6om. And now his
cotton-seed oil is driving the olive cut
Of Sicily II Is smoother and sweeter.
and its old odor has vanished chemically
Nationally the worldwide contest for
employment, and the creature comforts
and necessities for daily living. was recog-
niZed BY the creation OF another depart
ment TO the government OF washington
The first suggestion went no turther
than for a Cabinet officer charged with
the duty OF stimulating commerce. La
Dor was properly and logically included
when as some one has said, man waved
a pair Of overals In the gallery and
stampeded both branches Of Congress.
Mai. Carson at the Head.
Thus the challenge Of battle was open
w accepted by the United states. Since
then the trade scouts OF the country have
penetrated into every land. Maj. John
MILLER Carson Is captain Of the band.
although in registers and directories ne
IS known as the chief of the Bureau OF
Manufactures. President Roosevelt ask
ed him to take the place
In the length and honor Of his service
and in age. because he Is seventy-one
years old-as well as In character dig
nitv. courtesy. kindness. and attain
rnents. Mai Carson is the respected ana
beloved dean of the newspaper CORE
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in philadelphia whore he had also peer a
printer. he was commissioned an officer IN
the Union army during the civil war. he
came 10 this city thirty-siN years ago
and after that, until he accepted puolc
office. was in the employment OF buI Two
ne,rsnarsers the New York Times and
the Philadelphia Public Ledger
Now. after a life Of usefulness, indus
try. and moral excellence, Mai Carson
is as slender erect, and gracetul as
lieutenant In the artillery. He was clerk
OF the WAYS and Means Committee that
wrote the tariff bin Of 1888 and Of the Nc
Kinley committee that prepared the IA
NOUS measure Of 1890 Yet Maj. Carson is
not a statistcian, but an accomplished
newspaper man with practical IDEAS the
talent for constructive work, and the
essential Journalistic habit Of doing bust
ness with energy and without an Instant
OF unnecessary delay. He made the
Bureau OF Manufactures. Furthermore,
as captain OF the scouts. he knows how
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what country" I asked him. 'offers
the best opportunity for the development
Of American trader"
Foreign Market Overlooked.
IN a sense" was the answer. "the whole
world remains to be explored by our men
Of business. We have been so profitably
occupied among ourselves that we have
overlooked the foreign market Our ig-
norance OF commercial geography is Of
tentimes amusing. I shall always remem-
Der an optimistic and pushing man who
came tearing into my office after a night
ride from New England. He made a
good watch and a mighty cheap watch.
he said. and he wanted 10 introduce il
into every vest pocket In China, not as
a resultant benefit to himself but as a
blessing 20 the Orient. He didn't know
II the Chinese had watches, he didn't
understand their tastes or customs. but
he was convinced that he could conquer
their country benevolently and annex Il
10 his factory.
Il told him that my own knowledge was
pretty scant with respect to the chronO-
metric conditions In China. but I could
safely say that the Chinese wss a con-
servative fellow. that he worshiped mis-
grandfather, and that he probably car
ried his grandfather's watch, provided
that august individual ever had one.
Moreover according 10 the best OF my
belief. and so far as l could see, the
Chinese was not supplied with that occi-
dental ornament and convenience known
as the vest pocket. II seemed to me,
..t..-a.s 4, observe thai definite knoyvI-