The Washington herald., 1909-03-06
AT THE HOTELS.

body uncomfortable on Thursday" SAD
Leslie II. Shaw, former Secretary Of the
Treasury. at the New Willard yesterday.
There is an opportunity he continued,
for the newspapers 10 accomplish some
thing really worth while II they take
the matter UP. You can't expect Cen
gress to DO anything; they'll have forgot
ten all about the weather by the time
they convene"
Speaking about the members OF the Ma
tonaI Legislature. the Iowa fnancier said
that It was not necessary for a Congress
man at the present day to be man Of
great amount OF intelligence
"All a Congressman is expected 70 do
in order TO keep his popularity with his
constituents to-day. IS TO be a good lis
tener at the telephone. II he obeys
the instructions which are sent him By
phone from the politicians OF his baili-
wick. he is all right; but If he has
the temerity to originate ideas and legis-
lative measures himself. without first Sc
curing the consent Of his electors and the
politicians. he is doomed never again 20
return to Washington
Congressman these days are not neces-
sarily men OF great briIlisncy. or an IN
usual amount OF brains. They are alto
gether different from what they used
TO be. or from what our forefathers ex-
pected them 10 be- Formerly a Repre-
sentative was expected by his constituents
to take care Of their interests as he
deemed fit; he was supposed and ex-
- 1a Lul DO
out first consulting every Tom, Dick, and
Harry about Il He was Ike a bank
president, OF the board Of directors. who
are elected 20 their places because OF
their knowledge OF the banking business.
DepositoTs place them al the head of the
institution 20 manage affairs Tor the best
interests OF the depositors.
Discussing the merchant marine and its
absolute necessity in case war should
break out, Mr. Shaw said that Japan had
over 800 merchant ships, which, i bos-
tilities broke out, would Al once rush 70
the aid Of their country, while the United
States had hardly any worth speaking
Of He cited the instance Of the fleet
sailing around the world, and its sup
plies being carried By foreign eOlliers
and other transports
Japan, without the least trouble
added Nj Shaw. could throw an army
into Hawai- within a comparatively
short time, while the United States
would not be able 10 send one hundred
men, II time OF war, within two years;
We would not have any Golfers or ships
or transports OF our oTn 70 do this work
The japanese question is not settled by
any means, AID the people feel Il that
the matter sooner o. later viii have 70
be fought 10 a finish"
Caleb Powers. Of BarboursviIle. Ky.
who was accused OF completely IN the
shooting Of former Gov. 'Goebel. is az the
Raleigh. He Is a member Of the Bradley
Marching Club. OF the Blue Grass State,
and would scarcely be taken for the nan
whose life has been in jeopardy more
than once.
Kentucky" said Mr. Powers. before
many years viii be a Republican State
The tendency among all Southern States
is toward the Republican party. The
Democratic party is going 10 pieces. and
has never done anything OF any real value
70 the Southern States. The influx OF
Northern capital and the Northern men
accelerate the movement Of RepubIcaniZ-
Ing the South II K were not f0r the ne
gToes the South would be Republican to
day. We are gradually but surely devel-
oplng into q manufacturing center. and
We therefore must have ali the protec-
tisn which the Republican party throws
around American industries.
1T is needless for ne 70 add that Presi-
dent Taft is very popular in our section
OF the country. and that he is as well
liked by the Democrats as he is by his
Owl party.
Discussing the japanese question as il
is looked upon by the people along the
Pacific Coast. Harry White. OF Los
Angeles. who is at the New Willard said
last night that just for the present the
clamOr for exclusion OF the Asiat:cs had
somewhat died down, but that It would
cons Up again. and that then il would
have 10 come 10 a settlement
Mr. White. who is interested IN mining
and was formerly the mayor Of Seattle.
Wash. said that he had been asked in
consultation with President Roosevelt
or the japanese question and that he
was fully acquainted with every phase
OF it
within the next few years" con-
tinued Mr. White. every state along the
Pacific coast and their mountain neirh-
bors viii demand laws excluding Asia ae
immigration The popular demand for a
law Of this nature VIII be so strong that
Congress VIII be forced 20 take action ard
support the Pacific States You must IN
derstand that It Is a question OF existence
with our people, and you cannot really
blame them for trying to defend their
own
AlI the measures which had 70 be XIII
ed for the time being viii come I'D again
and VIII be adopted No Asiatic will be
allowed TO attend white schools: they VIII
not be Permitted 70 hold property; they
viii not have the right 10 become citi-
Zens OF this country, and immigration vii
be stopped altogether
We should be prepared successfully n
execute these measures when they are once
adopted, and f0T that reason there shou1d
be stationed IN the Pacific a strong aear-
which could preserve and enforce peace.
Furthermore. there are a large uu-oher
Of populous and wealthy cities along the
Pacific coast, and there should be auuls
protection for them"
'One defect in the New York ambr.
lance service is the delay in answering
calls" said DR.. Hans Ortle. Of New York
who Is at the Shoreham. The deiav
arises from the great area which the
hospitals are supposed TO cover" The
physician said that not long ago he saw
a cab driver thrown from his vehicle by
a passing automobile. and that the in
jured man had TO lie On the sidewalk
fully twenty minutes before tbs anbu-
fsDca orTfvsd
Another defect Of the New York svy-
tenn continued Dr. Ortle. is the IN
necessary and often harmful overcrowd-