The Washington herald., 1909-08-08


qualities them 20 occupy positions which
1t is utterly impossible for a large pro-
portion OF them TO obtain" said David
A Barnes, a leading educator OF New
York. at the Shoreham recently.
There are scores Of young men being
turned out OF the universities even. who.
with all their excellent qualities, are CONF
PEELED 70 accept inferior situations at
abSurdly low salaries IN order 70 earn
living at all II We are producing men
who are qualified for high positions which
they can never hope 10 fill then we are
creating race Of dissatisfied men. and
a discontented people is serious danger
TO the State"
Fritz Uhde. OF Breslau, Germany, a
manufacture. who IS making a business
tour Of the United States. and is at the
New Willard. IN discussing the measures
OF the German government 20 protect
laborers. said:
Very often cry IS raised IN Germany
against the paternal government, which
makes It its business TO interfere IN many
cases where It Is not wanted. German
workingmen are. on the whole. well sat-
ished with the efforts made on the part
Of the Kaiser, 20 wean them from social
ism by the Introduction Of governmental
bills Dor tset- welfare
Compared TO the workingman IN thu
United States" continued Herr Uhde.
they are very fortunate indeed, and
have really no reason 10 leave the faith
erland Il search OF better conditions in
the land Of unlimited possibilities.
''For nearly sixteen years German
worbngnen have been enjoying old age
pensions. which their contemporaries in
England have Just won. and their breth-
ren fl America have not even dare ask
for. Germany's old ago pension forms
a part OF q general scheme by means OF
which the workingman is compelled 70
protect himself with the aid OF his en-
ployer and the state from all the suffer
Ing. poverty. and disabilities, which arise
from sickness and old age"
Every workman, employer, and also
the state must contribute toward tho
general pension fund an amount which
varies from / 10 4 cents a week for the
workers, the same amount TO be paid by
the employers for each employe, and the
state contributing $3.50 annually 70 each
pension when Il falls due. The work OF
the Insurance Is carried on by thirty-onel
imperial insurance Offices. which have
now on hand more than S5O0.O00OO0
According 10 another law all working
men insured by the government must b
supplied with artificial teeth. In case they
need them. Dental institutions have been
opened in Berlin where all policy holders
OF the working class may have their lost
teeth replaced. This IS not TO be looked
rrrNrfr rrhr
that the men with good teeth VIII be less
likely 70 make claims on the department
and thus considerable money will be
saved.
The same idea Is the cause for pro-
viding sanatOriums for consumptives and
several OF the largest and best OF these
20 be found anywhere have been built out
Of government insurance funds"
Until a few years ago the United states
Senators had say in regard TO soma
OF tho census patronage. according 10
John 3. Crothers, OF Buffalo, n. Y. al
the Riggs yesterday.
The Senators named the supervisors
This created all kinds OF friction be-
tween tho Senators and Representatives.
and finally ths eLtire census patronaEo
which seemed satisfactory. at least, TO the
Senator's In fact they helped estab-
hsh the rev plan.
The reformer who hopes 70 eefea(
some Of our Representatives next year.
can get no comfort out OF the census. An
enumeratOr IN each township and ward
gives q Representative an additional no
hucal army that IS hard 70 conquer.
''V-hile the enumerstor IS not supposed
70 dabble IN politics" added Mr.. Croth-
ers. "While he IS taking the census, Ia
can nose around and find out how each
voter stands politically. He can secure
this information better than a regular
political manager. After he completes
his census work there IS no law 10 pre-
vent him from using the political IN
formation he secured while taking ths
census to strengthen the fences OF his
friend, the Representative who gave him
the job.
Most OF the New York ConeressrneD
VIII select their supervisors and enuner-
ators this fall before their return 20
Washington. although they win not make
the list public until the Director OF ths
Census calls for It about February. The
chances are that most OF the Jobs as
supervisors VIII fail 10 newspapermen."
The proposal to erect a monument to
Nine. de Stael IN Paris brings back to
ones mind Bouilly's wonderful descr!p-
ton OF the woman who was so promi-
nent both at the court Of Louis XVI end
at that Of the Directory" said Pierre
Ccurlotte. OF Paris. at the Arlington.
Nine. Dc StaeI was the lioness OF the
London season when, baEished by Ma
poleon. she sought refuge IN England" !"
continued the Frenchman. During a
portion o2 her stay she lived on Rich
mond Hi. the view from which she
characterized as 'calme et animee; ce
Gull faut etre. e. ce Qui 80 ne suis pas
Her published impressions OF England
reveal a poor opinion OF English conver-
satiOn, Lord Dudley being the only man
she met who talked 70 her approval
Hookham Frere, however, uttered a Wit
t.cism IN her presence, though not IN
her hearing:
I should Ike to be married IN Eng
lish.' she declared once. in a language
In which VOWS are so faithfully kept
What language was she married
IMP murmured one on the outer fringe
OF her circle OF admirers.
" Broken English, suppose answered
Frere.
Speaking Of sOciGistic agitations IN the
French capital. VI. Courlotte said: What
socialism has IN store for people gen.
orally Is being exempiifed by the trouble
OF houseOWner in Paris. He has been
unable 20 let his house for some years,
and he applied recently for q remission
Of taxation, being reckone6 as from the
State TO the landlord. on the rent OF the
house. The reply he got was that II was
his own fault the house remained unlet.
because be asked too high a rent for H.
The government. therefore. insisted on
its taxes but IL the landlord cared IN