The Washington herald., 1909-05-01
AT THE HOTELS.

ireland is, and must eoztiuus to Be, =
predominsHtiy agricultural country" sale
Michael F. Flanagan, Of Cork, Ireland.
who Is at the Raleigh. Mr. Elauuigzu IS
connected with the customs service OF
Ireland. and Is here partly on business
and partly on pleasure
The farmers ere Irelande chief wealth
producers" he continued. .Tf they pres
per. Ireland may be prosperous: other
wise she viii be 'distressfui.' Il has been
generally held that cur staple Industry
was hopsiessly handicapped by landlord
ian. Landlordism Is rapidly disappegring.
IN fifteen, or at the most twenty-five.
years Ireland VIII be owned and wiz be
governed by q peasant proprietary. Ths
island has an area OF about 5000 90 acres,
Of which one-fourth Is nonproductive
Upon the remaining 15.oooeoo acres are
about $4,000 farms OF these mcre than
10000 are from one TO fifteen acres n
extent mostly on the poorer land OF the
country.
The one trouble with Irishnen !s
that they are not farmers by natural IN
eiination. continued Mr. Flannigan-
They are working IN three directions.
Ireland IS now trying TO apply the quick
intelligence Of its people, especially the
rising generation, 20 these sciences. an
elementary understanding OF which Is ab-
solutsly essential 20 successful farming.
we may differ as TO what Is the mis-
sion Of the Irish race. Us greatest
achievements have not been II its owa
country, but throughout the world
personally believe the infusion of a
spiritual element into our too materials
tic civilization Is the highest ain cur
people can set before them. But 4 Is
absolutely necessary that the minority
should remain az henae-should. before u
IS too late. bald sp al Irish life 81 Ire
land which vii be e continuous home for
Ideals. for which the Irish people stand.
The influence Of the Irish race through
out the world demands for its survival
that il should have IN tie country OF is
origin distinctive people and a distinc-
tive life. IN which It can take a genuine
and worthy pride
How is Emperor William Of Germany
liked in Ireland? Why, he IS q thousand
times more popular than Edward Of Eng
land"
ExtoIIing tbs virtues OF his native
Ifngton. VI. who Is at the Riggs, said
last night that Vermont produces about
five great products that bear the pure
food brand and are guaranteed al that as
being the best IN the world
The best IN the word OF granite, mar
bic. maple sugar. life insurance, and men
and women" continued Mr.. Lowe The
women, born among the Green Noun
ts!ns.
Our maple sugar has sEeetened the
tooth OF every child n this country
continued the Veraonter. no tariff can
protect !t and no free trade schedule can
injUre Il. When the naples OF Vermont
no longer give their sap, the last OF the
days is surely az hand.
no panic ever aSsailed Vermont life
Insurance. no rUn1or ventured 70 use its
name. no scandal or stain was ever
charged against its conduct nor has =
ever been guilty OF eXtravagance.
The greatest commodity OF Vermont
IS its men and women, a staple product
that can be depended on az every harvest
Vermont has enriched this country with
some OF iIs most prominent au6 brilliant
men. and We have every reason 70 be
proud of our little state"
Heinrich J Arnshausen, q shlpovner,
Of Hamburg. Germany. is at the Shore
ham Speaking OF Germany's colonies.
Mr.. Arnshsusen said that one nnust
measure the colonies by colonial meas
urA
The progress IN Ge-msny's African
-0Tn
growth OF the empire" said Mr. Arms
hsussn- 1T would be Wild and wicked
10 expect any such progress n the
colonies as has been recorded at home.
particularly IN colonies as poor as are
those OF East Africa By and BY things
are bound 20 be better When 81 Is n
order the empire vii bs able 20 buy from
its colonies some OF its cotton much OF
its own corn. spices. tropical fruits. &C.
Other nations seem 70 be bent upon build
ing walls as barriers OF trade. II Is in
portant that the colonies Be encouraged
70 progress. This. indeed, Is the only way
out OF the smbaTrsssments caused BY the
protective systems toward which Eng
lang Is rapidly moving. Only Ignorance
and political partisanShip can keep the
colonies down Il is for Us 70 say how
far they shall move forward. What the
empire has undertaken VIII be carried
out Il has responsibilities toward MI
lions Of men and women in the heart OF
Africa-nen and women who have been
badly dealt with IN the past"
There are tricks IN all trades" re-
marked George Bower. sn automobile
man OF Detroit, at the Arlington. the
other day. and they're all right SO long
as you're not dealing with 8 man who is
wise.
Net long ago q salesman vas putting
q secondhand machine through It's PAGES
for a prospective buyer" continued Mr.
Bower They went out over 8 stretch
OF boulevard, and the customer watched
the telegraph poles and trees fly past
them for about FIVE minutes and then he
asked the man 20 slow up until they
could have a look al the speedometeT.
The dial showed that they had been
going seventy-fve miles an hour.
Wen, that's fast enough" said the
customer, now lets see how slow you
can 60"
They poked along at about two miles
an hour gate. and then the customer took
another lock al the SpeedOmeter. Il
showed forty miles and hour They had
been going perhaps thirty miles an hour
when the dial showed seventy-fve The
speedometer gag foels some of the easy
ones occasionally"
seandinavia's friendship for the United
States and closer relations between the
two countries. were discussed BY Fred