The Washington herald., 1909-07-08
AT THE HOTELS.

Al lHE HOTELS.
"a word about fraterniaes or eorps.
as they are called. Of the German uni
versities." said Dr.. Adolphons d. ssitz.
OF Berlin. az the New Willard. who IS
touring this country. There are several
OF them IN all the German universities
They are distinctly class organization
social classes. Each corps Is distinguish
ed by the color Of It's cap The white
caps are the Bcrussias; they are Emperor
william colleagues OF Bonn.
The members OF the different corps
have nothing 70 do with each other ex-
cePt when dueling; then the intercourse
is very formal and fixed BY rigid rules"
continued Dr. seitz. ANY departure
from these rules means social osuacism-
For instance. a member OF the noble
mems corps. the white caps. never
speaks 70 a member OF another corps ex-
cept IN the most formal way. when ar
ranging duel; and so it goes on down
the social line
''Remember." added the German ss-
want. that for centuries in Germany
noble birth and military talents have
been the only opening 10 political pow
er This Is considerably changed now,
and peOp.e OF law birth have almost
the same opportunities for political sue
cess as their more fortunately situated
/ brothers"
"Duehng2 / don't see anything wrong
In H. Il is not half as bad as boxing OF
wrestling and Il certainly IS more civ
ilized than yOur American way OF punch
ing each other in the face with bare
fists That IS barbaric. there IS no
hnesse OF culture about T. Il is simply
the same weapon used by men 0f the
stone age"
I Albert S Tomplzins, a New York mar
afacturer and exporter OF woolen goodS,
/ is al the Arlington. Speaking OF Amer
can cOnsuls abroad. 5Ir. Thompkins last
night said. considering the circumstances,
I the United states probably has a better
set Of oonsuls than It deserves
Some OF them are sent 10 foreign
/ ports" continued AIr TOmpkins, be
cause they are not wanted in the United
States. Many Of them have absolutely
no idea OF the people or trade OF places
to which they are sent. and some never
make an effort to find out At best a
good man requires al least two years 70
get an understanding OF the situation:
and then. after two years OF service, he
7 is probably recalled. TO be replaced BY
some one else who has 10 90 through the
same experience.
In addition 70 all this, a consul often
has 70 appoint consular agents" added
Mr.. Tompkins, who are generally Ger
man or British business men, who prob
ably perform faithfully the Official part OF
I thei- work. but who have no sentiment
for the United States
I "In fact. the system IS 50 wrong, 50
/ opposed 10 all that is sensible and expe-
dient. that we have @ marvel az The
/ folly Of a nation. which claims 70 lead in
the progress OF the world.
With these drawbacks. therefore. the
I fact that so much has been done Is the
greatest tribute 70 the good men In the
1 service who have risen above circuun-
stances
/ There never vas a tine when god
1 consuls were so necessary 20 the country
as to-day. The United States IS conquer
i ing the markets OF the world. Il leads in
Z trade. wealth. and industry. and It's VITAL
\ interests require. AZ every foreign con-
l petitive point. alert. experienced. and pro
7 gressivSagenrs. But il cannot get then
I under spoils system that does precious
I little 10 encourage efficiency"
I Discussing the lack OF an American
( merchant marine, Jesse 6. Evans. Of
/ Cleveland. Ohio. who Is az the Shore
ham, said last night that the American
people were indifferent 10 a deficiency
which diuinishes ths value OF a nnagnif-
{ cent fighting navy AID eliminates Amer
iEcaa ships from the deep seas
The average citizen" continued Mr.
Evans. while admitting the situation. Is
( listless about Il Two citizens while
agreeing that our merchant marine Is
F practically nothing and that Il ought 70
be aided by the government, disagree
as 10 the way of aiding it.
There are two methods proposed for
revlTtng American shipping" added Mr.
Evans "One Of these IS by direct pay
nent out OF the government treasury. of
4 compensatlons for mail service. OF naval
subventiOns. and OF straight subsidies.
The other Is by diherentisI duties. which
means that goods coming into America
. N foreign ships are charged q higher
I duty than those which come IN American
ships. There was a time when SO Der
cent OF the American foreign trade was
/ handled in American ships At that tine
. We had dinerential duties. Il is natural
that those people who read about the
success Wnic1 resulted from oinerelrial
duties should advocate these now
With better methods and greater skin
/ il Japan, and with the Chinese cotton
mills free from the obstacles which have
I heretofore crippled them. the American
I manufacture win have to Do alert. q"
said Samuel s 5ouseman. a New Orleans
cotton broker. at the Riggs House.
When the Chinesss cotton mills started
it was predicted" continued Mr.. House
man. that they would eventually supDlv
the needs OF the Oriental market. The
Chinese cotton producers. IN resortinS 10
various plans of squeezing, virtually
killed the goose before it began lavinE
golden eggs. They attempted 70 obtain
high prices by cornering methods. they
utilized unfair ways in attempting 10 in
crease the weight OF the bale. and such
methods. coupled with the fact that the
Chinese cotton product did not equal that
Of the United States. hurt the Industry
in China. az least temporarily.
Now. however. these defects and obSta-
cles are being removed japanese manu-
facturers are becoming interested IN the
Chinese mills. better methods prevail. and
with markets favorable and friendly 10
the native product the outsider VIII have
70 o1er. IN due time. additional induce
ments."
Gov Stubbs, of Kansas is at outs with