The Washington herald., 1909-05-18
AT THE HOTELS.

ana supported D tne government" said
Jchn Philip Sousa. the celebrated band
leader and composer. AZ the New Willard
last night
D. Sousa, accompanied By Mrs. Sousa
and Miss Helen Sousa. his daughter ar
rived yesterday On horseback ride from
!, hot Springs. Va, 10 this city, which took
them week. 8lr. sousa was attires N
his riding togs. and was tanned from the
sun. lie said he never felt better in his
life
Music IS so universal and acknovl-
edged and adored by everybody that Il
does not need any special announcement
on the part Of the government 20 naake
it thrive Wherever music has 70 be
subsidized IN order 10 make II succeed
OF popular. Il must indeed be a peculiar
I people There is surely something wrong
with the man who doesn't Ike music.
4 We don't trust him; we know he must Be
queer.
"Irs quite different with painting or
! sculpture In these cases the genius OF
the artist can only be seen and appre-
/ ciated by q comparatively small number,
where music IS carried everywhere, n al
shapes and forms"
/ Mr. Sousa said the making OF the
/ Potomac Drive q fashionable and poDu-
/ lar promenade -as a happy thought On
the part Of Mrs. Taft. as II had q ter
deney 70 bring more people out 10 listen
/ % the concert and acquire a musical
education.
/ Speaking about his first efforts 20 dis
/ pose Of his compositions, Mr.. Sousa said
nn n -F.E 20 r..-a
that often he was glad 70 get anything
al all for Il
4 sold one Of my marches for a dc
/ tionaTy," continued the musician. and
( Il ] paid 500 to-day for that march 7
I could not get e copy Of g."
I Mr. SOusa said his new opera, "Tha
/ Glsssblowers," which he thought was
funny, would be produced IN December.
NO; viii not introduce L in this city
added 8fr. S0Usa. because WASHINGTON
/ Is too liberal, too cosmopolitan in its
! Judgment I'd much rather submit nv
work 10 a stricter and more severe cen
I sOr and critic, but who that critic seiu
be 7 cannot tel az this time"
Rudolf Frenery. Of EIberfeld. and his
brother, Otto Fremery, Of Aachen. Ger
many. are at the Raleigh. One is q civil
engineer and the other IS a merchant.
1 Both are young and are travelling fl this
1 country 20 study American methods.
The education OF a young man II
Germany IS not supposed TO be comples-
ed unless he has made tour Of the
United States" said 8Ir Rudolf Fre-
meTy.
America offers so much 10 the aspir-
/ ing young business man that Il would
be folly. indeed. Tor them 70 neglect the
/ opportunity % visit the United States and
! see and learn and make use OF his OBJ
! servauons at home for the benefit Of
/ his Own country
All Germany IS united; there IS 70
north and no south any longer A new
/ generation has grown up" he continued.
and they recognize only the fact that
/ there IS a united Germany, and that.
! whether Bavsr!aEs Prussians. or Svab-
/ ians, they are all loyal Germans and sup
pOrters Of the Greater Germany idea
Young Germany IS strongly n favor
I 0f a powerful navy-pOwerful enough 10
stand I'D and fight its battles single
/ handed. with the help OF 10 one En-
/ peror William eTnb0dies the ideas and
! aspirations OF young Germany ard ne
knows how 10 carry ont his mandate il
the most effective ard patriotic manner.
England dare not 80 70 war with any
( body Her internal situation Is not alto
gether satisfactory. and her colonies are
in q stiil and silent revolt. Should war
break out between England and another
European power, England would be obliged
I 10 make use OF her navy This would
4 leave her colonies almost free. and they
would take advantage CT the situation
and Try 20 get theIs freedom from
+ England"
I NJ L Turner. OF Oklahoma City. IS a.
+ the Raleigh Mr. Turner IS the president
+ Of The Western National Bank of Okla
homa City, and speaks IN glowing terms
/ Of the future Of his state
Western people come TO Washington
30 rUsticate. 10 take rest from strenu-
/ ous business Everything is so quiet ana
essy-gOing in Washington that Il remin5s
me Of a big. overgrown village
IF you want 20 see g city that Is :
I city, you must come 20 Oklahoma City.
We have the best street car system; We
have sixty-siX miles OF asphalt paving;
have ten-story business and Office build
;ngs- the Ike OF which one cant fad in
this city. The receipts OF the post-0face
Of oklahoma City are about s9s.1oo a
month"
West Virginia IS a Republican State"
said Forrest Brown. a prominent lawyer
OF CharIestown. " Va. who was seen
AT the Raleigh last night. "Charlestoxn
Is located in Jefferson County. which Is
an agricultural community. OF course.
as West Virginia Is bounded by Ohio and
Pennsylvania. II IS easily explainable why
it should be a Republican state We
want protection on our products, an5 T.
IS because Of protection 20 our infant in
dustries that We have been so pros
porous
Ray stannsrd Baker the author. Is AZ
/ the Shoreham-
Speaking Of the tariff bill. Senator Clay,
Of Georgia, who was seen at the Shore
ham yesterday. said that his side vas
ready TO vote OF the tariff bill by June /.
Il am quite certain, however. that there
are number Of Republicans who win
hold out until about September. These
B CCaGAtLS. d. i aAitAC- ctc-A1l II &llO NOL4A
tie W the Senate until September. are
Cumuins, La Toilette and Bristow.
u dent see any sense in fighting" con-
tfnued the Senator, when there IS no
prospect Of winning the fight. American
people understand this kind OF maneuver:
! they recognize that It is prepared for
/ home consumption when the next cam
paign comes around
julius Kahn, Representative from San
Francisco. who is at the Shorehsm. said
yesterday that events were moving very
fast in the Balkans and that the United
States ought 10 be prepared to afford
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