The Washington herald., 1909-03-28
AT THE HOTELS.


The establishing OF a Canadian navy
seems 10 me but another step IN making
that country a sovereign state and na-
tion.'' said Francis G. Maher. OF Ottawa.
Canada, AT the New willard last night.
Canada has for some time almost en-
tireiy attended TO her own foreign a1airs
without asking the permission Of Down
ing street. said Mr. Maher The states
men and cabinet officers OF England 90
not Ike Canada's independent attitude.
but they dare not say so openly. for fear
OF creating a sentiment diametrically op-
posed % their wishes. which may result
fatally 10 the British Crown.
England did not Ike Il when Canada
sent special tarin commission 10 France
without first consulting the home ofice;
Canada made e good bargain. and does
not care whether England liked the man
ner IN which Il was accomplished
! Another matter which was not looked
upon with favor by the London oaiciaIs
/ was the invitation by the United States
70 Canada 10 participate at the inter
national conservation congress. Al these
events show that the wind is blowing for
independence in Canada. and don't you
mistake the signs
/ The building OF one OF tTO Dread
nougbts for Canada 20 defend her native
shores and TO relieve England OF that
duty IS a tWo-edged sword 10 say the
least. "A Canadian navy can do many
things. and whenever the time Is ripe Il
can defend Canada against British AFRO
gati0n. A Canadian navy may .be a most
powerful factor in the establishment OF
Canadian Independence.
There is one other feature which
should not be overlooked. and that IS
that England has not enough men to
man her ships There Is little sense IN
building enormous Dresdnoughts 5ust 70
have them lie Idle and thereby defeat
the very end for which they were built.
Canada is growing stronger every day,
and the slogan OF the Canadians is Can
ada for the Canadians. which. in other
words, Is Independence for Canada"
The discussion in regard 70 the selec-
ton OF a model for the Barry statue is
no idle controversy by any means" said
81. F. O'Donoghue. secretary of the Barry
Statue Association. az the New Willard
last zht-
TIE statue OF Barry win last for ages.
ana the character conveyed BY Il win be
photographed on the Imagination OF
f-esaAAAAsar1 L-AAAE E-Alt4 1lA8L1- 4E IS ELeLE-
fols az the utmost importance that the
greatest care be exercised in the selec-
tion so as 70 make It accord with the
facts OF history and the genius OF the
age in which he lived and fought.
An idea that prevails in some quar-
ters that a committee OF artists is the
most appropriate and reliable 10 make
such selection, Is only true in part
They are judges only OF certain aesthetic
features. The average man who has gen
ersl information ana is interested in the
I subject is the best Take II IN the case OF
trial BY jury. The average man Is Sc
lected. While the expert IS carefully ex-
cluded. He may be called in 70 explain
a technicality, but that IS all And even
then expert opinions are IN most cases
as vide apart as the poles.
Then ga. as Gen Keifer says OF
the ShsT- Ian and Grant statues" con
tinued Nj O'DOnoghue. you can never
tell whaf an artist viii do. They some
time conform 20 the whims and caprices
OF -ndi--dUals OF are used by govern
lTlsatS % convey false impressions 10
II stsa,y.
Gen. Keife-." said Mr. O'Donoghue.
go attends that the Sheridan statue Is an
sxtravagance and gives no proper in
preston Of him during his famous ride
or az any other rtne" he knew Shert-
dan welI IN peace and in war. He says
future generations VIII have q false i'm
preston Of Sheridan, created by thar
statue.
Again. he says there are lions 70 Be
placed around the statue Of Grant, but
there was nothing leonine IN Grants
makeup and that the Ion IS the en-
blem OF England. and therefore out Of
place in Grant symposium Gen.
Keifer SAYS that Grant was & slow, sure.
ileveI-headed commander, and that there
was nothing OF the crouching and bound
ing nature OF the lion in him"
Another instance where the artists
fancy goes wild was cited by Mr.. O'Do1-
iOghue in the statue OF Washington IN q
Roman toga which vas recently rsls-
gated 70 the National Museum
The three equestrian statues OF Thom-
as. Hancock. and Mcclellan. and the
three pedestrian statues OF Garfield,
Farragut, and Rochambeau,~ said he.
are models OF their type. and do rot
need any explanation. The controversy
about the Barry statue viii do good N
this respect; IL viii make those who
know nothing OF him learn something.
! and VIII make those who know some
thing OF him learn more The more that
IS known OF Barry, the larger his sill
houette VIII loom Up on the canvas of
history"
p. 2. Keith. before his rise TO fame n
the vaudeville field" said Samuel X
Bamberg. OF Chicago. at the Riggs. last
night. was the impresario OF a dine
museum in Boston This was 3 good many
years ago. but he still tells OF an expert
ence that bsfen him In his search for
novelties in the way OF freaks
- I read IN the paper one day OF a man
Up in Maine who had Just celebrated his
/ l00th birthday and was stu hale and
I hearty said NIr. Keith remember his
name well II was Amos Whimetree I
/ journeyed 70 HIS farm and found him IN
/ the early evening sitting on his stoop
smoking a pipe. I introduced myself ana
asked IL x were true that he was 100
l years old. He replied that he was. 7
then made an Offer TO exhibit himself as
the oldest man alive. 7 guess you've
made a mistake, amt ye?'' he sad % You
I must be thinkin' OF my father"
| father alivs?"
''-' ''surest thing you know
g Where e hep
Hes upstairs putin. grandpa 70
bed" replied Amos. rehlling his pipe"
Discussing the many recent scandals.
Rev. DR.. James T. Miller. a retired
clergyman. who IS az the Raleigh, said
recently:
TO one who believes IN the progressive
revolution OF the human race. and IN the
gradual but constant moral bettsrmsnt
OF the human family, the daily brutal
and inhUnnan disclosures IN the world
I about US some times come as a r7lda