The Washington herald., 1909-03-18
AT THE HOTELS.

night.
British enterprise, backed by British
capital. has been and continues para
mount. and British Investments have been
the agency By which trade with the
mother country f. largely promoted and
maintained
The attention OF German industrial
leaders continued the Haasestadt mer-
chant. has been directed 10 this fact. and
German capitalists are being urged %
look 70 australia for profitable invest
meut. ,yith the Interior purpose OF pro
mOdng trade. IL Is pointed out that
Grea, Britain would not be able 70 main
Ain Itself 50 successfully. IN spite OF
AT lean and German competition. were
~ i0t for the large sums invested IN
-ai ins and every form Of commercial
enterprise II IS pointed out by one Ger
man writer that British investments n
commercial associations are naturally
made Ia those which serve 20 further the
sale q British manufactured products.
and that many Of them are made with
this particular object in view.
The leading mercantile houses OF AUS
tralia. q Is said. sell the products Of
other countries. bat only when forced &C
do 80. and compete with rivals Prefer.
ence 81 always given 20 British products.
Ir order % gain Australian trade. Ger
man capitalists must make heavy fina1-
Cial investments IN that country. or must
place on sale goods which no other cOun-
Try offers u Is capital that has helped
Great Britain. 81 spite o. all the cOnpe-
titioR u has experienced. and n Germany
Is 10 ever successfully compete WIth
Great Britain. 4 VIII only De when she
has invested considerable suns OF money
IN the same lines in which British cap
ital Is invested
President Taft. although not as vel
known IN Germany as Roosevelt, IS al
ready very popular for his reputation as
being a fair-minded, liberal man, who {.
anxious 20 deal fairly with all without
distinction OF party, color. OF creed"
Speaking about the German-IrIsh al.
lance in this country, James Mullen.
prominent contractor and political power
in New York. VINO was seen al ths
Raleigh last night, said that the aims
of the Germans and the Irish were eI.
most Identical
The Irish people by nature and n.
clination are broad-minded and liberty.
I loving" said Mr. Mullen. and 50 are
I The Germans. Both OF them are hard.
working. Iaw-abiding citizens, and both o.
them have furnished 70 their adOptivs
| country thousands OF their hest pe0pls
/ for the defense OF the fag. You vii
7 ind their names IN American history
written with indelible letters You VII
/ find them in every line OF Effort from
( tie highest line OF study 20 the hUmblssf
D nrrF % erT Ia rn q
I ful good American citizens who pay
their taxes, and vote, and raise families
I The great majority Of them are property
/ owners and spend their money IN this
( country. where they expect 70 die. There
Y IS no better class OF American citizens
7 than the Irish and the German
/ This being an established fact addet
/ Nj Mullen, these people demand Jheu
/ rights and prerogatives, which they thinL
I are guaranteed 70 every American citiZer
/ by the Constitution OF the United States
Z They demand personal liberty and VII
I not permit anybody 10 interfere wiz
them IN that respect They believe n
7 liberal Interpretation OF the excise laWs
and Sunday laws. instead OF fanaticlsn
i and narrow -mInde6ness- They believe
/ that -egally invested money must b
I legally protected, they 90 not believe y
/ confscatiOn OF property in any shape o.
. form. To protect themselves from a.
/ tacks made By fanatics. these two people;
4 have bound themselves together for theu
own protection"
Very few persons know that Presi6en;
/ Taft has ever written poetry" said Mar
tin B. Tasker. OF Philadelphia. AZ ths
Shoreham last night. 0lr. Tasker IS :
lawyer. and is here on business
Most people have an idea" continued
the Phila6eIphia bsrTtster. that a poe
is a lean. lOnE-haired creature. who looks
ss r he had lost his last friend Tht
genial President looks TOO well fed 70 b
q rider of the steed Pegasus. But
once. before the world had heard
about Mr. Taft. he made a visit 20 the
home of q favOrite aunt in Iowa. who
knew not Of his courtship Of the muse.
When he had told his beloved relative
how al the folks were and answered
her 101 questions. and dined with es-
\ peciaI attention 10 the fatted calf, hs
proudly took from his pocket a couple Of
clippings from the newspaper which had
printed his soul songs He admitted
i the verses were clever
The aunt OF the future President read
them
VIII she asked simply, do they
81 print those things for nothing If you send
them in?'
Dr.. William 2. NeviEs. OF Shanghai
I'China. who is here on visit. is az the
Ebbitt- Discussing medical practice In
the celestial kingdom. DR.. Nevins said.
The number OF native practitioners
with foreign training is rapidly inCreas-
ing. Practically every missionary ply
4 sician IN China has a medical school for
natives The result is that IN due time
II the Ieavsn Of foreign medical knowledge
viii have nghtened the whole lump Of
Chinese medical ignorance. and Il is
probable that long before China IS ready
10 accept foreign ideas generally Il vii
be able 10 care for itself in a medical
way.
At present the amount of unrelieved
suffering which could be relieved under
proper medical care is appalling" con-
] tinued Dr. NeVins- Tt Is one OF the frs;
things noted by foreigners coming tC
China. and IL Is one OF the last things
they forget Il VIII be some time before
I 1 China can educate enough OF its Owu
+ people 10 take car OF this vast mass Of
humanity. but the work is being accom-
] plished. and foreign medicine is favorably
received by the people. as rule.
The Chinese are favorable 70 the pat
ent medicine business If Il can be brought
within their reach. They naturally take
TO such a method OF treating diseases,
? and remedies advertised as they are in
: the United States would have a big sale
lin China. provided the prices charged for
. them would be within reach OF the mid
die class. The lower class IS generally
I too poor TO buy any remedy OF have ths
I services OF any physician which are not
! eiran 10 tharn- They sufLar slmnlr b.