The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
AT THE HOTELS.

port trade in the Orient. and is here on
business.
The English people have been accus-
toned for so many years TO thsak that
their position on the seas IS unassanabls
that they have become concelted and are
net paying any attention 10 what other
nations are doing in the matter OF ship
building.
England IS finally awake to the fact
that her much Wanted boast that Britain
nla rules the wave viii soon be changed
into the fact that her much hated rival.
Germany has snatched that distinction
from her. The English people are hav-
Ing a nightmare at present: they are hys-
teEical. scared 70 death that Emperor
William would swoop down on them
with aIrships and anex their little ISL
and.
Nor is that all England Is losing
out everywhere. Take her Oriental PAS
seEger steamship trade and freight trade
| Where the Eastern seas. UP TO about five
or ten years ago. teemed with the British
merchant marine flag. that emblem IS
hardly 10 be found anywhere in the
ports Of the Orient England has been
supplanted by Germany, japan, and
America. England viii never regain
what she has lost: she is on the down
ward path, and Il Is all due to her couceit
and siuggishness.
The japanese are making tremendous
/ headway in the East Not only in their
OWL country are they making advances,
! but they are trying for commercial azd
/ political supremacy IN Chinas and al
other Eastern states. They are iuabued
with an UnQuenchable thirst for knowl-
edge. They suffer. however, from one
/ great drawback. and that IS their utter
/ lack Of commercial integrity and hon
esty- They are crooked from start 70
/ finish, so far as business is concerned.
and don't think any more Of breaking
| commercial engagements or agreements
than OF taking cup of tea"
Eugene F Grimes. a prsmiaert banker
and broker Of New York. who IS at the
Arlington. speaking OF political methods
Of the day. said: The trouble in poll
tics to-day is not dishonesty but dis
/ loyalty. We must pay our public serv-
ants better. because. If we pay them
| but small salaries. they viii be more
subject 10 temptation to become corrupt.
We ara not hard on a man who gives
Us bad service in a public Office" con
tinued Mr. Grimes, End I think this IS
partly because we are each and al cor
rupJ- Yet IN spite OF ourselves. the pub
lie service grows better Our leaders
only succeed by selling Us OUt- Ths
whole essence Of good politics IS that the
/ leaders shall not rise above the people;
that they shall not give way 20 ambi-
ton IN our public officers Ue must de-
mand not virtue, but loyalty Parties
are good things. although our present
parties are corrupt There is no more
undemocTatic institution in existencs
than the present Democrats party. nor
even the Republican party Two parties
are necessary. so that when one party
I becomes corrupt The opposition party can
bring its influence 20 bear. ard 50 one
party viii be a constant guide. and
though apparently an opposition. n real-
ity a helpmste to TIE other. We must
Judge the politician not By his chsrac-
ter. as 10 whether he is honest OF dis
honest bCt by his platform. whether o.
not It is for the best interests OF our
country. Our Ideals should be heaven
on earth
II
would indeed be & blessing % thai city
He would clean out that Augean stable
Of corrupt politics and graft. and would
establish a clean government on solid
basis"
Discussing the efforts made in The last
few years 10 discover the north pole By
q balloon, co II. G. ThuFston. OF Chi
cago. a retired army officer. who takes a
deep interest IN aerOnautics. and IS az
the Raleigh. said recently that the only
real attempt 10 reach the north pole by
a balloon was that made By Prof s A.
Andree. Swedish scientist and aer0naut.
who left Danes Island, Spitzbergen. July
L, 1897. accompanied by two other men
Two days later a carrier pigeon returned
with a message that the balloon was in
latitude So degrees and longitude IS
degrees, sailing n 81 easterly direction.
added Col. Thurston-
That was the last authentic message
ever received from the aeronsuts.' con-
tinued the officer: but many reports
have come from the north OF finding some
evidence Of the balloon and its occupants.
Last November II was reported that the
body OF the explorer had been found n
the wilds OF Labrador, but this has not
yet been confirmed
In 1907 Walter Weilman. OF Chicago
planned 70 make q dash for the pole in
an airship," added Col Thurston. which
he called the America He journeyed 70
Sp!tzbergen and attempted an ascent IN
September. but a severe storm drove the
balloon back On a glacier. Wellman and
his associates were Uninjured. and the
| IL -eT--
ing 20 unfsvorable conditions and the
lateness Of the season, It was decided
10 postpone the attempt Vntil 1905 Last
summer mr. WelIman vas not ready,
but he promised 70 make another at
tempt this year
T do not see any reason why he should
not succeed in his enterprise. It is nat
uraily q risky undertaking. but il the
machine is reliable and his associates
work In harmony with him, there IS
every prospect Of this country's flag be-
ing planted at the north pole
Religious instruction being banishe5
from the public schools. said William
B. Winters. OF Philadelphia. q we'll
known educator OF that city. who IS stop
= ping at the Shorehsm. I'VE must get the
next best thing TO preserve our national
existence, and the next best thing IS %
teach honesty and honor. II men are
honest and honorable. they have. even
. though they DO not acknowledge Il. Two
Of the essential principles Of religion
II In all grades there should be frequent
discussions OF these subjects: Obede =ics
10 law Why laws are made. Who makes
the laws. Who enforces the laws Why
are lsw-breskers punished Il Is very
important that children should be made
: 20 understand that IN this country govern
ment Is not something apart, but that Il
: is established by the people themselves
and that there are orderly ways provided
J for giving effect 70 the viii Of the ma