The Washington herald., 1909-06-14
AT THE HOTELS.

ne whole structure OF administrative
machinery IS honeycombed with polit-
icsl favoritisrn." said Eugene Deiaeroix,
OF Paris. France. AZ the New willard.
speaking o. the French government.
The men AZ the head OF great pubic
departments and their immediate stats
have been. almost without exception. re-
cruited BY political influence Efficiency
and merit have been passed over for the
selections OF powerful deputies OF sens-
tors The chiefs themselves. promoted
I by these means. are unable to stand
against the pressure of political infu-
ence while the rank and file OF the IN
favored are in q constant ebuIition OF
discomfort and indignation. IN the petti-
I est details there IS political interference.
We cannot move chair without a
I deputy's permission said the French
man. who IS here on business Com
/ plants unbacked BY such influence are
disregarded, and trivialities with powerful
support assume the dimensions CT great
+ principles. In one department. when the
I government is in search 0f support on a
doubtful division. lists are made out OF
/ the outstanding requests and complaints
| OF the deputies and senators. and. so far
as possible complete satisfaction Is given
20 them on the eve OF the vote.
/ In the army persecution and favor
Z itism on account OF political and religious
/ opinions are so rife that they are PRO
ducing a feeling OF disObedience and revolt
among the officers. and the men are IN
I TOO close a Communion with The popuia-
ton 70 be untouched By that contempt OF
the authority and personalities OF The
ministers which any observer IN France
to-day knows 70 exist
What IS 20 become OF France with
the church lying PROSTATE and robbed of
I her influence and power for good is q
serious question and problem"
Discussing immigration into Canada.
Godfrey S. Murray. Of Ottawa. who Is al
the Raleigh, said yesterday that England
had poured 10000 of her population onto
Canada's broad acres during the last
i've years. good. bad. and indifferent hu-
man material.
In the making OF its natiOnhoOd,-' con-
timed Mr. Murray. Canada has less
cause Of complaint in this respect than
America had In the early days when II
was al the rage 20 go there.
AT the worst. Canada has had British
blood. II has not had 20 contend. as did
the States and many of the colonies. with
the vile effects Of shlplOads OF British
scum and the scum OF the cOntinentI
nations Then. on account OF internal
and external circumstances, Canada is no
longer prepared % receive immigrants
that are indiscriminately selected
The rapid circulation OF money and The
daring enterprise Of its business houses
were checked by the American financial
panic OF two years ago The effects OF
that panic are stilI felt IN Canada Then
again the comparatively poor wheat hsr-
vests have upset its calculations. and for
the time Canada has had an acute IN
employed problem OF It's own Hence
Canada has had 70 reduce the supply o.
Europeans. and has done this by almost
F.! literally adopting and IN some respects
I improving upon the restrictive clauses of
/ the American immigration laws
This German invasion scare IN Eng
+ land IS nothing but political dodge on
\ the part Of firms and people interested
/ IN the building OF additional Dread
nOuEhts- Germany has no idea OF iuvad-
7 ing England with her navy, although she
has long since invaded England and her
possessions with her merchant marine
Germany IS forging ahead OF England IN
the latter's own possessions. and Il Is
that which makes the British sore Il
l Is the Englishman who IS provoking q
war. not the German. Why should the
German wish for war; He is prosperous
and gaining. while the Englishmal hopes
that war talk VIII frighten Germany into
inactivity"
W G. Conrad. OF Great Falls. Mont,
accompanied By Mrs Conrad and the
Misses Conrad. is a. the New willard
Alr. Conrad. who is counted one Of the
weslthiest men OF Montana. gained
prominence last year By his name being
mentioned IN connection with its avail
ability as a candidate for Vice PreSi-
/ dental honOrs on the Democratic ticket
/ AIr. Conrad is interested in banking.
/ cattle, railroad. irrigation. mining. and
! other enterprises IN Montana and other
States and has been successful he
| enlgrated with his brother &C Montana
\ from Virginia Ia 1853 Nr- Conrad has
/ been IL politics since his early youth
/ During his residence IN Choteau County
u he served as a county commissioner. be-
/ ing elected 10 che Office when he was
! barely OF age. and he was returned 10 II
/ each succeeding election so long as he
was a resident Of the county. He also
/ represented North and East Montana as
I senator in the Territorial legislature of
/ 1873 and 1850. and filed q number OF Of
/ fees in Fort Benton and was Us first
/ mayor IN the memorable contest for the
/ United States senatorship OF 1893 In the
/ Montana legislature he was a candidate.
/ and lacked only four votes OF election. and
I IN Is0l. although he was not a candidate,
I he received a very fartering vote.
Mr.. Conrad is tall and brOad-shOUldered
\ and distinguished looking. with heavy
black eyebrows. heavy gray mustachs and
hair. He Is on bis way 70 his Virginia
sumner home.
The popular belief that the hair OF
persons laboring under great mental grief
or terror changes color seems 70 be IN
I founded" {" said DR.. S. A Fowler, OF Chi
eago at the Arlington yesterday after
| noon
Under certain conditions OF bodily
health continued the physician. ''ths
/ cOloring matter OF the hair may conse-
! euently become gray or white In 8 very
I short time In these cases. however Il
IS only the growing hair that has no
+ color; the hair as il gradually rises from
I the root is gray. while that which Is out
! side the cuticle remains its original color.
! No well authenticated case OF sudden
\ change IN the color OF hair IS mentioned
I In medical books Of authority. The
/ Transactions Of the Royal Society ex-
/ tend over period OF more than go years,
and Il any such circumstances had Oc-
CURED Il is almost certain Il would have
/ been recorded The case OF Marie An
/ tOinette does not rest upon evidence SUI
hciently strong 20 warrant belief"
~Of recent years there has been a
marked tendency on the part OF American
manufacturers who have developed an
/ export trade 20 establish factories IN
/ Canada OF in Great Britain and Germany.
II is something more vital than lower