The Washington herald., 1909-04-12
AT THE HOTELS.

Al LIE f1OlELS.
There IS no greater crime IN modern
history than the ruthless regime OF ths
English IN India said G. T. FsrIow,
OF San Francisco. AZ the New willard.
/ yesterday. 4 visited the magnificent
palace Of one Of the native mahsrajshs
who was receiving $l.2a.oo0 q year as
ruler under British guidance" continued
Ar. FarloU. who has spent many years
IN India on business. and at the very
threshold was approached for aims by .
starving man. England taxes the country
$l0o0oo.oo0 a year for military that Il
Goes not need
I zone OF the great causes Of dissatis-
faction among Indians Win the admin
istration Of their country By England.
was the division of the province Of Ben
gal into two provinces for administrative
purposes Bengal is a Homogeneous peo-
pie. OF the size Of the population OF the
United states IL may have been eX-
pedient or necessary for governmental
reasons % separate = population o. So
eoe9 into two bodies. but the methods
which are used IN effectinE this great d.
vision awakened intense and bitter feel
ing Partition Day IS stnl observed as
a day o. humiliation
The belief that India. with her Don
ulation Of 30.000G00. though divided By
d differences in religion and "a Language.
IS One-cne In place. one IN desriny-is a
belief which grows with the growing
years. india for the Indians Is an IN
n creasinE potent ard persuasive raliyfug
CRY. The CRY is heard. with z certain
note OF shril insistence. In native news
papers. II is felt in certain Christian
missionary movements IN which Indian
management. Indian men. and Indian
money represent the method and force
OF propagandisu il IS further heard IN
private conversation NOT IS this note OF
national emphasis confined 20 the native
people u belongs 10 not a few English
men whose present home is IN Calcutta
Madras. OF Delhi"
j. ". f stevens. an attorney o. Chicago.
Who Is here on business before the de-
partments. speaking Of Jspan's inten-
ton. said yesterday that he was salts
ned America VIII never have any trouble
with Japan. unless America starts Il
japan" said Afr. Stevens. who is at the
Raleigh. is zfame with two things-e5C-
cation and patriotism 1 don't know OF
any other city IN the world rhat Is so fun
OF schools as Tokyo. and I may say that
: this great educational wave was started
by the missionaries. What IS true Of
Japan IN that respect Is true Of al Other
countries.
We live IN the day OF the open door
continued Mr.. Stevens. the day OF opp0r-
] tUnity- Our country has Just sent great
r feet OF wa ships around the world I
don't know how much Il cost. but know
that IL was an enormous sum. and don't
know how much goOd Il VIII do do
know that We spend SIg00e.0o0 a year
p Tor waTlike enterprises, and S10000003
for missions II those figures were re-
versed, thing Of the immeasUrabie good
that would be done
p On the way across the Pacific VS.
, tied In Hawaii That little group o.
islands IS not only an object lesson OF
% what missions have done. but Is an eL-
ample Of what can yet be done. They
call il the strategic key 70 the Pacific
B IN che event Of war, but Il IS more. Z
is also the evangelistic point Of vantage
] from which all Asia can be conquered
+ in the name Of Christianity
Speaking about teaching boys a trade.
Samuel : Lewis. OF Philadelphia. q
manufacture OF wooden goods. who IS
+ also deeply interested in the education
OF youth. said yesterday. al the Airing
ton. that this country needs skilled work
men. and the only way 10 obtain them
+. from our own boys was 20 give them
the right kind OF commercial education
IN the schools.
The Old system OF apprenticeship
continued Mr. Lewis. rs dead. and the
! new Is yet 20 be established. As it
stands to-day. the boy can't learn trade
from beginning 10 end very often be-
cause there exists q subdivision OF sp-
premiership; that is. a boy learns but
one part Of a trade This Specialization
exists because L is extremely profitable
10 TIE employer; therefore, IL viii SUP
. vive-
The workman can't rise 70 foreman.
= for he lacks the necessary knowledge Of
J the entire trade; consequently. a foreman
must be imported He cannot rise BE-
2 yond his own division OF the trade. and
J when work IN this division IS slack he IS
idle. r. when he leaves school, he is too
. young 10 learn 3 trade. for one reason
= or another he eventually becomes one o.
r the great army OF unskilled. who az the
) age OF citizenship are more ignorant than
when Just out Of school To remedy these
conditions We must change the attitude
J OF the schools, and have teachers enable
Z themselves 10 give the children CONNER
cial vocational enlightenment
Many pupils are led astray BY wrong
headed teachers The boy sets his mind
on a trade, tells the teacher, and the lat
ter advises him otherwise. The teacher
IS advising the pupil wrongly, for there IS
as much success and happiness IN the
trades as in the professions.
r we should establish industrial schools
& for the adolescent children and extend
the public school system SO as 20 include
Z industrial and commercial training Teach
the boy the whole trade. not a part, and
send him out 70 fight his way with an
g equipment which should conquer
''Elihu vedder. the noted painter. lives
IN Rome. where he has a beautiful apart
ment. and in Capri. where his white villa
looks down on the sea" said Jackson
H RimerS, an artist, OF New York. g.
the Riggs. recently He is as bohemian
J as ever Fame has not spoiled him I
20 visited him a few years ago. and hts
bohemian ways were delightful
You know they ten story o. a visit
2 he once paid 10 Alma Tadema in Lon
don-to Alma Tadema in that glitter.ng
house which Mrs. A. rs money. made
I In grateful. comforting cocoa bought
D. The morning after his arrival. very early.
before the servants were Up. Vedder be
Z San a thuuderoUs knocking on his hosts
sandalwood door
Alma Tadema turned IL his gold bed.
I threw back the lace coverlet, and sat up.
d" Who's there2 What is itI' he cried.
: IN a startled voice Il say. Tadeua. o.
7 shouted Vedder, where do you keep The
scissors THAI You trim your cuffs with 2 d"
J Eugene Berlsnd. Of Lyons. France. a
! silk exporter. who is al the Shoreham.