The Washington herald., 1909-04-18
AT THE HOTELS.


Speaking OF Germsny's colonial expert
ences, Feodor schEl. a manufacturer from
Leipzig. Germany. who is a. the Raj
eigh. said recently that enc Of the most
important reasons why Germany's success
Ia the colonies is uncertain Is due 70 the
fact that several parts of the world al
America and Australia. of1er great nat
uraI inducements 10 secure German tnrnf-
grants
''Stil another reason was the opposition
OF our own people TO the whole scheme
Of colonization up 10 a very recent time,
when a more friendly feeling took its
place. They never tired OF denouncing It.
To invest money in a colonial enterprise
was the last thing they could think OF
doing 4 weak point IN our colonial work
was due 70 the unWlse policy OF selecting
officials. Only experts. OF at least per
sons familiar with colonial work and the
wants OF colonies. should have anything
to say about them.
''The worst enemies OF ths colonies.
however, were not the people who openly
opposed them. A great deal OF harm. came
from the people who went il With a rush.
teE+A+n ~ 80 AAA-h 4ELAEUe. AnET Is
never wise II IS often very foolish
Much has been done 70 improve condf-
lions in our colonies added sTr. Schfu.
There are places IN German East Africa
to-day just as healthy as It Is possible
f0r any parts OF a new country 70 Be
made. Bombay once was q pest hole-
To-day, except for occasional epldemlcs
que 10 crowded tenements and dirt, II Is
supposed 70 be very healthy place for
Europeans. Dar-es-salaa-n, in German
East Africa, IS healthy. Il has good
houses and good food N the colonies
al is changed or is changing for the bet
ter The slave trade has been suppressed
the natives are advancing; their needs
now are FAR greater than formerly This
ministers not only 10 trade, but 70 the
development OF the people themselves.
Work Is no longer a matter OF man and
master II Is a thing the East African
Is learning TO love and 70 do well"
Col Henry Russell. a weII-Enown ral-
road man OF Kansas City. who Is At the
Arlington, said yesterday that railroads
have made America what Il Is.
Without them continued the veteran
railroad man. we doubtless would have
been separate States instead OF the United
States To the railroads, more than any
thing else is due the great prosperity
this country has enjoyed In the past
American railroads have sown ties. rails.
and telegraph wires IN uninhabited re-
gions. and the harvest has been fields OF
grain, manufacturing plants. and citias.
Literally speaking. a man who hurls
cobblsstone through the window of a
train IS properly punished II caught.
Dut hguratively speaking. the railroad
asIlator may throw any number OF cob
Dlestones IN the shape OF restrictions. wiz,
absolute inpunity. The damage IN re
nrst instance IS Insignificant COMPARED
with that n the second Who can tel OF
the havoc wrought when the credit OF
railroad company IS impaired, when
thousands OF American workmea ara
made idle, when the dinner pan IS no
longer full. and when car after car ts
allowed 10 rust away On some neglected
siding2
There Is this comfort-raIIwayDho
which has ragged against Us so long. IS
diminishing. and the serum OF sober sec
ond thought Is beginning 70 absts ths
madness"
Instead OF wasting 50 much vzIuabls
time f. passing laws suppressIns race
track gambling" said c. II Miller. OF
Oklahoma, al the National, yesterday,
the various governors and the Congress
OF the United States and The President
ought 10 so 70 work and pass q law pro
hibiting gambling IN wheat and other
matter which is absolutely Necessary 70
life The price OF a barrel OF -four q,
consequence OF this stock exchange gam
bling has already risen 70 unheard OF ng-
ures and It VIII cost SO before they are
thrS-gh with their gamble. Bread. ev-
erybody must haves in fact. Il Is the
stan OF life Of the masses. To gamble
IN the supply OF the very sustenance OF
men, women, and children should be
made a crime. particularly when its eT-
feCts strike everybody feature quite
different IN raoe-tTack gambling"
OF the late Capt Charles Barr, the
famous yachtsman, John B Andrews. OF
Boston, who was seen az the R;ggs re-
Gently, said: Capt Barr was almost as
famous for his neatness as for his sea
manship- One sumner ne took a cottage
IN the country. Il was a marvel OF
neatness-velvet lawns. bright flower beds.
red fences. and the cottage was snow
fAA4~-r WIN E-EIA 1aAA=AclEa
An old shipmate was invited down
in August. over Sunday SATURDAY night
after their supper OF hot brown bread. and
baked beans the ewO friends sat on green
wicker ehaiI on the tidy piazza. snok-
iag good c. as The visitor on finishing
his cigar tossed the butt down On the
grass.
What dc you 90 that FOR. Georgsr
said Capt 3arr. Look at II smolder-
ing down here Don't Il look nasty on the
nice green grassT
seOTEe turned red.
I don't think anybody would notice
q little thing Ike that said he
George said Capt Bar, IT'S 1ust
these little things that make neatness
and order. and neatness and order are a
big part OF success
George. who had never been q very
successful man. smiled sarcasticaIly. He
said nothing. but a little later he got Up
and hurried down the neat white path
and out Of the gate. he was gone g
quarter OF an hour.
'' Where the dickens have you beenr
asked Capt Barr. uneasily. on his return
Only Just down 70 the hollow said
George, TO spit il the river
An old dark down IN Natchez see
ing everybody ge'-ing along better than
himself, finally cot disgusted with his III
luck and ade Up his mind 20 look for
other wo- ID . conquer said James
Y. Moo u Satchez Miss, az the Ma
tional. at night
The C'i man, before putting his
scheTe into execution, decided 10 make
som5 Inquiries about places where II was
thought he could get along better.
zone day he met a friend and told him