The Washington herald., 1909-04-11
AT THE HOTELS.

land. a manufactured. at the New VII
lard yesterday. What England ought 70
do now 70 regain what she has lost IN her
recent diplomatic defeats Is 10 come out
boldly and uaconditiOnauy in favor OF ab-
solute disarmament among al nations,
and the settlement OF all disputes BY ar
bitration- This would st once relieve
not only her own people OF a tremendous
burden Of taxation. bat would give them
al opportunity 20 devote their energies
TO the development Of her trade and
commerce. a great part OF which has
been lost 20 Germany IN the last few
years by reason OF this constant agita-
ton FOR a two-power navy and a possible
invasion by Germany.
England has been badly beaten By
Germany IN the last year, and = seems
to me Il would be wiser policy for ths
British Statesmen IN Downing street
10 cultivate the friendship OF Ger
many. Instead OF doing their best 10
arouse her ire. The British foreign ONCE
has always been at the bottom OF at
tacks OF English newspapers on every
thing German. n the last year, frrespec-
tive OF the sincere efforts which were
made right along By the German Emper-
or % Be on terms OF friendship with Us.
1T was a great mistake On the part
Of King Edward and very undiplcrnaflo
70 imagine that a nation Ike Germany.
with a man at IT'S head Ike Kaiser WI
liam. could be isolated for any length OF
time Isolation makes strength anyway,
and have the greatest admiration for
Emperor William because, notWithstsnd-
ing bis so-called isolated position. hs was
not afraid 70 fight the whole combina-
ton single-handed.
Another Unwise policy on the part OF
the British ministry Is 70 induce her
colonies 20 present the mother country
with Dreadnoughts- What was the re-
suit OF thisf Austria has answered By
saving that she wiz lay down three
DreadnOUghts al once That means .three
more DreadnOUghts for the German
navy, that's all Russia IS already drift
ing away from EngIand's entente cordl-
ale, and France has been flirting with
Germany ever since the Moroccan uues-
ton was settled in such a highly salts
factory manner between France and
Germany. T. begins TO look as II chick
ems viii come home 70 roost-that Eng
land VIII soon be isolated"
Alfred s. Berry. Of Boston. who was
seen az the Raleigh recently ard who Is
interested n the solution o. the tramp
question. said The average person thinks
o. the tramp only as & nuisance, hardly
as a menace
Many have positively sympathetfs
attitude toward this parasite" said Mr.
Berry, feeling that there is q touch OF
bohemianisn about him. q favor OF TO
nance. They regard him as one who
contributes something 20 the amusement
Of life and the gayety OF nations. IN
consequence cf this indulgent feeling, 4
has been dld-cult "a the past % aroCss
any considerable amount OF interest in
plans for abatlng the tramp nuisance.
"Of late. however" continued NJ.
Berry. 'the public az large has been get
ting abundant PROOF that the tramp IS 4
menace, as well as q nuisance TIE
tremendous increase 0f crime during the
last year has brought homs the need
Of more vigorous measures of dealing
with vagrancy. The day OF liberation
Is past and Il is time now that the peo-
pie should aim ar determination Ths
criminal tramp-ths yeggual-nuzt bs
put OUt Of business everywhere
Massachusetts has already gone fur
ther than other States fn legislation on
the tramp question The law defining and
Q
and the measures Of enforcement are
sood as far as they 90. Especially good
are the measures providing that one
member OF the district police force shall
be detailed % work exclusively on the
tramp problem and requiring cities and
towns 20 exact work n return for lodg-
ing
But more stringent measures are now
called FOR" added 8Ir Berry. a long
sentence should be imposed n the case
OF habitual vagrancy. The confinement
should be az hard labor. preferably IN
an institution maintained for tranps. and
a sufficiently large police force should
be provided 20 attend ths enforcement ct
the tramp laws These measures Wig
Or0usIy carried out would 20 fa- toward
Kidding the community OF tramps."
Speaking os Turkey and the Tuks.
Herman B. Fleisher. OF New York ard
Constantnople. who IS al the New VII
lard. said the people OF Turkey are the
farthest removed from even a suspicion
OF homOgeneity. Turkey Is eminentiy the
land OF strong and mutually hostile
races" said Mr.. Flelsher. who IS en-
gagged in the export trade In some par
uculars the AIbanians IN Macedonia have
been regarded as the most unciviIized and
uug0veruable Of al OF the Turkish popU-
latiOns- The kOOrdS have come next,
with the Arabs following hard after.
None of these three races has figured
largely in The administration OF the en-
pire. except that many high officials
have been Albanians, Armenians and the
Greeks have. upon the whole. taken the
most fully 10 modern learning. and have
been the best patrons and promoters OF
modern education.
The Turks have been the ruling body.
added Mr. Fleisher. both civil ard mil
itary. L is an astounding fact that all
q these races have not only accepted the
new regime. but some OF the most enthu-
siStic supporters are found among the
Greeks, and Albanians al
though the leaders in the Inauguration
OF the reform were Turks-
'"The ATmeniaEs constitute ar the same
lime the strength ard peril of the new
regime Those who have been educated
IN the American schools. both ln Turkey
and the United States. hold. for the most
part. positions Of great influence either as
officials or as members OF committees
upon new educational system, or other
modern reform measures.
Judge Bostwiclz. OF Columbus. O.. re-
Gently upheld woman in her refusal 70
tell her age in court" said Henry F.
Spencer. Of Cincinnati. at the Riggs last
night
g. Were the witness age pertinent 7
should require her 10 give it. said TIE
iu6ge. but IN this case, as IN many
cases. II IS not pertinent. and. therefore,
In refusing % state her age the lady Is
cutie within her rights
Judge Bostwick is q remarkable man"
continued AIr- Spencer. He should have
been a novelist. As this decision about