The Washington herald., 1910-04-16
AT THE HOTELS.


next few years will be occupied with the
labor question and that Of religion" said
Norman S. Wolfe. OF Chicago. at the New
Willard last night
THE tariff. the sugar trust, conserva-
ton, and other questions will have 70
take a back seat in the next few years,
and may do so before then. The success
Of the Socialists in Milwaukee and other
places is only an Indicator Of what is 20
follow. SociaIistic tendencies are gaining
ground among the laboring people, not
only abroad. but in this country Mark
my, word. that IN the next Congressional
and municipal elections there will be
more votes cast for the Socialist candi-
dates than ever before. This gain Will be
kent up after once the doctrine has taken
possession OF the people the same as it
has in France. Germany, and England.
and other European countries
Look at Germany. Look at the demon
STATIONS OF the socialistic voters which
took place only a few days ago in vari-
Gus public places and parks OF Berlin.
The police did not interfere They had
orders from above not TO interfere. The
result was a lot OF speechmaking. but
order and no arrests. The government IS
aware Of the fact that the Socialists are
/ gaining everywhere. and the government
is not going out OF the way 70 draw upon
itself the IN viii Of this powerful Organi-
zation.
THE American laboring man IL prac-
t.cally a Socialist. but the great majority
OF them don't know H. II they were told
] q. I e
subscribe % sociallstic principles all the
same. They will be educated up 20 II,
and before many years they viii be
avowed Socialists. the same as their
brethren in Germany. France, and Eng
land.
so far as the religious question IS con-
cerned, and Il is becoming more acute
every day. Mr.. Fairbanks IN the first
place, and then Mr.. Roosevelt. should be
blamed for II. Had they sacrificed a
little Of their personal sense Of indie
|pendence and had been courteous at least
20 the head Of a powerful religious or
ganization. they would have added much
to the religious peace and harmony.
Their attitude. however. toward the
Vatican. aggravated matters and pre-
ca Ii4AdAFi- a. AFtlll4E Oh h4AAEIl4eeS hElt cen
the Protestant and Catholic churches, the
like Of which has not been experienced
for at least fifty years. There was nc
necessity for it, and II little more com
mon sense and a little less egotsm had
been factors in the affair. everything
would be all right now"
George ". Greene. 2 New York lawyer,
who was seen al the Raleigh last night.
referring 10 the kissing Of President TAFT
by the sunragiSts. said. IF these ear
nest workers ever enjoyed any public
confidence and sympathy. the Kissing and
ieering Of the President was sufficient 70
wipe their aspirations and ambitions from
the slate Of possibilities. President
Taft was the guest OF honor and should
have been accorded the right Of an un-
. Interrupted exposition Of his views or
the question before the convention.
"He was entitled al least 10 the uni
iversal respect Of the assembly as Presi-
. dent Of the United States. The sUhragists
naturally deny the Kissing was done by
members Of their organization. They
blame their opponents. That is but nat
.ural The fact remains that he was in
suited while a guest OF the suffragists.
The best thing for these women 10 do is
Ito deny all responsibility for the incident
The country at large viii condemn
j the sufragists Cor the action. whether
2 they are the real perpetrators or not. Il
has nothing 10 do with the case. Even
liz their opponents are the culprits. IL is
another argument that woman is not yet
; ripe for seIf-government or suffrage. for
e IL cannot De denied the President was
s iafronted by women, and not men"
Discussing the characteristics Of Scotch
{ men. David s. Douglas. Of Glasgow, who
! lis al the Raleigh. said the Scotchman
} reaches 20 great extremes IN character.
, and added
There is no man so sincere. so cordial
P SO generous. so fun OF loyalty. courage
D and honesty as a scot OF the best type:
. and there IS no man who presents SO fat
a contradiction Of that type as the
baser kind Of Scot The good Scotchman
, is the pick OF humanity's basket. and IL
you want 70 find meanness. greed, hypoc-
risy and carneying humbug IN excelsIs,
r You have only 10 cross the Tweed.
J other nations display these differences,
but not in the same degree. There has
always seemed 10 me TO be an actual cleft
in the national character dividing an emil
hence Of goodness from an eminence OF
S baseness. Are you In search Of a rugged
e independence. that OF splendid oh, be
D damnedness.' as Archibald Forbes used
to call 1t. which viii not allow man
e TO be behoIden 20 his ne!ghbors for a
70 farthing? You may go 10 Scotland for Il.
S Are you in search Of a trucking. time
: serving servility. which will SLAYER and
backbite. which will fawn and c-inge.
. and most impudently sponge and Dor
row? You may go 10 Scotland for e.
/ 1T needs not 10 be said that all the
- natives Of North Britain are not 20 be
$ classed with either one or the other OF
2 these widely DIVERGENT types. There are
u one or two odd millions who are streak
@ ed with virtues and faiiinEs like the rest
- Of humanity. but there IS nowhere in
the world so profound a contrast. You
find the same amazing Unikeness when
o YOU survey the Scotsman on the socie!
side There IS the bang went saXpence'
sort OF man. and there is the what last
beside his chair shall ia; he shall be
king amang US three kind Of man.
There is no such rOyster as the registering
Scot. and there is nowhere SO sour a
8 precisian as his next-door neiEhbor. You
j. may meet in the same hour in Scotland
one man who is like a social sunbeam
and another like a pot Of frozen YER
+ juice"
"A West Philadelphia teacher was talk
K Ing about wild animals and birds 70 a
S class OF little girls" said Herman s.