The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1910-08-05

for twenty-five people several times
each day, and at every turn there are
"A dozen who deserve no tip to one
who does. | am sure most people
would willingly pay more for "a hotel
or carriage if they knew that there
would be no bother e, worry about
tips after-arus. No one likes the tip
system as it exists in these countries,
and at every corner there are those
who are waiting to eXtort money from
those who do not owe them one single
cent. This Is what Americans resent.
| think that this could be remedied If
the American travellers in England
and Europe would fatty and absolute.
ly refuse to give tips. My personal
opinion is that it is nothing more than
robbery in another form and If EN-.
ployers would pay their servants and
attendants decent wages, then they
would not be driven to this parasite
life.
After enjoying the scenes and beau.
ties of London we left on a special
train for Tilbury. This is fine little
river. Here we took first class pas
sage on the Batavier steamer for Rot.
terdam, crossing the south end of the
North sea. This voyage was one night
and half day. The little ship was
neat and coy and we all enjoyed our
trip very much. When we landed at
Rotterdam the custom house men
came and opened our suitcases, look
ing for cigars, wines, WHISTLES, re.
volvers and a few other things. One
member of the party, who had bottle,
offered the officer a drink, but he de.
clined and passed on.
In Hollands Cities.
After another city tour in the great
| shipping point, Rotterdam, we turned
our faces north to The Hague, the
capital of Holland. The Hague is a
much cleaner and a more inviting
place than Rotterdam. We visited the
House in the Woods. Spanish prisons
the Picture gallery, Royal palace and
several churches. But by a special
permission | was allowed to visit the
house of parliament, which has be
come so noted because of peace con
ferences. This was built in 1850 fol
a Roman Catholic church. but it has
long since been used as a parliament
house. The first peace conference was
held in 1899, and the second in 1907
1t was my special privilege to at
tend a session of the arbitration of the
fishery dispute regarding Newfound
land and in which Great Britain anC
the United States are the contestants
While there | heard the speech o.
John S. Ewart, the kings counsel de
Tending the interests of Great Britain
but he was answered in a mastery
speech by Judge George Gray, who
spoke in defense of the United States
One of the guards took me into tn,
Hall of knights, in which the parlia
ment meets on the third Tuesday il
September.
Holland is not rich country, ant
the people are not very progressive
for you see them cutting wheat witt
cradle and the women bind it witt
their hands, and are also seen doinj
all kinds of work in the fields. 1t is
great dairy country and you will Sc
very fine cattle as you go about from
city to city. The land is mostly fla
and sandy, so that it is not very pre-
ductive.
, The taxes in most of these Euro
; pean countries are very high, and thu
the people are kept poor and almos
, driven to beg or eXtort tips in one wa
, or another. Even the children ar
: sent by their parents to the railwa
: stations to meet the trains and be
+ from the people.
Many of the people of Hollan
: speak good English and are friendl!
. but always expect money if they al
r swer your questions or assist you /
any way.
English Don't Like Us.
I | really believe it would be a spleI
! did thing for these European coul
v tries, and / know it would be fc
, Americans, if they would stay at HON
{ and spend their money there. Thes
people do not like the American pc,
s pie, and especially the English do NJ
{ like us, and really they are the mo!
q conceited people on the earth. | SUI
!. pose they do not like us because W
f whipped them twice-in the revolt
g tlonary war and also the war of 1871
v and | am sure we can do it agai
# Nowhere, we are told, are America
r tourists treated with less courtes
e than they are in England. But SEQ
8 land makes up for this, and nowhel
:, will you receive more respect ar
!. courtesy than by the Scottish Peep
y. on their native soil, nor do linger aft,
l. they have served you to get tip, ar
n now we admire the Scottish poop
n more than ever because we see the
n at home and this is where we real
l. come to know folks properly.
o In talking with brokers and banke
IS | find great deal of doubt about o,
\. American stocks and bonds beiI
n worth what they are daily selling fc
II and many seem to think that we mi
Is have panic at any time and the be-