The Washington herald., 1910-10-10
AT THE HOTELS.

sun + 4 dHSlSeo, 70 celebrate the compile
ton OF the Panama Canal" said Frank
r. Cummings. OF San Francisco, at the
New Willard, yesterday. Mr., Cummings
is an enthusiastic boomer Of the San
francisco idea. and scatters with a Law
ish hand all sorts OF leaflets contain
ing reasons why the fair should DO held
at the Golden Gate city
In San Francisco's superb harbor The
meets Of ali nations may assemble. and
merchant ships can carry exhibits direct
IRON nome ports. The completion Of The
canal Is distinctly a Pacific ocean event,
since It opens the Pacific TO the com
inerce q the world Since the fire of
1900 San FraAciseoans have spent over
$SJ0'o0o'c0 in reconstruction. II is to-day
the last word. architecturaIly. among the
hauohs great cities, with block after
block OF business buildings, hotels. apsrt-
meht houses. and private residences. all
new. substantial. and artistic with every
modern equipment In the nine wears
that viii have elapsed between the hurn-
ing OF the city in 1906 and the date Of
the exposition the city win have been
entirely rebuilt, and should Of Itself Drove
an object of peculiar interest 10 tia rhou-
sands who were thrilled By the story of
the city's destruction
EXpositions have their business end "
continued Mr.. Cummings, "and should be
held during the summer months for the
common-sense reason that 81 Der cent OF
the people take their vacations in sum
mar THU rsfFtre1T,s LII
comfortable climate. and thar is one Of
San Francisco's biggest assets. Every
one knows CALIFORNIA; winter climate is
unrivaied, and they should realize that
the summers are even more delightful.
with the temperature averaging 50 de-
grees, only degrees higher than the win
ter mean. New Orleans. because OF It's
hot, unhealthful summers. plans 10 open
its exposition in September. But no fall
and winter exposition can be successful
school children, teachers. and all vaca-
ton spenders would be barred. There
shall be plenty Of high-class hotel ac-
cOmodations 10 take care Of the visitors
All California and the entire West is
standing back OF the proposed show
standing back with the same vigor and
90 that has ever been characteristic Of
the West. The West makes no failures.
IN about two hours al a mass meeting
held in April last s4.Os9.Oo0 was subscribed
OF the 100000 capital stock of the ex-
position company. By August its sub
scriptions were close 10 $4,000 No
government appropriation TO finance the
exposition will be asked-government rec
ignition only is expected. The West
never does things by halves. It proposes
TO make this the greatest affair Of its
kind in the worlds history"
Or. Max Muelberger. chief bUrgomaster
Of Esslingen, WuTttemberg, Germany.
and member OF the parliament Of that
kingdom, who was seen at Gerstenberg's,
is decided in his views that social de-
mocracy will never be The dominating 20
litical power in Germany
That social democracy viii ever be
the political faith Of Germany is abso-
lutely out OF the question" said DR..
MuelbergeT, who is visiting the United
States 10 study American social and po-
litical questions. In fact. the ranks Of
the social democratic party in The Ger
man Reiehstag are strengthened al times
by those who are dissatisfied with the
candidates OF their own party or with a
part OF the platform, or with some rea-
son. These dissatisfied voters. as rule.
cast their vote FOR the special Demo
cratic candidate. the direct opposite Of
their own political views If there were
no dissensions in Un0se parties opposing
the socialistic doctrines. the socialist
party IN the Reichstag would not be half
as numerous as II IS to-day. I am chief
1 burgomaster Of one Of the biggest manu-
featuring cities OF South Germany. I be-
lieve in many Of the sociaIistic pTiLci-
pies when they are applied 10 municipal
government, but 7 am decided opposed 10
socialism for the German empire as such.
All public utilities a. EsslIEgeu are COM
mon property and are managed for the
benefit Of the people at cost price plus
the necessary profit 10 make repairs and
alterations. ! also believe IL labor unions
and organizations. and believe that en-
ployers should deal with the representa-
tives Of organized labor, instead Of with
individuals"
Discussing vegeteriaulsm, DIT. Franz Jo-
SET Strassny of Vienna, who is az the
Arlington. said last night that the no
meat" vegetarian diet provides a sufh-
Gent supply Of aIbuminous substances;
that is. assuming that the average daily
fare includes from two 90 three pints OF
milk, five or six eggs, and two ounces
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