The Washington herald., 1910-06-24
AT THE HOTELS.

the Twenty-fourth Pennsylvania district
IN Congress, Is elected governor" said
Harry w. Knapp OF Philadelphia, then
the keystone State viii have excellent
cause for congratulation.
Mr.. TeneF. whom / have known for
many years." continued the Philadelphia
lawyer, who is at the New Willard, is
a forcefuI, fair, and square young man.
who looks the world straight in the face
and has a cheerful word and smile and
warm handelasp for everybody. He viii
never be popular with those political IN
1uences in Pennsylvania that are working
for the curtailment Of personal liberty, or
with that element which sees bad in
everything that does not conform to their
fanatical ideas.
Mr. Tener is an ardent admirer OF
baseball. and If the matter is taken IN
hand properly Sunday baseball will have
no difficulty IN becoming a reality In
Pennsylvania while Tener is governor OF
the State. He is a most enthusiastic
fan himself. and used to play IN the
game.
Il see that a bill has been reported
favorably by a Congressional committee
for an appropriation OF $25,O0o for the
erection OF monument In honor OF
Franz Daniel Pastorius, the German pio-
neer who, with a small German colony,
settled at Germantown, Pa, provided the
GerTnan-American Alliance raises a SINH
lar amount, making the total $4,000. Il
is said in this connection that the Ger
man. American Alliance has already raised
900 of this amount Of $4,000.
If the Germans OF this country can do
no better than erect a monument TO Pas
torius the cost OF which will be not more
than $4,000. then 1 feel that 1 should ex-
press my opinion. When one considers
the large number Of Germans In this
country, their great wealth, their politi-
cal influence. their part in public and
private life, and their qualification as
wealth producers, and the part they have
taken in the battles in which this country
/ has been engaged. then it impresses me
that this monument to Pastorius should
be erected by the Germans OF this coun-
| try without any help from Congress. and
| at a cost Of not less than 100000 This
monument should be erected in Washing
| ton, and should be made present TO the
United States as an acknowledgment for
| the Steuben statue. whose cost will be
betrayed by the United States.
The Polish people OF the United States
| erected the Kosciusko monument as
| token Of appreciation for the Pulaski
monument. which was erected by the
United States. The Koseiusko master
piece Is a gift OF the American Polish
people to the United States. and If they
| could afford TO do that, then the Ger
mans ought to be able to do at least as
we'll The part the Germans have taken
in our history is OF infinitely greater i'm
poTtance to America than the achieve
ments Of the Poles in this country, no
matter how great-and l entertain the
greatest admiration for the Poles. There
is only one thing for the Germans Of this
country 10 do, and that is 10 erect q
monument in honor OF Pastorius in this
city, to cost not less than sl00.o00, and TO
be paid for entirely by the Germans.
without the aid OF Congress. That is
one way. and the best and the most
proper way, to secure the esteem and
good will OF the people OF this country
for the German-American citizens.
Discussing education in Japan. John @.
! Watson. of Tokyo. Japan. who is in bust
ness IN that country and is soiourning
at the Raleigh, said last night that the
J old educational system Ia japan has
! passed out OF existence, and that a most
efficient educational system, Western il
theory and practice. is now in full opera
ton throughout that country.
"Commodious common school houses,
said Mr. Watson, land imposing college
} and university buildings dot the whole
country. A thoroughly graded system
operates from the primary school to the
imperial university, which ranks With
! the highest American institutions. The
official or government schools are WORKED
out 70 cover the whole field Of education
except the religious feature. and this the,
are endeavering TO supply by sn eelect
system Of morality, both Oriental an
5 Occidental
r Besides the regular course, which ex
, tends from the common school through
the high common school, the middl
school, the high school, 10 the university
. there are government techicaI schools 70
every branch of trade and the profes
sions-commercial. army. navy, agricul
ture, textile, mechanics. law, medicine
normal. language, &C
The government maintains a specis
school for the teaching of every mod
ern language Of Importance, German
English. French, Russian. Spanish, Ital
/, ian, Chinese, and Korean. But the Eng
: lish language precedes all other Ian
guages, and II is making such Tapl
> progress that it is destined 10 become tn
spoken language OF the nation.
: "One serious criticism against japan
!, educational system is that 1t discourage
private schools. Pupils of private school
" Of equal grade and efficiency with IN
government schools cannot pass on {
! the upper official schools with the sam
facility as pupils of the governmen
schools. When 1t is remembered that tn
government schools are not free school:
= and that many excellent private school:
supported by foreign capital, give stI
dents an education practically free, thi
discrimination by the government woul
seem unWise. and il is likely 70 be col
rected in the near future, The America
nation should be especially proud OF ia
pans educational record. since 1t is fror
America that Japan has taken her lie;
sons in Western learning