The Washington herald., 1910-11-18
AT THE HOTELS.

ing more rapidly than any other political
party, according to Emile F. Fritch. OF
Chicago, who is at the Riggs.
Both Republican and Democratic par
ties are coming nearer every year 10 the
doctrines of socialism" said Mr.. Fritch.
and the government Itself Is adopting
soeialistic ideas and Is putting them into
practical execution every day. The De-
partment OF Agriculture is the greatest
factor in disseminating sociaHstic ideas
by its extensive system of experimental
stations everywhere. its literature and
other measures 70 help the farmer mate
rally. The last election proved con-
clusiveiy that socialism IN the United
States is increasing wonderfully. In
some States the Social Democratic party
has outgrown the Prohibition party and
within the next ten years, IL IS safe b
say. the Socialist party will be one
OF the great and dominant political fac
tors in this country. Socialism Is begin
ming TO be better understood by the peo-
pie. a few years ago the word socialism
Itself was. and even now is. regarded by
many people with a feeling bordering on
horror. II the people will only read up
on the doctrine. they viii find that So
that is 20 say, the party which makes a
specific point TO look after the interests
OF the producing class"
Henry George, jr.., the newly elected
Representative in Congress 10 succeed
Mr.. Bennett. of New York. was in town
yesterday. and was registered at the
Riggs. He returned to New York on the
4 o'clock train.
Richard r. Parkinson. Of London. Eng
land. marine architect. who is at the
shoreham. in speaking of the British
admiralty. said last night that the hrst
lord Of the British admiralty does not
possess anything like the same amount
OF authority that the American Secretary
Of the Navy does
| Mr.. Meyer is virtually supreme in hiss
| department" said Mr.. Parkinson. sub
| ject, of course. TO the President and Con-
gress. But the first lord OF the British
/ admiralty, besides being called upon 10
defer TO the sovereign. TO Parliament
| and TO the premier, is likewise compelled
10 secure from the so-called sea lords
/ Of the board OF admiralty consent 10 any
/ measure which he may contemplate"
The board OF admiralty" continued
/ MIR. Parkinson. is a deliberatve body.
4 holding It's commission from the Crown,
! to execute the duties OF the lord high
admiral, and nominally all the commits
sioners are in possession Of coordinate
powers. But while the first lord. as the
representative of the board in the cab
| met, is virtually the chief OF the commits
| sioners. he is bound 10 carry the three
naval lords with him in his measures.
and in the event OF finding them irrecon-
| GLADLY opposed TO his policies, he Is COM
PEELED either 70 modify them in Difference
/ 10 their objections or TO require the
board to resign.
In oaden times the Office OF lord high
admiral was one OF the very highest
! dignities OF the realm. But Just because
/ the powers pertaining thereto were OF
too extensive character 10 be safely
/ confided 10 any one man il frequently
was Entrusted 10 a commission OF several
/ admiFals and civilians, who, by keeping
/ check upon one another. furnished the
1 Crown and the nation a sort OF guar
antee that the prerogatives OF the Office
would not be abused. The board consists
OF the first lord OF the admiralty. who
| IS its cabinet member and always a
| civilian; three naval officers. who are
/ known as first, second, and third sea
lords. and civil lord, who is invariably
a member OF one or the other OF the
houses Of Parliament"
! England need not entertain any fear
/ that Germany viii wrest from her pre-
| dominance as naval power. according
/ 10 Mr. Parkinson. He Is also OF the
| opinion that there never Will he any
war between these two nations On the
| contrary, he IS inclined to think that
/ England and Germany viii within a year
or two enter into an alliance OF friend
ship
Senator Dick, OF Ohio. who al the last
political upheavaI In Ohio did not man
age TO have the people indorse him as a
comeback is at the Arlington.
NikOla Humans. imperial German
special commissioner for agriculture IN
this country, who is attending the con-
vention of the Association OF State Uni
versity Presidents and Experimental sta
lions. and who is at the Shoreham, in
speaking yesterday of conservation and
irrigation, said: THE United States has
large tracts of lands TO be brought under
cultivation. In this respect. this country
is far better situated than the older ma
lions Of Europe In America there are
vast stretches OF prairie and other land
Of great promise literally clamoring for
the pillow. OF late years, especially, eff
forts have been made 10 make use of
these by judieious irrigation.
THE irrigation projects taken up by
the Federal government, which have done
so much 10 arouse private initiative. are
sufficient evidence that there is no doubt
either OF the possibility OF retaining
large areas of cultiyable land for farm
ing, or Of lack of viii on the part of
Americans 10 work them. I am con
WINGED, however, that your native desire
for the great your Unborn optimism. has
set the bounds of possible reclamation
too far. But the limits you have exceed
ed are not the limits of the natural adap-
liability of the land that has been won
for cultivation; on the contrary, 1 am of
the opinion that this work of re-
claiming arid and prairie lands has
been pushed too fast. for much of
what has been won is stin lying idle
1t has led TO economic wastefulness, be-
cause II has thrown new lands on the
market before the possibilities of those
already under cultivation have been eX-
hausted or their resources fully de-
velOped
Il think that those persons who would
deny national irrigation works further
extension are right" continued Herr
Kaumanns, "and would eurtail the activ-
ity of States and private individuals in
that direction The American farmer. OF
course. takes pleasure in creative work.
and. No less than the citizen OF any
other energetic nation. regards IL as a
distinct gain. But the pleasure TO be de-
rived from remaining on a place and
making il richer and more productive Is
IL