The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-24
AT THE HOTELS.

''N''N' VIM was seen at the New VIII
lard last night Mr.. and Mrs. Whitelaw
are travelling in this country for pleasure
and have also visited Canada.
''Lioyd-George is making clown Of
himself, said Mr.. Whitelaw. and II is
absurd Of him to make his campaign on
The American dollar It Is not to be de-
nied that he may impress certain classes
Of people with this seeming catch phrase.
bat the people in general will realize be-
fore long that the Unionists and Con-
servatiyes have never made any such
statements regarding American money in
this campaign as is ascribed 10 them by
the leaders of the Liberal party.
Neither Ireland, nor Scotland. nor
Wales will have home rule" continued
Mr.. Whitelaw They will remain where
they are and what they are-integraI and
indivisible parts of Great Britain. The
present agitation and fight instigated BIZ
the Liberal party against the House Of
Lords. which is intended 10 take away
every yestige of power from the lords.
will result in making the lords stronger
than eyer-not on liberal lines. but on
broader and more popular lines"
Colmar. Germany, are at the New VIII
lard. They are travelling in this country
for pleasure and study. Baron Won
Tuercke is of the opinion that American
agriculture has made marked progress
during the last twenty years.
Il have been looking into your methods
Of farming" said the baron. land I have
found that farming in America is carried
on IN a highly intelligent manner. in
which science forms a great part. or
course, there IS room for improvement,
bat | did not expect 10 find such highly
developed and finely cultivated farms as
have seen on my trip"
Speaking or conditions in Germany.
Baron Won Tuercke said that Colnlar. the
city in which he resides. is one OF the
capitals Of Alsaee. THE people Of the
annexed provinces. Alsace and Lorraine.
with very few exceptions. are good Ger
man patriots. II II were left 10 a vote
| OF the Alsatians tomorrow whether they
| preferred 10 90 back 10 France or remain
with Germany. there would be an over
whelming majority for the German side.
II Is but natural that there should be
some OF the older generation who favor
/ France in a way. but they all freely
admit that their material condition has
greatly improved under German rule.
The relations between Germany and
! France are straight and proper"
Baron Won Tuercke smiled when he was
asked whether the German Emperor is
still as popular as he used to be, and
thought it a funny" question Isn't il
fact that an ever-increasing Social
| istic vote is an indication Of a growing
opposition TO monarchicaI institutions and
antagOnism TO the Kaiser's ruler
NO; not at all" replied Baron Won
/ Tuereke. You see. Germany is not a
democracy, Ike America. Germans are
/ loyal monarehists, but they are inclined
to crltcise freely. II a Conservative is
not satisfied with the candidate on his
| partys ticket, he will vote the SOcialistic
ticket in order 10 register his disap-
| prevail He does not change his party
creed. however, by doing so, or his ale
glance TO the Kaiser II Is quite often
the case that laws are passed which are
not satisfactory 10 the mOnarchical par
| ties, and 20 show their disappTOval and
y condemnation of those laws they cast
their ballot for a Socialist Socialists are
| Germans, and should their services be
needed tomorrow 10 defend the Kaiser's
flag and Germany they would rally TO
whole secret of the soeialistiG agitation
is TO be found in the procliYities OF the
German TO criticise men and measures"
Speaking OF Roosevelt. the baron said
| that in his opinion the American people
had made a mistake in not accepting his
doctrines THE people are not always
right" he said, "and ii seems 20 me that
| the last election. and particularly the de-
/ feat Of Roosevelt In New York. is ample
proof thereof | heard Roosevelt IN Ger
/ many and in this country, and I enter
/ tain the highest regard for him"
NJ Zakane, Of Tokyo. is at the Airing
ton He is interested in the production
/ of oil, and in speaking Of the industry
/ in Japan said: The native oil producers
| in my country have been obliged TO close
| down in consequence of the fact that the
/ Standard oil Company has reduced its
prices for oil TO a very low level. The
! japanese government has decided 10 in
| crease the tariT on oil in order 10 protect
the native producers. though no official
! statement has yet been made.
"The Standard oil Company first en-
tered the Japanese field in 1900 by ac-
4 curing various leases and building a re-
1 fnery al NaOyetsu," continued Mr.. Ia
kane. I'm reply 10 the attack. one OF the
two large native concerns, the Holden,
| proceeded 10 strengthen its position by
absorbing over a hundred other COM
panies, while its native rival, the Nippon.
held aloof, but kept pace by assiduously
| increasing its production Finally the
latter acquired the entire property Of the
International Oil Company, which repre-
scented the Standard in Japan, and in 1877
il appeared as if peace had been re-
stored. Ii would seem. however. that the
Standard has by no means retired from
the scene. and keen competition again
arose. Negotiations took place a few
weeks ago between the American and ma
tive interests, but no agreement could
be reached.
1T appears 10 be the aim OF the Stand
ard" continued Mr. Zanake. ito secure
control of the native industry, IL which
many millions sterling Of japanese cap
ital is invested. The government has rea-
son for anxiety. in view of the increasing
adoption of oil as fuel in the navy.
There is already a heavy duty on the
Importation OF kerosene, which falls un-
der the statutory or general tariff, a fact
which leaves the government free 10
raise or reduce the duties. as it pleases.
The Standards chief rival In the ex-
port of oil TO Japan is the Asiatic PEI
troleum Company, which in the present
struggle has shown the direction of rs
sympathies by contracting with the Ho
den Company to give II supplies Of SUI
matra crude oil on which there is a verY
low duty, so that it may at all events
keep It's refinery going, even though II 5
conpelled TO close down its wells"
History VS.. Nonsense.
From the Chicago Post.