The Washington herald., 1910-06-11
AT THE HOTELS

dreams about IL, said Juan Coll. Dutd-
ing constructor, of Barcelona, Spain, at
the shoreham last night. Senior Coll is
on his way TO Argentina, where two OF
his sons are being educated. He has
Travelled in every part OF the world ana
resembles more a member Of the leu
tonic than the Latin race, being tai
and blond.
Spain is prosperous and business is
fairly good" continued Senior Coll. THE
people are little interested in the raising
Of the Maine and whether the sinking
Of the ship was brought about By In
ternal or external explosion No matter
what may be shown, II is a certainty
that the war is a thing of the past.
Il am a socialistic republican. and
Barcelona is the headquarters Of Span
Ism republcanism. Republican principles
are finding their way into every part
OF Spain. and the monarchy is losing in
support every day. II viii not be many
years before Spain win again be- a re-
publle, but IL will not be to change again
10 monarchy. Spain viii be & re-.
public to stay.
'Hrhis change Of government viii be
brought about without shedding any
blood. The republicans Of Spain do not
believe in radical ideas. They are not
extremists, but believe in legitimate meth
DDS OF converting the people TO republic
canism.
America is the greatest country on
earth. Its political institutions are Ideals
IN their particular lines, and the busi-
ness methods of the American people
are far in advance Of those Of any other
people. The resources Of the United
States are inexhaustible, and so are its
possibilities. There is no country on
earth that can produce buildings ike
those saw in New York. They are ex-
clusively American"
Oswald sehlbach, vice mayor OF Bar
men, Germany, and a retired officer OF
the German army. who is touring this
country in discussing the growth OF
socialism in Germany and the demands
OF that political party. said last night
that these would not be granted at this
time.
Every German subject has vote. SO
far as electing members of the Reichstag
is concerned. No property qualifications
enter into this vote It does not matter
whether a man has millions in the bank
or works for his daily bread; he has one
vote in the election Of a member TO the
Imperial Parliament
''The Socialistic party demands that
this same principle be extended to the
elections for members Of the Prussian
Landtag, or Parliament Prussia is part
and parcel OF the German empire, but
has its own legislature. the same as Ba-
varia, Baden. Saxony. or any other Of the
kingdoms or principalities composing the
is One man, one vote
This cannot be granted. There are a
number Of reasons why this should not
be. A man. for instance, who owns q
manufacturing plant worth hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars, employs hundreds
of people, and pays out thousands OF dol
in a community should have q greater
influence In shaping the legislation OF
the community in which his enterprise IS
located than the man who merely lives
there and does not pay any tax whatever.
or at least very little. By paying a large
tax, I am contributing largely for the
support Of the schools, the fire and po-
lice and street departments, while the
man who pays no taxes naturally cares
less for and takes less real interest in
these institutions. IL IS the man who
owns property and pays taxes 10 support
the community who should have the right
TO say what shall be done n the way OF
carrying on the business of that COM
munity. This seems a fair argument.
and, being that, the Prussian people VIII
never consent TO the demand Of the So
cialists for One man, one vote "
Have the Beers abandoned their ma
tional aspirationsT' was asked Of Jan
Coffee, a Boer farmer and colonist who
is on his way to Mexico, where he VIII
engage in farming and stock raising on
large scale.
The best answer I can give 10 that is
that I do not think So" said Mynheer
Coffee. "On a question of that kind It Is
hard to form a definite conclusion. For
the time being the racial issue In South
Africa has been overshadowed by the
formation OF a United South Africa. a
federation of all the British colonies be-
low the Zambezi That to-day has forced
the animosities and the ambitions OF Boer
and Briton into the background. For how
long, it is hard TO say.
At do not think the Beers Will try to
regain their national independence by
force as long as their chance for success
is not better than it seems 10 be at pres
ent. but at the same time am sure that
2 good opportunity would not be over
looked by them. There is no danger of
elimination of the Beers by the British
through assimilation. On the contrary,
the Beers have shown themselves to be
the British, as the his
tory of Cape Colony. for instance, well
shows. To-day the Taal. the language Of
the Boer, is receiving greater attention
than before the war; so is his history and
his church. all three of them factors that
make for racial preservation and the fos-
-ering OF racial ideas"
Mr.. Coffee is q splendid specimen OF
manhood. being more than six feet in
height and well proportioned. He IS a ma
Tive of the Transvaal and a graduate OF
The Glasgow (Scotland) University. He
intends to buy a large tract OF land near
he Boer colony in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Discussing the projected Panama expo
'ition, Jordan S. Poindexter, g New York
broker and banker, who is at the New
said last night that the logical
POINT for an enterprise Of that kind Is
Washington.
''The Panama Canal Is not local az
'aIr; If does not belong to any one To-
,ality any more than il belongs to an
,ther. It Is a national enterprise, and
vii, when finished, benefit the whole
lation. favoring one part probably little
more than another But that is a minor
natter.
THE Panama Canal Is an American
National undertaking, and its completion.
therefore,, should be celebrated at the
peoples city, at the Capital OF the whole
lation. at a city which is owned byet
PEOPLE Of the United States. There is
My one such city, and that is Washing
on, D. c. To celebrate the event at
New Orleans or San Francisco, or any
'ther specific point, would be discrimi-
lating against the people at large IN
avor Of a certain locality.
IF San Francisco profits moro than
NY other section OF the country through
he completion of the canal. Why should
hat city be also favored with an expo