The Washington herald., 1910-02-18

toFla! election 10 md that this man
Berry had been elected TO fill the execu-
tive chair of the Keystone State. There
is one thing certain. and that is that
Berry would i'll the Office with credit TO
himself and 70 the great Commonwealth
which honored him. If not this time,
Mr.. Berry will surely be heard from in
the near future"
Or. Psu1 Cahn-speyer, Universitaets
| Strasse. Vienna. Austria. who is visiting
this country on pleasure trip, is at the
New Willard.
England is afraid Of Germany" he
said. "she would not dare 90 to war with
her. Germany has the most effective
and perfect and most powerful army in
the world. In connection with Austria
and Hungary. this alliance can face and
fight the whole world. All the other na-
tons are very we'll aware Of this fact.
All talk Of England. or France, or Rus
sa preparing for a war with Germany
may be for political purposes. to influence
Parliament or their legislative bodies 70
pass certain measures. Not only has
Germany and AUstria-Hungary the best
army, but Germany has made tremendous
progress IN building a powerful navy,
which before very long viii be able 10
dictate terms 70 those who would meas
ure arms with the Teuton empire. The
German Emperor has long ago recog-
nized the great possibilities OF the aero
plane and dirigible as a powerful agent
in war He has given orders that the
study and development OF aeroplane navi-
gation be taken up thoroughly by the
army and navy. and there is on the way
now great air feet. OF navy. which in
time Of war can be released as scouts, as
well as artillery.
The period as merely scouts for the
.aeroplane IS past; it will be used as an
adjunct 10 the artillery arm Of the army.
It IS certain that the development Of the
aerOplane and dirigible navy viii diminish
the usefulness Of cavalry and viii prob
ably entirely replace or, at least. relegate
that branch Of the service.
Speaking Of cavalry" added DR.. Calm
Speyer, I wish 70 say that both the
German and Austrian military authori-
ties have long ago recognized the great
advantage and merit OF the thorough
bred for cavalry purposes. Both gov
ernments have established remount sta
tions in various parts OF the country
stocked with the finest thoroughbreds that
money can buy. which are used for the
purpose OF improving the cavalry horse
Thoroughbreds are constantly bought in
France. England. and other countries.
and are stationed at these military re-
mount depots. There IS absolutely no
doubt about the thoroughbred being not
only the hardest horse for cavalry pur-
poses, but also the most intelligent and
therefore the most useful"
The financial affairs Of Cuba are in ex-
ceIent condition, according 10 Senor Al
fredo Zayas, Vice President Of Cuba. who
was seen at the Raleigh last night. Senor
Zayas passed through this city homeward
bound from New York. where he was the
guest Of the New York Republican Club
on the occasion Of the Lincoln celebra-
ton.
When the provisional government left
the island we had in the treasury S2O00.-
c9) IN cash. and against this debt of
100000 In one year. since January z.
we have paid more than S5,O00e0. not
withstanding that the budget had been
increased through new expenses created
by the provisional government. such as a
permanent army Of 500 men. the civil
service commissioners, and other instItu-
tions.'
1T is true we have budget now that
is higher than in the days Of the Palma
administration. said Senor Zayas. but
We can say that the ordinary estimates,
not counting extraordinary expenses, are
not greater The excess in the present
over the former budget is due in part TO
the payment of the debt, 10 the increase
in the creation of new boards and 10
Congress. due TO the new census. 10
claims from the custon,-house.
This year we have had the greatest
sugar crop We ever had, and what's more,
we got good prices. Our tobacco crop has
been very large. In sanitary conditions
we take great pride in the fact that the
death rate in the island for the last year
was only 1875 per 1000, while in the United
States IL was Is. and in several European
countries il was as high as a. Yellow
fever and smallpox have been entirely
wiped out
Frederick Townsend Martin, vice pres
ident OF the American Embassy Associa-
tion Of New York who was seen az the
Shoreham recently. said: I'VE believe
that our government should own a resi-
dence in every country 10 which il sends
an ambassador. and that our citizens
would point with pride to a place to
which they may go feeling that they
have citizens rights therein, an embassy
building that will favorably compare with
those Of other nations. So long as our
abroad IS compelled annu-
ally 10 expend large sums from his
private fortune, just so long will our
citizens feel that their rights in such
places are uncertain, and that such ex-
pendture on his part tends to give him
toe much independence toward his com
patriots and thereby renders him less
useful 10 them"
Eve believe that no representative OF
our government abroad should be called
upon to make expenditures from his pri-
vate fortune. or that il should be neces-
sary for him to have one in order to be
enabled 10 accept the appointment and to
the dignity of our government
abroad. We also believe that all ambas-
sadors, no matter what their means,
should reside in the same permanent
home which the government should sup
ply, where our citizens may feel at lib
erty TO come and go with the same free
dom as that existing at the White House
at Washington