The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-06
AT THE HOTELS.

american and European trade Is fast
being driven from the Orient" said More
ton Frewen. of London. England, at the
Shoreham recently. Mr. Frewen is a we'll
known English economist and writer, and
has made a study Of the subject. Mr.
Frewen was accompanied by Miss Frew-
en-, his daughter, tall and slender young
lady with q mass OF blond hair, blue
eyes, and magnificent complexion.
Her beauty attracted the attention OF
Hon. o. coIeridge, the celebrated English
observation-disclosures. who happened to see
her az the Shoreham, and who, when IN
formed of her identity. said. in SURPRISE
why, the Frewens are kinsmen Of nine
But back to more serious matters And
continuing about the loss 20 America
and Europe of the markets 10 the Orient.
Mr.. Frewen said: The cotton goods OF
the Orient are now being manufactured in
Canton instead Of Manchester or Fan
River. and the English manufacturers are
alarmed at the loss OF their trade With
the East.
My visit TO this country" continued
Mr.. Frewen, is for the purpose OF calling
Americas attention to this remarkable
condition. James ]. Hill, your great rail-
road man, has been converted TO my
views, which was strongly emphasized by
the empty vessels Of his own line bound
for Asiatlc ports.
While I was in San Francisco last No
Yemoer vessel arrived from China filed
with pig iron. The owner of this vessel.
Robert Dollar, stated 10 ME that two
years ago his ships brought no freight
back from China; now they are empty
going to Asia and return laden with
Asiatic goods for the American market
The Chinese statesman, Tong Shea est-
Gated in Columbia University. stated
frankly that what China wanted was
cheap silver and that with cheap silver
and low wages China could sell steel
rails in the United States at least as FAR
East as the Missouri River The yellow
nan with the cheap white money has a
marked advantage over the white man
with the yellow money"
rs this Mr.. Brown, Of London" asked
a newspaper man of an English-lool1ing
individual. who was receiving his mall at
the desk of the New Willard.
The Englishman answered in the af-
hrmatiye and with bored air sank into
deep-seated leather divan, twirling his
cane and then again tenderly touching
his lips with the silver tip OF his stock
Mr.. Brown." said the scribe. what IS
the political outlook in England at the
present? Do you think the Irish party
will support the Liberal party IN its
budget programme? VIII there be a gem
eral election in the future?'
The imperturbable Britisher looked
worse bored than ever and finally drawl-
ed: "Oh, I say, my dear man, you want
TO see Mr.. Brown, don't you?"
But you said you were Mr. Brown"
"Oh. yes; am Mr.. Brown; but am
Mr.. Browns valet; my name Is also
Brown
Henry B. Mills. OF Detroit, q manu-
facturer OF that city. who Is in the East
on business. is at the Raleigh. Speaking
of Michigan politics. Mr.. Mills said thar
the coming man of that State is Truman
II. NewbeTy. former Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy, under President Roosevelt.
sNewberry is the coming man Of MichI-
gan" said MFR. Mills. Indeed. Il would
not surprise anybody in Michigan if ne
were not one of the coming men whose
name may be mentioned as available for
the second place on the Republican Presi-
Dental ticket Newberry is a fine specl-
men Of American citizenship. He is
wealthy. and yet he is not idle. he be-
leves in work. and believes in giving
those who are in his employ the best pos
sible treatment. He is an employer OF
hundreds OF men and has never had any
difficulty with them. He Is most popular
with the iaboring element IN Detroit and
Michigan Should his name ever be pre-
sented for public Office the working peo-
pie would rally TO his support
Being wealthy, he is popular with the
wealthy, who naturally would do their
share in honoring him with public Offices.
Newberry is a thorough business man,
and knows more about practical methods
Of bushes than most people Of his social
standing and wealth. He has a great
genius for systematizing business. and
achieving thereby increased practical re-
suits This Was demonstrated willis he
was Assistant Secretary Of the Navy. in
which capacity he has wrought many
beneficial changes in that branch of the
government
There is one thing quite certain. and
that is that Mr.. Newberry viii be one
of the United States Senators from MIchi-
gan before five Years from, 49,, b..