The Washington herald., 1910-11-23
AT THE HOTELS.

Lieut.. commander Segundo r. Storm.
of the Argentine navy. accompanied by
Lieut.. II. Diaz Pumari. is at the New
Willard. The two officers have been on q
visit TO Bethlehem and Plttsburg. where
they inspected armor plate and ordnance.
Lieut.. Commander Storm said he could
not give any information regarding his
findings until he had reported to the adj
nsiral OF the Argentine navy. he said
that his country is now building two
Dreadnoughts and Will probably build
another, making three in all.
Argentina Is considered a maritime
country" said Lieut.. Commander Storm.
and our government sees the necessity
of building up a strong navy. Argentina
Is mostly an agricultural country, her
main articles OF production being cattle
and grain. Our population is 100000. and
business Is very good What we need is
capital and immigrants 10 settle in and
grow rich with the country. There Is
much foreign capital invested in my coun-
try, and while about fifty years ago the
anti-foreign feeling was strong, to-day
we realize that we have to have foreign
ers 10 settle and build up the country.
Roosevelt Is very popular In Argen-
tina. The Argentine people always wish
ed TO have a President Ike Roosevelt
There is the best OF feeling toward
Americans in my country. popular educa-
ton, manufactures, and almost every fac
tor along the lines OF civilization and prog
ress having been introduced by Ameri-
cans. Our constitution is almost a literal
translation OF the American document,
and our public school system was copied
after the American pattern. The Mon
roe doctrine? On, we have no fear OF
being attacked by foreign countries"
The officer thus adrotly avoided a direct
reply to a question regarding the atti-
tude OF the Argentine government toward
that doctrine.
Speaking of the climate OF Argentina.
Lieut.. Commander Storm said that that
OF the northern part Is similar 10 thai
OF Florida, while the southernmost Sec
ton is like Canada's. Buenos Ayres, the
capital. enjoys a climate very much like
that Of this city
Washington hotels are expecting the ar
rival in this city Of the admiral of the
British fleet. Baron Fisher. OF Kilver-
, stone. and his brother Vice Admiral Sir
Frederick Fisher, both Of whom are in
New York attending the wedding OF
Baron Fishers son. the Hon Cecil Fisher,
to Miss Jane Morgan. daughter OF Ran
dali Morgan, Of Philadelphia, and one Of
the few American women who are mas
ter mariners
| Sir "Jacky" Fisher, or Lord Thetford,
| is the first sea lord Of the British ad-
/ miralty. He holds his Office for a term
/ OF years. Irrespective of changes in the
/ cabinet and is, 10 All intents and pur-
! poses. the chief Of STAFF of the navy and
/ its commander-in-chief During the
short time Sir John Fisher has held this
/ office he has put out Of commission no
| less than $50 unworthy ships, effecting a
clear saving OF 100000 a year, with
/ knowledge Of the fact. admitted by both
/ the friends and foes OF the present ad-
ministration, that, far from impairing the
strength of the navy, he has, on the con-
1 trary. increased il. Sir John receives. all
4 told but $3.50 a year and a furnished
/ house, which is a ridicui0usly inadequate
remuneration considering the response
/ bilities of the position. On his elevation
to the peerage. Sir John selected the title
OF Lord Thetford. due TO the fact that
Thetford Manor IS one OF the country
/ seats bequeathed 20 his son Cecil by the
/ late Josiah Vavasseur. Vavasseur WAS
one of the directors Of Armstrong. Whit
worth G. Co. and when he died two
/ winters ago II was found that he had
bequeathed the greater portion OF his
large fortune. some 100000 in cash. and
! also the manors OF ThetfOrd, CroXtOn.
and KiverstOne Hall 10 Sir Johns son
/ Cecil on condition that the latter should
adopt TIN. name and arms of VavRsseur.
! There was report recently in England
/ that Sir Johns mother was a Cinghalese
woman, but the sailor denied IL
According TO him, his mother was Miss
/ Sophie Lambe, and was born IN London.
Her great uncle was John Boyden. lord
mayor of London I'm 1880. His niece and
heiress. Anne Philpott. married Lambe,
by whom she had a daughter, Sophie.
The fact that this Sophie Lambe became
the wife Of Capt Fisher, Of the Seventy
eighth Highlanders. at time when he
was aid-de-camp 10 Sir Robert Horton.
the governor OF Ceylon, is probably large
~ accountable for the story that the
mother of Sir John was Cinghalese
woman. Capt. Fisher was killed one dark
night by a fall from his horse, and left
his wife and boy very badly OF. She
managed, however, 10 get him into the
navy al the age OF thirteen. and Sir
John Fisher went through all those hard
and bitter trials which fail 10 the share
of a young officer of the royal navy
who is entirely without private means
and dependent on his pay.
Archibald F. Runyon. of London, who
is at the Raleigh, has interests in The
Philippines. whence he has just come
TO this city. In speaking OF America S
task in the islands. he said last night
ut is maxim. familiar 10 the people OF
the United States. that the cure for toe
much democracy is more democracy. II
one is tempted 10 be discouraged in con-
| templating the present fruits OF American
educational work in the Philippines, there
appears no other remedy than more edu-
cation One can but earnestly hope that
the principle on which the United States
is proceeding will prove 10 be wise, as
il is undoubtedly inspired by high mo-
tives; but wise or not wise, il is not go
ing TO be abandoned.
In a famous message in the course OF
the civil war;" continued the Englishman
! Gen. Grant declared that he proposed q
fight il out on this line if il takes al
summer But Gen. Grant it viii be re-
membered fought always with every
ounce of strength that was at his com
mand In the Philippines to-day, lavish
and Open-handed though the educationR
policy has been in many respects 10 thu
extent that in schools scattered through
out the provinces. one sees the Filipino
peasant child furnished with better equip
ment than can be found in many polite
seminaries for the education OF the chill
] | dren of the gentry IN the British Isles
there is yet only school accommodation
, for some % per cent Of the children o