The Washington herald., 1910-04-09
AT THE HOTELS.


conflict with the guardians of the law
and other officials Of the government. will
try TO smuggle in dutable goods after
a visit abroad?" asked james C. spears.
of New York, who Is at the Raleigh,
Mr.. Spears goes to Europe every year
on business. and has witnessed some OF
the most extraordinary smuggling cases.
''The smuggling custom has become 50
prevalent that the governments of the
world take it for granted that Is per
cent Of incoming travellers will try to
thwart their representatives, with the
result that il is nowadays mostly a duel
of wits betweeh customs officials and
| travellers, with the odds in the travellers
/, favor. Watch the shipload OF men and
women coming down the gangway to
claim their own among the mountainous
heaps OF baggage. Without exception,
all are possible law evaders in the eyes
| OF the waiting officials. and one may be
sure that snugly tucked away among
those great pyramids Of trunks are thou
sands of dainty trifies which it is the
painful duty of every man, the proud
ambition of every woman to carry
through Undecided.
/ 1t viii be seen them" continued Mr..
Spears, that men OF keen perception
and rare tact are necessary for the de-
! lection OF smuggling. for a blunder will
surely lead to very unpleasant epi-
sode. But rare judges OF human nature
| lie in wait for the smugglers-Sherlock
! Holmeses, with the suayity Of trained
diplomats. Every glance of the suspect,
every greeting 10 his friends is noted
| in fash. An abnormal waistcoat. an
| ill-fitting shirt. a touch of nervousness
as authority approaches a trunk-al sug-
gest 10 the inspectors trained eye posi-
BILE smuggling.
Truly the seizure room at the Gus
| tom-house could tell many a strange ro-
nance in which tragedy and comedy are
oddly mixed You Will hear of badly
fitting bodices that contain hundreds Of
yards of point de Venise and Honiton,
waistcoats that bulged in the wrong
place so as TO hide bags Of unset gems,
and even top boots specially made for
smuggling jewelry and gloves. On one
occasion a special officers eye fell upon
a passenger whose waist looked much
cut OF proportion 20 the rest of his hg-
ure Taken aside and searched, his cor
pulence was speedily reduced by the re-
moval OF a specially made vest fairly
lined with silver watches. There are
hundreds OF other ways 20 hoodwink the
customs inspectors, 70 Fer cent of which
succeed, causing the loss TO Uncle
Sam" of many thousands Of dollars
every year"
Friedrich Krieghammer. OF Karlsruhe,
Germany. is at the New Willard. Mr.
krieghammer is manufacturer, and is
touring this country on business. Speak
ing OF the imminent visit or Roosevelt
to Berlin and other places in Germany,
Mr.. Krieghammer said he believed Col
Roosevelt would possibly pay a short
visit to the University Of Heidelberg and
Dresden.
I read IN this mornings papers that
Macmillan Harden. the editor OF Die
zukunft, the same man VINO exposed the
round table scandal in which many
prominent men near to the throne Of the
Emperor took a very Unenviable part. has
come out with an article advising the
German people 10 remain passive when
Roosevelt visits Berlin. claiming that his
attitude as President Of the United States
has been anti-German.
There is no gainsaying the fact that
Harden has a great influence in Berlin
and some parts of Germany. But this
time his seed viii fall on barren ground.
Roosevelt is so well and favorably known
in Germany, and has so established his
so many years, that this beIated cry o.
the German muckraker win go UNDECIDED.
II would be deplorable indeed il Col
Roosevelts stay in Berlin would suffer
on account OF Harden's foolish magma
ton. Germany viii not gain anything
by il On the contrary. she would lose.
America would not like it il one OF her
greatest sons were TO be snubbed by the
very people who have always said they
admired him for his great similarity in
word and deed 10 the German Emperor.
II Is safe TO say that no diseordant note
will disturb Roosevelts stay in Germany.
and that his reception at Berlin viii mark
one Of the red-letter days in the history
of his foreign travels. II IS quite certain
that Emperor William viii not permit
any opportunity TO pass by without show
ing TO America his great admiration for
her most prominent citizen"
The fact that Ambassador Bryce. Of
England. delivered part of his address
at the B'nai Birth banquet in the Ger
man language" said Samuel s. Stein. OF
New York. at the Arlington. seems to
be OF some significance Of stflI greater
significance, however, is the statement
attributed 10 him in which he said that
Germany. the United States. and Eng
land should band together and lead the
world
THE thought is a splendid one, and
should be carried out. The United States.
Germany, and England would be COM
bination OF powers which could command
peace and respect everywhere No mat
ter what became Of the other powers.
they would simply have to DO the bidding
of these three strong nations.
But the dream IS too good 10 ever
come true. Commercial competition be 3
tween these three nations viii not permit
the realization of this beautiful dream by
Ambassador Bryce. It is commerce which
makes war to-day. while in former years
1t used to be religion, or rulers wrangles.
or something OF that sort"
MisunderstoOd.