The Washington herald., 1910-02-20
Copyright by HarriSEwing.

one valise. Merchants in Paris, London,
Berlin, and Vienna selling costly goods
to millionaire smugglers. had their friends
in New York write letters OF denuncia-
tion TO the local newspapers. Gentle
women and gentlemen, it was said, were
being insulted by Collector Loeb, their
honesty was being called in question. and
! their clothing was being examined by
vulgar inspectors In public. However, !
am not to be scared by any man or news
paper in the United States. I am afraid
Of nothing in the world but William
/ LOeb's own conscience.
The order gave is still in force and
| 1t will remain the law Of the docks and
| all Americans, with pull or without pull,
rich or poor, in high Office or with no Of
! flee at all. will pay the lawful duty on
| personal effects brought into the United
States, and trunks will be opened and
| searched.
There are 2.3OO employees in the Gus
/ toms service at the port of New York. &"
/ Mr.. Loeb continued to say. Il have let
them know that each man will stand on
his own individual legs and feet. and
| that political. or social, or any sort or
kind of pun will not be tolerated for A
! minute. L told them things had come
to such pass that customs employe in
1 New York was looked upon as being a
! thief There are only a few crooked men
| in the service / said, Notwithstanding
general belief, and l expect the honest
men TO help me put them out into the
| street Moreover l declared Che man
who sees wrong and reports it TO me. will
not be punished. but promoted, IL he is
competent and there is a higher place !
have changed men around. dismissed
others, and reduced expenses. and III
stick to my policy so long as I am in
Office.
should Give Their Support.
AS a concluding observation. let me
| express the opinion that the persons who
have heretofore brought fine clothing and
| jewelry into the country and have es-
capped the payment of duty on the same
can better afford to conform 10 the Law
than can school teachers and preachers
| Furthermore, our fashionable and
wealthy smugglers. when sojourning in
/ Europe have always made great haste
to run up the American flag when they
| found themselves embarrassed or in trou-
! bic. At home. they have more protec-
tion than do persons without property
By every rule of decency they ought tc
/ be willing to help support their own gov
ernment. If they refuse willingly to con-
tribute their just share toward meeting
the cost of running the country. I shall
make them-when they come back from
Europe, each with a wagon load OF
boxes and trunks"
rs Mr. Roosevelt. I asked, "as ener-
getie when he works as when he plays 2
my answer, reversing your question
is that he plays as energeticalIy as h,
works. His mind is busy all the time
it is never at rest, except when he sleeps
and he can concentrate all of his menta
power on the task at hand. He is a re
markable man in the intensity of hi:
thinking and in his ability to project hi.
thought with precision to the end of 1
proposition before the person who i.
stating it gets the words half out of hi:
mouth The strain upon his mind is only
relieved by sleep and by play"
Were you present on election nigh
in 1904, when President Roosevelt wrot,
his famous notice TO the country that h,
would not again be a candidate for tn,
Presidency"
Given Due Consideration.
II was. The notice was not written OF
the impulse of the moment-it had beef
privately talked about for six months