The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-19
AT THE HOTELS.

col. Roosevelt has not yet seen 1T TO
put his stamp Of approval on the Taft
administration, although he he's had more
than sufficient time to become thoroughly
familiar with It's FMS and outs" said
Col ~ l. Parks. OF Los Angeles, Cal.
who is at the New Willard.
1.-THE conduct OF Roosevelt with regard
10 his successor IN Office may be per-
feetly proper. and may be understood by
those on the inside, but to the uninitiated
great mass OF the American people-the
yoters-Col Rooeevelt's attitude remains
puzzle The man who did not hesitate
to speak out bis mind to the crowned
heads of the world, IN all fairness 70
President Taft. the Republican party.
and the American people, should come
out fair and square and declare himself
As long as Roosevelt claims the atten-
ton and admiration Of thousands OF citi-
zens in all parts OF the country. and
there is much talk Of his becoming a
candidate for the Presidency again, he
should feel the propriety OF making a
statement at once.
Before long Col. Roosevelt VIII en-
bark on a swing around tho circle"
added Col Parks, 'and nobody to-day
knows what he viii say. Whatever 1t
viii be. il is bound 10 cause the split
which is now threatening the Republican
party TO become wider and more dam
gerous. What is his object7 Does he
wish to embalrass Taft by his silence and
let the people infer that no is not in
accord with the present administration
While II may be that Roosevelt is play
ing shrewd politics, his ominous silence
on this point is not at all in keeping
with his oft-proeIaImed 'sQuare-deaF
theory"
Harry 3. Brosius. Of New York, who
conducts number OF hotels In various
parts OF the country. Is az the Raleigh.
In speaking Of the increasing number Of
japanese visitors 10 this country, Mr..
Brosius said that they are, as a rule, not
welcome guests at American hotels.
Japanese are poor spenders." said the
boniface. only here and there one OF
these Asiaties will get reckless and do
the right thing In the spending line The
Japs travel by twos or threes as a rule,
and they rarely have separate rooms.
Another characteristic OF the Japanese
which does not appeal 20 the American
hotel man." added Mr.. Brosius, as his
secretiveness and mysterious everlasting
smile. One never knows whether to be-
lieve him or not, even when he does tell
the truth. The japanese manners pro-
woke suspicion. and. that being the case,
there can never be a thorough UNDER
tcfo ko$u
japanese people"
Alfred Schroeder, Of Tsingtau, China,
manager OF an import and export firm.
was seen at the New Willard last night.
Mr.. Schroeder, who Is a tall, blond,
blue-eyed young German, is accompanied
by H spillnan. Of Zurich, Switzerland,
and both speak English fiuently.
Business IS fairly good in Tsingtau,'
said Mr. Schroeder, ''ahd IS slowly but
steadily improving. At first. when Ger
many took possession OF Kiaochau. the
Chinese population did not take kindly to
US. The Germans began TO install mod
ern transportation means, erected fac
tories, built streets, roads, schools, thea
tiers. hospitals. and demonstrated by
these practical means that they had de-
oided to stay there and grow up with
the country. Tsingtau to-day looks more
Ike a German city than 8 Chinese
/ community. The German flag, the Ger
man soldier. German music and schools
are everywhere. The Chinese children
are being taught the German language,
and the German settlers have acquired
the Chinese language. The German gov
ernment has erected a German-Chinese
university, to whose support the Chinese
government also contributes. This uni
versity Is patronized almost exclusively
by young Chinese. and Judging from the
large number Of applicants, the future
for this enterprise is indeed promising.
The Chinese are realizing the BENEFITS
they are deriving from the presence OF
the Germans, and while they were not
anxious 10 have them stay at first they
are now glad that they came
"China is growing more powerful every
day" added Mr.. Schroeder, and even
| though Japan may entertain aspirations
with regard TO her dominating influence
In China. this country is alert. and the
other powers keep their eyes on Japan.
China is also organizing a strong army
and in every way is making great
progress"
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