The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-13
AT THE HOTELS.

Edwin L. McKinstrey. OF the Daily
Local News. West Chester. Pa. is at the
Arlington. Mr.. McKinstrey does not feel
Inclined to talk for publication. holding
that a newspaper man should not be in
terviewed. Mr.. McKinstrey, however. had
no objection TO saying for publication
that Representative Butler. Of Pennsyl-
vania. would be reelected without oppo-
sition: that he had brought more promi-
nent people Of national reputation to West
Chester than any other Representative
before him ever did. and that he had sue
ceeded in securing President Tafts &C
ceptance 10 speak at the Lincoln College
some time IN June
The cooperative plan Of the California
sweet potato growers IS one that should
be tried by all the farmers Of the coun-
try with all their products" said J. 6.
Stansbury. OF Los Angeles. Cal, at the
National THE sweet potato growers Of
each particular farming district form
! their home association, and after several
local associations have been organized in
a county they are formed into a county
! organization. Several counties have
/ formed exchanges, and a central ex-
change is started. Then selling agencies
are established wherever the product can
be sold, and a complete chain Is formed.
thus getting entirely rid Of the middle
man" ,...t
Although people in America have been
brought % believe that monarchs nova
days are mere puppets, the passive in
struments of the will OF their people.
and ornamental fgureheads. which are
entirely super7uOUs and IN no sense IN
dispensabie 20 the welfare Of the COM
|monwealth, the fact remains that In a
number Of countries OF the Old World
the sovereign constitutes 10 such an ex-
tent the kinGpin OF the situation as re-
CARDS domestic policy and foreign reIa-
tons that his or her sudden death al the
present juncture would give rise 10 an
important and possibly grave crisis al
home as well as abroad" In these words
Richard 5. Ewing. a lawyer. Of Chicago.
who has Travelled extensively IN Europe
and made a study OF the political situa-
tion Of the Old World. expressed his
views at the New Willard last night.
Take, for instance. the Kaiser. The
foreign press is fond Of portraying him
as the stormy petrol OF international poll
tics, and as a potentate whose unexpect-
ed vagaries constitute a continual menacz
% the peace OF the world Yet try q
imagine Germany al present without tae
Emperor. Even his bitterest enemies and
most unkiud critics are forced 20 adm.
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the moving spirit, not merely II thl
policy and administration OF the Empire
but likewise Of every phase Of Teuto.
life and activity. that II seems that we-
. he 10 die suddenly the entire adminlst-a
. tive machinery of Germany would stop
OF course the Crown Prince IS being ed-
Gated and trained 20 take his father
place az his death. but there Is not niue.
known about the qualities OF this y0uu
, man beyond the fact that he is study.-
, hard. and that he is a good husband an
"a father
70 "Cf the German Emperor this. ar least
y can be said, that in spite Of all prediction
y and apprelensi01s expressed ar the Tin
e Of his accession 10 t-e throne, his reig
o. has been one OF peace. and while he la
Z added 20 the territorial possessions @
e Germany. he has accomplished this b
To- statecraft and d.pl0macv instead OF %
70 the sword In one word. Emperor VIII
b Jams life constitutes. judging by the pas
S a guarantee Of peace. and thoughtful Pee
Z PIE. students Of the present and Of II
e past. rather than mere spectators as Z
% the future. VIII be disposed 10 agree tbs
q his presence at the helm Of Germany
a subject for congr&tUIation rather tha
Of Uueasiuess.~