The Washington herald., 1910-12-23

How cleYer" said he and yet you
would have me get married"
Unrest in Mexico.
Judge L. r. Wiley, of St Louis. Mo-.
formerly chief justice OF the Supreme
Court of the Philippines and judge Of
the American Court at Shanghai. has
just returned from Mexico. where he
has been on legal business. and Is al the
Shoreham.
1T cannot be denied that there Is A
feeling of unrest all over Mexico, due to
uncertainty as to the succession in tho
Mexican presidency. said Judge VIII
fey. las long as Diaz is At the head OF
affairs, everything is ali right; but as
soon as he steps out there is going 10 be
trouble. in all likelihood, unless the right
man takes his place Who that man IS,
no one knows at this time. There are
many bTainy and clever young men in
Mexico, but they have had no oppor-
tunity to show what they can DO DiaZ
has his eye on everything. and manages
the business of the whole nation. RAJ
mon Corral, the vice president. can
hardly be considered as successor. He
Is not strong. physically. LimantOur Is
OF French extraction, and Creel is Of
American descent. Mexicans in this re-
spect are like Americans; they want a
native 10 be at the head OF the nation
There is young Felix Diaz. a nephew OF
The President, chief of police OF Mexico
City, who is very capable young man
and promises well. One never knows
what will happen in politics. and Felix
Dlaz may be the successor Of his uncle.
But that is merely gueSsWOrk
Conditions in the state of Chihuahua
are unsettled, due 10 local conditions.
The so-called revolution in Mexico can
never be a success, on account OF the
lack OF organization, money, and
leader. Diaz has everything well in
hand, and American interests, as well as
those Of other countries, are perfectly
safe"
Elliott Northcott. United States Minis
ter TO Colombia. is at the New Willard.
Mr.. Northcott was United States attor-
neg and chairman of the Republican
State committee Of West Virginia prior
10 his Presidential appointment
Plenty of Fur.
Several years ago the beaver was be-
coming rare in Ontario" said Lieut.. Gov.
John NJ. Gibson, Of the province Of on
tario, when In this city recently, refer
ring 10 a magazine article which pre-
dicted that within FIVE years it would
be impossible TO buy furs Of any kind.
But the beaver has so multiplied that
steps have been taken that will permit
MS capture. the revenue for the hide be-
ing used for park purposes. In AlgoR-
quin Park. where no shooting of fur ami
mails is allowed, they are simply tum-
bling over one another So IL is with
some of the other smaller animals.
In the Tar north continued Gov. Glib
son. Il am afraid there is some justin
cation for the fear expressed. There
are a few herds of buffalo left, but the
buffalo hide is no longer an article Of
commerce. The musk OK. which seems
to he an excellent substitute for the buff
falO. appears capable OF furnishing a
long. continuous supply of comfortable
robes. but / rather think the Indian has
disposed Of Il great MANY and that the
animal is not To be found as extensively
in Northern Canada as was supposed.
Moose are plentiful now. We had a
closed season in Ontario for many years.
We now allow the hunter under special
license to shoot one moose, and one OF
those splendid creatures is enough for
any man
in Canada lietenant governor is
about the same as a governor of a State
on this side of the border, the '1ieuten-
ant" being superhuous. as Mr.. Gibson is
the executive head Of the province.
Progressive Germany.
Daniel Guggenheim. president Of the
American Smelling and Renning Com
pany, who recently returned from q four
months trip 10 Europe, in speaking OF
business development abroad. said: II
find the German empire is making COM
mercial progress at a decidedly more
rapid pace than any other country. At
the same time Germany is building up
its corporations and not tearing them
down by agitation and too much legisla-
ton. Her agitation seems TO be in the
direction Of protecting the corporations.
have in mind a recent exhibition OF
this kind, in reference TO what was done
for the potash trust. The government
seems quite busy in protecting it and
doing for il what it formerly did with
its sugar industries. You may possibly
recalls the introduction and establish
ment Of the kartel
In our country continued Mr.. Gug-
genheim, 1T is d crime to curtail a prod
act and secure for the product, if cor
porations combine for any such purpose.
the best prices at home and abroad. Ger
many fattens on this sort of thing.
What I especially admire in Germany
is the legislation in favor of the workmen
in corporations. Corporations are COM
PEELED TO protect their workmen, sup
ply them with pensions, insurance against
accidents, &c Laws enacted in this di-
rection. If done in a reasonable manner,
will not find any opposition from officials
of corporations in America"
Mr.. Guggenheim predicted that the
next really good times" or boom
times" viii begin in Germany in the
spring of 1911 and then spread TO other
countries.
Pupils Morals Drop.
High schools are blamed for the fall
ing off in the humber Of candidates for
the ministry. according 10 Rev. F, C.
Hall, of Chicago, who is at the Arling-
TON. sThe pupil passes through the
adolescent stage without any Christian
influence in school. which must result in
a drop in moral stamina and interest in
religion" said Rev. Mr.. Hall.
In former times we had the academy,
where the pastor continued IN personal
touch with the young man. Now we have
the high school. where there is a lack.
OF personal guidance at a time when
there is apt TO be a slump in the moral
aualitieS OF the youth.