The Washington herald., 1910-11-06
AT THE HOTELS.


jeet of building houses in which every
fiat VIII be served by a common kitchen,
said George S. Jaeger, an architect, Of
Berlin, who is at the New Willard
THE flats viii consist OF two. three.
or four rooms. and will be fitted up with
every modern arrangement for the con-
venience Of occupiers, but viii be with
out kitchens. The company viii retain
management Of the central kitchen and
cater for its tenants Every fat viii
/ have direct communication with the
kitchen by means of an elevator and a
the same hour ali the tenants win sit
down to meals which, Il Is stated, will
not be more expensive than If the house
wife We're attending to them.
In addition continued Mr. Jaeger,
the company viii supply a staff Of do
nestle assistants, who viii keen the fats
tidy and clean and viii black boots: and
In every far there will be a small gas
range for cooking minor dishes. The
company is confident of success. one OF
its chief trumps is that its plan VIII
obviate the necessity on the part of the
tenants for employing domestic servants.
The same scheme has been tried in Dem
mark and Sweden, and found to be
highly successful and satisfactory"
Speaking OF the recently organized
American Institute in Berlin, Mr. jaeger
said that it IS 10 be devoted 70 the fur
thering Of the relations between Germany
and the United States. Everything pOlit-
ical and commercial, according 10 DR..
Muensterberg. lies outside OF It's realm.
It's chief emphasis lies in the interest IN
scholarship and research, OF education
and vocational life, of literature and art,
and travel and social connections.
"One Of the most important functions
of the institute said Mr.. Jaeger, viii
be the exchange of documents and schOl-
arly literature through the agency of the
Smithsonian Institution, and probably
also the establishment OF an American
copyright for German books. A large
library for the study OF historic. eco
nomic. and social problems OF America
will be connected with the bureau
John Edward Ferguson. Of London, who
is at the Shoreham. in speaking Of Eng
lands relations with Portugal. yesterday
said that bonds of friendly relationship
between Portugal and England are sen
timental as well as practical IT will be
remembered said Mr.. Ferguson. that
the late Queen Marie married Queen
Victoria's first cousin, Ferdinand Of
saxe-Coburg, and that the body Of Henry
Fielding lies buried in Lisbon.
THE only serious trouble that has ever
risen between the two countries began in
1889. when certain Portuguese troops in
vaded the British sphere in East Africa.
The late Lord Salisbury issued a strongly
Worded demand for their recall early Ia
January, 1882 and this was followed
few days later by an ultimatum. The
Portuguese submitted, but the prime min
lister added in his speech 10 Parliament
that, although England had might on her
side, Portugal had right. For many
months there was a strong feeling against
Great Britain. and a national defense
fund was organized.
Largely through the influence Of King
Carlos. who remained all his life, even
ia the dark days Of the BOer war, the
steadfast friend Of England. friendly re-
lations were re-establlsheG. The first
occasion on which a British prince paid
an official visit 10 Portugal was in May
1915, when King Edward. then Prince Of
Wales, spent a week in Lisbon with the
Duke Of Connaught. and in April, 1853
King Edward visited Portugal.
Bolivia Is the only country that ever
wiped England of the map. il came
about in this way. The British Aulbas-
sador, several years ago. gave a dinner
for the Official and social circle people Of
Bolivia. When they arrived at the en-
bassy they found that he was not NAV
ried TO the woman seated at the head of
the table. and they left. In the name of
his government. he demanded an apology,
whereupon he was given twenty-fouF
! fDF4 rrsr-
'Inasmueh as little Bolivia is away OF
the ocean and practically lost In the
eternal mountains. Great Britain could
not. by guns. get The retrsction that she
wanted. But her mapmakers got revense
by issuing maps wholly eliminating
Bolivia.
Finally this information reached Bo-
| livia,' concluded Mr. Ferguson. where
/ upon, with stroke OF the pen, new
maps were ordered for the Bolivian gov
eminent and the Bolivian schools. They
/ showed more ocean than any other map
ever printed The British Isles had been
sunk into the sea. And, so far as tie
people and school children of Bolivia are
! concerned, there IS no Great Britain"
Hans Standiger. Of Helsingfers, Fin
land. who is at the Shoreham, i'm speak
( ing of the abolition Of the liquor traffic
in Finland said that the declaration Of
famous English prelate, that he would
sooner see his country free than see it
sober. appears TO find little favor in
/ Finland
II democratic institutions were synony-
nous with freedom said Alr, Standiger.
THE grand duchy OF Finland, which now
possesses the most democratic legislature
in Europe. ought TO be the freest coun-
try in the world Its diet is a single
chamber, the members OF which are elect
ed by a universal adult suffrage without
distinction of sex. and it further enjoys
the advantage, if such t be, Of Q pro
portional system Of voting. Il consists
of 200 members. and no fewer than 2 %
candidates presented themselves at re-
cent election, 63 being women candidates,
OF whom IS We're elected. There are sew
eral political parties in the grand duchy
and of these the Social Democratic party
appears TO be by far the stronger.
''The diet seems TO be the dernier cri
Of democratic tendencies IN something
like their ultimate development, for it is
hard to see what further democratic
nostrum remains 10 be exhibited, and
therefore. if democracy and freedom are
cOnAeftibie teiiilst 1iie - anu uHtlI5 ~
Finland ought to be the most finished
home of freedom in the world. Yet, If
there is any truth in the famous epis-
copal antithesis between sobriety ard
freedom, this can hardly be the case.
The diet has passed law which, If it
ever becomes operative. will compel every
Inhabitant to be a total abstainer through
sheer lack of the opportunity TO obtain
aIoaboI in any form The measure
amounts to a total prohibition of I'll
traffic in spirits, beer or wine; and only
for medical and technical purposes may