The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-08
AT THE HOTELS.

Senator Beverage will be re-elscted,"
said n W Harrison. a well-known real
estate operator Of indianapolis. IND, who
was seen at the shoreham last night,
and the Republican party VIII also be
successful at the polls. notwithstanding
reports 10 the contrary.
Il am not a wiseacre or prophet. but.
judging from present indications, neither
the insurgents nor the Democrats will be
able TO defeat the regular Republican
ticket this fall Senator Beverage is
very popular in Indiana. and his record
in the Senate is a most enviable one.
President Taft's administration has
found general approval in Indiana: at
least. I have not been able TO find any
adverse comment on It Of serious ma
ture. K seems TO me that If he con-
tinues with the game success that marked
his first year IN the White House. the
Republican party VIII be glad to re-
nominate and re-elect him.
many. an importer of American merchant
disc. who Is visiting this country on busi-
ness. in discussing Germany's commerce
and politics. said last night at the New
Willard: MY country is growing by leaps
and bounds. and in political influence
as well as wealth Germany's trade and
commerce has made greater progress and
has experienced q bigger growth than
that Of any other country, the United
States not excepted. within the last
twenty years. II must be taken into con-
sideration that the German empire is the
youngest of the great powers, it having
been proclaimed in 1870, and is therefore
only forty years old Before 1870 there
were only small German principalities,
each Of which managed its own affairs.
One was pulling this way and the other
that. They were not united, and. there
fore, they were weak. The world paid
no attention 10 them. Whenever the dis
eussion was about Bavaria, Prussia, Sax
ony, or any other of the German king
ceptible everywhere.
That is all changed now. Bismarck
! brought about the change. First he made
war against Denmark and took Schles-
/ wig Holstein from them; then he fought
Austria to q standstill, after which he
vanquished France, and then drew to-
gether at Versailles all the German king
/ doms and principalities. welded them into
mighty German empire. and defied the
| whole world. Since then Germany has
grown powerful Her army is invincibIe
Nd ra.rx- L
| TO take the measure Of any vessels afioat,
no matter 10 what nationality they may
belong. Germany's commerce has in
creased wonderfully. and her merchant
| steamers in some parts OF the world have
swept the English flag from the seas.
/ Germany's political power In Europe is
/ predominant. and the German Emperor
( is an astute statesman and diplomat HIM
/ self. Germany is not going to stop where
/ she is. Her population is growing and
there is not enough room within her
boundaries 10 give them homes. They
are forced TO seek domiciles elsewhere.
/ The German Emperor has decided that
| those Germans who wish 10 emigrate
I shall not any more in the future lose
| their German citizenship It is the policy
Of Germany to create new German terri
tories somewhere, and the future will
show that am right when say that
Germany has designs on Mesopotannia,
IN Asia Minor. which rich province,
sooner or later, viii be brought under
the German flag, to be settled by German
colonists
The German people are OF one accord
with their Emperor in his policies, what
ever they may be. They know that he is
their Emperor and desires only Ger
many's welfare. We do not care what
other countries may say about OF against
US or oGS Kaiser we are determined 10
pursue our course without deviating one
iota from its aims. Germany is friendly
toward all nations, but we do not beg
for friendship