The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-09-27
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Just as Washington is the Capital Ct
the wealthiest and most progressive ma
ton history has ever recorded so il wil
be. in short time. the home OF the
world for art and fashion and culture and
everything that makes the ideals OF life"
SAID William 3. Cover, Of Chicago. Ill,
a collector Of art objects and student Of
an branches OF artistic endeayor. Mr.
Cover Is guest al the New Willard
washington, as laid out by It's founder
and later on ampified by Congress and
the art commissions, will be the most
perfect city In the world from an archi-
tectural standpoint which naturally
means that Il will also be the most
beautiful. The arrangement OF parks,
monuments fountains, public buildings.
and avenues. interseeting streets. with
the prominent corners and spaces given
for the erection OF some attractive art
object, sll viii contribute in making Il
outshine any other city in the world. The
great advantage Of Washington in this
respect is that II is the nations city.
Every State is anxious 70 contribute 10
its Improvement and beauty. which
is quite different from capitals abroad,
where provincialism in many respects in
terriers with Improvement
THE Capital is bound 10 expand and
grow. There Is no such possibility as
.retrogression in this city's march. The
fact that 1t is the seat OF the govern
ment which is expanding every year is
a guaranty for this assertion. The coun-
try grows in wealth, and Washington
keeps step with this growth. There is.
consequently, no safer investment, so far
as real estate IS concerned, thar prop
erty in and around Washington. The
government itself stands back OF the Cap
itars real estate.
.'Washington's real estate boom will
never collapse,
1T will not be many years" continued
Mr.. Cover, before Congress will awsS
en- 10 the fact that the artistic genius %
this country should be encouraged
America has produced some very eredi-
table painters. sculptors. musicians, and
others. who made their way 10 the front
without any assistance from the govern
ment.
In foreign countries Il IS different.
Art is encouraged by the government.
America will have its own distinctive
art some day. We are young yet, and the
people. up TO a short time ago. had not
much time TO devote TO art matters"
Jules Bartois, OF Bordeaux, France, an
exporter, who is in this country on BUSH
ress and IS at the Raleigh in speaking
Of the French soldier. said last might
that some are ignorant OF the most inn
portant events IN the history Of their
country.
Lieut., Roland, OF the French army"
said NJ Bartois, has nSde investi-
CATION for five years among The recruits
placed under his charge. Although most
OF them had gone through the public
school curriculum, a per cent returned
wrong answers 10 the question. What
is Alasace L0rTaIneT The majority
thought it was a large city IN France;
others that il was q country, the capital
OF which was in Berlin. Some So per
cent knew nothing about the Franco
Prussian war. a significant fact 10 be
remembered by Frenchmen who still
cherish thoughts OF Ia revanehe' The
vaugest notions prevailed about Napo-
leon I. Some said he lived about $50
others about twenty years ago. Others
again described him as an 'ex-King OF
Spain, and one returned the euTiously
answer that Napoleon had
had been Emperor OF all the world FOR
100 days
Such abysmal ignorance OF history"
said NJ Bartois. who Is an old soldier
himself. "must tend 10 weaken the
morale OF the French army, as "a case
OF war an alarming percentage would
lack the understanding as to why they
we're called upon 10 fight.
The German soldier Is quite different
in this respect from his French comTade-
in-arms. The German schoolmaster. ever
imbued with instilling patriotism into his
charges. drums the facts connected with
the Franco-PTussian war and its success
full ending for them into their little
brains day after day. This course IS con-
tinued after they leave school and enter
the army AS soon as Germany becomes
a socialistic republic Ike France-her
and her schoolnasters are social demo-
Gratis, as they are In France. the majority
of them-then. and not before. VIII Ger
many's soldiers lose their patriotism and
become, Ike the French soldier OF to-day,
ignorant and lacking in patriotism.
IF social democracy claims this 20 bAS
an advance along the lines OF betteruent
Of the human cause and race, IL is diffi-
cult 10 discern OF what the improvement
consists"
Or. William Guenther, OF Dresden, Ger
many. who is visiting this country on q
tour of study and observation. as he
termed Ii, in speaking OF Germany's po-
Etical sentiment. said the German peo-
pie are not satisfied with things as they
are. There are too many OF them on a
limited area, and they cry out for op-
portunities of expansion-more elbow
room.
Germany is different from other Euro
pean powers" said Dr. Guenther Tt is