The Washington herald., 1910-03-02
AT THE HOTELS.


IT am a Tammany man." said Lorenz
Zeler. justice Of the Court OF Special
Sessions, first division. of New York
City, at Fritz Reuters last night. "and
am perfectly free to say that Mayor
Gaynor is giving New York one OF the
best administrations that city has had for
some time. Mayor Gaynor has not
thrown down Tammany Hall as has
been said again and again in the public
press and elsewhere; he made his plat
form clear enough when he announced
his candidacy for the mayoralty. He did
not pledge himself in any shape or form.
Whatever he has done so far in the way
OF appointments has been in keeping
with his announced policy. Mayor Gay
nor has been mentioned IN connection
with the next Presidential ticket, and, IL
nominated, would make a strong fight
He Is a man of the highest type OF citi-
zenship. and would I'll the Presidential
chair with credit to the nation and the
Democratic party
Roosevelt? I have no doubt that
Mayor Gaynor will appoint committee
70 receive him on the former Presidents
return TO this country. We all recognize
tne former Presidents many good points
although I am not on his side OF the
renee freely admit that he is a citizen
VINO me United States may well feel
proud. President Taft is making a good
IMPRESSION but. as / said, I am a Demo-
erat, and prefer not TO discuss politics.
want to say. however, that the next
President of the United States VIII he a
Democrat. Who he will be. 7 cannot say
out me temper OF the American people Is
deeloeaiy N faVor OF change OF the
national administration
Emil Berckmann, president OF thu Ma
tional Schuetzenbund OF the United States
who is here to invite President TAFT To he
present at the opening OF the sixth tri-
annual National Shooting Festival. which
is TO be held at Union Hill, Schuetzen
Park, New York, said last night at En-
sells, that the reception OF former Presi-
dent Roosevelt on the part OF the New
York Germans depends altogether on the
nationality Of the steamship on which
he arrives from abroad IN New York.
If he comes back on a German steam
Ship said Capt. Berckmann. "coL
Roosevelt win receive the biggest recep-
ton, so far as the Germans OF New York
are concerned. he ever had in his life.
Should he, however, return on en- English
or French steamer or that OF any other
flag. the Germans will not turn out as
enthusiastically This is but natural We
are al loyal Americans and nobody can
contradict that assertion. At the same
time. We are proud Of Germany. the land
OF our birth. and honor the fatherland
whenever opportunity offers ITSELF"
New Zealand can stand presenting Eng
land with q Dreadnought probably better
than any other country belonging to
Great Britain, according to Edmonds F.
Carr, Of Melbourne, who IS az the New
willard
''The average wealth OF New Zealand
counting every one. even the babies and
Maoris. OF whom there are $1,000, is
nearly $3.50. The average wealth Of the
United States is estimated az a good deal
less than $1,000 an inha5itant That OF
New Zealand is the highest in the world.
wealth was laid down by the late premier.
Mr.. Seldom. who said that the cardinal
aim of government is to provide eondi-
tiOns which win reduce want and permit
the very largest possible number OF its
people to be healthy, happy human be-
ings. The life. the hez1th. the inteln-
genee, and the morals OF nation count
for more than riches.
New Zealand has surplus each year
Of about 100000. While New Zealand
is in the geographical limits Of what is
known as Australasia. it is a separate
crown colony, and really has nothing 70
do with Australia so far as government
administration Is concerned. It is a dis
tinct dominion OF itself. New Zealand
and Australia pay each year to Great
Britain lump sum for naval protection.
New Zealand pays 10000 a year; Aus
tralia pays 100000. For these sums
Great Britain agrees 10 keep a squadron
Of war ships on the Australian station
which includes New Zealand. These two
countries maintain what is known as the
royal naval reserve, consisting of % Of
fcers and 700 men. One of the war ships
is held in reserve and three of them are
manned, in part, by the royal naval re-
serve, The remainder are In full COM
mission with British crews
Prohibition down South is on the
wane," said Henry c. Cook, Of Atlanta,
Ca, at the Riggs last night. THE pro-
hibition wave which swept the Southern
States into The dus- QoI4frap hoe -bo,,k -.
its force. and the people are realizing
that the benefits which 1t was claimed
would result therefrom in financial as
well as moral ways did not appear.
''on the contrary. the various States
where prohibition was introduced have
lost financially in many ways. The State
tax on intoxicants. which is always a
great factor In the receipts has been