The Washington herald., 1910-10-16
AT THE HOTELS.

7olhttiy Oh business basis according 10
Fred T, Young OF that city, who is at the
Shoreham Il thoroughly agree with l.
J. Lawtcn. commissioner Of the public
works and property Of our city" said
Mr.. Young, when he says that under our
charter the voter has every opportunity
TO select officials for their fitness We
nave abolished the old ward boundaries
ana nave limited the elective Offices TO
the mayor and four commissioners, who
compose the city council and 10 whOm
the management Of the citv's business Is
lhfasted. There are no political nOmi-
mating conventions.
ANY person may be nominated" con-
tihued Mr. Young, ION a petition signed
oy twenty-five voters, each OF whom, as
Sveil as the candidate. must make anH-
daYit TO the effect ;hat the nominee ~
not the representative of any Dolitical
party or any particular interest No
political or other designation is allowed
on the ballot
me charleF prohibits the making Of
appointments for political reasons. and
The greater majority Of the citvs en-
Dloyes are under civil service The term
Of office is four years The salary ia
large enough 70 make il possible for COM
petent men 20 devote their time IN the
city's interests. Our charter establishes
five departments: Water finance. public
works and property, public safety. and
public health and sanitation The MAYOR
is ex ofiicio head OF the water depart-
meni which is owned by the city and is
valued al nearly 100000 The commits
sloners apportion the other departments
among themselves as they Judge best.
This arrangement is more satlstsc-
tory than the election OF each man Tor q
specific department. as il enables the peo-
pie 10 pick the best Of the candidates and
give them an opportunity to arrange the
work as best suits the individual quaIid-
cations and tastes OF the commissioners,
thereby promoting more effective service.
The charter makes each commissioner di-
rectly responsible for his department and
gives the mayor general supervision over
all. The man must therefore take pride
in the management OF his department.
and viii select his subordiuates. not for
political reasons. but beause OF their abu-
tends 10 "a better administration
"Our charter contains several provi-
sions. sEch as the recall and the initiative
and referendum" concluded Mr. Young.
None OF these laws has been put 10 the
actual test, but they exercise an infu-
ence which is constant reminder 10 the
council that It's members are indiyidg-
ally responsible 10 the people While
our charter has been operative for only
a short period. We have found that the
commission form OF government is more
systematic. businesslike. and economical
II creates a more intelligent interest in
the citys affairs. and il stimulates mat
tiers affecting the permanent and future
Improvement OF the city
Baron Mitsui. one Of the weaIthiesl men
and mine owners Of Tokyo. japan. ace
companied by the Baroness Mirsu ur.
SLiugu, Mr. KurassWa, Mr.. Sez0. Mr.
Sakurai. and 81. T. B-owIev. OF New
York. are az the New Willard Baron
Aii1Sui has been IN this country FOR some
time. he IS interested in various mining
enterprises here. H. said last night thar
the spasmodical talk about the posslal-
ity Of war between this country and
Japan is founded on nothing hut "a de-
sire for HoJOrIety on the part OF tEs
persons making such statements. Re
lations between Japan and the United
States are Of the frieudnest. and there
is absolutely no reason why they should
be otherwise Japan has always looked
/ up 10 America as the one nation which
introduced my country u the world
Those who talk about war between Japan
and the United States know that they
/ are not reciting facts"
Count Max Hadick, Of the Austrian
Embassy at Mexico City, is at tie New
Willard
William Jung. Of New York. "a former
officer Of the German army. who was
! seen NJ Gersteuberg.s last night. said
( that socialism could never under any
/ circumstances become the dominating
power in Germany ON account OF the
army acting as the combating force Of
/ socialism.
only the 'Gesindel ind JannhageT
I
/ subscribe TO the principles OF socialism.
/ Decent citizens are opposed TO the doc
trine and support tie Kaissr's policy on
/ all occasions. The reason fl seems that
! the Socialisuc party in Germany Is SO
strong is that the members of that party
turn out on election day and cast their
votes. while those OF other parties stay
at home I'm most cases 10 attend 10 their
business affairs But when Il comes
10 showdown al "A critical moment,
those who are opposed 10 socialism also
cast their ballots. and fin such elections
they are I'm the great majority" Mr..
Jung said that socialists are not ayerse
10 mihtaTism or a m0Harchiral form OF
government; that they merely want %
do away with the numerous smaller
kings grand dukes. dukes counts harous,
and other diEnitari-s Of the lower no.
buity He said that they do not oppose
the Kaiser as such; on The contrary
they admit that he is indispensable as
the head Of the government
There IS not one officer in a hundred
IN the German army who is not thor
oughly loyaI 10 the German Emperor
and the dynasty" said Mr.. jung. who
. flourishes luxurious mustaches and a
head of thick hair which stands up on
end. giving him "a most martial appear
ance. lie accentuates his language with
quick fiourishes of his arms, and al es-
peciauy important points his voice as
sumes a decidedly strident and military
tone At any rate Afr Jung said that
there is no other institution on the face
of the earth that can compare with the
German army, so far as its effect on the
patriotism Of the German people is con-
cerned. Emperor William is the great
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