The Washington herald., 1911-01-14
VIEWS AND
INTERVIEWS
conplic.tea Cu.ton. La,vs.

Complicated Cuat0ms Laws.
That the customs laws Of the United
States are SO complicated as almost to
defy uniform Interpretation on the part
Of those intrusted with their execution
Is the opinion of Mrs. Warren French.
OF St. Paul. Mimi. who has made num-
Der Of trips abroad and recently returned
To this country from q lengthy sojourn
In Germany. England, and other Euro
pean countries. Mrs. French. who was
seen at the New Willard. is known In
the literary world as 'Anne warner"
and she is the author of large number
Of books. being styled by book reviewers
one Of the drOllest of American humor-
lists and funmakers
In 1902 returned to New York from
abroad. Coming up the harbor. a Gus
toms omcer boarded our ship He asked
ne what value I placed on the wearing
apparel Of myself and family. said I
didn't know. He asked numerous other
questions. until I was so confused that I
didn't know or care what I said He
made me sign paper to the, effect. be-
heve, that i spent 500 on clothes in Eu-
rope in two years. He asked me II I
was willing to swear to It said Ger.
tainly. My clothes were allowed to come
In free OF duty. In 1906 1 came in as a
foreign resident. had no trouble at all:
did not declare anything-was not asked
to. In 1908 ii was the same thing; but
this time had no end Of difficulties on
account of the new tariff law. The purser
told me that l had to declare everything.
Oh. dear me. yes. He made out a dec
iaration. and i spent two hours on the
pier with appraisers and all sorts Of men
with brass buttons and serious faces. I
cid not have to pay anything
There should be q sensible system
about this customs question: system
that the people can understand. Why,
dear me. even the government officials
seem to be confused about the law. They
are very courteous and polite, but the
law is too silly for anything.
Rich people coming in on their private
yachts should be- subjected to the same
treatment as are their less fortunate
brothers and sisters who come in by the
steerage'
Louisiana 0Rers wealth.
Gov. ]. Y. Sanders. Of louisiana, who
is here in connection with the Panama
Canal Exposition contest, when seen a1
the New Ebbitt and asked in regard to
the development of swamp lands and
other soils, said: II cannot see what the
people who go to Canada to establish
homes are thinking 0l. Thousands Of
them have gone 10 that country, each
taking along on an average $1.O0o These
men, if they only knew 1t, can get land
in Louisiana at any time and at almost
any terms. and land that would pay for
itself within a short time, too. With US.
q farmer can grow crops the year round.
whereas north of the border he must
work six months to get enough to last
the other six. On account of the health
giving breezes from the Gulf. the NOR
ta.ity rate among the whites Is low in
louisiana
'Our school system is splendid and is
getting better every year. A hearty well
come awaits all who will come and cast
their lot with US. In addition to the
lands in the low-lying marshes We have
millions Of acres of higher ground that is
ready for the plow without the necessity
Of drainage. These lands are. of course,
higher in price than those in the
and are probably not as fertile.
The fact is that 1t is almost impossible
ing in land anywhere in louisiana at
the present time
Worth Of Oriental Trade.
"A war with Japan, no matter whether
IN the near future or later on. would be
the most injurious thing to our CONNER
cial and financial prestige since 1851"
said e. R Deming. Of Oakland. Cal. who
was recently seen at the Raleigh.
I'VE would suffer several defeats be-
tore many victories. In that time a panic
worse than any we have had may ruin
many of our business houses" continued
Mr.. Deming. I'VE will never enjoy
large Oriental business as long as peace
full nations are allowed to be antagon-
lied without just cause. The treatment
given Japan and China and their people
in this country means a hatred that
will be dificult to overcome. Chinese
and japanese citizens who return to
their native countries carry a feeling of
hatred and revenge. How much better
It would be to have their good will. We
could never conquer Japan or China A
war would create a hatred which would
take years to overcome.
Just think what it means to develop
millions of people adopting
Western methods, wearing our clothing.
Using our manufactured goods. II the
rulers would pass law requiring all
males to wear short hair, 1t would prove
he greatest civilizer Of the day; and I
'elieve this has been accomplished.
Many Of the advanced schools are adopt
ng our dress. They buy our clothing.
,ats. collars. shirts. and shoes. Four
hundred million Asiatics, wearing one
'uit a year each. means something"
Keep Their Teeth.
Dr. William NJ Burch. Of Philadelphia,
vho is at the Arlington, -nusing on the
of people who visit the
lentist. said:
Would you think that any one would
want his teeth after they had been ex-
racted? 1t is a fact. though. that lots.
. people do. Whether they keep them
% hand down to their children. or
once carrying them home. they
AXE them out and look at them occa-
ionally with great interest. cannot
imagine; but however 1t Is. they do ask
or them.
AT first was astonished. Now
ook upon ii purely as a matter Of course.
nd keep little envelopes to slip tho
eeth in when people ask for them. I
must use at least q hundred Of these
title envelopes q month. Men and wo-
nen alike do this-the women, think,
o little greater extent than the men.
" course, any number Of women want
he teeth Of their little children. can
Understand that; but when q woman or
man turned forty carries OF. say.
hree bad teeth that have just been ex-
racted. simply wonder"
SDeR G0ld'n Spittoons.1
''The splendors and attractions Of
made such deep impression