The Washington herald., 1911-01-13
VIE WS AND
INTERVIEWS
Favors New Orleans.

II = II
F0v0Po New Orleans.
That the Panama Exposition should b
held at New Orleans is the opinion OF
former Senator Gordon. Of Mississippi.
who. on his retirement from the Senate.
made one Of the most memorable speeches
advocating the entire elimination Of every
antasonistjc feeling which may exist be-
tween the North and South as the result
Of the civil war.
The venerable former Confederate soldier
and statesman was seen last night at the
New Ebbitt, where he figures as one Of
the most effective boomers Of the
Crescent City for exposition honora
The exposition should be held At New
Orleans" said Senator Gordon, and tho
strongest Of all arguments that can be
advanced In favor Of the Southern city -
that 1t would bring about an entire recon-
ciliation and understanding between the
North and the South. The Northern peo-
pie would come down to our country ana
We would have a chance to see them face
to face and talk matters over. Tho result
would be peace and understanding. This
accomplished. the entire country would
reap the benefits. which in material
sense would outweigh every other claim
which may be advanced by other candi-
dates for exposition honors
"Of course. New Orleans has other
claims. It Is not so far OF and would af-
ford the middle classes an opportunity
to visit the fair: which will not be the
BeneAts Of Military TraininE.
Il am here in connection with the hsh-
cries question:" said william Wakeham.
of Ottawa, Canada. at the Shoreham last
night. Mr.. wakeham is an omcial Of the
Dominion government. and. coming from
urally takes a deep interest IN every
thing that pertains to fish.
Business. in so far as it relates to the
ish industry, Is good" said Mr.. Wakeham,
'.and every indication points to q steady
Improvement along those lines. Oh. yes:
We are building = navy, which. believe.
will be used to q great extent In the fish,
ing grounds and doing other water police
duty" Mr.. wakeham laughed when it
was suggested to him that some day the
Canadian navy might be turned against
the United States. He said that such a
thing was unthinkable; that the most
friendly feeling toward America and
Americans existed in Canada. and that he
hoped that feeling would grow stronger
every year.
the Boy Scout movement in Canada"
continued Mr.. Wakeham. is making
most promising progress. I. for my part
approve of it, as I think it will improve
tho physical condition Of our boys and
teach them to take proper care Of them
selves; il also will inculcate in them prin-
ciples Of discipline and order. am IN
favor Of q certain amount Of military
training for every able-bodied young man.
OF course. 1t should not go as far as to
create in them a general military spirit,
but 1t should extend far enough to make
them good soldiers should the country
need them. There are certain educators
in Canada who oppose tho Boy Scout
movement. fearing that it would establish
a military spirit In them"
Shepard and Root.
Albert H. Walker. q prominent lawyer
of New York. and author Of numerous
legal works and tho History of~the
Sherman Law" Is at the New Willard.
He 10 attending the sessions Of the Su-
preme Court in the celebrated tobacco
and other trust cases
Discussing New York politics. Mr.. Wal
ker said: IT believe Mr.. Shepard will be
elected to succeed Senator Depew. He is
indorsed not only by the Democratic vo-
ters. but also by the Republicans. the
latter recognizing that he would be most
acceptable to them. as q Democrat will
be elected under any circumstances If
Shepard Is elected, it will give New York
the brainiest representation in the Senate
1t has had for many years. 1t is a we'll
known and yet peculiar fact that it is
very seldom both Senators from any
State are strong men, one OF them is al
ways lacking.
The present hearing Of the trust cases
before the Supreme Court constitutes tho
most important case before that tribunal
since the Electoral Commission sat.
thirty-four years ago. But one member
that Is former Senator Edmonds. who Is
sojourning at Pasadena. Cal
Roosevelt" continued Mr.. Walker.
will play q most important part in poll
tics. He will be the one man to bring tho
Republican party in New York together.
do not think that he will ever again be
q candidate for public ofice. but other
wise he will be . most important factor
in the politics Of the country. If Col.
Roosevelt had died in Africa, or had re-
tired to Oyster Bay upon his return from
abroad and had not taken any part in
the New York campaign, the result would
have been q much greater defeat for the
Republican party than 1t was. I respect
him for the loyalty he showed In engag-
ing IN a fight which seemed lost from the
very start. War street and people who
did not understand Roosevelt defeated
thinking that thereby they would
deprive Roosevelt Of every chance OF
ever again being elected President"
ReQuifeAents Of . journalist.
Ftum the Atlantic Monthly.
Tho main preparation for a journalistic
career can be obtained in any places Of
and higher education that live
up to their advertisements. What are the
main requirements? Tho candidate must.
Of course. possess certain natural apti-
tudes. Unfortunately these cannot al