The Washington herald., 1911-02-16


wives they go to a theater. Not one in
thousand of them would think of going
out just to dine, to have course after
course, to criticise or praise the roast,
each sauce, each salad Anybody knows
that happens in an American restaurant
not once in a hundred times"
Russia Offers Rich Field
John Hays Hammond, who recently
returned from an extensive European
torr, in speaking of Russia, said
that big opportunities for investment
await American cash in the realm of the
Gar.
"A beginning might be made with irri-
CATION and the erection of grain eleva-
tors, both of which are essential to the
development OF the country" said Mr..
Hammond when seen recently at the
New Willard. 'As demands arise for
the electrification of towns, the estab-
lishment OF new industries, the improve
ment of transit, and the opening up Of
mines opportunities for further safe in
vestment will present themselves.
The idea of getting rich quick from
the employment of capital in Russia must
be dismissed. I have advised the Rus
sian government to scrutinize closely ap-
plications for concessions. What 1 am
anxious to do is not to create an Ameri-
can monopoly, but to obtain a fair op-
portunity for American capital in big
developments certain to come in Russia
soon. American manufacturers hold moth
ing like the place they ought TO in Rus
sia. Direct mercantile connection would
be of inestimable advantage, and want
to see it established quickly. Many of
our goods now go through Hamburg and
Bremen and enter Russia as German ex-
ports.
We must also employ more up-to-date
business methods 1t is of no use to send
catalogues and circulars in English. or
calculating the cost in American or Eng
lish money, or delivering f. o. b. at Amer
lean ports Conditions of detail in Rus
sia differ greatly from those in America
and must be scientifically studied"
German Wins, America Loses.
How do you account for the fact that
everything is so much more expensive in
America than elsewhere?' I asked of
German sociological students and food
authorities said RUtledge Rutherford.
editor of the National Food Magazine, at
the Arlington recently. of twelve to
whom l propOunded the question. five an
swered 'schmiergeld' grease money, the
nearest translation to our word graft
The remarkable increase of Ger
many's trade with the different nations
invariably is characterized by a diminu-
ton of American trade. This fact is
most manifested in South and Central
America. where our trade has decreased
almost 800. OO0 600 in a single year, but is
also conspicuous in Japan. the Neither
lands, Italy. Belgium. Great Britain, Rus
sia, the Chinese empire. and Australia
Here. due mainly to Germany's aggression,
we have a decrease in exports reaching
the enormous figure OF almost $1toG00,000
Surely these figures ought to furnish
sufficient argument for the necessity of
our throwing off our mantle of self-con-
cet and getting down to hard work.
Under existing conditions I believe
the opening of the Panama Canal will be
OF greater advantage to Germany than 1t
will he to America, as South American
commerce is now controlled principally
by Germany. Germany is outdistancing
every other nation of the world to-day in
the war of trade expansion. And why?
Simply because Germany does things
right that's all: no wishy-washy. hap
hazard methods there; no bunk no
graft just a first-class, substantial. hon
est way of life; a pfennis's worth for
pfennig. with nobody getting the best or
the worst of it,
Something In His Way of Talking.
When James G. Blaine was Secretary
Of State under Garfield there was man
in Baltimore who had some scheme he
wanted to work through the State De-
.partment. He thought one good way to
get along was to fiatter the Secretary,
and he visited Washington about once a
week and poured the oil all over MIR.
Blaine.
Then Garfield was shot Arthur sue
ceeded him as President, and Freling-
huysen came in as Secretary of State.
The Baltimore man kept up his tactics,
but, of course turned his batteries Of
saIve on Frelinghuysen.
|. One day Frelinghuysen met Blaine and
said: Blaine, do not see how you stood
that Baltimore man. He is the most
effusive fiatterer 1 ever knew. He puts
it on too thick
II suppose that is So" said Blaine,
but, do you know, I rather liked his
conversation