The Washington herald., 1911-01-22
VIEWS AND
INTERVIEWS
Roosevelt Great Mistake.

'it - H'le III CoIiHcCtOl WIFI
work. Discussing the New York political
situation. Mr.. Creelman said: Roosevelt
either forgot or wilfuIly disresarded the
well-established custom that an ex-Presi-
dent of the United States should not take.
and never has taken. an active part in
party politics. Roosevelt not only trans
grcssed this custom, but even precipitated
the most bitter factional fight within his
own party. Always looked upon as the
shrew dest and most astute of politicians.
s> man who always knew the public mind
and at the right moment advanced his
particular political declarations and views.
| at Ill" last election he woefully misun-
derstood the mind of the masses. who
looked upon his attitude as an active po-
liticsl agitator with severe criticism. Still
popular with the people. he has lost much
of his former great prestige which is
pecially the case in the West, where he
was greatly esteemed.
You ask me what are we going to do
with Roosevelt? | will answer by asking
what is he going to do with himself? He
is young man, and ! believe we will
hear from him. before many days"
Speaking of the Senatorial situation in
New York. MIR. CreeIman said: The very
first act of the new administration has a
sinister significance. which presages that
the Republican party will at the next
election again come into power.
.'Tammany has shown its hand in this
Senatorial contest and undeceived those
anti-TarIrany Hall Democrats who voted
for The Tammany candidates. as we'll as
Republicans who thought that by joining
the Democrats they would bring about
more honest public government. Shee-
han is not the man who is liable to evoke
confidence in the people. Shepard would
ne much better man in every respect
Capt Gore of the l.. S. S. Delaware.
on which few days ago eight men
were killed by an explosion. is at the
Arlington.
Boston ThrOttled by Railroads.
That Boston is not getting d square
deal from the Vanderbilt and other rail-
road systems is the firm conviction of
Col. T. y. Wood. of Boston, Mass. who
is at the Shoreham.
The railroads have Boston by the
throat. said Col Wood last night. .'ani
dIt uoiHS every tHlilS tD CoH-
merce and trade in favor of New York.
Freight destined for Boston is side
tracked often, and the railroads don't
seem to be particularly anxious whether
it ever reaches Boston. The port of
Boston is one of the finest in this coun-
try, being nearer to Europe than any
! other. and the piotage is shorter; and
yet we are handicapped in every re-
spect by the railroads.
Col. Wood deplored deeply that the
political leadership of Boston has passed
from the hands of the native and old
Bostonians into the hands of politicians
of foreign parentage. The first thing
many foreigners do after landing in this
country is to enter politics. The trouble
with the Boston people is that they are
prone to he provincial Their views are
narrow and selfish to a certain extent.
and they look at most things from an
exclusively Boston viewpoint That is
the reason Taft was not regarded with
very great favor at first: We did not
understand him our way. He has grown
in popularity. however. since he made
that speech in Boston; and 1 really be
lieve he is more popular than Roosevelt
now
Col. Wood added that Gov. Draper was
a much more popular man than Foss, and
that the present governors pustige had
considerably suffered by reason of the
defeat of his candidate for the Senate.
He also said that Senator Lodge is a
Senator who has rendered signal services
| to Massachusetts. and is by far better
qualified for the office than Butler Ames,
who opposed his election.
Curtis Guild is trying very hard to
stay in politics and the public eye He
is a gentleman. a little bit chesty and
SNOWY. perhaps. but very able
Germany Will Absorb Holland.
Mrs. Warren French. of St. Paul.
Mimi. known in the literary world as
Anne Warner who recently returned
from abroad. and was seen at the New
Willard, in speaking of Germany, said
that the population of the empire is
rapidly increasing. and that it is out
growing the natural boundaries of the
land.
They are a busy people. those Ger
mans" said Mrs. French. from morning
till night. and SO earnest and thorough in
everything they do. Small wonder Ger
mans are successful. The military train
ing every young man in Germany has to
undergo is a splendid school, which
teaches him system. obedience, and or
der. we'll as gives him a strong and
healthy constitution. l believe that in
time Germany and Holland will become
merged into one great nation. They are
of the same stock. and they almost speak
the same language. Germany will not
annex Holland. because that would
arouse the jealousies of the powers: but
the two countries will eventually agree
to merge"
Tampa's Ideal Climate.
That the region around Tampa is re-
ceiving considerable proportion of the
stream of settlers pouring into Florida
from the North is the opinion of ID. B.
Mckay, a director of the Tampa Board
of Trade. who was seen at the Raleigh.
We believe we have a better grade
of land" said Mr.. Mckay, lat a more
reasonable price than can be found else
where. The owner of one place near
Tampa has fruit from his own trees on
the table every day of the year. This
is proof of the length of our growing
season and of the favorable nature Of
our climate.
with references to our climate, there
is an erroneous impression in the North
that, our winters being warm. our sum-