Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-11

Dr. Fernando Cadalso, the inspector
general of prisons in Spain, who is max
ing a study of the courts. penal institu-
tons and the system of highways in this
country, spent yesterday afternoon and
this afternoon at the Juvenile Court of
this city.
DR.. CadalsO will visit the Juvenile Court
two or three times more before leaving
Washington for New York. as his gov
eminent is especially interested in courts
Of this kind. intending to establish one in
Madrid within a year.
For six months L have been in various
cities Of the United States.'' said DR..
Cadalso. land in every city where they
have juvenile court have made a point
of visiting it several times when my
schedule permitted 1T.
THE courts Of this kind in San Francis
CO. Salt Lake. Chicago and several other
organized. indeed" the doctor continued.
but l was particularly impressed with
the juvenile court Of Denver. Judge Ben
Lindsey is well known to us even in
Spain. and I was especially glad of an
opportunity of seeing the working of his
court.
Surprised at Court Building.
THE court here DR.. Cadalso said, re-
ferring to the Juvenile Court, II have
only seen for a few hours so far, and 1
would not like to express an opinion be-
fore / have an opportunity to fully OBJ
serve it. 1 am surprised, though. that the
Juvenile Court in the capital city Of the
United States is housed in such a build
ing"
When asked to give his general impress
sions of the city of Washington DIR. Ca
dalsO said: Il came here after seeing a.
great deal Of the country, and have some
knowledge of the greatness of the United
States in area, industry. population and
other ways. Your one state OF Texas is
larger than most European countries.
Bearing all of this In mind, and with a
mental picture Of the great rulers pal
aces in Madrid, Paris. Berlin. London and
other capitals. l was agreeably surprised
at the modesty. beauty and simplicity of
the White House.
I'm most Of the countries have visited
the capital city is great commercial and
trade center. and the metropolis of the
country Here the cities of New York
and Chicago occupy that position, and
Washington is the true home of the
government which is, in my opinion, as
it should be-
ITO see green trees lining the streets in
an American city is something worth
going long way to see. The parks, the
government edi1ces and the undeniable
fact that 1t Is the cleanest city in the
world are what most impress a perfect
stranger on his first visit to Washington.
1 should say.
Impressed With Culture Here.
Each city I have visited in the United
States has some special characteristic
which impresses one on his first visit to
them. I would say that the predominant
characteristic of New York is the BUSH
ness-like manner Of nearly every one
there. The men there are all what YOU
In this country, call 'hustlers.'
1.-THE city of. Chicago gave me the i'm
preston of rapid growth along the right
lines. In Denver / was considerably i'm
pressed with the fact that the people
there seemed happier than in most other
cities. and have built an unusually large
number of places of entertainment most
Of them very beautiful buildings. In Salt
Lake / received the same impression
Here. what impresses me most is the cos
mopOlitan population, and the general
culture Of nearly every one that 1 have
met"
DR.. Cadalso has been in Washington for
a month, and expects to spend about q
week more. He has been in the United
States for a little more than six months,
and expects to remain In this country
for several more. The next city he will
visit Is New York. where he landed when
he first arrived here.
In the six months he has been here Dr.
Cadalso has gained a surprising knowl-
edge Of the language. and can under
stand anything that is said to him If it Is
said slowly. His own pronunciation is
good. and his vocabulary of English
words surprisingly large.