The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-08-01
BRITISH SHIPPERS
HAVE LITTLE FEAR
ANY Favor Granted American
Vessels In Panama Will Not
Hurt Their Interests.
MEANS MUCH FOR STATES
Only Homo Trade Would Be Effected
Foreign Nations Are Ready
To Agree To Proposed
Terms.

London. Special: One Of the officials
Of a British steamship line which ex-
poets to take a leading part in devel-
oping the new commerce which will
follow the opening of the Panama ca
nal. declares that foreign shippers nave
nothing to fear from the favorins of
to favor the coastwise trade of the
American vessels engaged in coastwise
trade. He believes that the decision
Of the United States was dlstated by q
desire to break up the railway monop-
oily. At anyrate, he contends that foreign
shipping interests are not at all
alarmed owe the decision Of the Uni
ted States government to exempt
coasting vessels from payment of tolls.
Foreign vessels are not now allowed to
engage in that traffic. so they will not
be affected by the discrimination, more
especially as American-owned boats
making use of the waterway will have
to pay dues if they load or discharge
at n port outside OF the United
States.
Water tourists are turning the River
Ihames into a messy mass according
to a complaint made at the last meet
1ngo of the Thames conservancy. Lord
SiS ZIG Il Sdlu lIdl
the condition of the river was becom-
ing d~eplorable in many places. Many
Of the tourists had the bad habit Of
throwing from their boats
Strawberries and other refuse from
their lunch baskets. Some even threw
the baskets overheard. Efforts will be
made to punish these people under a
law which prohibits the throwing Of
refuse into the river.
.
The fashion in sightseeing in London
Is changing. INT the American and
foreigner is no longer content to fol-
low the guide book which puts the en-
phas1s upon historic places, but insists
upon seeing what the Londoner does
as Well as what he has. Until a short
time g the visitors list was definite,
almost stereotyped. and included ST.
Pauls. the Abbey. the Tower of Lon
don and other places known the world
over. On a fine day recently 80 min
utes at some Of these points produced
n following numbers of American and
foreign VISITORS: st. Pauls, 25: the All
bev. 10: Tower of London. 8; National
gallery. A: Albert memorial, l.. This Is
the helght OF the season when the tour
lst Is here In the greatest numbers.
put the interests of the visitor. espe-
clally the American. is spreading. He
Is paying superficial visits to the usual
sights and giving himself more time
for the modern life of the metropolis
The result is beneficial to the shops
and places of amusement.
At the first ladies' international f1y.
ing meet just held here, the course was
guarded by girl guides, instead Of the
usual boy scouts. a ladies' orchestra
played instead of the conventional mil.
ltary band. and the Woman's Sick ano
Wounded Convoy corps was on duty
instead Of the ordinary ambulance
service. Mrs. Maurice Hewlett, wife OF
the novelist and the only mother whc
ever taught her son to fly, was the
leading English representative. Mrs. dc
Beauvoir Stocks. the second English
was also a member of the English
team. Germany vas represented by
Baroness Schenk. and France by Mile
Dutrieu, who won the Femina cup in
1910 and 1911.
The first international conference O,
the Association for the international
Interchange of Students which has JUS
closed was attended by a number O
delegates from American universitie;
and technical schools.
Among the American speakers wer,
Captain Hovgaard, Of the Massa,
ehusetts Intitute Of Technology, ant
Professor A. H: Fleming, of Throol
Polytechnic institute. William Phillips
first secretary OF the American en-,
bassy, represented the q
the conference.
An International Congress O,
Eugenics will be held in London tho las
week Of this month. This will be tn,
FIRST time in the history of the scienc,
shan an international meeting of it,
followers has been held. Delegates will
ha nraSanf from tho TTrSfol Cta}o-
Australia, New Zealand and the leadint
continental powers. The delegates viii
be welcomed at a banquet at which A
]. Balfour is expected to be the frs
speaker. The Lord Mayor and I1or,
Darwin will also give addresses. Dur,
Ing the four days of the Congress a
the University Of London 81 papers viii
be read on the relations of biology, edu
cation, sociology and medicine t.
eugentcs. Among these papers will b
one by DR.. c. B. Davenport, Of New
York, on Marriage, and Eugenics."
During the session the delegates viii
be the guests at functions given b,
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid, the duch
ess OF Marlborough and the lord mayor
The members of the Internationa
Cotton Spinners' federation are please,
owe the result of their interview witt
Lord CreWe, secretary Of state 70
India. The Federation Is fully repre-
sentative Of the consumers of Indial
cotton all over the world, and has de
voted close attention to the question O
Its more extensive and more scientifi
cultivation. Several of the Englis
members Of the federation have pal
special visits to the Indian plantation
and since the first deputation inter
viewed Lord Morley on the subject tw
years ag there has been a distinct ad
vance in the cultivation of better va
rieties of the staple. This year 200. 90
bales equal to American middling. hay
been produced. and one Of the member
of h deputation declared that muc
of the cotton now coming from south
ern India was entirely suitable &c
Lancashire spindles.
Both Sides of the Question.
Now let me to the woodlands go.