Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-08-10
INTERESTING NEWS
FROM ABROAD
On Board the CUNARD
Mid Ocean"
July 26, 1922
My Dear Mr.. Blair;
X. NJ. S. "Antonia''

As I have lots of time will answer
: your letter received several day!
before leaving London. l am sorry
to see you have changed your mind
and not coming to Florida this wint
er, for it is a place where only the
= very oldest die, so you need not be
afraid for good any years, l can't
stand the long cold winters any more
SO have to take to a warmer climate
as l believe in having comfort when
I can. We are awfulIy glad TO get
back 20 good old U. S. II is hardly
belieyable when ! tell you we have
not had half dozen nice warm days
since we left Florida the 18th of
March. In latter part OF May and
1st of June in France and England
Z they had some warm weather, we
we're in Germany and Switzerland
then where it was cold and stormy.
Time we arrived in PARIS 1t was cold
and stormy and has remained so to
| the present time. As l am writing
I this in a nice comfortable ship Cthey
don't furnish heat in July and Aug
my feet, legs and hands are cold at 2
P. n. I have on 2 pair drawers,
and wear overceat always when on
deck.
After leaving Switz. the most
democratic country in the world, and
the only one 1. have been in that the
people really like the Americans.
One afternoon while at Berne their
capital, a place of 125OO0 people, we
attended their Brend Claw making
body for the Cow they only have
one house of law makers, of 166
members, they have seven different
parties, from the Socialist to the
Conservatives, as no one party has
control, they join together when a
bill comes up for the good of the
majority of their people and pass it,
do not stick to party lines as in the
L. s., 1 also notice in Germany and
France they do the same.
That afternoon q member spoke in
French, he was answered in German,
then the Sec. of State spoke in Itali-
an, a young Swiss setting by US said f!
all the members could speak and un- |
derstand three to five different !
languages. 1t is the only country +!
saw that really advocates peace,
(only as propaganda then they have
a large bronze globe with bronze
statuary of people from all countries
reaching out their hands in brother
ly friendship to each other.
In Germany and France, monu-
ments represent war lords, battles
won, there old lost kings and rulers,
etc. (tho they have removed from
public view all traces of Emperor
Williaml, England was not so bad,
only in their worshipping their King,
etc.
We visited ancient paintings,
statuary and all things one can think
of-then 10000 times more, that I
feel like 1 never want to go in an
other one. Most of the castles have
from 100 to 500 large rooms decor
ated in the most gorgeous manner
and filled with priceless furniture,
ETC. and each ruler had or has from
8 to 4 and 5 of those places where
they spend a few months in the year.
I think l will be safe In saying King
George of England, has not less than
) 200 people to look after his castles,
ETC., say nothing of the 1000's of poor
relatives living off him, that the
people have to support. His crown
Jewels they say are worth over Sill,
poo, 100000, of course they could mott
be bought for at any price, I saw
hose with other things. In Paris we
met Joe, his wife, and her sister, and
brother, we all flew from there to
London in a 12-passEger aeroplane,
he first half of the trip was fine,
after crossing the English channel it
became foggy, cloudy and heavy
wind that blew US out of our course,
he pilots came down from their
5000 feet elevation Sc close to the :
ground they scared cattle and sheep {
n pastures, it was awfully rough and {
We were jolted about considerable,
,ne engine worked badly, but they {
,ould not find place to land, finely {
made the home station o. X, Joe's c
wife and sister the only ones sick.
We will gradually work our way I
J., expect to get to Florida about t
sept. 1st, then for solid comfort with )
ny wife and Buick Coupe, stored it
when leaving, am sure you will