Evening star., 1940-03-10
Fifty Years Ago
In The Star
Half century back there was consid-
cradle interest in the United States in

Half century back there was consid-
cradle interest in the United States in
plans for the develop
Moqnificent ment of better rela-
rain tions with other Amer
lean countries The
Star for March 10, 1890, carried a story
headed "A Royal Trip" from which the
following paragraphs are quoted: AT 10
o'clock this morning the finest and most
perfectly equipped train that capital and
invention have ever produced pulled out
Of the city of Chicago, bearing $50 repre-
sentatives Of the great corporate inter-
ests Of the country and having as its des-
tination the City of Mexico. The mag
mates who are to occupy this moving
palace for the next four weeks are the
general passenger agents of the railroads
Of the United States, Canada and Mexico
and their mission is that of cultivating
and improving the commercial relations
between the three Americas. believing
that the locomotive is the greatest civiliz-
er of the age.
General Passenger Agent Charlton
and Robert Somerville of the Chicago &
Alton have devoted all their energies to
the program and itinerary of this ex-
pedition. The special Pullman vestibule
train which has been placed at the dis
posal OF the association by the Pullman
Co. consists of baggage cars, composite
cars with bathrooms, barber shop, etc,
two dining cars, three Pullman compart-
ment cars and five Pullman sleepers. with
an observation car in the rear . The
itinerary includes a number of bdnquets
balls, a reception en- route and visits to
prominent points of commercial interest
that the resources of the country may be
mastered and appreciated. - On the
frontier the company will be received by
the Governor of Chihuahua and ban
quoted at Paso del Norte"
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In Congress. meanwhile, an attempt
was being made to put into effect a re-
form somewhat akin to the
Duties on reciprocal philosophy of the
Coffee trade treaties now associated
with the name of Secretary
of State CordeL Hull The Star report
ed: Mr.. ODonnell of Michigan offered
bill in the House of Representatives
today empowering and instructing the
Secretary of the Treasury to cause to be
collected on each and every pound OF
coffee coming to this country a duty
equivalent to the export duty levied upon
such coffee imported from the provinces
and government where the same is pro-
duced. Coffee imported from countries
the governments whereof do not impose
an export duty shall be admitted free of
duty at all ports of the United States.
The bill provides that if any govern
ment shall reduce the existing export
duty similar reduction shall be at once
made by the United States of America
on all importations"
Editorially, also on March 10, 1890, The
Star administered rebuke to Kaiser
Wilhelm II when it said
Comment on cit is evident that the
Kaiser young German Emperor
is doing good deal of
public speaking and that much of it is
not wise speaking. The threat that he
would dash to pieces opposition to his
wishes may not be taken too literally to
indicate his intention to rule without
the Reichstag, after the manner of Louis
XIV and Oliver Cromwell, yet the phrase
is harsh and unbecoming in the ruler of
people who are proud Of the freedom of
their ancestors. The war lord appears
to tire early of his labor conference fad
if these later utterances mean what they
are commonly supposed to imply"
No imperialistic aspirations were re-
hected in The Stars attitude toward
Caribbean neighbors. Re
No Wish ports say that there has
for Cubo been good deal of annex
alton talk in Cuba lately"
an editorial note observed. "It will
amount to nothing. The people of the
United States do not seriously desire that
Cuba shall be annexed, either peacefully
or by war. 1t is hard enough to assimi-
late the United States as is without
going through the Antilles with q
sweeper"