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Show uo 4, , -"SEE AMERICA 'FIRST" MOVEMENT. MOVE-MENT. Colonel Wattcrson does not seem to appreciate the Idea back of the see-Amerlca-Qrst movement It Is not to discourage European travel, but to inspire Americans to become familiar with their own country, its advantages, advan-tages, its uurivaled scenery, Its broad extent, its p09BJbllltIeS( before they venture Into foreign lands, Nearly every ev-ery state in the tin Ion" had points of Interest, bdoib of rare beauty, advantages advan-tages of soil and climate, that all of ub should know. We are not prepared to admit the assertion of Colonel Wat-teraon Wat-teraon thnt "the rule American cities Is that there aro (wo kinds of restaurants those that charge high prices and those that employ Indifferent Indiffer-ent cooks" Right here In Baltimore and scattered all through Maryland are places whero excellent cooking and dollghtful food can bo procured at very reasonable cost. If the Colonel Colon-el has'found "good accommodations at reasonable rates and good sorvlce without extortion" all over Europe, ho has been, more fortunato than his fcl-low-AmerIcnn8 The experience of most of themhas been that Americans aro not Infrequently charged exorbitant exorbit-ant prices and that they pay well for all they get in Europe; and, furthermore, fur-thermore, that tho best hotel In tho European capitals are not behind tho American hostelrlcs In charges if travelers In tlis country were willing to stop at modest Inns, to -ro through tho picturesque towns of tho country side, as thoy frequently do In Europe, they would find the cost of seeing America comparatively small. But If they Insist on stopping In palace hotels, ho-tels, traveling In richly decorated Pullmans on fast trains, and frequenting frequent-ing tho most fashionable resorts, thoy must pay for the privilege, no matter what quarter of the world they visit. Right here in Marvlnnd there are a hundred vacation trips that aro full of Interest which can be made t Inconsiderable Incon-siderable expense In small boats tour Ists can explore the bays and rivers, for a fcy dollars they can visit tho mountains, traveling amid charming scenery and stopping at spots that are hallowed by history Hero we have rivers, mountains, towns, roads, battle bat-tle fields, no less interesting- than thoso In Europe, and they are right at our doors. Baltimore American. oo |