Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-16
OUR CHEZ JUSTICE HOME.
The Venerable Judge Chats with a Re
porter Concerning ais Tour

porter Concerning ais Tour.
Chief Justice Comegys was seen to-da,
( by an EVENING JOURNAL. reporter VIII
asked for an interview. The CHIEF ms
tice, who has just returned from Rnrone
said:
You must excuse me, after the fatipus
Of my homeward journey I am in nd
condition TO grant you the intervie n.
Several newspaper men have asked
me. but ! have been constrained TO rafuse
/ all of them
The reporter dew him out by the use
o. few informal questions, and be said
Yes, both my daughter and myself
are very much benefited by our European
tour AS soon Ms the fatigue of trave
wears oil | will feel very much better In
every way. | was raised in a corn field
when was young, anG know what hard
work rs, but | will say TO you candidly,
that | would rather 60 through my early
experience again than attempt European
travel al my time in life. / is hard work
and despite the improved methods OF
transportation, II you want to see the
interesting and historical points in such
a journey, you are compelled to walk a
great deal
II went through England Scotland.
France Germany, Austria and Switzer
land, and saw much TO admire wherever
went. In Germany, Austria aud France
the women do a great deal of the work
In the fields, aud 1t is no IN
common thing to see dozens Of
them at what we consider mental
labor, And you never see such women
among the laboring classes here. A
healthier, happier set OF women | never
saw IN my life. They are always at work
and even when they sit down to chat
every woman Is at work
at her knitting. The reason the women
do the heavy work in the fields and else
where is because the nen are In the army
and the work must be done by the frap-
ment of the male population and the
females You can see soldiers at every
turn IN the European towns
Why even the dogs are pressed
into service aud Won Sec SEQ
them on all sidts harnessed to carts
IKE our horses drawing loads you
wonld think IL impossible for them TO
haul pitied the poor animals, as
have always looked upon the dog as the
friend ana companion OF man rather
than as OTIS servant.
The life of the American workingman
IS luxurious one compared TO the life
OF similar classes in Europe. They never
enjoy, nor do they dream Of enjoying,
the things our working people enjoy
Ihey do not think Of going
home to dinner or taking an
hour at noon When the noon hour
arrives they drink small mug Of beer
or some other beverage aud MUNICH A
small piece of bread Often tLsy do not
stop their work to do it, but eat as they
perform their tasks,
Il did not SEQ one loafer while was in
Europe, will s more loafers between
the Court Honse and the depot in this
city this afternoon than | saw doing the
whole OF my European trip II Is
true saw few idle
dockmen and sailors in LIVERPOOL and
Glasgow, Lut they could not be classei
as loafers. In the midland towns ever
one Is at work and idleness seems 10 be
en- unknown thing
The forms of Government cannot
compare With Ours in any particular. We
would have the grandest government on
the face Of the eerth If II were not far
the professional politicians who cause oil
the trouble ID this country. They
are a curse to any gov-
eminent The poor people
or rather the laboring classes IN Furona
take little on no interest in politics.
They haven't time. II takes all the time
thay have TO enable them 10 make
living. stopped over in Liver
pool on my way back for The
express purpose Of being present az
the Lator Congress, aud particularly 10
see John Burns who has figured 50
prominently in the dock strikes, and the
labor trouble, but did not get
TO see him. The discussion In the Labor
congress were carried on in
general, running way and no set
speeches were made. Another rea son
Tor my stop-over was TO see the cele-
brated docks of Liverpool.
II have returned 10 America very
much benefited. / saw many things to
admire, but on the whole &c taught me
TO admire my own country more than
ever before, II such a thing were
What do you think Of the appoint
ment Of Judge CullenY" asked the re-
porter.
1T is splendid appointment. said
the chief justice as he left the bench.
MARINE MATTERS.