New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-13

women, the American is far ahead of his Engns at
relative Ii | were an American horn ! could not
say this, but one of foreign birth can saieiy
assert it. as the truth.
TIE PALMER HOUSE STILL OPEN.
Potter Palmer, at whose hotel Kipling stayed
during his brief visit and which also comes IN lor
a share of comment. is ont OF the city. MI llar-
ris the chief clerk, smiled when klpllng was men
toned and said, pointing to the crowded Totunda
The barba rians continue to assemble: But IN
the absence of both Mr. Palmer and Mr.. Townsend
/ hesitate close the house account of the
young mans adverse opinion
HAS RUDYARD REALLY BEEN HERE9
Carter II. ITarrison-I am not afraid OF roasts
! think il would be a good thing IL we wers
roasted more by foreigners on one side ana turned
ourselves over to be roasted on the other slue
We have faults. 1t is the foreigner VINO
sees those faults more than we do. If Mr.. Mp
ling is honest in his criticism we ought 10 thaIR
him for il. even If it does make us squIrhl. III
his description of the Yellowstone Park lie wrote
as if he was there in the summer, ana yet ms
letter was published as if he had Just been there
| don't think his account Of the Yellowstone was
graphic 1t rather strained, although Ihe it
was some humor in il. | was not pleased WIN
it, ! have lately been there. and have written
about it, and am prepared to crlticlsc MN mere
is one part of the Chicago letter which can 10
fatty contradicted, and at the expense OF MI
Kipings fellOw-countrymcn ana women, 700 lie
insnuates that American women are curious 10
see cattle slaughtered and stand in the blood OF
beasts Not only is that untrue, but ! Know IL 70
be a characteristic popularity Of English men ana
women visiting this city that the first fhing
they want to see is the pigs sticking; 'hCae9
chief attraction in their eyes is the STOCK iaros
The Englishman is naturally lover OF gore, aS
he is a lover of exciting and dangerous sport, ao
when he comes to America he wants extremes
Nothing moderate will satisfy HIM. 80 ne comes
TO Chicago. and revels in seeing hog rush rom
his pen alive and squealing and come out IN zen
minutes hung up in hams. In this connection
remember a story which oughe 10 make MI Mp
ling keep quiet for a season ..ioo., ,,or.;os
Il have escorted plenty OF American par, ,ss
through the packing houses, but when thf
slauphter-houses were reached the women lhTaIi
ably remained in their carriages. For myself.
never went 10 the Stock Yards until ! escorted
tbe Duke of Sutherland and his party there IN
ali the occasions that ! have been there WIN
visitors to the city | never met an American
woman in the slaughter-house. There may ne
lois of American women who nave visited une
wards but | doubt, if you walked the streets OF
Chicago for whole day, You would meet
n single woman who had been through the
Stock Yards 1t is not one of the things that
evcitcs the curiosity of Chicago people and the
average American doesn't care 10 see the inside Of
n slaIghter-house. During my tour of the world
I spoke Of this slaughter-housc mania OF English
men. and always made il a joke at their expense
Mr. Killings diatribe against our m0ncy-graD
hing WAYS is deserved, but it does not apply to
Chicago alone II is true of all American cities
in the North I doubt if Kpling has been here AT
all shouldn't wonder if he had tricn his fancy
for certainly he has a very eXuherant one.