The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-11
SIR GEORGE COMES TO TOWN.
NEW SoUTH UALES's PREMIER SATs
HARD THINGS ABOUT AMERICA.

Being Shot In tho Strect-BrouEht His
Cu.s Words with IIim-Hi. Long Tale
OF Woo About the WORLDS Fair.
He was 6 feet inches tall. He was square
shoudored. He was square jawed He had
blue eyes and n fair face. He wore his iron.
gray hair combed straight back. 1t was plain
he was stranger. He was ACCOMPANIED by q
younger man. who was fancifully dressed.
That the pnir wore personages Of importance
was plain the moment they stepped from the
Umbriu last Saturday morning. They made
remarks about America and everything Amer
lean. He'd be damned" il he'd be inter-
viewed and then he said:
You talk about your civilization. Why
you might copy something from little England
about handling luggage. Here I've been
here an hour getting my luggage and haven't
got it yet, You got it some time there. l never
heard OF such arrangements. I've been here
an hour now. and don't know when will get
tho rcst OF my luggage"
In good timo they got their baggage. did
this pair and then they got cab and drove
OF to tho Victoria Hotel. where they regis
Sir George Dibbs. Melbourne. Australia.
Lord vilIiers Melbourne. Australia.
soh WSoss there have Been Gere
before. but 80 fur MS IL known none OF them
has blown away so quickly and left SO much
reached thd hotel; Tint he wanted to g?
right away DO had had seen srnra Amerira. and
out out i rom Tie Gastcd c%Mntry" But the Lord
wasn't with him. and after whils the Lord
George spont his time, UP to Monday utter
noon when he started 70" I,I Campn ,, On. is
fellow nnssrngcr on the Umbrin and was re-
spnnsiblc for his entertainment while Sir
George was in town.
told iirst sir George occuTisd n part IF his
time Iumpir:: on Col. Alexander, Camlhcll. tho
W"f!d's lair Commissioner Of the British col!
onics in the Southotn lnc.hc According to
the story. Col. Campbell camo on from Wash;
ington to. pay his rcsrccts to Sir GeorSc and
room. lie greeted tho distinguished foreign
or pleasantly and welcomed him to this coun
Try Sir Ge9s ah t%n; ne mis- Er
When the, Worlds Fair was mentioned he
wHuli lie damned il he would go there. He
didn't want to goto washington or to see any
province 10 srunnder s2O.OOO for the damned
Far. and il Mr.. Campbell had not yisitod
authorized to do they wouldn't have put up
damned pound.
Sir Geo.g" also said always according TO
to give ,up. the whole work and to let what
money had already been spent go. He was
come to the Iair would have had not the
damned Chicago directory treated their 80
mcanly.
All this in detail would take a, long time to
tell. and it must have occupied Sir Georges
time pretty well.
Now here is MIR. Mudges story; ,
. took Sir George and Lord Viilcrc. on
Surrounding New York. We went short dis
bay. Sir George wa, .eishteh with tn" trip
He said he thought New York had the finest
charmed with the scenery on the Hudson. me
Premier expressed himself as greatly pleased
with the country and people. and commented
frequently about the courtesy that had been
Mr. Nudge was surprised and shocked at
tn" story told by man. and he didn't be-
All that remains to complete this story is n
had by Sai J. Barnet. an Australian journalist.
who is stoppin.S in the city. p,rn.. ...,a.
sors DbSs Se New ss VA
IGNORED. and in sydney. New South Wales. he
"nTgsd e has nis in Vie s
constantly wavering. yet over, there ho is
known as a man who has happy way of
lis came to America last Saturday on
Worlds Fair business. He is out OF tht ,c,oun,
try tS1ay nna ye way T IA"
George is THOROUGHLY Disguised with all he
has seen and heard in America. and lie is even
and of America than.wns kudyard kirlinG.
Having read in sundays parers thai sir
upon him yesterday with tho idea OF getting
his views on the land of Starsa and Stripes.
presented my card to the elevator hoyand
boy soon returned and told mo to take II seat
in the draw ing room. Tn" Australian World
Fair Commi ssioner was with me III live min
ltHS. TniS is what followed:
Interviewer Good afternoon. Sir George.
s it has Of Iss m.s my lot to TTte name S%i
enough to give me your Impressions Of Amer
pleasure. hut | cannot stay long with you. as |
am going to Montreal this afternoon.
- interviewer Of course YOU will return
.Sir George - Indeed ] will not am
pleased to get out Of America
50 How Is that, Sir George!
''Sir Grorge-.The first reason which makes
me PLEASED to leave this country is because |
SeT y S9n %e sa h
into spending many thousands Of pounds.
"Interyis wer-ln y, What way do YOU moan
months az" tho Worlds Fair nuthoritis sent
out to Australia II certain Col. Campbell with
to . ssY aor u.
and tuernsl land refused. hut my Government.
upon certain rerrrsentntl.ns made by cor:
seventy or eighty thousand dollars. Nothing
Col Camp ell promised is to h" carried out.
The only satisfaction ] can get IL that Col
I anphcll WAS not authorized
"lntervi-wer-lerhais that may be tho
case. may 1t noty
"Sir LGor.e-I don't believe one word OF IT,
II is simply Il mean American trick. ] believe
Col, Cnmpbell was authorized. and that the
authorities instructed him; to promise any
thing. showing all the time that nothing would
be carried oht.
"lntervicwer-Can You rem-mberany OF his
promisest
Sir George Yes. indeed, | can. and shall
take good care wherever go t" speak of them.
lie sad that New South Wa.es was TO have Il
court ~ it, own. and that consequently all its
eNhl bits would be next to one another.
lntervirwrr.An And are YOU not to have
your own court?
Sir George Certainly not: md, what is !
more. we are not even to have our exhibits to- |
grthcr. Onr gold will ba IN one portion. our !
wool In another. and our timber. CLOTH and !
leather all over the building.
interviewer But | understand that other
are to he treated the same as yours.
J. it reasonable. Sir George. for you expect |
New south Wales to be treated better than |
others?
Sir George don't care how other coun-
tries are being treated. All i know Is that |
certain privileges were promised New South !
Wales, and she Is not going to receive them. |
i he authorities have broken iaith. thing OF |
which Australians would never be guilty. Be- |
sides that, il is no Joking matter The. Chi |
cagO Worlds Fair has cost New south Wales |