New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-19
IN SOUTHERN EUROPE.
EPISODES IN A JOURNEY on THE MEDIIER-
RANEAN

IN n O-N ILL -AIbAAA>A'
RANEAN.
AFLOAT AND ASHORE on TIE MEDlIERRACNhh ans:
BY Lee Meriwcthcr. Up. KILL 3O"' 'n''i''
Scribncr's sons.
II the Democratic party has the courage OF us d.
eced convictions Mr.. Mcriwether will In the course
OF n year or two find out exactly how Free Iraue
works without being under the necessity OF )ewihs
Guides out OF their pcsetas in spain or boatmen out
of their lire In Italy. II IS. indeed strange tlat
man clever at bargain with his employees s'o"''
have so much TO say about the woes OF worihhehie"
An incident which bcfell the traveller as nc was oh
Ids way with his companions from his ho'ei III
Malaga to the railway station where he meant 10y
ahe train for Granada Illustrates varlons aSpeo'H
OF problem which Mr.. Mcriwcther settles csewh.te
with the buoyant ignorance and enthusiasm OF youth
He writes: ~
We left all except oYr sEo at int nion nt
10 walk TO the station but inst we reached the
sidewalk in front Of The hotel Mack was mudne .S
thot wc ride instead OF walk Perigaric seconded
the suggestion and motioned the cadmium r,Jtont
fare that told him to go TO- ana S,es' mn ~" MS
walk. To surprise the cabnah "ipp Pn i "p
down from his box and demanded two peseC%' rs
less than he had askei ~ nrs Eu "a" 70 ush ON
when he planted himself in the way ana aeciaIcu ,S
should not proceed until ne ma ms b h o time
no G @S o 70 s r 10 BE- vicmzed We stepped
of the sidewalk intending TO go aronu .hr d hnn
rIt as r ne 70 push by he laid his hand my
shoulder This was too much In moment fS my
,ns,nn wona have cracked his head If he had not
ieaped aside lie jumped back on his box tr vi ea
c cdY drive We thought the matter ended. and
hurried on to catch the Granada tram IN apOu' nd
r,Inntes however heard voices shouting, nhu
wheels rattllng: turning. saw the cabman driving
up at great rate accompanied by TWO solilers; Dd
Two soldiers capcd out and the latter at once orlrf
to over two pesctaSi;t , mS Iu mnder ar
rest TO the extent OF not letting us move Oh, YET o o
10 me Gx" of "Sn and Us soSr o5er
ced Mack hnPpens,6 to o2 Mcrr up rch int under the
American Consulate and pushed onr way TO the door
When We reached IT, we all three made run up u,c
approach. and Major r. NJ N"wSon tic Ma va Va, d
Su ' Ms beyond the Consulates sacred lines They
Stood in the hail cycling as sharply wme we cNp Wt
New,on. The law is against you. II the cabman
left his stand. you must paw
Hero, In tho group Of sta'nary winch i'i'S."',"
man killing lion, We have Only one sac ." INC
caso II the cabman were TO have his view OF Tile
matter published, things might look different b"t
,ust rs the story stands IL Is pretty illas,ra-
tion Of the fact that speculation the labor qnes-
lion is one thing and actual contact between empower
ord ennloyc IS another Mr. Meliwether plunged into
novels and even into holes In the ground - see no"
yvretched the Portuguese might be, and still be able
To
ing how the poor could not earn enough To get fooa'
bnt IL does not seem TO have occurred to him 70
secure data ms to the comparative earnings ana eN'
penses OF cabmen. nor even TO ina out except O'
giving occasion for q riot what their rights "cro
under the law. Mr. Mcrwether's method OF mVesu
cation-blind TO his personal eqm'ion-is SO com
mon however that only the necessity Of keeping the
critical record straight renders it worthy OF mention
Tho same motive suggests attention TO a reelection
which occurred to the author under the slopes oI
Gibraltar The steamer, before 1t crossed the s"a'
Rugged the Spanish shore for awhile. passing near
Tarifa. says he:
AZ We razed on its white walls and towers. relics
OF the early Middle Ages when the Mo2rS IS ,,
tribute passing vessels we wondered at tG sns
n pocy originated a thousand years aGo by the DIR
barOus Moors of Tar1ia
This proves. OF course. that tariff on imports Is
unconstitutional. The Moors hal brilliant cViiza-
,on: they were up to all the devices of their times
in matters OF business but II would have been news
n them rs it is TO u.s. that the effort TO turn the
Mediterranean into mare clausum had any parallel
In modern politics.
Mr.. Mcriwethcr's studies in the prison life Of
Portugal spain. Italy and Greece have the value VI
all personal observation well reported. He ionhu
that the solitude enforced convicts In Portugal ana
Italy was disastrous in its effects. The system IN
Spain is a mere travesty on punishment Any SORT
OF Indulgence is possible for one who can pay on
the other hand dark tales were repeated 10 show now
easily biibe from the outside might bring about the
death OF dreaded prisoner. The most curious eccch-
trrity OF Spanish prisons is that the convict mas 10
paw for the privilege Of wording The methods IN use
at Athens as they were explained TO the traV'Ier'
showed consideration for the welfare Of the prisoner
as well rs for that OF the state or Turkish prison
life the author had unpleasant trial in his own
person. lie landed at smyrna TO roplcrish his purse
but as his passport lacked Turkish ConSr's VISA he
was held to pay iinc OF 81. He could not pay II
tft.d 10 IN q
American Consul, but thrust into IN il.Smelllns
dungeon already crowded the theory OF the officials
being apparently that he could be forced 70 disclose
a hidden hoard ard pay an Illegal claim After eight
hours Of misery the taller. convinced that Ills Amci-
can prisoner had money left, released nun SUD
sequcntly the Turkish Government made reluctant,
apology TO the American secretary Of state.
The book will bc found useful because OF Its practi-
cal suggestions about travelling economically I'm Eu
rome Tho author Is whcclman, and his description
Of trip from TOulOn TO Rome, most OF the
way done on a bicyclc, Is good reading as any
mart OF the narrative. IN" volume i Illustrated with
numerous reproductions Of Photographic views.