The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-04-01


The Idler is an odd magazine to con.
tain a sketch of one Of the busiest men
living. yet in that British monthly Mr..
Blaythwait describes visit to the home
of John Burns. the labor leader. Burns
has helped to organize more than 100
trade unions and been connected with
IS something like 40 strikes" He lives in
. picturesque. rose embowered cottage
at Battersea on the Thames. suburb Of
London H he is a. Mr.. Blaythwait
represents him. then John Burns. the
labor leader. is one Of the greatest rs
well as most fascinating personalities of
his time
His work as member Of the London
county council requires irksome clerical
tasks. attention to statistics and business
details 1T is work that hate" said
Burns. II was made for fighter; to
lead IA forlorn hope: to face q battalion
Of police. However. my greatest victory
in life has been the conquest Of myself
The old story once more and ever. He
who can entirely control himself can
control all mankind and prevail against
the powers Of darkness. Burns policy
in the council and everywhere else Is "a
standing protest against imperial bu.
reaucracy in foreign and domestic af
fairs." He wants to give to the British
colonies the civilization that Greece and
Rome gave to theirs. without the mill
tarism that accompanied 1t.
Burns IN born enthusiast. He loves
art and poetry and all things beautiful
His ideal government is "a republic,
wherein throne and aristocracy. church
and class. will have forever melted into
nothingness." No wonder John Burns
can move nation Read how he gained
his knowledge;
These books were bought with scores OF
meals. Mal'ock's is Life Worth Livingi" rep.
regents fierce hattie In my mind as TO whe, llvi
It should he the book or u pair of boots, and
the book won e day. Adam Smiths wealth
OF Nations" dur upln tho sand Of an African
river. My grnclousl what a revelation that
book was TO me. There IL Carlyle. and there Ia
Booths Labor and life Of the People"
A great string Of visitors poured in
while MIR. Blaythwait sat by. He seelns
scarcely able to find words to express
his admiration OF how the labor mem.
ber of the London county council man;
aged them all 1T was n striking and
impressive sight. the perfect confidence
and love Of all these people; the CHEEKY
sympathetic manner: the keen insight of
the judge advocate general himself
But the wonderful, magnetic personality
Of the man is greatest Of all
tie IL al bonr every where and with every
one, haze met him IN the palace Of the
stately Anglo Roman cardinal, With whom he
was as thoroughly nj one M he WAS on the fol.
lowing tay with n number OF young artists In
o studio In Hohcmia. He Instructed the cardi.
nal he listened to him. he deferred 10 him, he
differed from him. he iaughingy ,viumphed
over him. and on the following day he cx-
pounded the whole g0spel of art 10 the yod's
Titians and l.elghtons by whom he was sur.
rounded, ard displayed ~ he talked an init.
mate acquaintance with the galleries Of the
continent, The works Of the old masters, the
brilliant achievements of tie new.
! have seen him on the top Of n bus fratcr.
nizing with the driver and the conductor,
learnlngtl troubles, al yising them hest what
TO do, Sr stilied In the count roancii ~ which.
but for his onilerfuI dsinterestetli,ess. / have
good rRsnn TO know he might have been the
vice chairman and draw Ing nm income which.
10 lis simple !f,as. Huuld In, bccn yerliable
fortune And ! have watched him NJ tennis
with hir vile on a sunny niisrnoon In Batter.
sen, or neatly taking the e.ckol ~ some skilled
hnttman, ar ho'uif. F.. .isossn with the best IN q
clever hDSins match ~ Lord High ENceu-
ioner IN Tilt NilH.'n" iri- It riNa' Of whom
even tsrt,rv hiHerif uisu n'i b. Rshamed.
while - q sliFtt 81 49, ., .nHI's hr always
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