The morning news., 1897-08-16
Al HOME AND ABROAD.
Some Interesting Points of Differ
ence in America and English Pa
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pers.
From the Chicago Times-Herald.
London-Conversation at a London club
Present, four Englishmen, lawyers, pro-
fessors, etc, and one American
An Englishman-Over here the writings
of your Theodore Roosevelt are much adj
mired We look upon him as one of the
greatest writer's on sports in the world.
The American-Glad to hear you say so.
He is not only clever writer but a good
fellow.
An Englshman-But have heard that
he fights with every one.
The American-If you mean that he Is
quarrelsome, that is not true. As a mem
Der of the police commission in New York
he had a good many rows, but he was
always fighting for the right.
An Engllshman-Such man is in a de-
cided minority In New York and America
is he not?
daughter by all the Englishmen)
The Observation-Disclosures and in that
respect human nature is pretty much the
same the world oVer-even in London and
Great Britain.
An Englishman-You have such dread
ful newspapers in America. DO you be-
lieva anything you see in them2
The American-We believe almost ev-
erything. Newspapers in America are
fallibe as they are here, but the best
newspapers in our country are as accu-
rate as the best newspapers here / have
been in London five days. and | have no
ticed in your daily papers In that time
three corrections Of errors, besides sew
eral editorial blunders, like locating the
American congress at New York, which
were not corrected
An Englishman-But we are told that
your reporters call to see a public man,
and the public man says he Will not talk
refuses TO say word, and the reporter
goes off and writes a column interview
with him.
The American-No such reporter could
hold place thirty-six hours in an Amer-
can newspaper Office The latest outrage
Of this sort / have heard of was when a
newspaper correspondent was Introduced
to lbsen az the Grand hotel in Chris
tiana. Ibsen said: "Glad to meet YOU.
sir" and picked up his papers and walkei
away. The reporter prepared a column
and half interview, which when pub
lished created quite a sensation That
journalist was not at American but an
Englishman.
An Englshman-But your papers pub
lish such gaudy headlines-dreadful things
they are.
The American-That reminds me. Please
tell me which Of your London dalIies is
now making greatest strides in circula-
ton?
Several Engllshmen-Mr. Harmsworth's
Daily Mall.
The American Well; two or three
years ago Mr.. Harmsworth spent several
months In the United States, studying our
cheap newspapers lie returned to Lon.
don and started the Mail. He brought over
number OF journalists from America.
and they are still on his stan He has
introduced many American ideas includ-
ing the bold headlines over his news. ana
American methods OF collecting the news
TO put headlines on As you say, hls
paper Is now growing faster than any
other In London.
An Englishman-Are you Americans
really going 10 annex Hawaii2
The Amcrican--Of course, we are.
An Engishman- Then ] suppose you
viii want Cuba and the Bermudas. the
bahamas. ana everything IN sight2
The American--Never fear We shall not
walk on your toes. We do not want Inc
Bermudas or the Bahamas But IL ia "A
strange thiug that you British prick up
your ears al the first suggest lon that me-
United States b. going 20 annex an island
f-0r many years you have been roaming
around the world, gobbllnR up an the In
habtod ana uninhablted lands you could
get your clutches on, until you make your
jubilee boasts Of tho extent OF your nos.
sessions, and just ag soon az a little dot Of
an Island down in the Pacific asks W 40
take her iu that she may be saved from
Aaiatic domination YOU lift your hands la
horror a. tho grcedlnoss Of these yankees
An Eng.ishman-Wo should have n good
deal more sympathy with you n you had
concluded the treaty of arbitration with
Great Britain The feeling over here is
thni that would have strengthened Great
Britain before tho world and would In
time have strengthened sou.
Tho Ameuoan.-'fh' people Of The United
states vans treaty Of arbitration with