The Washington weekly post., 1900-11-20
sEOnaOn cossl0.
london. Nov. I.

u..,, london, Nov. l.
That's the word wherewith they char
aeteFize rowdyism IN town here
Hoohsanism stands for the bands OF
young fuiiians who infest the streets %
the danger and discomfort OF peaceahie
citizens. We've had a-Dsenty OF Hooi-
ganism In London recently. The war has
Increased the lawless propenslties OF the
mob. Even while the big bell 90 ST.
Panis pe2led forth welcome notes TO the
city Imperial Volunteers. home from the
front. the thoronghfares of the metropo-
lis were disgraceG by acts OF rutfianism.
drunkenness. and Wanton disorder Row
dies were so thick that the soldiers and
police were at times powerless 20 cope
with them. There are hundreds Of thou
sands of these Calibans IN London" Ia.
ments the fiery Thompson. leader OF Radi-
Gals, "and yet We pay more for religious
services than any other country and we
are powerful in prayer. And a nation
that breeds such monsters has the i'm
pudence to send missionaries 10 India and
China! Thompson may rant and rail.
The mob continues TO flock TO the saloons.
The churches are full OF the conservative
middle classes. Municipal elections are
going on. Horse racing and cricket
matches are popular. De Wet continues
his raids. Chamberlain is OF on a SEMI
political jaunt The Prince OF Wales
placidly makes his round Of visits and
eats his public dinners. Mrs Humphrey
Ward gives some Of Us something TO talk
about with Eleanor" her latest novel.
Beerbohm Tree produced "Herod' this
week. the new poetic play by Stephen
Phillips. Lord Rosebery asks seven and
six for his new book on Napoleon. Win
ston Churchill lectures on the war, OF
which, by the way, most people you meet
are beginning to be heartily tired. on
with the dance rat COVent Garden! on
with theateUs, con lerts. arr shows In Pail
Mall and PiceaG!ilyi What does Dame
Fashion care Ger HOoliganism? Dame
Fashion has a horror Of only one thing.
and that is ennui. the dowager lady. nee
Pleasure!
Matthew Arnold used to say that the
upper classes In this country are ma
teriallZed, the middle classes vulgariZed,
and too many of the working classes
brutaliZed. He may have oversh0t the
mark in his attempt at epigram-
matte pith. but at whichever side
you look. you recognize that there are
potent currents Of corruption at work in
the body polite. DO you think" ex-
claimed John Burns, at a meeting the
other day, that the men who are dead
and gone, and who fought and suffered
and were imprisoned for liberty, did all
this that you people might sit tamely by
and send 16O lawyers, 2l5 brewers, stock
brokers, and shipowners to the House of
Commons? Was that what these men
fought for? To the House OF Commons
some Of you people have returned nearly
100 relatives of peers. and 2l3 men who
are directors of public companies. Shouts
of 'Shame!) You may well shout
Shame" Isn't il about time you stopped
taking off your caps to gentlemen you
are feeding? The Democracy of this
country has sent about a dozen men TO
Parliament out of the GO. The shame and
humiliation OF itI''
Mr.. Alfred Kinnear has written and
published little book called "Our House
Of Commons" that ought TO interest MANY
OF you In Washington. For many wears
journalist, stationed at st. Stepheu's
hinnear knows all about legislators and
ieglshtlon IN this country, and writes out
OF the fullness of his knowledge. Here's
an anecdote you may not have heard:
Baifour, while secretary for Ireland. one
day found himself dining out in Dublin
he got INTO conversation with one of his
1eiioW-guests, the humorous Father
Heaiy, and took occasion to ask,
10 the Irish really hate me as much
as the newspapers say?"
My dear sir" replied the priest az,
they only hated the devil hair as n,,,ao
as they nate You my occupation would be
gone" 80
4 Albert chevalier is deIighting maflnsa
audiences at Queens Hall with a neyr
series or character impersonations Ha
gives US in turn "The Cockney Trago-
dlan' The Old Bachelor" The poet -
Inc Yankee in London" and other.
me portraits In spacious gallery. Amer
leans ought to admire Chevailer for his
truthful rendition OF the salient traits OF
their eountrymen. Most Londonars .,lc-
lure Americans as saying guess ana
calculate every other word. Chevalier
uissipates that myth. By the way. Chey-
amer speaks very highly of America. ne
Is an lnVeterate theater-goer. d..sDfte 80.
many engagements. / saw him n, ~
Royalty the first night Mrs Pat-i~L
Campbell appeared IN 'Mr ana N,e
IaVentfy" the risque play by Frank Har-
rls' the e%-editor of the Saturday Revie.
he Inc play Is very much on the lines OF
The Degenerates." Ia which you have
seen Mrs. LAngtry. Some Of the Situations
In Mr.. and Mrs. DaVentry" are harol-
eaily bold, bold enough to please the Wild
est asyotee OF Ibsen. Some OF the eBI-
grams suggest the most scorching sciutfl.
ia,ions attributed 10 Oscar Wide. Wbat
do you think Of this one. for instance.
One touch Of passion makes the WhoIa
world SIM
Bit blue (as they say hero, isn't f.?
LEW RlsEN