Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-24
Sketches Of the Men Prominent
In the New Movement


and such semipubllc functions as din
ners, receptions and visits to places of
historic or artistic interest"
John Bull, It seems, has learned that
the way 10 mans heart is through
his stomach" and so he purposes to
capture every American OF prominence
that visits his islands and feed him into
feeling OF fondness for the mother
country"
by commendable and rigid self exam
nation Mr. Bull has discovered that
while at home he is undoubtedly the
most hospitable representative Of his
species In the world, he Is looked upon
by foreigners as the most surly aud un-
pleasant of human brutes when he takes
his little walks abroad. And, what is
more, he tacitly admits the soft I'M
parchment, at the same time, though
with manifest reluctance, giving out
that he has one side to face the world
with and quite smother for the places
and people Of his innermost affections
The American or Australian" he says,
may have steid at our caravansares
have visited the abbey and the thea
iers, run down TO oxford and Stratford.
on-Ayon and yet may have missed well
nigh everything that goes to make up
The real greatness and beauty of the
motherland'
II Is precisely these charming pri-
yate ways OF English society" the At.
lantio unionists state, (which the At
lantlc Union seeks TO make known to
those of our friends from beyond the
seas who would otherwise through SIM
pie lack Of opportunity return to their
own lands without either making
friends among us or knowing anything
at first hand OF the intelligence and
culture, the pleasant intercourse and
varied interests Of which the tradition
al family life OF England consists"
There II is in nutshell, Mr.. Bull
knows beyond peradventure that when
he dies weeping world win be only
too glad to inscribe on his tombstone,
None kh,w him but to love him." But
he is not Golng to await the revusion Of
feeling that dire death will surely
cause he is going to anticipate that
event In the ever living present. This
intention does credit TO his heart, II not
to his head, and so long as he can al
the contract by filling all his English
speaking cousins with good cheer just
so long will he retain their good Will
and affections. But II is a huge con-
tract, and the prospectus, failing to
state how It is to be done in detail, only
deals in attractive but glittering gem
eralities. There are, 1t is estimated,
about l5O,0O000O inhabitants of the
earth who speak or make q more or less
legitimate use of the kings English"
and deducting say, 100000 as resi-
dents of Great Britain. there win be
some l0OO0O,OOO who will have TO be
fed. filled and made acquainted with
the real greatness Of the motherland."
IT, then, the Atlantic union really
means business and begins that busi-
ness at once, II will probably tax the
society to Its utmost 10 bring about the
looked for millennium before the nat
ural demise Of all Its present members.
one hundred a day would be fair
average during 800 days in the year,
and that would mean only $4,000 In
twelvemonth, provided the popua-
ton OF the United States and Austria
liza could be transported in detach-
ments for the purpose Of being feted
and entertained. At the rate Of $4,000
year it would take, at a rough calcula-
ton, nearly 1888 years to provide for
the 1OO,OOO,OOO people outside Britain,
allowing for no increase Of population
In the meantime. SO il would appear
on the face Of It, as stated. that Mr.
Bun has a stupendous undertaking on
his hands in carrying out the chimeric-
al though really laudable intentions OF
the Atlantic union.