Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-18
The Noted Texan Returns From
Europe and Relates His
Experiences.
Explains Knee Brooches Episode
and Why He Was Not Present
at Court.
"Could Not Violate Custom OF
Wear Costume "..British and
Oil Lands.

New York, April 1S.--James Stephen
Hogg came back Thursday. He has
been in England teaching royaltysome
thing Of the free, independent DISPOSE
ton of the American citizen. He has
added glory to his name by refusing to
wear knee brooches for the edif1cation
of crowned potentate But he was
not too proud to sell some Texas oil
shares to the nobility.
The first act of James Stephen Hogg
after unloading his lovely, tho Brob-
dingnagian bulk from the Teutonic into
a large hack, was to order himself
transported to the Waldorf-Astoria.
There are some CT the largest and
most trustworthy chairs in tthe world
at that hotel.
About the presentation" he said,
with a deprecating wave of the hand.
that isn't a thing to talk about"
But with a deep gurgle, carrying
conviction of sincerity with 1t, came
the truth.
How would the Cinnamon down In
Washington feel If they were required
to come to the white house dressed IL
American clothes they had never worn
before? Why should an American citi-
zen lay out $3.50 on uniform with
which to go into the presence of royal
ty? I received an invitation to go be-
fore the king. 1t was a compliment. [
would have liked to go. But they told
me must dress as a knight. / am no
knight. / could not be a knight with
out laying aside, even tho temporarily,
my allegiance to my own country! So I
didn't go
"Choate was all right. Choate would
have broken the rule for me-a rule
that has never been broken. / didn't
want him to do that. But Choate is
good American. He understood the
situation. Great man. Choate."
An acquaintance who was sitting
with the governor asked:
What sort of uniform was it, gov
ernor?"
Another spasm of depreciation seam
ed the expanse of the Texas states
mans face.
AS to the attitude of the British to-
ward our business men, Mr.. Hogg said
he found no attitude of suspicion or
resentment. 1t was not fair to say the
English felt sore over what the COVER
nor styled supremacy on land and
sea-" But he thought the recent pur-
chases of the British steamship lines
by Americans had reused the combat
i've spirit in London. THAT woke EN-
up" the governor said.
II was treated nicely. Some Of us
had some oil country down around
Beaumont. Some Englishmen came
along a while ago and wanted us to let
them have some of 1t. We carved off a
piece for them (the governors eye
shifted around until it rested solemnly
on the eye of the friend who was list
carved off a piece for them,
and we-er-we, let 'em have it,
The governor was asked whether any
of the swindling oil companies which
have been SO prominent here of late
had caused any fear of Beaumont OF!
stocks in the British market.
They have us beaten by odds on the
making of laws to regulate skins and
fakes. Your board of directors must be
financially responsible. You can't
work this game of getting together
lot of dummy directors, clerks and of
fee boys, and then sell out your stock
and get away from under. Not over
there. Some Irishman would get up in
the house of commons and ask the gov
eminent what it knew about the direc-
tors OF certain company. And in
these days the government would have
to answer. That is what we ought to
do to some of the financial pirates
around here"