The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-08
TALL MEN VS.. SHORT MEN.
House Likely to Be Divided Over
Curious Measure.
There is some danger Of the house
New York Times.)

There is some danger of the house
GNew York Times.)
Of representatives being divided into
tall and short factions, as a result OF
an application made by Consul General
Allen, The American representative at
Seoul. Korea The tall men are dis
posed to champion Mr.. Allen, while the
short men look upon the relief he asks
as the first step in legislation for the
benefit Of tall men. who, they think,
are already sufficiently favored by ma
ture without calling in the aid of legis-
latiOn
Mr.. Allen, it should be promised, is
a very tall man. How much over SIX
feet he is cannot be definitely ascer-
tained. but an acquaintance Of his in
the state department, to whom recourse
was had for information, says that Mr.
Allen looks like "a parallel Of lOngi-
tude."
The worst Of it is that Mr.. Allen is
also tall sideways. He has the mis-
fortune 20 represent the United States
i'm a country where all the inhabitants
are Liliputians. In Korea q tall man
/ is suspected of being an ogre.
! The Koreans build their houses TO
/ accommodate themselves, and not to
. GEtUllHibudLC uADIOtiAdLS II OAAA AeADh
+ dingnagian states. To Mr.. Allen the
most offensive feature of his pigmy
/ house in Seoul is the doorway, which
+ is built in proportion to the house and
is four feet high When he enters this
door Mr. Allen has to go in doubled VI
like a Jack knife. The Koreans are
not only short, but slim, and as the
! dOOrways are built to accommodate
slim people, Mr. Allen has to go in
/ sideways.
AIR. Allen set forth his complaint iT
: a communication to the state depart
ment, in which he asked that build
ing be erected in Seoul especially fol
him, so that he could properly uphold
the dignity of the United States, IN
stead Of exciting the derision Of III
people among whom his lot was cas-
by entering his demesne like round
shouldered crab.
In this communication Mr.. AlleI
stated that his official residence wa
lust opposite the palace. so that nj
humliating position was doubly &C
centuated. He said that he had &
bend over when he entered his door
way. When he got inside the house
he declared in this communication, h
could not stand up if he had his hat or
He estimated the cost of new build
ing at $4,000. Secretary Hay endorse
his application, and il was sent to con
grass with the departmental appCora
J An appropriation OF $40. 900 has accord
I ingly been asked for.
Congress views the matter with vaTl
Gus feelings. The tall men are uni
E for the measure, but the short me
view it with suspicion as the enterin
wedge Of a flood of bills in the intereS
Of their long fellow citizens
r The tallest man in the house is tn
, Hon. cyrus A. Subway Of New HamT
shire. who is so many inches over 81
: feet in height that he cannot couT
Them
E 4 strongly sympathize with tn
q proposition" said Mr.. Subway, in d.;
B. / cussing Mr.. Aliens needs. and / bt
+. ! ueve that we should go further tina
e. even the secretary of state desires
1 providing AR Allen with aCcOmmOd;
lions in which he can uphold the dis
nitv Of the United States. In spir
= am with Mr.. Allen, but as to Il
= precise nature Of the remedy I diff
o with Mr. Hay.
: IT isn't a new legation building IN
: / gentleman needs. It's a barn. Al
v I'll vote him a barn any time.
J. / course, his head might occasionally g
among the rafters, but a ceiling isr
ali rafters. and he could use judgme
% / in picking his position"
Samuel w. Smith of Michigan, 4
smallest man in the house, took di
> / ferent view Of the matter.
L consider this proposition an on
rage" said he ct is special legi
II lation-class legislation What h
Il ever been done for US small men2 Ia
/ my case-when I am standing up Z
e speaker thinks I am sitting down al
e fails 10 recognize the gentleman fro
{. Michigan When I am sitting doy