The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-29
.ULLMAN'S ADDRESS
BEFORE THE 10, B. B,
His Observations About Euro
pean Life and Conditions
MANY SUGGESTIVE POINTS
DR.. UlIman Admired What He Saw in
the Old Worl1, BIT Returned to
Birmingham Better Amer
lean Th;-. Ever.

Interesting exercises were held last
night at Temple Emanuel by the I. o. d.
B., and the principle feature of the even
ing was an address by DR.. Samuel I'LL
man, who discussed in general way the
impressions made upon him during re-
cent stay of several months in Europe.
| He also pointed out a few comparisons
between conditions in America and con-
ditions as they existed in the Old World.
The other exercises OF the evening con-
sisted of a recitation, 1.-The Launching OF
the Ship" rendered by Miss Stella Bern
helm, and a piano selection skllfully ex-
ecuted by Miss Mile Bandham. Both
numbers received encores, and were re-
sponded to.
Dr. NJ. Newfie1d presided, and in few
words introduced DR.. Ullman.
At the outset the speaker said he
was better American for having made
a tour of Europe, but it was a great
pleasure 0 him to be able to pay a visit
to the Old Country. study the existing
conditions, stand u. on the soil of the
land where he was born. To visit Europe,
he said he had waited long He said, II
saw a different country from what ex-
pected from the reading of books, and it
demonstrated to me the truthfulness Of
the saying, the man who knows only one
country. one language, or ore religion,
knows none.
Loves America.
with all the impressions received"
he said, 81 am still an American, and
j i'm he.
think we have the greatest country in
many respc is, in the world
DR.. Ullman stated that before he went
to Europe he received the addresses Of
people from their American friends, and
that in ever instance here 1t was pos
| sible he availed himself of the oppor-
tunity thus afforded for becoming ac-
| quainted with people. and that this was
great help to him, and meeting these PEG
! pie he more fully understood what the
country stood for, as the people made the
country. II was well repaic," he re-
marked, ''fcr looking up the people to
whom 1 had letters of introduction, and
by this means I was enabled to more
carefully study what 1 saw and heard.
I saw things entirely nv to me, talked
theid ideas on social, political and econ
omic questions, ascertaining in this way
] their sentiments"
The speaker said that one OF the first
impressions made upon him by the peo-
pie in Europe was their extreme polite
ness and courtesy of manner, and that
these elements were possessed by nearly
everyone abroad-in France. In Germany
in Austria, in Holland and in England. In
all of these countries courtesy was very
marked. He said from these people he
learned lessons of politeness that did him
good. ~
Cleanliness in Europe.
For some time Dr. Ullman dwelt upon
the impressions made upon him by the
cleanliness that prevailed everywhere
I'm the largest cities and in the smallest
villages the streets were scrupiously
clean. Scarcely a blade of. grass, dirt of
any kind, garbage or weeds were to be
seen, and 1 could not help but compare
some of the streets to those of Birming-
ham. In Birmingham l see in one square
more dirt and weeds than l saw during
my entire trip through Europe. and l
do not think this statement is an exagger-
alton. Those people have great civic
pride, and the result is that everything
is attractive and a visitor never tires of
looking"
Another impression which DR.. Ullman
spoke of was the majesty of the law, and
the way in which people regarded au-
thority. He said that little evidence of
authority existed, as it does here in
America, and that everyone seemed to be
deeply sensible of the power of their laws;
that policemen in England did not have
to carry clubs or arms. but merely wore
a uniform, and that was recognized with
out the appurtanences that policemen in
America use to lend force. In London
more people pass in some of the main
thoroughfares in sixteen. minutes than the
same number of people will pass in an
hour and a half in any given point in
New York city"
The speaker stated that civic pride
1 was jealously guarded by Europeans, and
that everywhere decorum and order were
closely observed, land In this" he said,
I'VE may well emulate their example"
1T will take a person a year to see
London alone as it should be seen by a
visitor There I learned a lesson that
1 will never forget. We Americans pride
ourselves son our freedom. Well one
Sunday I visited Hyde park and saw
Mohamedans in one part of the grounds,
holding services. Not a loud word was
spoken. and the people there gathered in
large crowd would not speak except to
ask questions, and then only in low tones.
Going little further saw large crowd
and was told they were anarchists, but
there like quiet was observed. and i
would have thought it was a Quaker
meeting. This goes to show that order
is always kept, even when no policemen
are around, for nowhere dlu see an Off
Ger near the crowds.
II visited some of the largest cities in