Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-08
WHAT CONSUL SEES ABROAD
Major Church Howe Talks of His Service il
England and Italy.
INTERESTS AND PEOPLE COMPARED
United States stands High with the
European Nations and is Espe-
tally Admired by the
English,

Major Church Howe Of Auburn, Neb., and
United States consul at Shefield, England,
10 In the city in attendance at the meeting
Of the Nebraska commandery OF the Loyal
Legion. Mr.. Howe is in robust health and
looks rugged and tanned, indicating that
his six years abroad has thoroughly agreed
with him.
II arrived in New York a week ago Sat
urday and reached home q week ago
Wednesday" said he. II came to Omaha
to attend the meeting Of the Loyal Legion.
I am out Of politics entirely and am glad
Of Il. / expect to remain until about
June 1. The consulate at Palermo, Sicily,
was a most delightful one, as all things
italian are. My present consulship at
Shefield, which is one Of the most i'm
portant in England, is among a different
class Of people and entirely different In
terests from Italy.
I'm Italy the commercial interests are
largely dependent on fruits, while those
Of England are manufacturing. shefleld
is, as you know, one Of the great manu-
featuring centers Of the world. Strange
as It may seem, large quantities Of shefleld
steel are shipped to the United States.
Not that it is any better than the Amer
lean product, but because OF the reputation
It has among all classes Of manufacturers
all over the world.
EnEIand's Admiration for America.
1.-THE kindly sentiment for Americans
in England is constantly growing and is
bound to endure permanently. The ola
idea that the American government was but
an experiment has long since vanished in
England, and we have no greater admirers
in all Europe than among the commercial
and manufacturing people Of England.
''since the spanlsh-American war the
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highest pinnacle Of esteem throughout all
EuroDe. They recognize the wonderful en-
terprise and boundless wealth and pros
perity OF the American people. and no
longer look upon us as barbarians or simply
a race of shopkeepers. They have a pro-
found reverence for the wealth and hber-
Atty Of American travellers, and seek them
out In preference to the less liberal trav-
elers Of other nations.
This sentiment is particularly accentu-
ated in Italy. II was my pleasure to be-
come we'll acquainted with Italy's great
premier, sisnor Crispi, and in converse
lions with him he always expressed his
unbounded admiration for America and It's
institutions. also got to know the new
king. Emmanuel III. quite well; more par
ticulariy when he was prince OF Naples. /
think him one Of the brightest and most
progressive Of European monarchs. It is
not generally known that he was at one
time a student OF our own great inventor
and electrician, Thomas A. Edison. He
was a simple but very observant and in
t~elligent workman in Edison's laboratory,
and the practical knowledge he gained
there he industriously applied on his re-
turn to italy and installed q very complete
| electrical system in the royal palace at
| Rome. He Is very popular with the people
and is rapidly pushing Italy to the front.
| He has already reduced the taxation mate
rally and is laboring diligently and faith
| fully for the upbuilding OF Italy.
I'll italian people are very much mis-
understood. They arc universally patriotic
and have a profound reverence for the ira
! ditions OF Italy and Rome, and still deem
themselves the Romans Of the old, vigorous
type that conquered the world and set the
pace Of civilization for all time. They are
generally OF a fine physique and OF broad
intelligence and will again some day take
| their place among the foremost ranks OF
Europe. They are invariably loyal to Italy,
Even when as children they emigrate 10
America It lie with loyal eagerness that they
subscribe TO an agreement to return 70
Italy and serve their four years in the
army, and almost invariably carry out the
agreement. They look with contempt upon
such Of their fellows as do not serve the
prescribed term in the army and believe
II a sacred duty TO devote the four years
Of their lives to the military service OF
Italy.
The Italians are not meat eaters to any
great extent. They incline more to fruits,
and nowhere in the world does fruit grow
in greater luxuriousness than in Italy"