The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
Big TINS VIEWS ON LONDON.
THINKS EXCISE LAWSTHERE ARE
BETTER THAN NEW FORKS.
SUNDAY Opening works weli-Congressma
Disappointed In the House OF Comm ons
2 No Dignity There-He Stakes Some
stranded Americans 10 Return Tickets.
,speetai Cabls De,paieh 10 THE SUN.

Special Cable Despatch TO THE SUN.
LONDON, July 22.-Big Tim Sullivan,
Congressman, was so fascinated with
London that he postponed until tonight
his trip to Scotland, on which he expected
to start last Sunday. During the week
no visited the House Of Commons, being
present on the night when the fate OF the
Government hung in the balance. He is
Greatly disappointed at the English Parlia-
meat.
why he says, when looked from
the d:stinguishsd .ssyaagers gallery into
he House / thought was at meeting Of a
secret socisty. 1t almost reminded me
Oh the Eagles. Away at the end, on plat
form With q canopy over his head, sat the
Spmker. just Me, the chief guy OF secret
Sooiety, while tn, benches which were on
either side carried out, the resemblance.
II was Dust time and the Ministers
were busy answering questions that they
had taken forrfsen- days to think about.
Thn BaHulr would pop. up and explain
their answers, No matter what Balfour
said the crowd across the way would boot
spd YELL while on his own side they cheered'
IL the members OF the lower house at
Washington acted half as disorderly they
would be brought to the bar Of the House
and chvckod out, while tho newspapers OF
the world would be filed with stories OF the
scandalous actions of the American Con-
gress. But here it seems to DO the thing
to be noisy and rowdyke.'
.How about the dignity OF the House OF
Commons?'
There wasn't any. 1t was most disap-
pointing. The members sat on benches
or stretched out some Of them asleep, with
their hats on their heads Say those hats
were wonders. / didn't see a decent lid
In the place. They all seemed to be OF
ancient vinta &c, In keeping with the age OF
Parliament. They looked as If they had
been slept in The members have no
desks, nothing but lockers to put their
things in. The British House Is not one,
two. three compared with Washington.
They say Congress is founded on the Brit
ish Parliament. but l can't see how that
came about. There is no resemblance ex-
cepx that English is spoken in both"
Much of the Congressman's time this
week was spent listening to hard luck
stories. Every stranded American In Lon
don heard OF Sullivan's presence and fully
fifty OF them will soon see the Statue OF
Liberty again, thanks to his generosity.
Ono Of the members Of Tins party told
1rHx SYN correspondent that he had been
busy all week buying tickets to America
for q crowd that touched his heartstrings.
George Dixon, the former champion
negro prizefghter, who is down and out,
was one Of them. Tim no sooner heard
OF the former champions plight than he
sent for him and said: George, your tickets
are ready any time you want 20 go home.
Londons immortality has been an eye
opener for the East Side Congressman.
why said he, Il never in my life saw
anything like Regent street and Picca-
dilly Circus. New York is like a small down.
east village compared with London in
the morality game
But Mr.. Sullivan has been very favor
ably impressed with two things in London,
the police and the excise laws. He says:
The police never seem to want to arrest
any one unless they have to. There Is no
clubbing and no rough treatment. The
way they handled traffic is immense Up
GOES an officers hand and everything
stops dead. 1t isn't go much the
{ police. either. They would be unable to
Do this il they didn't have the cooperation
!! Of tho people and the drivers. Everybody
I seems anxious to help. When a oopper's
hand goes up the driver in front signals
to the rear and there are no collisions or
rlixups
1 I'm the excise matter London has got
!. B skinned a mile This Sunday opening
u great thing and believe that similar
law In New FORK would be fine. The present
3 ldw makes saloon keepers perjurep as
4 sure as YOU are born. They are obliged
: to swear to live up to the law but II they
S did 1t they couldn't make living
Mr.. Sullivan pointed out that Sunday
opening would tend to prevent the laying
Ii Of large stock Of liquors on Saturday
night with the consequent drunkenness on
J that same night in the presence Of children
. ct the home. ...--
!, Mr.. Sullivans worry OF the week has
beeA the Reorganization Of his retinue.
Seated in an easy chair on the beach "
I! Of the Savoy Court. he poured out his trou-
bses in this respect as follows:
:. The bunch, that's my rctinue, came over
Z! to look after me, butsinoe we struck London
Il I,have done nothing but look out for them.
4 Jack McAuliffe has played his 50 into seven
+; trunks and wad of notes that would make
:, your eyes stick out. His one suit has been
4 multiplied unto a dozen. He has been
wearing his trousers turned up, drinks
= afternoon tea and drops his aitches. II he
& don't reform I can't take him back. His
( ahcent and his tea habit would ruin me
in my ward. Dutch Westhouse quit me
q earlyain the week to 60 to Germany and
show Emperor Bin few tricks Of Tammany
politics which he needs. Downing In motor
q crazy. He rides 90 horsepower machine
in his sleep. Sternbsrg and the rest are
bughouse about one thing or another.
They have given me lovely time, nit
III Mr.. Sullivan will go to Edinburg tonight
and thence to Ireland. He will return to
London in a week and will then make a
trip to Paris. .4.-.-
3 Fer . Trade Treaty With Germany.
5si Special Cdbss Despatch TO THE SUN.
a PRRLI July .2.-Negotiations for q
reciprocity treaty between Germany and
m Nica ha not yet reached even the