Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-03
LONDON VERSUS GAY PARIS
Charles ], Greene Compares Two Great
CentsrS Of Europe.
DRINKING MOST RAMPANT IN FORMER
Epicurus Reigns supreme In the
French CRpitaI-ChamberIRi
ism Not Gaining Ground
in England, He says.
VIKING MOST RAMPANT IN FORMER

Mr.. and Mrs. c. j. Greene have returned
from a summer spent in Europe, princi-
pally in England and France.
while in oxford 1 visited with Robert
P. Porter, now one Of the editors OF the
London Times, an expert on the tariff
question from his training received
in the United States" said Mr.. Greene.
He established the census bureau of the
United States under President Mckinley
and fixed the tariff bill for Porto Rico
and other provinces after the Spanish
American war. talked with him about
the Chamberlain propaganda and be said
il was doubtful If a tariff would be APP
plicable to present English conditions
Chamberlain is not making much Roadway
Rural England is the most perfect spot
on earth and all of the people seemed to
be doing well King Edward is recognized
as most popular and tactful ruler.
London is great overwhelming,
mysterious affair where you may come In
contact with almost any phase of life.
What struck me the most forcibly was the
drinking problem. Never have been any
where where 1t was so open and obvious
! in the most brutal sort of a way. Often
| in the working class districts there were
more women in front of the bars than
men. The weather. people of course
patronize the cafes, but the working people
visit the saloons and l have seen whole
families lined in front of the bars, even
/ baby carriages and children in arms. There
probably is no place where authority is
respected more and where the laws are
obeyed better and it is the only place
where the government could deal with
people under such social conditions.
Different In Paris.
I'm Paris everything is entirely different
| from any other city, The traveller secs
nothing Of traffic and business, it is all
pleasure, life seems to be given up to
gaiety and pleasure and the streets are
! throrged from morning to midnight 1t
| is attractive because you feel you are in
a world where business and care have no
place 1t seems to give touch Of eternal
youth.
while the results seemed to be gener-
ally satisfactory the process by which they
are worked out seem confused and chaotic
and you are led to wonder how they ac-
couplish anything, for there is no ap-
| parent system.
"There was considerable interest in the
peace negotiations which were carried on
at Portsmouth, and judging from com
ments and from the press President Roose-
| welt seemed to be considered quite an i'm
portant factor in the situation and re-
ceived a great deal OF commentator and
whatever one may think of the facts the
! impression generally is that President
| Roosevelt has grown abroad.
while in Paris there were nearly forty
people from this locality and we could not
! go on the boulevards without sncountering
people whom we knew. Paris is a city OF
shopkeepers and is thronged with English
| speaking people. The French seem 10 get
great enjoyment out of the simpler things
! OF life the inexpensive pleasures and they
are generally quite frugal Ten per cent
of your expenses abroad are in the nature
of tips which are necessary 10 receive any
| attention from the servants. Paris is
more democratic in spirit than any place
| on earth"