The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-23
BIG TINS VIEWS ON LONDON,
thinks EXCISE LAWS THERE ARE
BETTER THAN NEW IOKK'S.
sunday Opening works Well--ConEressn'"n
Disappointed In the House or Commons
No Dignity There-Hc Stakes Some
stranded Americans to Return Tickets.
Special Cable Despatch to THE sun

Special Cable Despatch TO THE SUN.
LONDON, July 22.--Big Tim Sullivan,
Congressman, was no fascinated with
London that he postponed until tonight
his trip to Scotland, on which he expected
to start last Sunday. During the week
he 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-
ment.
.Why,' he says, when looked from
the distinguished strangers gallery into
the House thought was at a meeting OF
secret society. 1t almost reminded me
Of the Eagles. Away at the end, on plat
form with canopy over his head, sat the
speaker, just like the chief guy Of secret
society, while the benches which were on
either side carried out the resemblance.
Il was question time and the Ministers
were busy answering questions that they
had taken fourteen days to think about.
Then Balfour would pop up and explain
their answers. No matter what Balfour
said the crowd across the way would hoot
and yell, while on his own side they cheered.
II tho members of the lower house at
Washington acted half as disorderly they
would be brought to the bar Of the House
and chuoked out, while the newspapers Of
the world would be filed with st cries OF the
soandalous actions of the American Con-
Eress. But here 1t seems to be the thing
to be noisy and rowdylike."
How about the dignity OF the House Of
Commons1'
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. l didn't see 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
things in The British House is not one,
two, three compared with Washington.
They say Congress is founded on the Brit
hh Parliament, but l can't see how that
came about. There is no resemblance ex-
cept 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
THE SUN correspondent that he had been
busy all week buying tickets to America
for 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 to 60 home
London's 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-
dlly Circus New York is like small down
east village compared with London in
the morality game
But MIR. Sullivan has been very favor
ably impressed with two things in London,
The police and the excise laws. He says:
Tho 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 30 much the
police, either They would be unable to
do this II they didn't have the cooperation
d the people and the drivers. Everybody
seems anxious to help. When a ooppers
hand goes up the driver in front signals
to the rear, and there are no collisions or
uixdps.
I'm the" excise matter London has got
us skinned a mile. This Sunday opening
Il q great thing and believe that a similar
law In New York would be fine. The present
law makes saloon keepers perjurers as
sure as you are born. They are obliged
to swear to live up to the law, but If they
did 1t they couldn't make living"
Mr.. Sullivan pointed out that Sunday
opening would tend to prevent the laying
In OF large stock of liquors on Saturday
night with the consequent drunkenness on
that same night in the presence Of children
:. the home.
Mr.. Sullivan's worry Of the week has
been the disorganization of his retinue.
Seated in an easy chair on the beach"
Of the Savoy Court he poured out his trou-
bliss in this respect as follows:
The bunch, that's my retinue, came over
to look after me, but since we struck London
have done nothing but look out for them.
Jack McAuliffe has played his So into seven
trunks and wsd of notes that would make
your eyes stick out. His one suit has been
multiplied into dozen. He has been
wearing his trousers turned up, drinks
afternoon tea and drops his aitches. If he
don't reform can't take him back. His
accent and his tea habit would ruin me
in my ward. Dutch Westhouse quit me
early In the week to 60 to Germany and
show Emperor Bill few tricks of Tammany
politics which he needs. Downing is motor
GRAVY, He rides a 60 horse power machine
In his sleep. Sternberg and the rest are
bughouse about one thing or another.
They have given me lovely time, nit"
MIR. suiiivan>will go to Edinburg tonight
and thence to Ireland. He will return to
London in a week and will then make
trip to Paris.
Far . Trade Treaty With Germany
Special Cable Despatch TO THE sun.
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