The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-04-28
BRITISH SOCIETY IS
D|SPLEASED BY LABOR
Don't Like the Idea of Having
Workingmen and Their
Wives In Parliament.
Sent Our Ridiculous Stories of
Send Out Ridiculous Stories of
the Coarse(?) Behavior In


London which is sending stereotyped
stories to America about the actions
and habits of the labor representatives
in the British parliament These stor-
les do not coincide with those appear
Ing In such papers as the Peoples"
Journal of Scotland, one of the Oldest
and best read newspapers in Great
Britain. which has a regular corre-
spondent in London.
1t may be true that society" is very
much put out by the advent of so many
workingmen in Britain's great law
making body, but to say that these
men are coarse and indecent in man
ner is putting it too strong.
The following is sample Of the kind
of matter the syndicate is mailing to
American newspapers, which we know
will be disbelieved by all fair people:
ALREADY a perfect furore exists
among a certain smart set over the
sporting prospects of being the guests
or parliamentary representatives Of
the people, who, I am informed, In
variably dine at the House Of Com
mons in their shirt sleeves and smoke
clay pipes over the cheese course, and
wear white sombreos, bowlers and
tweed caps from soup to coffee. am
told also, on the highest authority,
that Mr.. John Burns does not even
possess a dress suit. I regard this
1amentable> fact as serious treason
against the tradition of England He
should at once be committed to the
clock tower while Court tailor makes
his regulation swal1ow-tail kit And
special statute should be passed in
the House Of Commons compelling him
to wear this conventional garb Of a
cabinet minister daily after Z o. m.
Failing the performance of this OBJ
vious duty to his country, the speaker
should see that Mr. Burns catches his
condemning eye.
"The Ladies Gallery has ceased - to
exist under the new parliamentary or
der. The smart set amuses itself by
petting the working man NJ p, but
will decline to mix behind the grille
with the leader M. p wives, daughters
and sweethearts, who will doubtless be
Gland in fustian, or whatsoever equiva-
lent for fustian the feminines of this
class wear. Will they come to the de-
bate in coarse, white aprons, bonnet
less, and with a. little shawl folded
crossways over their shoulders, like the
flower girls at Paccidilly-circus7
Il know so little of the customs of
them an Injustice; but I am assured
by many M. P's of hereditary parlia-
mentary standing that the most strik-
ing feature OF the debates in the coming
session will be the strong SAVIOR OF
onions at the Bar For this is the
bounder vegetable on which am told
the London working classes live ex-
clusively. If any woman of birth and
breeding in future should condescend
to enter the Ladies' Gallery she will
learn to bless the hitherto condemned
grille, which will preserve her from
the bold gaze of M. P.'s whose names
do not figure in Debrett.
There Is one most serious aspect OF
the labor M. P. which seems to- have
been entirely overlooked by the press
and public of this country. Even the
Times which used to be SO prompt in
protecting British Bulwarks, and
whose protests have so often prevent
being swept away. has been silent on
this point which threatens the pride |
of every good family throughout the
country. 1t Is logical for a working
man to sit in the cabinet, 1t is equally
logical for him to marry the daughters
of his colleagues. I appeal to British
parents to rise in their might and pro-
tect their fair and aristocratic daugh-
ters from the peril which threatens
them. The spirit of Democracy is upon
us. But it shall not descend on my
daughters. I shall rigidly refuse to
take them to a political reception
where they would shake hands in the
the evening with an M. P. who might
be sent to our house the next day to
pump the drains or mend the gas pipes.
We cannot prevent the voice Of the |
people from clanoring for labor NJ. |
r. We can look to 1T that he selects
a wife from the lady friends OF his
own class
& Smoke Puradora Cigar, Clear Havana. |
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