The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-08
BRYAN WEEKS HERO
. IN n | EYES j! Of |! LONDON u
Nebraskan Made Much Of by
the Press of British I
Metropolis.
BY Publishers Press.


London, July THE close relation:
ship that exists between America and |
Great Britain was brought home this
week in an almost unparalleled manner.
On Sunday and for several days fol
lowing this country rang. with the hor,
rors of the steamer train wreck AT
Salisbury and was filled with sympathy g 43
day Mrs. Thaw, the elder, arrived in
England and the public mind harked
back to the tragedy in New York,
which has created extraordinary inter 4
est here. The world remembered that
"Wednesday was the S Fourth n Of s+ ;gaGy yuiy
half of England was driven into; separ-
ate camps discussing the "white man s.
burden' speech Of William Jennings
Bryan. On Thursday ..Princess
Alice,' as even the gravest English
papers call her, left these shores, to the
general regret Of those who had met
her. -. ... e. =
The echo of these events, combined
with comments on the meat scandals
and the comparison of English, and
American railroad methods, together
with the achievements Of the American
athletic representatives and the acts
of the $4,000 Americans, who, it Is
don, makes one wonder if this is really
England or merely an island summer
resort, famous and prosperous by. rea-
son Of American patronage. ..., ,s--
. a.. Bryan in Iimelight. -
d.. For the moment Mr.. Bryan stands
out here as prominent political tig-
every conceivable subject and inun-
dated with Invitations to almost every
; conceivable function. He arrived
J quit innocent Of any such intention, at
the psychological moment when the
English mind was centered on things
such opposite terms as a Eftypical com
massive head, mobile features an6
, deep, vibrating voice are all suggestive
of Napoleon - Il ss~ss;- Z e
Meanwhile Mr.: Bryan. havins
eslipssd the vanishing light Of the Pres
ahas1Ea sa q%ds snd hsTns 6eom
a serious rival Of Mr. Chamberlain al
/ an oracle upon things imperial, con
tinues the even tenor Of his holidays
steadfastly refusing to say anythin,
. that means anything regarding; his ow
. . candidacy for president. The nigh
= Of the proposed New York reception
~ ~ his attention was drawn to the cable
7 SYNOPSIS Of the particularly bitter al
! tack on Mr.. Hearst originally pull
! u Hshed in the New Y Ork Herald.
1, + "Wel, can sympathize, said M
n. n Bryan. "I've been roasted so muc
y myself But wild horses could ne
!, - drag more out; Of him.
- IF by some imaginary freak Of tops
~ turveydom that this week threatens
E, become serious, the next PRESIDENT.
Ill election should be decided by .Englis
-, - votes, it would be Imperative that an
.e in his bonnet should repair Forthwith
es to London, we'll armed with adj II
devices Of diplomacy and in his pock
= a pronouncement calculated to stir
, Bryan came.
n Grave Situation In Egypt.
Grave conditions prevail in .Egy
and Natal, but the heavy fighting
the latter country takes second plat
wo Keir Hardie, the labor leader in parli
NIB ment. has called it wholesale murd
re and has expressed his open sympat
for the Zulus. It is doubtful if ar
og thing else has ever been written
tly said calculated to do so much harm
IRE the labor party A small colony
ses attempting to put down a dangerc
tn insurrection on it's own soil Withc
ng asking imperial aid.
ore For a man Of Keir Hardie 8 breae
ted of mind, his support OF revolving TIL
an who are mutilating white prisoners q
r. threatening white women is an am
ON ing indiscretion. A mild sensation
md also been caused by the action of
tch demonstrating woman suffragists, W
as declining to pay the fines imposed
the them, went to prison. But, like x I
Hardie, they have hurt rather II
advanced their cause by the bat
that even the weakest intellect can
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