The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-09-11
THINGS HE SAW
On the Other Side Of the At
lantic-CorvalIisite Abroad.

PTOIeSSS4 j. BH taStASft ""Sa
terviewed yesterday relative to his
visit to Europe and the Orient stat
ed that he Is under contract with
the Sunday Journal to prepare
series of articles which began July
aend under the eaptiea OF Port
land to Palestine" aud that he has
written his Impressions while on
the spot. His article on Athens
which appeared in last Sundays is.
sue, was prepared in the shade of
the Parthenon, his story of the Ap-
plan Way was written by the dim
light of a taper in the catacombs at
the end of the days journey, and
his story of Jerusalem was formu-
lated on the Mount of Olives. He
says that any notebook and lead
pencil can become eloquent with
the recital of historic facts so abun.
dant between London and Jerusa-
lem.
"The greatest modern wonder of
the world was the first thing we
saw in London; it was the wave of
London policeman's hand. Car
riages and cars were passing each
other so thick that they would run
over each other while thousands of
people were trying to elbow their
way between, and policeman in
the middle Of that London street
waved his hand and he looked as
big and magnificent as the Barthol-
di statue; and all London seemed to
stand still. Like everybody else, l
kept my eye on that officer. and
when the congested condition of the
street was reduced so travel was
easy again. went up to that po-
liceman and said to him,
"What kind of gun do you car
ry?"
"None,' he answered.
"What weapon do you have?'
"None, not even club. 1 find
these things unnecessary.
! AS he was a fine specimen of
manhood, ventured to ask him if
he ever met Mr.. Sullivan, James
Corbett or Fitz.
;. He said, mo, I never took a
boxing lesson in my life"
"Then what is the secret of your
influence with these people who
seem to obey you so implicitly
cit can all be told in one word
C-i-v-i-l-i-t-y. We are kind and
strict hence the rogue as well as the
, gentleman necessarily respects u.s.
! The most pitiable condition OBJ
: served on the tour was the disre
: spect shown women on the Other
!, continent. Sights upon the public
highway of Paris shock you; bu'
canditions grow worse gradually
until you come to Egypt where it i:
worse than leprosy. Here the wo
man is hi,ched with a mule to
!. plow which her husband hold:
! while he drives the motley team
= 1t is then that the American feel:
= down deep in his heart that the twt
= = classes Disseminated against in tina
country are the women and th
> mules. In Egypt. the Mohame
: dams are not seen with their wives
= but the head of the house walk s.
- yards ahead while his caravan @
wives follow, carrying whatever al
ticles may be necessary for the jour
|, = nev Women do not consider
- safe to go alone upon the street al
= :, ter dark, although the streets ar
- we'll lighted with electricity an
:, guarded by policemen. Until th
- English government took a hand i
. Egyptian affairs, women had n
- rights which her lord was boun
# to respect.
- American manufactures acd pre-
= duce have excellent opportunitie
y now in Egypt while England is OF
= = ening that country to the new col
ditions of civilization. Althoug
France has had hold in that cour
- try dating back to Napoleon
- - the English have not been satishe
~ with the sow progress made there
y and Great Britain has taken the reir
IT, and is now gradually pushing til
y French out of Egypt. There isne
W y. the warmest feeling existing b.
% % tween Emperor William aud th
~ English at all times, because
~ they say, they don't understan
y :. that fellow" But there seems
>, >, be family feeling for the Amer
- - can. So many Englishmen asl
y y "Why didn't you let us help tho:
> sufferers in San Francisco" Th
~ kind of feeling is warming up to
~ handsc me friendship in busine:
- matters as we'll, where healthy con
~ ~ petition must be expected. Seer
= = tary Hay promised Mr.. Romeo, tt
- - American consulate at Alexandr1
~ ~ that government aid would be give
- - in placing American machinery an
~ - produce on exhibition at Alexal
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