Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-10-01
A KANsAN ON EUROPE.
William Allen White Utters Opinions
Gained While Abroad.

When William Allen White stepped
said to IA crowd of homefolks who greet
ed him: As between Europe and En-
poria. m for Emp0ria "
With Mr. White were Mrs. White,
Mary \. White. his mother and his SON
and daughter.
Mr. White said he found the govern
ment party IN England more radical
than the government parry In Kansas.
with the English cabinet composed OF
men like la Toilette and Joe Bristow.
He came back with a duke who Hsped,
and believes that the stock of dukes
needs grading up The courage of
the English politicians who wear plug"
hats astoniShed him. He thanks heaven
America is not a finished country" He
says Europe is more finished than Amer
lea because labor IS the greatest bargain
in Europe. Cheap labor IN Europe builds
a finished country which rhe idle rich en-
joy.
Mr. White says he met no kings.
queens, or nobility of any sort, but
caught a glimpse of Queen Wilhelmina
in her carriage. Referring to royalty
and nobility, he says: Can you iul-
agine self-respecting Kansas farmer
going around grabbing his nat all the
time To a man who has no other dis
tinction except that he happened TO have
Il white ShirtE No? Neither can |.
that's one Of the things that makes
man proud # America-the fact that
there Is no peasant class here. over
all Europe 4 man that works with his
hands, whether, he be a farmer rail
road man or mechanic. forever is putting
his finger 10 his cap or pulling his haE
off, lie has a seryile attitude and the
nneSt thing in the world / found when
coming back 10 America was the Amerl-
can farmer and workman, who looked
you Squarely in the eye and kept their
hands in their pockets, and who indicate
by their general attitude that If YOU
don't like their style you caa go straight
mp,
From observation, Mr.. White thinks
the present burning issue in England is
a form of what in America is known
as the single tax. "'Fhe government
that's their cabinet ana members OF the
majority party in proposed
a finance bill which purposes to put
tax on the uuearnbl increment in land
including mineral, coal, aud the like
This is taking direct drive at the land
lord system in England. The cry of the
government party is down with the
dukes You see it on banners in process
sions, hear the titled members of the
majority party crying il in political
meetings. The government feels per-
fectly confident of passing the bill. and
the Tories are much dishenrtened.
Insurance against unemployment is an
other issue. $50 confident is the ma
jority party of winning that they are
now framing measure f." the next
session of Parliament. Unaer the terms
of the bill. which is now being discussed
by the majority party in England the
laborer. employer, and government each
contribute an equal sum, which is super
vised and husbanded by the government
and returned in installments to the la
horer in times of panic and overproduc-
ton when the iaborer is out Of work
Fancy majority party of the United
States discussing seriously such a meas
ure as that. 1t Is the natural result Of
| the bad industrial conditions in Eng
| land and the great poverty that IS found
| there"
| Summing up his views, Mr. White
/ SAYS that While there is much in Europe
! that is attractive, America and nor Eu-
/ rope is the place in which To- rear Il fam
lily aud reach mans full estate.