Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-12
PATTEN HIKES AWAY
Dust of InhospitabIe Albion
Shaken From His Shoes.
PRESS HAS NO REGRETS
Lack of Sympathy Over Rough
Treatment of Cotton King.
SURPRISE AT HIS "IMPUDENCE"
Liverpool Merchants, However,
Show Shame Over Insult
to American

LONDON, March 12.-James A. Patten.
| the Chicago speculator, who was jostled
| and driven out of the Manchester Cotton
Exchange yesterday, sailed from Liver
pool for New York on board the steamer
| Mauretania today.
The English press. generally strong for
law and order. extends no sympathy for
Mr.. Patten in his Manchester experience.
Views of the Press.
The Westminster Gazette today says:
We are glad that the American cotton
king got out Of the Manchester exchange
with nothing worse than some hustiing
and hooting. but cannot profess any SYM
pathy for his wounded feelings
The paper expresses astonishment that
Patten had the 'fmpudence. consider
ing the injury which his operations had
done to the Lancashire cotton industries,
| to presume on the courtesy generally ac-
corded visitors from across the Atlantic.
| 1t adds:
Men who make corners in raw ma
| terials, in men, life and labor are no
longer sent to prison. But they cannot
reasonably expect to be welcomed by
| the people who have suffered through
their operations.
The Pail Mall Gazette does not question
that the Chicago speculator may be. on
| what is interesting and important is the
Judgment of the Manchester business men
| upon the lines which they themselves con-
| slider reprehensible."
| The paper calls the cornering of the
necessaries of life monstrous and adds:
| '1t would be difficult to draw the line
| between the legitimate and the illegiti
mate in market methods, but that there
| of our common morality. to which the
| Manchester exchange has given rough
and ready execution.
Liverpool Merchants Ashamed.
LIVERPOOL, March 1.-THE Patten
| Incident at the Manchester Cotton Ex-
| change yesterday has stirred up consid-
cradle feeling against the brokers there.
between whom and the Liverpool dealers
| there is much jealousy.
| The local business men are anxious to
| clearly dissociate themselves from a sus-
picion of completely in the Insult and ex-
pulsion which followed the appearance
OF the Chicago speculator on the floor of
| the cotton exchange.
A Liverpool merchant today received
from New York this cable message:
is the report of the treatment of Pat
ten at Manchester true? England pre-
tends friendship for America. Would
heathenish China be guilty of this? Pat
| ten Is one OF Americas purest men,
1.-The recipient of the cablegram replied
| thus:
| Liverpool resents the Manchester treat
ment of Patten. The best Manchester
men are ashamed and personally feel the
discourtesy strongly.
Patten Avoids More Trouble.
Mr.. Patten was to have paid visit to
the cotton exchange before sailing today,
but abandoned his purpose, as there ap-
peared to be possibility that his ap-
pearance would be greeted with counter
demonstrations. He had no desire to be
| the cause of further excitement
| He did. however, pay a farewell visit
to the corn exchange.
| In the course of an interview he said:
| Il went to Manchester to show them
| that / was an ordinary man, not adorned
with horns and a tail. but simply a bull
| on the market. as l had told them
| That the hostile demonstration did not
represent the best elements in the cotton
exchange is shown by the personal and
| written expressions of regret which l
| have received from leading spinners of
| Manchester. some of whom visited me TO-
day to convey an expression of their keen
| regret over the occurrence. / have also
received many letters OF like tenor.
| During my stay In Liverpool / received
| between 500 and 900 letters from all parts
of this country. Many of these inclosed
! money with which / was asked to spec
| ulate on behalf of the senders. Others
were begging messages, some Of the
writer's wishing assistance in developing
inventions.
| ''Of course, all of the money sent me
was returned Immediately"