The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-12
James A. Pattsn Takes First
Steamer for New York.
HE GETS NO SYMPATHY
British Press Is Severe in Con-
demnatiOn of Him.
Declares He Had No Right to Ex-
pect Anything Else.

London, March 12.-James A Patten,
the Chicago speculator, who was jos
tied and driven out of the Manchester
Cotton Exchange yesterday. sailed to-
day from Liverpool for New York, on
board the steamer Mauretania.
The English press. generally strong
for law and order, extends no sympa-
thy for Mr.. Patten in his Manchester
experience. The Westminster Gazette
today says:
1--WE are glad that the American cot
ton king got out of the Manchester
exchange with nothing worse than some
hustling and hooting, but can not pro-
fess any sympathy for his wounded
feelings"
The paper expresses astonishment
that Patten had the 'impudence" con-
sidering the injury which his opera
tions had done to the Lancashire cot
ton industries, to presume on the
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 can not
reasonably expect to be welcomed BY
the people who have suffered through
their operations"
The Pail Mall Gazette does not ques-
ton that the Chicago speculator may
be, on his own lines, an honest dealer.
"but what is interesting and import
ant is the judgment of the Manchester
business men upon the lines which they
themselves consider reprehensible.
The paper calls the cornertng of the
uecessaries of life monstrouS and adds;
1T would be difficult to draw the
line between the legitimate and the IL
legitimate in market methods but that
there is such a line is the confident
Judgment of our common morality to
which the Manchester exchange has
given rough and ready execution"
Liverpool Resents 1t.
Liverpool, March 12@The Patten
incident at the Manchester cotton ex-
change yesterday has stirred I'D con-
siderable feeling against the brokers
there, between whom and the Liver
pool dealers there is much Jealousy
The local business men are anxious
to clearly disassociate themselves from
completely in the insult and expulsion
which followed the appearance of the
Chicago speculator on the floor of the
exchange
New York today this cable message:
|Is the report of the treatment OF
Patten at Manchester true? England
pretends friendship for America.
Would heathenish Chinese be guilty or
this? Patten is one of Americas pur-
est men"
The recipient of the cablegram re-
piled:
treatment of Patten. The best Man
chesters are ashamed and personally
feel the discourtesy strongly"
Mr.. Patten was to have paid a visit
to the cotton exchange before sailing
today, but abandoned his purpose, as
there appeared to be a possibility that
his appearance would be greeted with
counter demonstrations. and he had
no desire to be the cause of further
excitement He did, however, pay a
farewell visit to the corn exchange.
In an interview. he said:
81 went to Manchester to show them
that L was an ordinary man. not
adorned with horns and tail. but sim
ply a bull on the market. as had
told them. That the hostile demon
did not represent the best ele-
ments in the cotton exchange is shown
by the PERSONAL and written express
sions of regret which have received
from leading spinners of Manchester,
some of whom visited me today to
convey an expression of their keen re-
gret over the occurrence. have also
received manv letters of like tenor.
During my stay in Liverpool have
received between 500 and 500 letters
from all parts of this country. Many
of these enclosed money with which
I was asked to speculate on behalf OF
the senderS."