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MANCHESTER March 10. Iaines A.
PaIten. the American spcrulaior, got
little rough treatment here this after
noon. when he appear'd on the Cotton
Exchange this afternoon he was chased
from the hoor by an angry crowd. MIR.
Patten took refuge IA "thces adjoining
the exchange and es,aIed from the mob
under protection Of the police.
Mr. Pattrn visit To the Royal Exchange
had M, b.--n arranged for officially. but
in some way the report got around the
exchange that he would appear ON the
floor about ::I5 O'Clock. ~ that hour
the floor space was crowded. and there
was much speculation about which door
he would enter by. MANY brokers eX-
pressed the opinion that he would not
appear az all.
Suddenly the cry went up. There he
s!- and Mr.. Patten soon was ia the middle
Of the floor. where he was surrounded
Ivy 4 group IT at least a dozen men. He
was talking excitedly and was apparently
answering questions. His interrogators
grew in numbers and pressed closer and
closer about him.
Mr.. Patten talked in an excited way.
He facpd the men, who appeared to h
anxious to GIT him To explain something.
u must lie remembered that the Man
chester people blame Patten for putting
mp the pric. of raw cotton. which has
thrown thousands oG operatives ont OF
work.
Up To this point there Nas no actual
anti Patien demonstration, but suddenly
somebody shouted one word -Pattenl"
In a moment hostile shouts broke out and
the air was filed with booings and boot
ings which increased in volume. but were
broken by an occasional cheer.
such a scene is unprecedented On the
Royal Exchange. rush was made in
the direction of whore Mr.. Patten stood.
He was jostled and pushed with friend
toward the exit to the accompaniment IT
continuous hoots. until finally the specu-
lator was expelled into the street. followed
10y hundreds % persons from the ex-
change. where business had been sus-
pended.
In the street Mr. PaIten ran into another
big crowd. which was awaiting his coming.
and his reception was more rioious than
that he got inside the exchange.
Some Of those in the crowd made mega
phones Of their hands in order to increase
the volume Of their shouts while others
shook their fists in the sperulator's face.
Mr.. Patten was pale. He walked down
the street toward ~. AIMS square with
a friend holding on to his arm in a pro-
tecting way The crowd pressed him
closely. all the time gesticuating wildly
and hurting epithets az the American
speculator
The excitement was ~ intense that IL
seemed az one time shat Mr.. Patten would
he actually assaulted. Mr. Patten e.
capped from Exchange street by means
OF fire escape door into NJ. MaTys Gate.
where he entered a cab and reached the
Victoria station in safety.
Residents here say Mr.. Patterns recep-
ton was amiable compared with what
Il would have been at Oldham or any
other town WHERE cotton mill operatives
predominate The operatives generally
attribute short time and their consequent
loss II wages largely to his manipulations.
LIVERPOOL. March ~ Mr.. Patten re-
turned here in time To visit the Corn E1-
change before IL closed Addressing a
large circle Of acquaintance he told what
had happened IN Manchester. His
hearers expressed their sympathy. took
on their hats and cheered Mr. Patteu
Justify.
Mr. Haworth NJ y for Manchester
who ~ chairman Of the directors of the
Exchange. said this evening:
1t was very foolish for Mr. PaStens
friends Ia bring him to the exchange
We warned them beforehand that there
was likely To 10 q hostile demonstration.
but they took the matter into their own
hands and We could not prevent them.
i regret the unseemly demonstration.
hut deprecaie even more Mr. Patterns
going To the exchange after he was ad-
vissd 20 the contrary