The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-01
YANKEE HUSTLE
AMlzEs bR|T0N
you Do Things Over Here Before
We Wake Up To Possibilities"
Says Detroit Visitor.

II was amazed at the progressive
spirit Of the Americans when arriv-
ed in New York." said ]. A. Hopkin-
son, representing Sanderson Bros. x
Newbould. Ltd, OF Sheffield, Eng. as
he chatted with Times reporter in
the lobby of the Hotel Pontchartrain.
THE hustle and hustle OF the Ameri-
can people Is really marvellous. |
imagined at first that the pace was
too fast to keep up for any length OF
time, but apparently the Americans
are used to IL and they don't seem to
mind IL at all. Their hustling methods
are the secret OF their success. Over
In England things are done with less
haste, and that is just why the United
States Is so much I'm advance OF the
old country They seem to do things
over here before we really wake up
TO the possibilities OF the undertaking.
Let me just give you an instance OF
that: A year or so ago some Ameri-
cans came to England and opened
number OF roller skating Kinks, equip
ping the places with the latest kind
OF skates. The Kinks were big sue
cess from the start. After a while
I heEnglish people saw what big
amount of money the Americans were
making out OF the experiment, and
they then decided TO open similar
places. BY the time they got their
Kinks opened the novelty had worn
off. the craze had died away, and the
Englishmen lost money on the places
they opened"
Dukes Now Paying Taxes.
NO. h.. nj
ton in England, Mr. Hopkinson said
that things were becoming settled
since the election.
That last election should never
have been held at ALL said Mr.. Hop
kinson. THE election was made neces-
sary because of the house OF lords re-
fusing to pass the budget, which pro-
vided, among other things, that the
lords pay taxes on their lands. The
budget has since been passed and the
lords are now paying the taxes which
they tried to dodge. There Is no just
reason why they shouldn't be taxed,
either. While they have been draw
ing big rents for their houses and
lands they have been allowed TO es-
cape without paying one cent In taxes.
The Duke OF Norfolk has been col
lecting $5,000,000 year In rents from
his property In Sheffield and not one
dollar OF that vast sum went into the
treasury OF the city. Now he will
have to pay his share Of the taxes and
the city will benefit TO large extent.
The people of Great Britain think
a lot off Lloyd George for the part he
played in bringing about such taxa
ton. White he was once, In the bad
gracsS of the people, because OF hfs1
stand In the Boer war. he In now a
general favorite. The people have
forgiven him for his utterances on
the Boer war, during which he said
the English We're not justified in at
tacking the Beers. The people now
realize that he was right In his con-
tention. He declared at the outbreak
OF the war that 1t was provoked by
the English mining interests in South
Africa. The statement caused the
people to try to mob him. Now they
can see that they were the ones who
were wrong. They realize, too, tina.
they are the ones who are paying the
war bill. The war office said at the
outset that the war would not cost
more than $250,000,000, but the peo
pie of England are now being taxed
to make up $750,000,000, which the
war really cost"
Does it look as though Ireland
would soon be granted home ruler"
Mr.. HopRinson was asked.
Home Rule For ireland.
Well" he replied, 1.-The people of
Ireland never had a better opportun-
ity. to get It, and | really think they
win get 1t in a limited degree before
very long. But | don't think they
should have full powers OF self-gov-
eminent, because | don't think the
Irish people are competent to con-
troll their own affairs entirely. They
are too impulsive and hot-headed. for
one thing. However. they certainly
ought to have some form of self-gov-
eminent. The present system of gov
erning the country Is the one stain on
the Nationalist and IL will likely be
obliged to do something very shortly
in the way Of granting the Irish home
rule to limited degree, at least"
Protective Tariff impracticabie.
"Is Britain likely to adopt pro-
tective tariff policy?" was asked of
Mr. Hopkinson.
II don't think Britain will ever be
III
free trade policy" was the answer.
The country does not produce and Is
not capable OF producing the food
stuffs necessary to feed the nation.
IL is entirely dependent on other ma
tons for Its grain. So, IL the govern
ment were to put tariff on the grain
II imports, the consumers would
simply have to pay more for their
bread and other necessities OF life.
In spite OF these conditions, however,
the Conservatives are continually cry
ing for a protective tariff, but il is
not likely that the people OF the coun-
try will ever support such change"
Mr.. Hopkinson Is TO be the Ameri-
can representative OF his company and
he says he is glad to be able to live
on this side OF the Atlantic. He likes
the spirit of democracy of the Ameri-
cans and says II Is refreshing after
having TO tolerate the exclusiveness
OF the British business man for a
number OF years.
Ahana u.en.hers a..