The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-08-20

babies on account Of the lack Of milk.
That the public sympathy has been
| alienated ia shown by the sympathy eA-
pressed for the men remaining at work.
/ The strikers position is weak tactically
also because they have gone back on the
, agreement signed by their represents
| tives In 1907. when the conciliation boards
were instituted. Only IS per cent. of
J railroad employees belong TO unions and
it Ia known tina, many will only come out
as the result Of the intimidation process
known humorously as peaceful picket
, ing" None can deny that a large num-
ber Of men have a bona fide grievance,
and il cannot be denied that in places like
Liverpool. Manchester and London 20
shillings week is an insufficient wage
for an adult.
| Yet ii is the wage OF the car coupler.
! Automatic couplings are practically un-
used in England and couplers link up all
trains. The percentage OF loss Of life
! among them is greater than in any other
branch of the railroad business. Out OF
his 20 shillings (s5) a man in London
will have to pay o to eIs shillings for
rent II married. Other cases OF equal
misfortune could lie mentioned.
The lack Of sane leading seems the
main cause Of the troubles Of the men.
| The Labor party in the House OF Com
mons has done nothing for the working
man. though il has supported an d
prompted legislation favoring the thrift
less and secured for it's members salaries
Of 81, 900 year.
HoNoRs TO AMERICAN JURIsT.
! Justice Horace H. Lurton Of the United
States Supreme Court had numerous at
tentions from the bench and bar Of Eng
land this week. Baron Loreburr, the
Lord Chancellor. gave dinner in his
honor on Thursday. Winston Churchill.
| the Home Secretary; Lewis Harcourt, the
First Commissioner OF Works. and dis
tinglished memberp Of the bench and bar
were present. On Friday he sat on the
bench with Lord Alverstone. the Lord
Chief Justice. in the Court Of Appeal.
Justice Lurton was appointed by Presi-
dent Taft as member Of the commission
TO revise the rules Of procedure in the
United States courts. Owing to the Brit
ish long vacation he is going to the Conti-
nent for while, but will return in Septem-
ber, when Judges and lawyers are in Lon
don. He will then start in to study Eng
lieh Jurisprudence. Lords Loreburn and
Alverstone have arranged for him to meet
all the legal lights Of the bench and bar
and they will be asked to assist him in
every way possible. Justice Lurton said
The object Of the commission is to
hasten and cheaper litigation. Our juris-
prudence is founded on the English. but il
has not been reformed in a century. In
a word, the United States has not kept mp
with the times. whereas England in the
last twenty-five years has instituted a
number Of reforms and improvements in
her system.
THEATRICAL DEPRESSION.
The theatres and music halls through
GU, the country are feeling the effects of
the strike acute!y. In London the houses
suffer both on account of the dsnclina-
tion of business people for amusement
at the present time and the fear Of the
commute- that he may not he able to
get home after the show. Matters are
worse in the country. The road COM
panies are stranded everywhere. Even
il the actors may count the railroad ties
their baggage and scenery cant he moved
and in many cases even the ghost won't
walk The wealthy mana gements are
arranging for automobile service. but the
country business is had and has been for
some time. There will he a meeting Of
managers to discuss the situation. II is
rulnoreh to-day that the idea is to offer
the players greatly reduced salaries ar
close the shows and ho,ses until condi-
tions improve.
J7rF AIR hEowS rorJLAS
.1h" taking Of aeroplane rides is becom-
inr more popular daily. One Of the we'll
known theatrical libraries that supply
entertainers. bands and tho like aud
speculate in theatre seats has added an
aviation department where passengers
may book TOR rides. Al first the charge
for "a cross-country tourney was one
,guinea, or S5.25. the mile. but since there
has been an increase in the number and
reliability OF machines and drivers the
price has dropped Ia half a guinea. Long
distance trips are chiefly in demand and
to fy from Rrooslands to the Isle of
! Wight is becoming quite fashionable.
Passep gers take automobiles to Brook
lands or Hendon in the evening and then
| take the cooling cross country flight in
an aeroplane. One bird man with head
quarters at Hendon in this way hae made
more than $1,000 worth Of passenger
| flights To all parts Of the country