Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-03
MANY AMERICANS
RESIDE N LONDON
FOUND IN EACH WALK OF LIFE
AND ALMOST EVERY
ASSOCIATION.
MANY GO AS MANAGERS
OR EXPERTS IN BUSINESS
Called to Teach British Cousins
Science Of Electricity and Other Me-
chanic Arts-German Emperor Pop
ular in Notwithstanding of Over
Sea statesmen-Foreisn Gossip.


Sea Statesmen-Foreign Gossip.
London, June 3.-The American con-
sui general, j. l.. Griffith, asked by the
state department for a report on the
number OF Americans. resident in Lon
don has given an estimate of about y
600 blu. candidly says this is simply a
guess. Several attempts have been
made to determine the number or
Americans living permanently here but
never with any great success Only $40
Americans are today registered at the
consulate general. American dlrec-
tories have also been published but
they contained even fewer names and
those only of :he well-known Amerl-
cans.
AIr. Griffith's estimate is considered
quite conservative. Americans are
found in every walk of life in LONDON.
They are, however, widely scattered. LII
the first place there are great many
Americans in business in London, put
only a small proportion of these are
members Of the American society OF
kindred organizations and the otners'
not generally known to their fellow
countrymen, are swallowed up In the
great vortex of London's population OF
seven millions.
Another element adding greatly to
the American population OF LONDON Is
the large number Of young men en-
ployed as managers or experts, IN Erlt-
ish business houses and factories. Ihie
Is particularly true of electrical con-
Germs. The headquarters starr OF the
United Railways, which controls a
great underground system, miles OF
tubes and connecting street railways,
is composed for example largely OF
Americans, while the Central London
railway. the original tube, now being
extended in several directions. is being
developed under the guidance OF an
American. Then the estimate must
include the Americans of means, total
ling many hundreds, who are making
their homes here, and last but not least,
the American women, who have mar
ried Englishmen.
In addition to London almost every
city of any Importance In the country
has an American colony, and outside
the cities many a country house has
an American for owner or tenant.
There are men whom the London
crowds will cheer more enthusiastically
than they do the German emperor, but
there is nobody they will turn cut In
greater numbers to see.
Ordinarily there must be pageant
Of some sort to attract the Londoner.
During the recent visit Of the German
emperor and empress and their daugh-
Ter. however. they were greeted, where
yer they appeared, by thousands OF
spectators, many Of whom stood for
hours simply to see the visitors. On
the night of the gala performance at
Drury Lane, which did not conclude
until half an hour after midnight, the
Strand and other streets thru which
the royal carriages passed, were lined
with people, altho the carriages were
closed and only the merest glimpse
could be caught Of the royal occupants.
While Anglo-German rivalry contin-
ues the bitterness is disappearing,
largely due to the efforts Of the mem
'bers Of the royal families and men Of
influence in the political and COM
mercial world. The visit OF the Ger
man crown prince TO India and his
whole hearted expressions Of adnira-
ton Of British rule and of the English
men he met, had good effect III help
ing to overcome the anti-German. pre-
JUDGE here, n movement which has
been taken a step further by the visit
Of the emperor and his family. The
visit reminded the British public that
the emperor is closely related to their
own royal family, and his attentions
to the young Prince of Wales. in whom
every Englishman takes a great pride,
were very warmly appreciated. On
the whole a distinct improvement can
be noticed in the feelings Of the Brit
ish people toward Germany, even II
the governments have not succeeded In
bringing the points of view Of the two
foreign offices into harmony on world
politics.
London, in late years, has become
rather well acquainted with the prime
ministers of the oversee dominions.
Sir Wilfred Laurier has attended all
the colonial and imperial. conferences
and other big functions since he came
into power in Canada in 1895: Sir
Joseph Ward. premier of the Domin-
ion Of New Zealand is almost a s well
hIlOWl. LOUIS WIZ leu I'LL "a NY
against the British forces in South
Africa and now comes to England as
premier of the Federation OF South AZ
RIGA, was here for the imperial de-
Tense conference and was made much
Of
The only premier who is attending
his first conference is Andrew Fisher,
prime minister Of the Commonwealth
Of Australia, the picturesque figure in
the present gathering Of oversee
statesmen. Mr.. Fisher was one Of sew
eral sons of a poor Scottish miner,
every one cf whom has made his
mark. The youngest of the family Mr..
Fisher, started as did the others, as a
pit boy in a coal mine at Kilmarnock,
when 10 years of age. At 20 he was
a labor leader and at 20 he was
tblacklisted" for his activities as an
organizer. This drove him in the carly
eighties to Australia where he went
to work in the gold fields. Less than
ten years later, in 1893. he was elected
to the Queensland legislature, and In
1901 took his seat in the first federal
parliament; became a cabinet minister
in 1904 and in 1908 became the first
labor prime minister of any British
parliament. His party was defeated the
next year but was returned to power in
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