The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-10-14
EUROPEAN MODERATION. -

EUROPEAN "MODERATION.'
The supercilious attitude assumed by
European journals and spokesmeu at
times, the superiority with which they
view the ''crude American uproar,
may well exasperatc Americans who I'M
alone who allow the natural vigor of
the fighting race to he heard. We are
reminded pleasantly and skillfully of
| the righteousness of that same
European assumption of superiority over
American in this particular by a
sarcastic article in the current Atlantic
Monthly written by Mr. Samuel Nc
Chord Crothers. He notes the report
in a London newspaper of some vituper
ative outburst in this present cam
paign in the United States, and the
toplofty comment in that paper that
cali this is enthusiastically Ameri
can but IL ,shocks the unaccustomed
ears Of Europe But are the ears of
Europe so unaccustomed 10 public and
political uproar? Mr. CEothers pro-
ceeds to inquire into this point, and
the results of his inquiry arc set forth
by him with pertinence and humorous
enjoyment that must captiyate the
heart of every American.
Mr., Crothers. noting the shock to the
"unaccustomed ears Of Europe from
the rival conventions at Chicago and
Baltimore, takes page from the pro-
ceeedings of the Italian parliament at
Rome, where ''shouts and catcalls and
every sign of uncomfortable vic.
lepce,D were heard, and he confesses
that he could not understand the
"reasons annexed to all this uproar,' -
Then he turns to Budapest, where the
Hungarian parliament INDUCED in
such unparlamentary expressions as
"swiue, " "liar f." "thief, " and "assas.
sin, and an honorable member who had
been expelled for the use of too strong
language returned to Shoot up the
House The chairman, after dodging
| three pistol shots, declared that he
''must positively insist on better
order.
IL 'H' '''lhou tOI'uEldg ~ DltUlpEi
| threatened the Kaiser with the fate of
Charles ! if he does not speedily mend
his ways, and suggested as At I'm
perial residence the castle where the
| mad king of Bavaria was allowed TO
exercise his erratic energies without in.
Juries to the commonweal. On the men
| tion of Charles /, the chamber was in
an uproar, and amid A turmoil of angry
voices the session was brought TO
close.
In Russia unseemly clamor is "kept
from the carefully-guarded ears of the
Gar" and consequently from the no.
tice of the public, and iu order that
the clamor shall be completely sup
pressed, "the police during the previous
night made three thousand arrests
when the Gar visited his ancient
capital, and the next day the Car and
Czarina drove through the city amid
the ringing of bells and with banners
flying. Mr.. Crothers very Justly COM
ments upon this by saying: "If. dur
ing the Chicago convention, the police
had made three thousand arrests, the
sessions might have been as quiet as
those Of the Duma.'
Passing then to the British House Of
Commons, the Mother Of Parliaments,
Mr.. Crother narrates that on entering
the sacred precincts, member is seen
to rise to n point Of order. "I desire
to ask your ruling, Mr.. Speaker, as to
whether the honorable gentleman is en-
titled 10 allude to members of the
House as miscreants. The Speaker
eravcly ruled ~ do not think the
term |miscreant' is a proper Parlia-
mentary expression.
But nothing comes Of this, and the
Speaker is constantly obliged to remind
members that they are out OF order.
An episode in the proceedings of the
House of Commons is quoted by Mr..
Crothers (Which would be considered
exciting in Arizona. And he thus
reports it:
For Ave minutes the Honorable George
Lansbury defed the Speaker. lusulted the
Prime Minister, and scorned the House OF
Commons, He raved In an ecstasy OF pas
sion; challenging. taunting. and tlefying,
, The trouble began with II statement oi
MI Asqulth's. Then UP jumped Mr.
: Lansbury, his face contortcd with pas
sion. and his powerful raspinS voice domi-
mating the whole House Shouting and
waving his arms. lie approached the Gov
4 eminent Front Bench with curious
crouching gait. like boxer leaving his
g on the bench behind Mr. Asquith hal,