The sun., 1916-09-10
ENGLISHMEN SNOBS,
BERLIN PAPERS SAY
Draw Word Pictures Of British
Nobility at Clubs In Ride
ulOus Poses.
GORGE ON BOILED JOINTS
Boosted Democracy Shown in
Keeping Common Herd OFF
Hyde Park Road.
GORGE ON BOILED JOINTS
Special Correspondence to TINS sus

Special Corvespondesce to THIS sus.
LONDON. Aug. c5.-Strange impress
sions Of what is supposed to be going on
In London are printed from time to time
In the Berlin papers. In the Td0iicho
Rnndschdu h 10 following picture OF club
life il given:
Scene: A g%entlemen's club In Lon
don. A political club Of the first class.
None but the oldest British nobility ad-
mittc1. All OF them perfect gentlemen.
Time Z o'clock T.. NJ. Half an hour be-
fore dinner. All the gentlemen are In
immaculate evening dress. with immacu-
late white. diamond studded shirt fronts.
All OF them are well fed figures, with
well groomed faces.
AT this first class gentleman's club
most members do not know each other,
nor do they wish to know each other,
for that Would be entirely contrary TO
all ideas Of British insularity. Gentle
men who do not know one another do not
speak. In his distress. however. Sir
James Hcnnekey, who has forgotten his
watch, dares 10 transgress this code of
honor, and furtively turns to Sir Robert
Burton, who is stretched full length on a
leather couch close by.
Sir. would you have the kindness to
tell me the time
Shocked. nay. disguised. Sir Robert
Burton rises from his recumbent posi-
ton and shouts Water A well fed
waiter. with n red. shiny face. appears.
Tell the gentleman the time Sir Rob-
ert sternly commands. and the waiter
tells the gentleman the time.
"Ridicuious Snobbery.'
"Sir James Hennekey III away,
murmuring ridiculous s%nobbery. In
-.. ..-.. - ~ A,,s sha ,.vf,at n,nt1.-
men take no notice and continue reading
their papers until tho dinner gong
summons them to a magnificent interior
room.
Here the roast and boiled joints OF old
England are ret before them on silver
dishes by the white kid gioved hands OF
walters as still and stark as tie starched
collars In which their bulldog. beefy
necks are imprisoned.
such Is the club life. or what IL tanta-
mount 20 4. n England. the hoins life
Of these British sovereign aristocrats
who affect to read us Germans hoinilies
in their reptile press on true democ-
rae. ="
\ somewhat more truthful account. al
though obviously exaggerated. Ia given
by a special correspondent OF the Bellii.
Post. who says he has been h TO In
ycst'gatc conditions In London at a very
recent date. lie writes as follows:
England IL continually shouting from
the housetops that she Is fighting for
dcmoCraCy-shc. the most imDlscanlc
tyrant. the most selfish aristocrat among
the nations
How this democracy Is really inter
prct,d In England may speedily be gath
cred by a visit TO Hyde Park, The
meadows there are rot fenced round
every elegant gentleman and equally
every tattcred bcrgtr has the right 70
walk freely over al the pastures. Yet
the broad carriage road that runs
through the whole length of this demo-
cratic pleasance Is subject TO cont tions
that are anything hut democratic.
Road Only for Rich.
This road. the only one leading iii.
rectly from the northwestern 10 the
southwestern extremities OF the city,
none but private carriages may enter
not so much as a cab may roll along
this sacred domain.
VIVA an enchanting picture this OF
the most extreme capitalistic pride and
snobbiam in the very centre OF a mock
socialistic generosity!
THE whole arai-. however. is char
ncteristlcally English. Due reverence
has been shown to form that IL every
thing. Hyde Park IL at the free disposa,
~ everybody. even OF the homeless wax
ahond. but no citizen not rejoicing IN
he possession Of a private carriage may,
were 1t but once in his lifetime, enjoy
4 ride IN Iondon's only park.
THE London police. "a n whole, per.
'orrn their duties very effectively. The
policeman. indeed. IL ubiquitous. He +.
met with everywhere--save only IN thos,
parts where his presence is most needed
The empire OF the police ceases whery
the dock neighborhood begins. Who
ever would visit these regions must d.
SO at the immediate risk OF his life
for no policeman could be induced {,
venture among tho human oral that
inhabits them.
"If. as hut too frequently happens
any one notifies the police OF the mvs.
FERROUS disappearance In Whitechapel %.
a friend or acquaintance a Scotland
Ya;d official c~ourteously reminds hin
that a. n Iondoner he ought TO know
that the police did not hold themselves
responsible for anything that occurred
in these parts.
AS with English social conditions
so also with finance and politics. Ths
kernel Is one OF coolest. purest egoism
hui the external %wrappings are most at,
t~ractive to look upon. Herein lies tn,
secret Of England's age long hypnotlsn
OF the duped nations Of the world"