| Show AS ENGLAND SEES IT the following item is from the tha manchester c guardian a leading english periodical we give it to you as it was waa reprinted irb ini the churchman overdoing IL it once upon a time there ther ewas was a atack writer who specialized in stories of mystery and imagination particularly in ill those dealing with unusual and perplexing aspects ot of crimo crime and one morning lie he went round to his bis publisher and said eald 1 I baice baive a bit of 0 a winner for you it Is a real piece ot of sustained imagination which h will stagger humanity proceed to stagger said the publisher 1 I am Pre prepared paroh to wilt 11 well bald the hack writer proud ly this Is a story about rn cn imaginary country which had no idea at all 0 aliw and order a country where it was possible to pop sentence tence seven colored youths to dath on admittedly insufficient evidence but under those laws it was waa aso with approval instantly to release proved slayers of their follow fellow man alan nil all of whom had just been sentenced to ton years yeara ilard hard labor in the same country it waa customary to prosecute p conspirator who had terrorized a whole community for or years not tor for his notorious leadership in criminal affairs Atta lr but tor for omitting to pay his rates ot of taxes lit in the same country divorce could bo be hod had tor for the asking but intending visitors were to be excluded on grounds of moral turpitude in the same country a helpless child could be kidnapped from its distinguished parents and held tor for ransom without hope at effective action by uie the police in tho the 1 name ow one minute bald thi publisher glancing with some irritation at his watch what did you say this was an ali imaginary countney Count Coun tury nry said bald the hack writer hopefully in that opinion said the publisher you are very gravely at fault it la Is not imaginary it to lg absolutely and allow me to tell you that youage you are wasting my time so saying cayane he seized the hack wilter by tile the slack black ot of ilia his points pants and hove him into uia the ilard hard but comparatively civilized street manchester guard auard irn |
