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Show JACK JOHNSON' ;: -NOT AN AMERICAN A y Now York, July 19 Jack Johnson's reception in Great Britain has been so enthusiastic and satisfying that tho negro champion threatens to resign re-sign his citizenshim in this country and and transfer lfhis allegiance to England. Declaring the Americans an ungrateful un-grateful nation andfUncle Sam a hard master, the pugilist makes his proposals pro-posals for becoming an expatriate in an Interview printed in the Evening Herald of Dublin. Ur. Johnson voiced his sentiments op. July 4, the anniversary of his triumphal tri-umphal Reno fight.V "England Is treating me just dandy,'" dan-dy,'" begins tho black pugilist in tho Interview "No comparison at all to America. As for jgoirig back to tho United States, notifor mine." Mr. Johnson says he will never shoulder a musket, for America, but he would willingly go to the front for England. J do . |