The Sunday Oregonian., July 19, 1908, SECTION FOUR, Page 3, Image 37

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 19, 1908.
London Employers House
Shopgirls Where They Work
Girls Get Less Wages, and Live Under Restrictions American Girls Would
Not Stand.
LONDON. England. July 6. (Special
Correspondence.) No one coming to
London for the first time will fail to
be surprised at the difference between
the conditions of the working classes
of this city and America. I now refer
to the shop men and women, who in
stead of living as they please In their
own homes are homed by the establish
ments for which they work. It ecms
almost incredible that they prefer to
shoulder this expense Instead of paying
the help such wages as will allow them
to live where and how they please.
The salaries paid, however, are al
most as "large" as in New York, but in
addition to what they receive they are
housed and fed. Nor are they con
signed to certain sections of the city,
but In the shops, whether Peter Rob
inson's or Whltely's, several floors are
turned into dormitories and there are
dining-rooms where the help is served
four meals, the afternoon tea being as
full-fledged an institution as the dinner
at 7:30. Of course car fares are ob
viated and it la estimated that the dis
tances would be too great for girls to
get to the shop on time, but this Is a
mistake, as there is no distance which
cannot be covered more quickly than
In New York, and we only realize how
Inefficient is the New York transporta
tion after noting the marvelous rapid
ity with which ground is covered here
and the low prices at which It is ac
complished.
The girls are put under restrictions
no girl being allowed out after 10,
without special permit for the theater
or something of that sort, but It Is no
such hardship as it would be in a city
where everything Is "wide open." be
cause London, if you please, is closed
tight by 1 o'clock. Transportation
ceases and all restaurants are closed.
Coming from New York, one simply
gasps at the rural innocence of things,
but perhaps they are better oft, who
knows?
Some of the larger houses provide
libraries, music and enjoyments for
their charges, and all provide for
everything required in the way of
cleanliness and discipline. I cannot
picture the independent American
saleswoman satisfied to tie up to re
strictions, because if we value any
thing, it is the sense of independence
after the hours of business are over,
and while there is much in favor of a
system by which all girls willing to
work may find a place to stay, the
"home" atmosphere is to them some
thing entirely unknown. For this rea
son there are comparatively few mar
ried women or men employed, because
It is preferable to the employer to have
his help under the roof of his estab
lishment. I have long since ceased to think
that American women are eccentric
and am wondering what our people
would say to the demonstrations of the
Suffragettes In London. As everywhere
else, there are very many more women
than men and the "woman" question is
one which is being agitated with more
ardor here now than it ever has been
in America. Processions of zu.uuu w
30.000 women may be seen marching
through the parks and on the highways
nf London. These women are drawn
from representative homes and not by
any means from the slums of the city.
On the contrary, it Is advertised be
forehand that they will wear gowns
from the greatest modistes of the
world, and the line includes university
women in their caps and gowns, writ
ers, artists, factory girls, nurses, teach
ers, clerks, actresses, women gardeners
and students.
An attempt to describe the last pro
cession may not be amiss. It is esti
mated that there were over a quarter
of a million people who participated IP
the "great shout" demonstration In
Hyde Park and the bugle which sound
ed at 5 brought forth a shout which
almost shook London to the foundation.
This followed the motion put by Mrs.
Drummond. "That this meeting calls
upon the Government to give the vote
to women without aeiay.
It is estimated that at least 5000 women
marched In each of the seven processions,
making a total of 35.O0O, but at least as
many worklngmen and women followed
on behind the organised divisions. Spe
cial trains came in from iu towns ana
the railroad stations were alive with
"captains" and "stewards, dressed m
white Jike the women, receiving the in
comers. It Is stated that never before has such
a large number of banners been carried
as there were last Sunday, when 712
banners of purple, white and green and
40 bands made things gay, as well as im
pressive. Among the notables represent
ed were Mr. and Mrs. George Bernard
Shaw, who marched in the Trafalgar
square division. On a coach in the Eus
ton section were Mrs. Pankhurst, Beat
rice Harraden, Mrs. Mona Calrd and Miss
Elizabeth Robins. Mrs. Israel Zangwill
headed a literary party which drove by
coach In the Victoria Embankment di
vision, which included not only the chief
leaders of the Women's Social and Po
litical Union, but the foreign contingent
of Swedes, Norwegians and Finns.
It must not be believed, however,' that
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who tried to address a meeting: of 4000
people in Oldham Market ground during
the week prior to the procession were
mobbed and pelted and had to be rescued
by the police.
This is the second such demonstration
since I am In London, and it is stated
that the women will not stop until their
demand has been acted upon by the
powers that be.
Another demonstration and one in
which the writer participated, occurred
at Queen's Hall Saturday afternoon. This
was at the recital by Mischa Elman, the
young violinist, whose achievements
make everything fairly pale in the pres
ence of his powers. Young Elman is
but 19 years of age and has for three
years already had all Europe at his feet.
We had heard extravagant things about
him and I plead that the very extrava
gance of the statements filled me with
distrust and almost lack of interest, but
as he is to make his first American tour
this- season I had some curiosity to hear
him beforehand, to estimate for myself
what his success might be in that coun
try where foreign hallmarks do not al
ways mean what Is expected of them.
The young Russian has a tone that is
fairly overpowering and thrilling, a tech
nic which is so stupendous that one for
gets its existence, the interpretation, not
only of a mature man, but of a great
mind, of a man who has lived and
learned, and a magnetism which is en
tirely unique. No matter what he does
or does not, he is far beyond anything
that America has enjoyed in years, and
he can only be mentioned by the side of
the late Joachim. Sarsate. Ysaye. Kreis
ler, and in many details these last can
not be compared to Elman. because with
It all he has a swing and a Joyousness of
youth which are altogether indescriba
ble. He should draw quite as sensa
tional houses as did Kubelik. and the dif
ference will be that this is flesh, blood
and tremendous mind as against an ex
quisite feminine polish. Elman has ac
complished wonders in London. He has
played more times In this city during the
season than any other artist has ever
done before him. His last recital of
June 20 was the 27th appearance since
the 1st of October, and more than this,
his name never fails to attract an
audience which numbers In the thou
sands. There Is no doubt that next season
musical and dramatic matters in Amer
ica will be Interesting, and among the
most attractive plays to be seen,- those
of W. Somerset Maugham will be In the
lead. This must have been Charles Froh-
man's Idea when he engaged to give four
of them in the same season, no doubt all
to orien in New York.
A resume of the plays will wait until
they come to New York, but the man
himself is not without interest and when
we remember that the story of "The Ad
mirable Crichton" is his, he cannot be
regarded as an entirely unknown quan
tity, even In America.
It has been said that Mr. Maugham
writes a play with each hand and foot
at the same time, which statement he
absolutely refutes.
Said Mr. Maugham: "A play does not
begin from the time you pick up your
pen. but from th time you bein to
i think about it. Kow. 'Xha Admirable
Crichton," for instance, was written in
three weeks, but It took about nine
months to think It out. There Is no tell
ing where or how a play comes to me.
Perhaps at a concert, or up the river, or
on the street where a group of persons
may suggest something."
'Do you make notes or do you worn
on Inspiration?"
'I do not make notes; I turn tnai tney
hamper me when I try to drag in a set
speech from a notebook. 1 am it
formerly, but notinow, as It increased the
difficulty of being perfectly natural.'
As for Inspiration." continued Mr.
Maugham, "I cannot say as to that, be
cause I think that writing plays Is a
knack that some people have and others
have not. It. is like playing golf one
man will land his ball after a short per
iod of practice and another never will
as long as he lives. I love to write plays
for the occupation it gives me, and not
because I exalt playwrtting or believe In
the intellectual drama, the so-called
drama of second-hand ideas.
'As long as there is a stage. It requires
a drama, and that means that your aud
ience must be Interested. That, Indeed,
Is all the worry I care to take upon my
self and do not feel the call to philoso
phize that some others may feel."
Does it not maKe you ieei very im
portant to have four plays running at the
same timer
"Well, I remember the length of time
it took to get a hearing for any of them
and that tempers any feeling that I have
an overwhelming genius. The first play,
"Lady Frederick," which is said to be
a success by those In authority, was re
fused by every manager of standing in
England and America, and even Mr.
Stuart, who produced it only to fill in an
interval. "The Explorer" was written
In 1905 and did not seem to make any
more Impression than the first, but I
was not easily discouraged because I
experienced so much pleasure while
working on them. Playwrltln'g Is to me
the most delightful occupation there Is.
To watch your words and Ideas carried
out by real grown-up people makes you
feel grown up and when the rehearsals
come you learn so much about play writ
ing that you never knew, that there are
always new interests arising.
Mr. Maugham is not yet 34, but his
first successful novel was written when
he was only 23. He is a quiet, intellectual
looking man with a vein of unobtrusive
Irony. He is an ardent traveler and has
collected many quaint things from all
parts of the world, which lend themselves
to make attractive his apartment near
Berkeley Square, where he lives when In
the city, but being a rover by nature, he
is not there very much of the time.
He speaks five languages and has read
the literature of all countries. This cos
mopolltajiism is not without cause as he
was bom in Paris, but was educated in
King Edward's School Canterbury. At 16
he became a student at Heidelberg and
when he returned to England It was with
the firm determination of becoming a
writer, of which talent America shall
Judge for itself.
EMILIE FRANCES BAUER.
author of the language, and It is ex
pected that 2000 delegates from all
parts of Europe and from America will
be present. Church services in Esper
anto for Protestants and Catholics will
be held in the "Kreuzkirche" and
"Katholische Hofklrche," respectively.
During the congress Goethe's "Iphlge
nia in Taurls" will be played in Es
peranto by Herr Emanuel Retcher, his
daughter, Fraulein Hedwlg Reicher,
and other Berlin actors.
In the little town of Welsser HIrsch,
close to Dresden, an Esperanto village
will be established for the convenience
of the holiday-makers from all coun
tries. The International committee of
the Red Cross societies has decided to
send a delegate to the congress, in or
der to be informed as to the utility of
Esperanto In time of'war.
Esperantists to Meet.
LONDON. July 18. (Special.) Th
Fourth International Esperanto Con
gress will be held at Dresden from Au
gust 16. to 22. The congress will be
presided ever by Dr. Zaurenhof. the
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