British Flag On The 22nd

BRITISH FLAG ON THE 22ND

Prof. Wenley's Children Innocently Floated One

CAUSED GREAT COMMENT

Bryanites thought it was a reply to his pro-boer sentiments

Prof. Wenley has been busy explaining why it was that a British flag was floated in front of his home since Bryan was in Ann Arbor.

He is known to be extremely pro-British on the Boer question and has publicly expressed himself as to the rights of England in Oom Paul's country.

When Bryan was here Saturday to address the law students the one sentiment that caught the crowd was a reference to the Boer war.

"After two years of fighting with an enormous expenditure of blood and money," said the orator, "England has not yet conquered the Boers, and I pray to God that she never will."

This climax set the University hall ringing.

After the address in the hall it was noticed that the British ensign floated to the breeze in front of his house.

Those who had seen the English colors felt sure that it was a McLaurin-Wenley reply to a Tillman- Bryan challenge. And then the gossip spread all over college.

When Prof. Wenley was called up by telephone (which from his tone proved much safer than a vis-a-vis interview), he said sternly:

"Who says that it means a reply to Bryan? Talk of the campus! Well, the fact is I do not know what Bryan said - whether it was good, bad or indifferent. I left Ann Arbor Friday and was lecturing in Toronto at the same time Mr. Bryan was lecturing here, and I have not even read what he said. You're another reporter who has called me up, and I want to state that my children wanted to put a flag up in front of the house on Washington's birthday and the one they found was the English flag.

A British flag on Washington's birthday in Ann Arbor.

Incongruity.

Did the children get spanked?