Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-30
DEPEW A SOCIAL LION.
The Genial Doctor Courted by England's
Aristocracy.

The New York HerGlFs London correspond
ent had a chat last evening with Chauncey NJ
Depew, who is still at Almonds Hotel Excuse
me keeping my hat on, said tine representative
American, sitting down in the smoking room;
but am present illustration of the fact that
when bsld-headed Yankee sits near an open
window, as did the other evening for an hour
and a half at a suffocating reception, the Brit
ish climate gets in its fine work and the bald
headed Yankee is laid up with a severe cold
That's what kept ME from appearing the other
evening at the parliamentary peace banquet
and delivering pyrotechnic speech advising
blood-thirsty Europe to initiate the lion and
tue lamb method of our American republic In
view OF subsequent events / am Just glad did
not deliver the above eulogy ON our western
superiority. With all the republics from Me xco
to Patagonia busily engaged cutting one an
others Threats only week later think that
even Englishmen might have seen the joke
THE ARGENTINE REVOLT.
"Bnt seriously, Mr.. Depew, what is the funda-
mental trouble with these South and Central
Americana"
Il suppose it is due to two things" was the
reply. First, to the hot bloodsd character Of
the Latin races; and, second to the fact that
development has been abnormally rapid in the
Argentine Republic. For instance. during the
id5t ten years III immigration, III building rail-
ways, III development OF Industries and in other
respects progress has actually been more rapid
than i'll the United States. where we have
learned the lesson they have still to learn. Of
keeping cool despite the giddy rush of affairs
The mania OF speculation has swept them off a
sure foothold. The currency, inflated beyond
measure. has resulted in in Justice and oppres-
sion, and the people who have the burden 10
bear lind it too heavy and throw it off with
violence and bloodshed. In the United States
we are more masters of ourselves and would
have remedied a similar state of affairs by
Wlplng out the party in power. But the South
Americans whenever stirred up to a certain
point, prefer the sword and bayonet to the
peaceful ballot and do their wiping out on the
spot"
DO you regard these revolutions as a blow
at republican Institutions?"
Not at all. but simply blow at a rotten
financial system"
THE BEHRINa SEA TROUBLE
"And what about the Behring sea complica-
tions?"
Since have been in London" answered
Mr.. Depew, Il have taken great pains to obtain
the views on this question of prominent En-
glish political leaders, most of whom l have
met socially. have talked with representa-
tive men of all shades of opinion. from the
most incorporating tory to tho widest
liberal, and find them all disposed to regard
the Behring sea question having little real
Importance and not at all worth the fuss the
newspapers have tried to make over it. All look
with horror upon the idea that any such petty
difficulty could lead to serious misunderstood
ing between two nations bound together by
such tremendous ties Of blood and common
interest as the United States and Great Britain
1t Is true that some OF the opposition in parlia-
ment would tain make capital out of the ill.,
cident against Lord Salisbury on the ground
that In the negotiation he has trespassed upon
the royal prerogatiye, but that Is merely
campaign maneuver. i have not heard here
any such attacks against MIR. Blaine as one
reads In the American papers,"
speaking OF the English opposition, do Won
hnd them hopeful"
Most decidedly. They not only feel con-
fident OF success at the next elections. but thew
count On overthrowing Lord Salisbury's gov
eminent before that tlme-not this session, but
the next.
THE MINISTRY WEAK.
aside from Lord Salisbury himself and. per-
haps, Mr.. Baltour, who is developing wonder
full power as debater, the ministry is painfully
weak and quite lacking in men able to cope
with such leaders as Gladstone and Harcourt
As for Dir. W. III. Smith, he seems to me quite
unequal TO the position he holds; in fact
cannot imagine how such man was ever
chosen leader of the house of commons"
AS the conversation ran on MIR. Drpew men
toned many prominent people he had met in
London. He was charmed, he said, with Sir
John Mliials, whose fund of "reminiscences is as
limitless as it is delightful At Lady Dorothy
Neyile's he met Robert Morieu and was struck
with his wonderful ability in conversation.
Il had, continued Mr.. Depew, "a long talk
with Gladstone one evening at a most enjoy
able luncheon where Sir William Harcourt was
present. / met group of liberal politicians
at dinner at Lord Aberdeen's, and missed the
dinner with Baroness Burdett- Coutts because
Of this cold. i leave for Paris on Friday, Mrs.
Depew, of course. going with me. Oh, yes, she
ID m 8ood health and enjoying herself"
Having thus given an account OF himself mn
to date Mr. Depew smlingly withdrew to pre-
pare for his evenings triumphs.