Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-04-18

CAERDAFF AFTER THE COMMANDMENT.
The British ministry was now the
calmcst body Of men in Europe. The
great opposition storm had died away;
the great war storm had ceased, and the
wisest British statesmen saw the unmis.
taxable path Of national policy lying
plain and open before them. There was
no longer time for arguments and strug.
giles with opponents or enemies. internal
or external. There vas even no longer
time for the discussion Of measures. Il
was the time for the adoption of meas.
ure which indicated itself, and which did
not need discussion.
On the afternoon of the day Of the
bombardment of Caerdaif. Repeller No.
II. accompanied by her crabs. steamed
for the English channel. Two days
afterward there lay OF the coast at
Brighton. with white flag floating high
aboD her, the old Tallapoosa, now naval
mistress Of tho world.
Near by lay cablo boat, and constant
communication by way Of France was
kept up between tho officers OF the
American syndicate and the rcpellcr. In
. very short time communications were
opened between tho rcpeller and London.
When this last step became known to
the public Of America, almost as much
excited BY tho recent events o. tho pub.
lie OF England, great disturbance arose
in certain political circles. 1t was argued
that the syndicate had no right to nego-
tiate In any way with the government Of
England; that il had been empowered to
carry on q war, and that il its duties in
this regard had been satisfactorily exc
cuted, it must now retro and allow the
United States government to ctcend to
its foreign relations.
But tho syndicate vas firm. L he'd
contracted to bring the war to catisfac.
tory conclusion. When il considered
that this had been done, it would retire
and allow tho American government.
with whom tho contract had been made,
to decide whether CT not j. had been
properly performed.
The unmistakablo path Of national
policy which had shown itself to the
wiscst British Statesmen appeared
breeder ond palmer when tho ovcrturcs
OF tho American war syndicate had been
received by the British government. The
ministry now perceived that tho cyrdi.
cato had not waged war: it had been
simply exhibiting tho usclessness O; war
a. at present waged. Who COW could
deny that it would BE- folly to oppose tie
resources of ordinary warfare to those Of
what might be called pnohibitive war
fares
Another idea arocc in tho minds Of the
wisest British statesmen. II prohibitivc
warfare were good thin. for America,
i would be an equally good thing foS
England. Moro than that, it would be
letter thing IL only these two countries
possessed the power OF waging prohibitivc
warfare.
In three days @ convention Of ne.ca
YES concluded between Great Britain and
tho American syndicate getting for the
United States. its provisions beinc made
subject to such future treaties ard al.
liances as tho governments Of the two
nations might make with each other In
ST. days after the affair ct Cacrdafs G
committee Of tho American war c7nd;.
cato was in London. making arrange
nectj under the favorable auspices OF
the British government for tho 70: NATION
Of an Anglo-Ameyican syndicate Of y.cr.