The morning times., 1895-09-16

New York, Sept 15.-Chauncey NJ. De
pew arrived from Europe last night on the
steamship Paris. In an interview CON
cernins his vacation trip he had the follow
ing 10 say:
1--WE arrived at Southampton at the close
OF The elections in England after the
smoOthest of passages on a summer sea.
The steamer landed at in the morning
AT six went down to.breakfast To find a
reporter by my chair, saying in the well
remembered New York way, Are you
Mr. Chauncey Depew? Well, then, want a
column on these subjects upon which l am
instructed to get your views
"There were a dozen questions covering
the elections, finance, Industrial prospects,
and the policies of parties. Itwas impossible
not to recognize and respond to such a touch
of home The interview in whole or part
appeared in all the English papers.
in one respect the result was interesting
and that the development of the American in
England with social ambitions. The inter
view gave the Anglo-mauiac the opportunity
and they improved it in the press, at din
ners, and in the drawing rooms. One of the
questions was What is the American idea
of home rule, and how generally are Ameri-
cans of one mind on that subject?'
STARTED THEM GOING.
my answer was substantially that home
rule is the cornerstone OF our institutions
and our people are practically unanimous
on that subject; that there never had been
any division among us as to home rule for
Ireland, and we could not understand the
real or manufactured fears of the adoption
OF the policy leading to the disruption of the
British Empire.
ION the contrary, we thought the adoption
OF the federative principle would benefit
England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and the
colonies; that we We're heartily in favor of
English speaking peoples leading the world
ana willing that the British Empire should
have first place in the affairs of Europe,
Asia, Africa and Austria LA. but that we
would neither consent to nor permit the
control or occupation by an European power
of the Republics of America
'.of the six hundred membeH,of the H ouse
of Lords. all but twenty-five are conserva-
tives or tories. Society is overwhelmingly
the same. Americans Resident in England
become attached 20 the dominant party nd
many of them more extreme than its
leaders Their denuncia.ion of home rule
and views of the Irish are refreshing
revelations of the influence OF environment.
SCORED HIM RoUNDLY.
"They wrote letters in the papers, vigor-
ously denying my statements Accord
ing to them, was either grossly ignorant
OF American sentiment or a phenomenal
liar They said that, beyond the poll
ticians and political papers control led
by fear of the Irish vote, all there is in
our country which represents its intelli-
gence. its learning, its business, and its
society, is opposed to home rule and in
cordial sympathy with the ideas and
principles of the Tory party.
"Our enlarged navy, our recent collision
with the British foreign office over Mica
ragua and Venezuela, our increasing inter
est in foreign relations, and the possibility
of an administration which will enforce
the Monroe doctrine, have created a new
and unusual interest in the affairs of the
United States.
THE Statesmen of both parties would
like sort of offensive and defensive ALI
ance with us. They want our help in China
and in Japan, and in the difficulties aris-
ing out of Russian, German, and French hos
tiiity and aggressiyeuess in the East, and
would gladly bundle all American matters
into our hands in exchange for such an
understanding.
OUR RAILROAD DELEGATES.
"TheexcitementinSo South A Africa gold mines
equals the widest speculation in Colorado
or California booming times. Both LONDON
and Paris are crazy. One of the best in
formed bankers in Europe told me that
100 men had pocketed in cold cash within
the past year five hundred millions of dollars
by the sale of the stocks or shares of these
companies.
THE general verdict of the International
railroad congress was that our representa-
tives were most Hospitality entertained by
their British brothers, but learned nothing
from Europe which would be useful in
America They have adopted our air brake,
but look with djstrust upon the automatic
coupler"
German Concessions in China.
Berlin, Sept. 15.-The Deutsche Warte. de-
clarcs that the Island of Chusan, off the coast