The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-28
JINGOISM OF THE PRESS.
Fiery Articles Urging England to
Ignore the Pretensions and
Strength of France.
Especial United Press Cable.l

Ignore the Pretensions and
Strength of France.
Especial United Press Cable.l
LONDON, Eng, July 27.-Siuce large
Conservative majority in the House of
Commons is soon to be assured there is
resurgency of jingoism in the press and
from the platform. This condition of
affairs heralds stormy time if Prime Min
lister Salisbury should seek to satisfy the
aspirations of his followers. The foreign
papers are all alert to the situation. The
French papers are assiduously advocating
the use of Franco-Russian alliance to drive
Great Britain out of Egypt and to meet her
intrigues with the Porte. The Italian
papers claim that change of Government
here will result in a revival of the Sails
bury Crispi entente, while the Berlin and
Vienna journals hail the restoration of
conservative policy, declaring that it is al
most tantamount to the incorporation of
Great Britain into the triple alliance.
The Globe of this city to-day strikes
keynote advocating the boldest attack by
Great Britain on France at every point
where their interests may come in col
lision. France, the paper says, must be
made to understand that there is no hope
of the evacuation of Egypt until Great
Britain deems the time fitting. 1t adds
that the ridiculous claims of France to an
extension of her influence in the Soudan
must be Met by British advance from
Uganda and from Egypt simultaneously.
The Mahdi should be suppressed by
campaign from Egypt, and Great Britain
should hold sway from the Upper Nile to
Alexandria. In Siam the French claims
to the eastern bank of the Mekong River
must not be allowed. Siam, it declares, is
ripe for a British protectorate. Continu-
ing, it says that Russia cannot be per-
mitted to acquire Port Lazaroff; anyhow,
if she does acquire that place, Great
Britain must receive a quid pro quo. These
musts and must-nots fairly represent the
ideas entertained by the Conservatives, and
it will be seen that should the Government
make an attempt to carry them to their
logical conclusion there will be stormy
times ahead, automatically, if not other
wise.
The Pail Mall Gazette, dealing with the
subject of the Franco-C Chinese treaty, &C.
cuses France of breach of faith in OBJ
tanning from China territory that is in
cluded in the Anglo French buffer-state
agreement of 1898, which, the paper de-
clares, must be abandoned, and estab-
blishing a fortified post therein. 1t is
still further intolerable that France still
occupies Chantabun, thereby defying her
promise to evacuate that place when the
France-Siamese treaty should be carried
out.
The arrogant tone of these articles ignor-
ing the French pretensions and Frances
military and naval strength will most as
suredly cause an outburst of Chauvinism
that will render the maintenance of peace
impossible, unless the Government shall
withstand the demands of the parties
making them.
The Statist, commenting on the uneasy
feeling in regard to European politics, says
that it has led to larger sales of consols,
which, during the second week of July
were quoted at 108 with dividends are,this
week as low as 1867, and all foreign stocks
are heavy.
Lord Salisbury has promptly sent pro-
test to Peking and Paris against China
ceding or granting any territory that was
not held by China.
With 410 Unionists claiming seats on
the Government side of the House of Com
mons, while the benches will barely ac-
commodate 300, the long-pending question
of enlarging the House becomes acute.
Members of the American Congress, while
viewing the interior, have often expressed
to the representative of The United Rress
their amazement at the limited accommo-
dations for the members. The chamber
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full house was unknown, and when Par
lament was well nigh ignored by the
press and people. Since becoming the
popular chamber, the area devoted to its
deliberations has been the scene of many
fights for seats The Unionists in the next
Parliament will not sit with the Opposi-
ton, and the latter will resent their
presence; but until the interior is en-
larged it Will be impossible to avoid mix
ing up the parties. Some lively episodes
between members are meanwhile inev-
table.
Newspaper men in the new Parliament
are few. The overthrow of newspaper pro-
prietors in this has been phenomenal
With the Duke of Norfolk as Postmaster
General, he is not likely to be Influenced
by newspapers, but the prospect is height
ened of committee of inquiry being insti-
tuted to regulate the press telegraph
charges, which now cause yearly loss to
the exchequer of 100000 The present
rates were established as a corrupt subsidy
to the newspaper owners, given as price
of their support at the time to the bill
transferring telegraphs from the private
companies to the Government. There is
every chance that the Conservatives will
no longer tolerate the exciting condition
of affairs. and an advance in press rates
sufficient to put the service on paying
basis may shortly be looked for.
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