The San Francisco call., 1895-07-15
FAST NEARING A CRISIS.
England Likely to Take the
Field in Defense of the
Island Empire.
EUsTIS' ALLEGED INTERVIEW.
Harold Frederio's Covert InSinua-
ton Concerning the Attend
ing Circum stances.
Conrrighted. lss5. br the New york TImes.l

Copyrighted, 1895, by the New York Times.l
LONDON, ENG, July 14.-Those here
who know most OF the far East and who
supported throughout my belief that the
Russo Chinese loan would go through de-
spite all denials, expect now to hear very
soon of friction or even of collision be-
between the Russians and the japanese.
All accounts through private channels
represent Japan as straining every muscle
to prepare at once for bigger struggle
than that Just finished, and troops re-
turning from the seat of war have all been
dispatched Immediately to the north in
order TO seize Korea the moment Russia
gives any sign of aggression either there
or in Manchuria. 1t seems indeed likely
that the new European grouping, with
England and Italy at its head, will show
its hand soon in the Pacific. and that it
would discover itself on the Japanese side
instead of against her this time.
ambassador Eustis' explanation and
disclaimers regarding the reputed inter-
view about Canada and Cuba have been re-
ceiyed here, it must be admitted, with
rather impolite incredulity. His amazing
public speech here in April was lightly
passed over by the London press for the
reason, in at least two cases | know of, that
the reporters present at the banquet ex-
planned to their editors the conditions un-
der which the remarks were uttered. The
natural tendency is to ascribe these new
in tiscretions to the same cause. Nobody
minds them much, but there is an element
of contempt in this indifference which
does not cause the American heart to glow
with pride.
The poor Cornell boys have not contrib
uted much in that direction, either. No
athletic visitors to these shores ever got
into quite such complete bad odor with
the public. The unhappiest part of it is
that they really did not deserve it at all.
They would gladly have rowed their heads
off that evil Tuesday in any way the Eng
lish suggested rather than had incurred
the slightest suspicion of unsportsmanl ike
behavior. But the English declined to
suggest anything and have been rather
mean since, l feel. in visiting upon the
lads the penalties of criticism and ostra-
cism as if they were sharpers instead of
honest if somewhat green youngsters
long way from home.
Fortunately the revelation the next day
that they could not row took some OF the
bitterness out of the episode. But the
boys themselves present such melancholy
picture of abasement and humiliation that
one cannot but grieve for them.
Despite the serious disturbance Of the
London season by the elections, Augustin
Days company more than held its own
this year, and Miss Rehan, standing the
exceptional test of comparison with both
Duse and Bernhardt, is spoken of with
much more certainty by the critics as
holding the first place among English
speaking actresses. OF the others Miss
Carlisle was quickly picked out for praise,
although no word has been said here of
her family connections.
The Lord Mayor on Tuesday gives a
ceremonial luncheon at he,Mansion House
in honor of the company. FREDERIC.