The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-09
TION OF THE TREATY VERY
CAUSTIC.
WAR cLoWD BLOWS. OVER.
ACTION OF THE TRANSVAAL
GREATLY RELIEVES THE
STRAIN IN AFRICA.
OLIVE BRANCH OFFERED FRANCE.
Opportunity Afforded by the Paris
Fire Gracefully Accepted by the
Emperor of Germany.

LONDON, May S.-The rejection Of
the arbitration treaty by the United
States senate has been received with
much disappointment here, and many
hard things are being said about Amer
lean politicians. The weekly news
papers indulge in caustic comment on
the subject The Saturday Review
says: IF it has done nothing more,
the discussion of this unhappy meas
ure has opened the eyes of many Eng
lishmen to the bitter feeling entertain
ed against this country by a large
section of the Americans and constant
ly fo nented by large section of the
American press."t eJ
The Spectator remarks: "The fail
ure Of the treaty, rightly or wrongly,
will be regarded as a sign that America
does not want a position of permanent
friendliness with the old country. The
result is deplorable; but it is no good
to blink at the fact"
The Speaker explains the defeat Of
the treaty by the absence of it's friends
who did not care to accept the treaty,
which only stood in the way Of bet
ter one by and by, and adds: I'VE
must wait until public opinion has act
ed on the senate, very uncertain and
lengthy process, or until the Republic
cans find it worth while to capture
the Independent electorate"
The Daily Chronicle uses the rejec-
ton of the treaty as peg upon which
to hang a rabid denunciation of the
Marquis of Salisbury's premiership,
which it says represents record Of
failure almost unparalleled in the his
tory of England adding England
hardly sank so low in the evil days of
the Stuarts." The Chronicle then men
lions the Marquis Of Salisbury's pro-
Turkish policy being used as an arm
against the treaty, and declares that
his 'houting of America in the Vene-
zuelan trouble" was partly the reason
for the defeat of the treaty.
Jerome K. Jerome's Today discusses
the matter in a similar strain.
Great Importance Is attached to the
decision of the Transvaal volksraad at
secret session, held at Pretoria, the
capital. on Wednesday last, to repeal
the Transvaal immigration law. The
meeting was held to discuss the answer
70 be made to the dispatches of the
British secretary of state for the col
onies. Joseph Chamberlain, who de-
manded a repeal of the law. The law
is repealed, but it is explained this step
was taken, not because the measure
was breach of the London convention,
but because 1t was distasteful to neigh
boring states. The Transvaal state at
torney rendered his resignation In dis
approval OF the repeal. This action
OF the Transvaal government, it is
said here, clearly indicates a back
down upon the part of President Kru-
ger and the volksraad, and renders
the chances Of war remote. It is the
most important concession yet made
by the Transvaal, and removes the
chief cause of friction, not only be-
tween the Transvaal and Great Britain,
but between Cape Colony and the
Transvaal 1t was on this point that
Mr.. Chamberlain's dispatch took al
most the form of an ultimatum
The disastrous fire on Tuesday last
at the Paris charity bazaar gave En-
peror William Of Germany another
opportunity to offer the olive branch
to France, in the shape of warm ex-
pressions Of sympathy, which he fol-
lowed up by sending a handsome floral
wreath in behalf Of himself and the
empress, to be placed in the cathedral
of Notre Dame upon the occasion of
the requiem mass today for the re-
pose of souls of the victims.
The Figaro, referring to his majes-
tvs sympathy, speaks kindly Of his
message, While the Journal expresses
regret to observe "how much more
sentiment is manifested in Emperor
Williams tokens of sympathy than on
the very correct notes from the Russian
foreign Office
The canard report circulated in the
United States that Samuel G.. Clemens
mark Twain) was dead had not the
slightest foundation. Mr.. Clemens is
in London and in better health and
spirits than for long time past. He
is still working hard on his new book.
He had finished it with the record of
his travels in India, but his publishers
asked him for an additional 10000
words on Africa, especially On the
Transvaal, and it is on this part of the
book which he is now working.
The first consignment, 1000 cases Of
American frozen poultry, arrived at
Leadenhall market this city during thu
week. The condition Of the fowls and