The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-01
GLOOMY PICTURES OF CONDITIONS
IN AMERICA DRAWN BY A
LONDON JOURNAL.
CONSPIRACY OF THE TRUSTS.
ITS Ultimate OBJECT is TO BUILD
UP 4 GREAT OLIG-
ARCHY.
sTEPHEN CRANE AN .NGLoMANIAC.
He Is So Well Pleased With England
That He VIII Make His Home
Abroad.

LONDON, July 31-The Spectator, in
q gloomy article entitled 'Aggressions
of American Wealth" refers to the re-
tirement of President Andrews from
Brown university, and President Bemis
from Chicago university, saying: we
can scarcely escape the conclusion that
a conspiracy exists among the heads
of trusts in America TO interfere with
the freedom of teaching In the univer-
stiles so far as economic questions are
concerned, in order that nothing shall
be uttered which has not received the
trade mark of monopolist approval"
The paper pictures the Americans as
reduced almost to the situation Of Rus
STA by the censorship of wealthy mag
mates over the universities, and says:
Capitalists have subsidized the pull
pit, bought up the press, seated we'll
paid attorneys in the senate, and final
~ have stretched their hands out to
the colleges, which 1t IS an easy thing
to capture by such generosity as Mr..
ROckefeller's. Apparently it is their
intention to convert the United States
into a powerful ohgarchy, and they
will extend the sway of that oligarchy
to other lands when they can"
The engineers dispute has apparently
settled down to a prolonged struggle.
Both masters and men are unyielding.
The formers position has been
strengthened by the fact that the
Northampton cycle employers have
Joined the employers federation and
issued lockout notices to % per cent of
III,
responded by calling out the other rs
per cent. The masters held a meeting
on Wednesday and declared that they
were more than ever determined to re-
sist the action of the engineers. 1t is
also announced, on the contrary, by
trade union statements, not signed,
that a member Of the employers fed
Grafton, in the vicinity of London, had
yielded to the demand for an eight
houraday.
The final game of the gentlemen of
Philadelphia, played with the Surrey
eleven, leaves them with a record of
two games won, nine lost and four
drawn. The team IS entirely knocked
out. Nine of the members are on the
sick list, and all admit that they have
NOAhGu NOO udIu anu are USdTIIy ClFSQ
of it. Lord Hawks will bring an
eleven to the United States in Septem-
Der. Most of the Phillies are going to
Paris tonight for a few days. They
will sail for New York on Aug. Z.
COWES CROWDED.
Cowes is crowded in anticipation of
next weeks regatta, when the prizes
will be unusually munificent. On Mon
day the Aurora will sail her maiden
race with the Meteor, the Bona and
the Britannia, under the auspices OF
the Royal London Yacht club. which
will probably prove the most interest
Ing event of the season.
The Duke of Leeds has been actively
engaged in getting signatures to ali
address to Emperor William, on be-
half of the yacht owners who were en-
tered for the emperor's cup in the re-
cent race to HeligOland. But this &C
ton is being quietly criticised in higher
yachting circles and by leading men,
berS Of the Prince of Wales set, who
are Numerically opposed to the kaiser
and all his acts. The Prince of Wales
has recOnSidered his determination not
to race Britannia against Meteor this
year. and she arrived at Cowes on
Thursday in full racing rig The Duke
of Abruzzi's new Bona, the Duke of
Sutherland's Catania and Mr.. Ogden