The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-03
LIBERALS ARE WAKED UP
Leaders Make Scathing Arraign-
ments of Conservatives.
SALISBURY A GREAT FUNK
Blundering Has Marked the Premier's
Policy for the Last Four Years.
There Is Bound TO Be Trouble
In West Africa.


London. Oct THE question. ironi-
cally asked by the conservative press.
relative TO the whereabouts Of the lib
eral leaders. has been answered In
trip-hammer style during the past
week by the speeches of John Morley.
the former secretary for Ireland: IA. Il.
Asquith. the former home secretary.
and George w. Il. Russell. the former
under secretary Of state for India.
Disgrace abroad" and disaster at
home" were the tenor of all the
speeches, as was 10 be- expected but.
II must be admitted that the arraign-
ment is approved by the conscieaces
OF many conservatives when they re-
call the record Of the last few years.
MIR. Russell. In dealing with the sub
ject. recalls Prince Bismarck's verdict
of Lord Salisbury as being "a lath
painted To look like iron." and Lord
Randolph Churchill's later estimate OF
the premier as being the greatest
funk In Europe" Mr.. Russell added
his own opinion of Lord Salisbury.
namely: "frailty. thy name Is Cecil"
The recent bye-eleciion In East Dem
L
creased liberal majority seems TO be
warning that the people are wearying
Of the blundering which has marked
Lord Salisbury's policy. Mr.. Russell
recalls recent instances In which he
said the premier always started with
/ a fine display Of vigor which "oozes
away as soon as his opponents show
I fight" Continuing. MI. Russell said
Lord Salisbury backed down before
/ Secretary Olnev, and Is now backing
! down before Secretary sherman. and
! that during the course Of peace nego-
tiations between Greece and Turkey.
[ the czaT and Emperor William hand
led Lord Salisbury so effectually that
he WAS made TO eat his own pro-
nouncement. Mr.. Russell concluded
with rrmarking: Hts lordship has
just conceded the French full sover-
eighty over Tunis and signs are not
| wanting that they will soon begin 10
elbow US out Of Egypt. Even the Mus
] sulman savages of India have taken
heart. knowing that they are dealing
with a mere man Of words; in short.
ihfrc ar no limits 10 the endurance of
p,ltroonery in high places"
Unless the signs are deceiving,
trouble is brewing in West Africa be-
4
siuCa 1SSs. have irehled their protector
rate In Western Soudan. and the great
bulk of the accession ~ French terri
tory has been carved out of the coun-
try Z ncfally regarded as being within
The British sphere Of influences. There
are mysterious stories aiioat OF dis
turhanrcs NJ Lagos. or the west coast
cf Africa. and the movements NJ Brit
ish troops to that part OF the world
from adjoining colonies. coupled with
the news that the French colonial
minister l. going to Senegal. The Ma
hommsdan chief. Samory. is operating
In The hinterland of the gold coast.
and oihcr signs lead Ia tire belief that
ihe situation is dangerous and that the
conflict nf interests rs becoming acute.
\ high colonial official said to "A repre-
sentative of the associated press; The
native fomeni amounts la nothing.
but the fact IL. the French are hem
ming US In around Lagos aud push
ing US inlo the sea, and unless We are
rehabilitated by n commission To de-
liminate ,he Anglo French frontier
more successfully than formerly there
is bound IL b" trouble"
The chancellor of the excheauer SIR
Michael Hicks Beach. returns To Lon
don next week where his arrival Is
States monetary commissioners. While
the chancellor of the exchequer may
communicate a message immediately
Ia the commissioners. il is not unlikely
that IL will he a notification that the
government is siill unable to give
them % definite reply To their propos-
ais, oui hopes Ia he able To- announce
its conclusions at some specific future
time.
Public men who are In the best posi-
ti0n L. judge, think that recent dcvel-
opments fOreshRdow "a negative an
swcr The situation has r, solved itself
into a contest between the banking
interests and the bimeiallic forces IN
ihe government. and the Impression IN
the latter circles is that Sir Michael
Hicks-lseach. who is personally an
advocate of the gold standard but
who seemed disposed To accede 10 IN,
wishes of the bimetallists. is being
inrn 4 against the project of Great
Rriiein's corporation by The pressur,
of business interests.
Major Moses y. Handy. the specia
United Stales commissioner to III,
Paris exposition Of 1900 has had 9
cordial Interview with the Frencl
minister for foreign affairs. NJ. Hama
toux. In regard Ia The objects of hi,
visit Ia Europe but he and his associ
atcs are dissatisfied with the small
amount uf space allotted to the Unite,
States and threaten Ia withdraw. 1
is practically imupsslble for the au
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