The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-07-07
LONDON GOSSIP.
The Canadian Premier and War
With the United States.
THREE THINGS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
Discussed by the Colonial Premiers and the
Secretary for the Colonies: Penny
Postage, Navy and Recruit
ing in the Colonies
WILL NOT CONSIDER SUCH A PROPOSITION.

Will. NOT CONSIDER sUCH PROPOSITION.
New YORK, July "a dispatch to
the World from London says; The
only possibility of a war interesting
Canada is a war with the United States,
and that | refuse to consider, declared
Premier Laurier when the proposition
was made to him here that Canada help
the British navy.
The World correspondent is able to
give, on the highest authority, eX-
elusive particulars of the conference
between Colonial Secretary Chamber
lain and the colonial premier.
THREE THINGS OF IMPORTANCE.
Three things have grown out Of the
presence of the colonial premiers in
England for the jubilee which interest
the United States. One is the PROPOSE
ton for penny postage to all parts OF
the empire; another the establishment
of naval reserve in the colonies, and
the third, military cooperation with
England on the part of all its colonies.
PENNY POSTAGE.
Thursdays conference brought out
the suggestion that penny postage to
the colonies be made an achievement
of the jubilee year
This is tantamount to its acceptance,
and it means that letter from New
York to London would cost 3 cents,
while letter from London to Mon
treal would cost cents A most strik-
ing illustration of the discrepancy
would be furnished by Detroit, Mich,
and Windsor, Ont. They are only
separated by the Detroit river, but
there would be cents difference in the
cost of sending letters from London,
MAY VIOLATE A TREATY.
In the naval matter, Premier Laur-
ier's attention was called to the facts
that Australia is to furnish a squadron,
and that the Cape offers to furnish a
frst-class battleship if New Foundland
would furnish the men. 1t is not quite
certain that this would not be viola
ton of a treaty with the United States
RECRUITING IN THE COLONIES.
In regard to the military, no recruit
ing for tue Eng lish army is being done
at present in the colonies, the PROPOSE
ton is to have recruiting officers estab
lished in the colonies including Can
uda The premier of South Africa was
especially in favor of this, in order tC
give an opportunity to enroll imperia
troops at the Cape. 1t would give al
opportunity to enroll imperial troop'
against President Kruger of the Trans
vaal on his own ground.
BRITISH RIGHTS IN PACIFIC ISLANDS.
At the next meeting of the premicr'
the rights of Great Britain with re
) spect to the Solomon islands, New
Hebrides and the Pacific islands gen
orally will come up, Immediate an
nexatlon will meet Mr.. Chamberlain
! views, and undoubtedly those of the
premiers. This is interesting in view
of the London papers comment on
Hawaii,
No London paper has mentioned one
word of this. Mr.. Chamberlain il
anxious that it be kept very quiet,
REPRESENTATION AT WESTMINSTER.
Z More important than any of thes
matters to England is the proposition
} which was seriously entertained a
: the instance of Richard Seddon, tn
premier of New Zealand for parlia
= mentary representation of all the col
] onies at Westminster. At presen
Ireland, with population of 1000, Ool
has 1870 members of the house Of con
mons, and is not satisfied, while Car
ada, with 5000, 600 population, ha
none, yet shouts God Save the Queen
The Mail suggests Sir Wilfrid Laurie
/ himself for the house of commons.