The San Francisco call., 1897-11-14
1t Is Evident Great Britain Is
Weary of Her "SpIendid
Isolation"
EXPEDITIONS BEING SENT
TO AFRICA.
Indications That the Inroads cf
France on the Wesc Coast
VIII Be Chc Cked.
Special Dispatch to The CALL

LONDON. Nov. I3-The speech OF the
Marquis of Salisbury at the Guildhall on
Tuesday last, Lord Mayors day, again
proved him to be past master OF saying
nothing in many soothing words. Il was
essentially q peace speech, and did not
contain a single indication as to how far
the Government is prepared to go in
Indian. Egyptian, Soudan or Niger af-
fairs beyond a general ''what can be done
Will be done" Even the supposed men
ace to France has since been explained
and was not intended to excite French
feelings. but wa, merely TO give English
public opinion mild satisfaction from a
pretended bluff.
The Premier : utterances on the subject
of international federation le ad to the con-
clusion that the Government is wearying 9
OF Great B-itain's splendid isolation. "
and that the imperialistic plans OF the
Secretary OF State for the Colonies, Joseph
Chamberlain, have not yet progressed
enough to permit Great Britain to main
tain ner policy of separation from the
rest OF the world.
The Continental newspapers regard dis
trustfully praise OF the concert of the
powers coming from the leader of the
Towers, which, rightly or wrongly, the
Whole OF Europe believes 10 have been the
most untrustworthy element in II. A
Vienna newspaper voices the general dis
trust, saying: England has seized in
Africa, as elsewhere, the lions share.
Fnst she cheated Germany, trcking her
b. promising territory in exchange for
II
she caused Italy to bleed for her in
Erythrea, and has now only 10 deal with
one opponent. whom she despises, name
ly, France, to which she has always been
an unpleasant height Dor, continually tear
ing pieces from her Hving body. She
took Canada and everything valua Bile the
French mad in Asia, mostly by cunning,
and proved herself the perpetual enemy
of the whole Continent. Now she pro-
claims the right to exclusive possession Of
ell the Niger terri ory worth having"
The momentary check caused by the
Marquis OF Salisbury's bluff has been fol-
lowed by recrudescence OF jingoism in
France, W ich has been intensified by the
arrival in Paris yesterday of the band OF
the Cars PreO bra jenSky regiment, which
mas been sert TO the French capital as a n
earnest OF Russian friendship. Another
incentive to Chauvinism has been found
in the announcement that a slrong de-
tachment of Russian cavalry and artillery
Will shortly sail from 0 essa, in the
Djibutil, and thence Will 60 to King
Menellk's capital, with the OBJECT OF as
slsIing the French to thwart the British
in grabbing Central Africa. Consequently
the tone of the Paris newspapers is again
excited. They claim that the possession
of France is unassalable, both by virtue
of justice and recent military operations
which, 1t IS asserted, assure the perma-
nent occupation of all the Niger territory
already hypothecated on the French
maps. and the French Minister for For.
eign Affairs, NJ. Hanotaux, is being urged
not 10 make any concessions.
On the other hand Great Bratain is not
Idle. THIRTY army officers left Liverpool
to-day for Lagos, on the west coast of
Africa, and II is asserted that Captain
Frederick Lugard of the Roval Niger
Company, with thirty more British Off
GERS, will star; for africa next week with
instructions to lead the land expedition
of the Boussa in con junction with the
Niger gun boat foulla. Great Britain is
making the evacuation OF Boussa by the
French a sine qua non.
The budget of Monte Carlo shows that
the profits for the year ending October 81
were 1000, 600 francs below those ofthe pre-
vious year. No reasons are assigned for
this falling off. The banks outlaws in
clude 100000 francs 10 the Prince OF
Monaco; police OF grounds, 1,500, 900
francs; salaries, 1000 600 francs; orchestra
and sports, 100000 francs; payments to
ruined gamblers, 100, 900 francs. and for
the prevention of suicide, 100000 The
number of suicides during the year was
thirl lv-five.
While a preliminary meeting of the
representative striking engin eers and the
EMPLOYERS of the men will be held on
Monday next to settle upon the terms of
the conference arranged through he
mediation OF the Board of Trade, the exc
cution of a speedy settlement OF the dis
pue IS hardy more sanguine than it was
q week ago.