Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-03
AWAY BEHIND TIE TINES.
Criticism Of Englan1's Happy-GO-
Lucky Optimism.
London Journals Declare the Gov
eminent Must Take Into Account
Existing Conditions or Suffer Fur
Their Loss OF Presbyterian Mac
laren's Ideas OF American Insti-
tutions and People,

Copyrighted. 1897, Associated Presso
London. January 2.-UnseasonaOle
weather continues to prevail in Lon
don and on the continent. In this
country for several days during the
past week the temperature was almost
springlike, the mercury ranging over
80 degrees in the shade, and in Paris
on Sunday last the tables in front OF
the cafes and restaurants on the boule-
wards were crowded with people break
fasting or otherwise refreshing them
selves. On the other hand, along the
Riviera and in Algeria the weather has
been unusually cold, the mercury at
Monte Carlo and at Algeria recording
under 40 degrees.
Most OF the newspapers in reviewing
the events of 1896 criticise the happy
go-lucky optimism Of Great Britain
foreign policy as evidenced by the lit
tie effect it produced during the numer-
Gus menacing storms which menaced
the year. They cite that the VeneZ-
uelan trouble was quickly followed by
the Transvaal dispute, and then came
the insult OF Emperor William in mis-
dispatch to President Kruger and the
isolation of Great Britain in the East
ern question.
The newspapers therefore insist that
the foreign policy of Great Britain is
behind the time and requires to take
existing facts considerably more into
account or it may expect indefinite rep
etitions or loss of prestige brought
about by taking up stand which later
it is compelled to abandon owing to
miscalculation of Great Britain's means
OF asserting her resistance to the oppo-
sition of other powers.
The st. James Gazette makes special
reference to Venezuela and says: IF
It is right now to arbitrate on the
terms arranged by the United States,
it was right to do so year and half
ago. when Lord Salisbury emphaically
refused Secretary Olney's demand"
Continuing, the Gazette asks why the
Marquis of Salisbury created IAN i'm
passe from which we could not escape
without war or surrender. We took
surrender"
In conclusion, the Gazette remarks:
with no aggressive or ambitious de-
signs upon our part we have been with
in measurable distance in single year
of war with Russia, Germany, America
and the Transvaal. With a few addi-
tional warships, some cruisers. some
thousands more trained seamen and
stckers. and an army capable of sending
three corps with artillery and transport,
say to Canada or C'lstantinople, we
would face such combination as that
with better confidence"
The Times in its New Year editorial
reviewing the foreign relations Of
Great Britain. says: 1T is peculiarly
appropriate that the year which will
the diamond jubilee of the queen
should also be marked by the conclus-
ion of a treaty Of arbitration with that
of other great nations Of our race. We
hardly hope or desire to arrange our
differences with other States in this
manner, which seems natural and prac-
ticable when dealing with a people
closely allied by blood wit Yourselves"
During the last two months Sir Dom
aid Smith. the Canadian high commits
sioner. began an exhaustive inquiry in
TO the places of the original stream of
English emigra1ts who 20 to America.
with the view of diverting as many as
possible of the desirable ones TO Can
ada. In order to assist such a move
ment he has now arranged that more
effective publicity be given to intending
emigrants of the advantages of Can
ada.
The feature of the real estate market
during the year just closed was the
large number OF noblemen selling.
The Duke OF Devonshire sold a fine
estate OF $4,000 acres in West Cork, in
Guiding the town of Vandon, TO Sir
John Arnett for .e250.C00: Lord Ash
burton disposed of Wiltshire property
of 10000 acres: Lord Churchill sold the
magnificent Cornbury park, Charl-
bury. Oxfordshire. consisting Of 5000.
with the historical mansion. which
was formerly the hunting lodge OF
Henry H., and the Marquis ofNQueens-
bury disposed of his vast KinIsent es-
tate TO n Huddersfield manufacturer.
Ian MacLaren. the Rev. John Wat