The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-08-01

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Salvation.
London. July S1-The Forthcoming
issue of the National Review viii con-
tain long article upon the success Of
the American bimetallic commission.
The article confirms what has already
been caMed on this subject to the As
ISOLATED Press and says:
at is now generally recognized by
all except ostriclles that Great Brit
aims chief contribution will be the re-
opening of the Indian minis, Which all
wao appreciate the question must re-
gard as a splendid subscription to the
common pool
Much satisfaction is expressed in Of
fetal and mercantile circles at the
prospective settlement of the seal ques-
ticn by aid of the Washington con-
ference, especially as such an arrange
ment viii remove cause of a hot dis
cussion between the United States and
Great Britain. Although at the outset
OF Nj Fosters journey diplDmatis'-s
and newspap ers here ridtculed the idea
that there was anything necessary to
be done, Ambassador Hay and Mr..
Foster have completely changed this
view; and Great Britain is finally doing
everything possible TO meet the views
of the United States.
Doubtless this is partly owing to the
support Mr. Fosters ideas received
from Russia and Canada. Sir Wilfred
I.aurier and Mr. Davies have all along
favored coVci1is tsl-1r ttiTI dp iowa T-f1es
the proposals of the United States.
The conference viii meet in the third
or fourth week in October, the exact
date being left TO be determined by the
arrival of the British experts from the
sealing grounds. Great Britain will
be represented by Sir Julian Paunce
fote, the ambassador, and Professor
Darcy Thompson. The United States
viii probably be represented by john
W. Foster, Japan by the japanese min
lister al Washington and Russia by
committee headed by DR.. Matens, pro-
lessor of International law al the uni
versity at St Petersburg, who was
delegated by Russia to hold the pour
parler with Mr.. Foster. Canada Will
be represented by Sir Wilfred Laurier
and Mr.. Davies.
The conference will discuss the whole
question as raised by the United States,
VIII draft a scheme of protection for
the seals, With details for carrying out
the same and Will decide all open
claims.
SPANS DISTRESS.
A Spanish diplomatist, who is in close
touch with Senior CanoVas de Castillo,
the Spanish premier, informs the cor
respondent CT the Associated Press that
it is useless TO attempt TO disguise the
fact that the Spanish minister is in
rfrr1ar MA -
keep up the war IN Cuba only so long
as our funds last, and the time when
they will fail is almost in sight When
it comes, we must give up the struggle.
Now we are too proud race TO DO so
at anybodys demand, but we can do so
by pleading force maieure in war
with the United States. Such result
naturally would be very unpleasant to
us, but in order to prevent revolution
in Spain and the overthrow of the mon
archy, war is the only way out.
THE premier knows from President
Mckinley direct that he personally
does not want war and wishes 70 save
US from the cost and the bloodshed-
But his cabinet only partly share his
views, while the senate, the house of
REPRESENTATIVES, the American press
and the people of the United States
favor a settlement with big guns.
president Mckinley, however, While
first for peace, has declared himself
as not shrinking from war if peace
measures fail. This is the position and
naturally lends strength to the inde-
pendent course which General Wood
ford will pursue. His instructions Will
be at the outset to attempt TO obtain
for Cuba peaceful means of Cuban in
deDendence He is destined to be de-
feated in his proposal the moment IL is
made, for Spain would indefinitely pre-
fer war, with or without the encouf-
agement OF other nations, TO any sur
render on the Cuban question This
is the fact and the premier sees no
other way out of the present imOasse
in Spanish policies. He viii court war
ti,e moment the United States becomes
imperative in its demands The wave
of great emotion and patriotism Such
war would call out in Spain would ma
t1lrally sink all threatening domestic
questions and disturbances. The Carl
lists. Republicans and all others would
mite for the nation as they could be
united by nothing else; and. when de-
feated, if Spain should be defeated,
Cuba could be surrendered without I'M
perilling all present political and mon
archial institutions
THE AGGRESSIONS OF AMERICAN
WEALTH.
The Spectator, in a gloomy article
entitled, "Aggressions Of American
Wealth" refers TO the retirement of
President Andrews from Brown uni
versity and Professor Bemis from
Chicago university, saying:
I'VE can scarcely escape the conclu-
sion that a conspiracy exists among
tha heads of trusts in America 10 in
terfere with the freedom of teaching
in the universities. SO far as economic
questions are concerned, in order that
nothing shall be uttered which has not
received the trademark 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
nits. bought Up the press, seated well
paid attorneys in the senate. and final
" have stretched their hands out TO
the colleges, which it is an easy thing
to capture by such generosity as Mr.
RockefeIler's. Apparently il is their in
tention 10 convert the United States
into a powerful oligarchy, and they
will extend the sway of that oligarchy
to other lands when they cam
Stephen Crane has announced that
he likes England so well that ne will
make London his home. Mr.. Cranes
books have found their greatest vogue
IA this country and he is receiving con-