Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-01-02
REVIEW OF The PAST.
Great Brllain's Foreign Policy B..
hind The Times.
NoBLEMEN SELLING THEIR LAND.
Converts 10 Rame - Ian McLaren's
Impression Of AmCrlca--
The Ihea.ers.

weather continues to prevail in Eng
land and on the continent. In this
country for several days during the
past week the temperature wan almost
fpring-like, the mercur ranging from
o0 degrees in the shade and in Paris
on Sunday laat 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
had been unusually cold, the mercury
at Monte Carlo anu at Algeria record.
ing under 10 degrees.
ENGLAND's FOREIGN POLICY.
Most OF the newspapers in reviewing
the events of 1876 criiicizs the happy
g0.lucky optimism OF Great Britain'
foreign policy as evidence Of the LITTLE
effect II has mad IN the many meDac.
ing storms during the year. They ciis
the Venezuelan trouble which wM
quickly followed by the Transvaa
dispute, and then came the Insult q
Emperor William In his dispatch Il
President Kruger, and the isolation o.
Great Britain In ihe Eastern question
The newspapers, therefore, insisi
that the foreign policy OF Grept Brutal,
IL behind the times and requires IL
take existing iacts considerably NOR
into account, or 1t may expect indet
mite repetltions OF loss OF prestig,
brought about by taking up u stsut
Id lat. lat Nt..f,
owing to characterization OF Greal
Britain'a means OF asserting her re,
slstanca to the opposition OF other
powers.
The st. jones Gazette makes speciaI
reference to VeneZueia and says:
SIT 1t Is right now to arbitrate ON the
terms arranged by the United Sintes,
1t was right to do SO year and hall
ago, when Lord Salisbury emphstically
refused Secretary Oiney's denand.n
Continuing, the st. james Gazette
asks why the marquis OF Salisbury
created San impassv from which we
could not escape without war or sur.
render. We took the surrender"
In conclusion the St. James Gazette
remarks;
SWiihout aggression or inhibition:
designs upon our part we have beer
within measurable distance in a single
year OF war with Russia, Germany
America and the Transvaal. With d
lew additional warships and cruisers
some thousands more trained seameu
ana st0kers and an army capable Of
sending three corps with artillery and
transports, say to Canada and Con.
stantinople, We could lace such com.
binhtion as that with better con
fldence."
The Times In its New Year editorial
reviewing the foreign relations OF GreaI
Britain sayt:
"It is peculiarly appropriate that the
year which Will DC distinguished by
the celebration OF the diamRnl
jubilee oil tho queen should also
Le marked by tue conclusion
of a treaty OF arbitration with thai
other great nation OF cur race. We
hsrulH Nnpe or desire to arrange oul
diff with other states In this
ms, Hnich seems natural auc
prac1N-..o when dealing with people
closely allied with blood to our.
selves.D
IMMIGRATION TO CANADA.
During the lsst two months Sir Don
aid Smith the Canadian high com.
missioner began an exhaustive IL qliry
into the places Of original stream, o.
Englieh emigranis who went Il
America with the view OF divertiny MS
many as possible Of the desirable ones
to Canada. In order to assist such .
movement he has now arranged tina,
more effective publicity be given tC
intending emigrantB Of the advantages
OF Caaaua.
Sir Charles Topper, the forme,
PREMIER anu ex.hish commissioner,
returns to Canada on january.
NoBLEMEN SELLING ONT.
The chief feature Of the estate mar
ket for the year net closed was the
large numoer of noblemen selling.
The duke OF Devopshire sold fine
estate OF 2,00O acres in West Cork, IN.
GLIDING the towr of VaDdon, to Sil
John Arnot for e250,UU0; Lord Ash.
burton disposed o. WinzspIre prop.
srty OF 10000 acres. Lord Churchill
slld the magnificent Cornbury pr
Cbarlbury, Oxiordshire, consisting ol
5000 scres, with the historical mansion
which was formerly the hunting lodge
nj Henry IL, ana the marquis oil
Queensbury Disposed OF his vasl Kin.
mont estate to a Huudersfield ma nl,.
isoturer.
CONVERTS TO ROME.
During the past fifteen months
nearly 10000 persons have become
ronyerts to the Roman Catholic
church, OF this number 1000 being In
the diucese OF Westminster alone.
REMINDED HIM OF ENGLAND.
Tau Maclaren, the Rev. John Wat
spn, ID. D., -Gho has just returned from
mis- y,sit 10 the Unitou States Ia loud In
hts praise of Yale university which
reminded him OF az English univer-
atty. He says the Yale professors are
raost scholarly and cultured and auds
bat the students are very bright,
Ionking splendid audience.
4Dr. Watson was also much impressed
With the important position taken by
,ss Scotch In civic life In America
ana GAYS that American women are a
prent deal lese part OF public life
lpap they are In England. In addition
the Scotch divine was iavorably i'm.
pressed with American home life,
because In sill it's essential features 1t
resembles English lite." DR.. Watson
IN further quoted rs stating that the
rIchett class in America aim at q close
Imitation Of English country home
lie, In IN interview the popular