The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-24
MORE RUMORS
OF RESIGNATION
Marquis Of Salisbury, in Spite Of Offi-
Cial Journals,
WILL RETIRE TO PRIVACY
Duke Of DeYOnShiFe Wants His Place,
But Finds an Opponent
IN CHAMBERLAIN's PET, BALFOUR
England's Industrial Decadence Clearly Proven
-Lorillard and Marshall Field on Eng
lands Financial Attitude Toward
The United States Notes.

london Oct. 23.-In spite Of the offfc.ol
denials of the Marquis of sahsbury's ap-
preaching resignatio of the premier
ship, belief in its truth is very strong in
political circles where it is considered
that HIS retirement is inevitable within
q few months. This view of the under
current was confirmed by a cabinet MINI
lister ON Wednesday, who privately re-
marked that the Duke of Dcvcnshire had
miership when the Marquis of Salisbury
resigns. The minister added:
'fThis means thar the candidates will
be the Duke of Devonsh.re and Mr. Bal
four, the latter being aided by Mr. Ch,rn-
berfain. The Duke of Devorsnire long
ago wanted 10 merge the liberal-union-
lists into the conservatives, and only was
knew that if it was done he would sink
into compare iive insignjficarce. There is
not much love lost between the Duke of
Devonshire and Mr. Cha amberlain, and
the succession ito Lord Salisbury will be
test between them if the Duke of
Devonshbre does not succeed, as it will
raise Mr.. Chamberlain more distinctly
to the leadership. Mr.. Chamberlain,
therefore, will support Mr.. Balfour in
the belief that should Mr. Balfour. as
premier, make mistakes, the revsrsiop
Of the premiership win go to him, Mr..
Chamberlain"
Engiand's 7 n tustriaI- Decadence
The special commission sent to Ger
many by the corporation of Manchester
in order to discover the cause of Eng
lands industrial dscadence, found the
principal reason In the extraordinary de-
velopment of technical education abroad.
Alderman Crossfield, a member of the
commission, said:
.sThe English workmen are half saw
ages when compared with the intelligent
artisans of Germany"
Councillor Pythian, a member of the
tAmalgamated Society of Engineers re-
marked: '"The engines and dynamos
made in Germany put to shame post of
the work in the English shops"
These are but types of the impressions
cdloring the whole report of the Man
chester corporation commission, the
tenor cf which is confirmed by the mul-
tiplying of the illusory character of Brit
isIh claims to industrial supremacy.
international Peace Threatened
Though the diplomatsts regard the
situation in the Lagos Hinterland as
complicated and difficult to settle the
secretary of state for the colonies, Mr..
Chamberlain is pursuing forward
policy which threatens international
peace. The Marquis of Salisbury was
content to negotiate settlement of the
question in Paris, but Mr. Chamberlain
formed plan to effectively occupy the
territory in dispute while the diplomats
were arguing, and applied for sixty Brit
ish effIaers to organize big force of
Hauss for this purpose. 49,
LoriIIard's Views
The American line steamer New York
which sailed for New York from
Southampton today had on board Pierre
Lorillard, the American horssn7an. Mr..
Lorillar5 took gloomy view of the con-
ditions prevailing in the United States
and said to a representative of THE As
ISOLATED Press: European capita 'sts
have so utterly lost faith in the United
Stats that not even McKiniey's election
reasspred them The English, French
and Gelman investors cannot be per-
suad "a to invest cent in United States
railways or other business in the United
States and have Withdrawn all their in
vestments except from such industries
as sbreweries. Were it not for the social
istic political forces the United States
would command millions of money now
idle in Europe. 4 do not see how our
pddtscs could be much worse In New
York the republicans. by having two
tickets in the field will return Taminary
TO power"
AS Fi,ld Sees 1t
Marshall Field of Chicago sails for
New York on Wednesday next In con-
versation with representative of the
Associa ted Press he said:
"I fail to find European confidsnca ins
s1,a limited States returning with aur i'm
proving business, and Il nsver viii until