The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-02
CR0WED TOO QUICK
LONDON JOURNALS ON THE ARHI-
TRATIoN TREATY.

But Dare Not Kill IL Outright, on Ac-
count of Public Opinion. Whereof the
Pail Mall Gazette Seems Slightly Isnor-
ant-GIobe Says: Who Cares - Canadian
and German Trzde-Cubsn Victory For
eisn News.
London, Feb. The afternoon news
papers generally express great disap-
pointmesir al the proposed amendment
of the arbitration treaty. and the West
minister Gazette hopes that public opin-
ion in the United States will make itself
felt before the senate acts upon the re-
port OF its committee on foreign rela-
tons.
The Pail Mail Gazette says:
The committee is doing its best 10 make
way with the treaty. II has not dared
to brave public opinion in absolutely
withholding It's approval, but it has lef,
is valueless.
The Globe remarks: The amendment
excludes every question Of real import
ance and leaves the treaty meaningless.
The most dgnified course for the senate
10 pursue would be TO declare that the
treaty has become worse than useless,
and decline 10 ratify Ii"
The Globe adds: Not many tears
would be shed over its fate in spite OF
the premature cock craving.
London, Feb. Accommodating editori-
ally upon the Anglo-American arbitra-
ton treaty and the prospects OF its
adoption By the senate of the United
States, the Times this morning says:
1T would not be civil for US 10 as
sociate ourselves with the vigorous Ian
guage employed by the New York pa
pers with reference to the treaty as
amended in the foreign affairs commit
tee of the senate Of the United States.
hut few Englishmen will care 10 dissent
from the substance OF their remarks.
Our faith in the senate has been sorely
tried of late years, and should they Sue
coed in replacing this treaty by an
empty sham, il would be all the more
to be regretted. because it would retard
the general adoption throughout the
world of the principle OF arbitration.
Perhaps Lord Salisbury Will be willing
TO ratify mere abOrtive agreement, but
we fear for the result. despite the belief
of the principle OF both countries in the
policy OF arbitration and the general de-
sire for a treaty of this character. In
the face of the silence Of President-elect
Mckinley, We must prepare ourselves
for disappointment and for either a
sham treaty or none"
Continuing upon the cab1ed state
ments of its Washington correspondent
TO the effect that there is no hope that
the treaty will be ratified by the senate.
the Daily Chronicle this morning char
actarizes the action OF the senator's as
great wickedness." Continuing its
comments, the Daily Chronicle says:
I'VE are sure that all good men who
are not blinded by irrational hatred viii,
stand staunchly by Cleveland and the
treaty"
TWO EASTERN QUESTIONS.
New York, Feb. IA dispatch from
St Petersburg to the Herald saws: The
Glansnost, which of late seems to have
been especially inspired concerning the
little eastern ques tion-as the Turkish
question is called here. in contradisdinc-
ton to the greater eastern question
speaking of Corea, says:
Russia cannot descend to the pil,a se
or Turkey, together with Turkeys other
creditors. Russia has given Turkey a
Of thre million rubles a year.
Russia has shown that she knows
how to be magnanimous, nor does France
wish to exchange the interests in her
pocket for Russla's friendship.
Russia always shows the same tradi-
tional policy-namely. not to interfere
with international affairs of other coun-
tries
''Kiel, Feb. Count Muravieff. the
Russian minister for foreign affairs, ar
rived here from Berlin this morning and
Immediately had an audience with En-
peror William, with whom he break
tasted.
CANADIAN CATTLE.
Toronto, Ont, Feb. 1.-Canadian cat
tie dealers believe that through the IA
vorable arrangements made by the Do
minion authorities for the raising of the
forty days quarantine on Canadian cat
tie going into the United States, they
will be able to build up a valuable. ex-
port trade. II was understood that the
quarantine regulations requiring that all
cattle sent tn the United States from Can
ada shall be quarantined forty days be-
fore permission can be obtained 10 sell
them. would be abrogated today, and in
expectation OF this some $4,000 worth OF
cattle brought here the last few days.
we're being held to ship to Buffalo. Ca
madam dealers say New York state buy
ers prefer Canadian animals 10 those
they get west and it is believed that
large trade will be built up between Can
ada and the eastern states.
GERMANY'S TRADE.
Washington. Feb. lin his annual
summary of the work OF the United
States consulate AT Berlin, with its
twelve dependent consulates (Which. by
me way, shows an increase OF million
and half dollors in exports to the Unit
ej States)' United States Consular Cen
eral DeKay submits some very interest
ing remarks 10 point out the dangers OF
a subsidy system carried TO extreme. He
says:
I'm consequence OF the great bounties
paid exporters of sugar by way Of re-
mitte1 taTes, the beet sugar crop grows
larger every year. notwithstanding Ger
tain penalties which, were enacted IN or
der 20 limit TIRE quantity produced.
More factories have been built: the
old factories have produced more sugar
The consequences Is that Germans pay
high prices for their own sugar, but
American and England very low prices
for German sugar. Overproductiol has
already crowded profits here 70 the wall.
AMI sugar manufacturers and beet grow
ers are already petitioning for further
favors or the plea that French. Belgian
and Austrian rivals may Guido them.
Should Cuba come 70 terms with Spain
this spring. and The production OF bee.
sugar n the United States increase in
the same ratio that 4 has heretofore.
grave doubts may be expected in this
branch OF industry in Germany"
Speaking OF general trade with the
United States, the consul general says
that just 1ow sugar, toys, chemicals and
rice exports sesn 20 Be theo My exports
- america which retain their former Vi
tally. Therefore. the trade in textiles.