Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-11
BRITAIN'S COLONIES.
THEY ARE INDrsPosED TO ACCEPT
FEDERATION SCHEME.
MONEY VERY CHEAP IN LONDON,
Fact Attributed to Long continu.
"nce OF Peace and Prosperity--
threatened Labor War-Frnnco~
German Rivalry at 81. Petersburx.

LONDON, July 10.-The Australian rem
resentatives are gradually letting tns
cat out OF the bag In regard to the cons
ferences they have had with the secr.-
tary OF State for the Colonies. Mr.. Cham
oeriain, proving the absolute failure a
Mr. Chamberlain's pet project one whs
was present at these conferences said t(
representative OF the Associated Prezsr
when joe embarked In the scheme n
was one great step towards Imperial
RECREATION, and no was not aware. pro<
badly, that English sentiment Is bv nd
means ready for such a drastic chanet
as TO permit the Colonies to sit in PARE
lament. England IS satisfied with hef
relations with the Colonies. but she Il
not satisfied that such relations can
stand the strain when the Colonies be-
come restive In their strength. Larrlep
put our views straight to Chamberlain
when he said In the conferences: Canada
is satisfied now with her relations with
the mother-land, but we are rapidly ap-
preaching the parting Of tho ways. When
Canada has 100000 OF people she win
have attained her strength. and unless
she has then q direct voice I'm the gov-
ernment governing her she must serlous-
~ consider whether or not she would be
better OF as an Independent nation
This Is the same thought and conclu-
sion reached by Australia. To pat us In
the House Of Lords Is a simple negative
and to put us In the House OF Commons
is impossible in the present temper OF
tho English people. To he shut up IN =
room as an ornamental tool of councils
lors to whom nobody listens is what wa
won't have at any price"
ENCOURAGEMENT or MARRIAGE
another curious remedy for tho
paucity or births In France Is suggested
by the amiable, scientific Senators
Guyot, Liable, and Bertholot. who hav.
introduced bill providing that all mar
ried conscripts will only have 20 serve
year I'm the ranks. The promoters of
the measure express the opinion that
the reason mon do not marry Is be-
cause military service comes lust at the
time when youths naturally contemplate
marriage, but they hope by the offer of
dedueting two years from their military
service to entlce largo numbers into
matrimony. In order TO obvlate tho
probability os sqheming conscripts
marrying in order 10 escape being drafted
into the army, and then dlyorelng thsir
wives at the end OF their service. tho
bill provides that conscripts so acting
will have TO return 10 tho army and
complete their .three-years' service.
The issue Of a 2l-2 loan amounting
10 f25oo 900 by the London County
Council. who fixed the minimum tender
at par, emphasizes the rapid accumula-
tion OF floating capital IN England.
The Daily Graphic finds an explains
tlon OF the cheapness of money In tho
long period OF peace. enabling both
Europe and America to create wealth
with tremendous rapidlty, and to tho
great extension Of the practice OF saving
through the agency OF savings banks and
building societies.
GREAT LABOR WAR.
The dispute In the engineering trades
seems likely to rank among the greatest
labor wars. II is a deliberate trial Of
strength between the associated employ
ers and their men. The trades unions ars
leagued 10 secure an eight-hour day of
work at the present nine-hour wage. ana
unless there is some interpoSjuon, a hum
dred thousand engineers viii be idle with
III a HNRNs Luz NldA'S tlO Vfc-
pared to spend fSJ0O0O OF their reserya
fund, In support Of their claims
There is a great rivalry between Em-
peror william and President Faure. IN
the newspapers OF their respective coun-
tries, as 10 which Of them will get the
most honor out Of the visits 20 ST. Pc
tersburg. on one hand, II Is said that tho
Car will appoint President Faure Colo
mel of a Russian regiment; another story
has IL that 400 workmen are constructing
a floating theatre off an island in the
Volga, where the French President VIII
be entertained with a ma agnificent per-
fOrmance the stage TO be Illuminated
with 5000 electric lamps.
On the other hand, tho German Emperor
is credited with a design to take the
wind out OF the sails Of the French by
entering Constadt, escorted by a mag
nifcent fleet OF ten warshps, by which
he hopes 10 give his visit the character
of triumphal progress.
GROWTH OF CATHOLICISM.
II is said that one Of the chief features
of Mgr. Sambucett's special report 10 the
Pope on the growth Of Catholicism in
England Is the astonishing conclusion
that the decrease Of Methodism is largely
due TO the tTansference OF membership in
that body to membership in tho Church
of Rome.