Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-07-18
BRITISH SCHEME FAILED.
Archbishop of Canterbury Will
Not Be Worlds Primate.
DfBs' NEW coLLfcTlvlsM
Is Viewed Pessimistically by English News
papers.
ENGLAND IS NOT IN IT WITH US
If It Comes to War-Big Scandal Likely
to Develop Over the Sinking
of the Gunboat
Gangut

Londofb July ia somewhat psssl-
mistic view of the proposed Debs collec-
twist settlement in the west is taken by
the Spectator. which says:
"Collsctivisrn hitherto has been con-
Gns1 to foreigners in the United States,
Z .rticularly Germans. But the new
movement means native collectivist
party. Such a party seems to be in pro
cess of formation and may portend great
changes in the character of American
politics. 1t is likely to exercise cons1iera-
BILE Influence throughout the world sooner
or later.
Assuming that the project was fairly
successful collision between the colon
lists and the trusts would be bound 10
arise. The continued despotism OF the
trusts would easily obtain combination
of discontented farmers with the artisan
popu alton of the cities; and the year
1900 may see a western populist I'M the
white house, a congress angry and de-
termined and state legislatures every
where west of ths' Mississippi in Sympa-
thy with the revolutionary demands OF
the collectivists who would differ only IN
details from the German social demo-
Gratis.
such situation would be bound to
lead to the employment of the federal
forces, which, with Mr.. Bryan as preEa-
dent and democratic congress, Wouid
take the form of a suppression OF truss
and railway corporations. With Mr.. Nc,
Kinley the interference would be the
other way. His eagerness for q bimeta1-
lie conference with the leading European
states shows an attempt to capture the
silver votes of the west SO as to break
up the forces of discontents.
'erhe ugly temper which is growing on
the basis OF the revelations of the tariff
bill is growing stronger. In America .ac-
ton Is almost always taken suddenly,
and 1t may be only few years before
mineda to carry out a great collectivist
scheme, perhaps Including the 0tate
ownership of railroads"
The proposition to confer upon the
Archbishop of Canterbury an offic.aP
EpfsUopbn Wffiffcaif FIJI all parts of tire
world, which was one of the most int "a
esting questions before the Lambeth (con-
ference, will come TO nothing. English
men were exceedingly eager to see The
archbishop established as primate for the
church throughout the world. but the
American bishops, of whom there were 144
in the conference, arraigned themce!ves
solidly against the proposal and they had
as allies several colonial bishops. The
proceedings of the conference have 10 en-
secret and sonly those resolutions which
will be adopted are to be published. Sc
crecy is to be maintained as to the propo-
sitions which failed as we'll as to all de-
cisions
A prominent participant in the confer
ence said: ats most significant phrase
was the prominence given to the cofisid-
Grafton of the social duties Of the church.
There seemed to be an almost unanimous
opinion that the church properly includes
the considera ton of the problems cf labor
and capital"
Bishop Potter made strong speech,
advocating the propriety of bishops off,
ciating as arbitrators in labor disputes.
The American bishops have been taking
leading part in the deliberations. The
present week has been devoid to commit
tee work and this has given the American
bishops time for sightseeing, which they
have improved. The conference will meet
again next Thursday to consider the re-
ports of committees. f..5
The weekly papers take virtually the
same Views as the dailies with reference
to Secretary Sherman's dispatch on the
sealing question:. So
A suggestion that the time would come
when certain class of, Americans would
force a war, represents the true conclu-
sion of majority of the English people,
who firmly believe that the United States
Is seeking war with Great Britain. An
interesting correspondence confirming
this view of. the matter appears in the
Morning Post today. One correspond
ent says: people here look with cer-
tain amount of contempt upon American
pretences for they are convinced the re-
public isa Mosaic which could not stand
heavy shock from the outside. They
are confident that an emergency would
do all that was necessary"
One correspondence says: History
repeats itself. We should at once find,
as in 1872, our cruisers, though more
numerous. would be relatively inferior for
offensive and defensive operations
against those opposed to them. More
over as regards familiarity in the use eff
high explosive Shells both at sea and on
shore, we arc not in it with the Ameri-
cans 1t seems to me that we are rapid
ly approaching crisis. In our history
which. will decide once for all time. our
existence as an empire"
A big scandal is likely to develop over
the recent sinking of the Russian war
ship Gangut, no trace of the rock on
which she is supposed to have struck can
be found. 1t is now openly charged that
her loss is placable to official speculation.
resulting in faulty workmanship.