The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-07-18
SURRENDER THEIR INDIE
PENDENCE.
THAT SHERMAN EPISODE.
ENGLISH WEEkLIES CONTINUE
THEIR COMMENT IN THE SAME
SEVERE TONE.
VICTORIA WILL NEVER ABD1cATE.
All Doubt Put at Rest by IA DecIara-
ton Direct From the Queen
Herself.

LONDON, July 1.-THE proposition
to confer upon the archbishop of Can
terbury an official status as head of
all branches of the Episcopal church
in all parts of the world, which was
one of the most interesting questions
before the Lambeth conference, will
come to nothing. Englishmen were ex-
ceedingly eager to see the archbishop
established as primate for the church
throughout the world. But the Ameri-
can bishops, of whom there were IA in
the conference arrayed themselves SOL
idly against the proposal, and they had
as allies several colonial bishops
A distinguished American ecclesiastic
said to the Correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press today: THE independent
church in America would never con-
sent to surrender a particle of its in
dependence"
The proceedings of the conference
have been secret, and only those reso-
lutions which may be adopted will be
published. Secrecy is to be maintained
as to all propositions which fail, as
we'll as to all discussions.
A prominent participant in the con-
ference said: Its most significant
phase was the prominence given to the
consideration Of the social duties Of the
church. There seemed to be an almost
unanimous opinion that the work CT the
church properly included the considera-
ton of the problems of labor and cap
ital."
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advocating the propriety of bishops Of
floating as arbitrator in labor dis
putes. The American bishops have
been taking a leading part in the de-
alterations. The present week has been
devoted to committee work, and this
has given the American bishops time
for sightseeing, which they have i'm.
proved The conference will meet again
next Thursday to consider the reports
of the committees.
The weekly papers take virtually the
same view as the dailies with refer
ence to Secretary Sherman's dispatch
on the sealing question. The Spectator
says:
He (Sherman) scolds the British
government as if the ministers were a
set of mean, underhanded, thieVing
scoundrels. 1t is absolutely essential
that Lord Salisbury should refuse to
consider the question in any shape I'M
til he has received an apology for such
Wanton imputations."
The speaker says: "Mr. Sherman is
an old man. We hope for his sake that
the dispatch was drafted by some sub
ordinate who was for the time being
OF pressed by the heat. It's language
is quite strong enough to justify a sus-
eli of oil NIL + IN q
that were worth WHILE
MORE WAR TALK.
The Morning Post, which yesterday
suggested that the time would come
when a certain class of Americans
would force war, represents the true
conviction Of a majority of the English
people, who firmly believe that the
United States is seeking a war with
Great Britain. An interesting CORE
spondence, confirming this view of the
matter, appears in the Morning Post
today. One correspondent says: "Peo-
pie here look with a certain amount of
contempt on American pretensions, for
they are convinced that the republic is
mosaic Which could not stand a
heavy shock from the outside. They
are confident that in case Of emergency
England would do all that is necessary
Let me say as one who knows the
Americans, who knows that they are
not moved by any considerations of
kindred, as is so often falsely asserted
in our press on the authority of some
few stragglers among us, whose policy
is to enter society and be considered
fashionable. These people only form a
microscopic minority among their coun-
trymen, and have neither influence nor
ability to make their ideas prevail at
home. The moment for action will not
be four years hence, it is now. The
American navy is fast growing, and it's
increase will make the task imposing
The longer it is postponed, the more
difficult it will be-
Another correspondent says: ellis
tory repeats itself We should at once
find that, as in 1872, our cruisers,
though more numerous, would be rela-
lively inferior for offensive and de-
fensive operations against those op-
posed to them. Moreover, as regards
familiarity in the use of high explo-
sive shells, both at sea and on shore.
we are not in it with the Americans
1t seems to me that we are rapidly
approaching a crisis in our history
which will decide once for all our ex-
istence as an empire"
A big scandal is likely to develop
over the recent sinking of the Russian
warshfp Gangul. No trace of the rock
on WHICH she Is supposed TO nave
struck can be found. 1t is now openly
charged that her loss is placeable to
official speculation, resulting in faulty
workmanship. The divers found that
the plates had parted amidship for a
distance of forty feet along the line of
the rivets. half way between the keel
and the curve in the vessels side.
The plates were neither bent nor
twisted. The edges of the fissure,
which was from nine to eighteen inches
in width, were found to be quite clean.
1t is believed that the firing of the
guns started the rivets. At the time
the ship was launched, 1t was apparent
that something was wrong, for She
drew three feet more than was in
tended.
Meanwhile the question Of the utility
of watertight compartments seems to
have been settled, for, despite an i'm