Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-02
MERRY ENGLAND
Cannot Enthuse Over Cost of
the Engineers Strike.
John B. Il Read AID Wiling for War,
But War Is Backward.
Gsrmanys Commercial Moves Social and
theatrical Matters.

London, Heb, Ia special cable to
tie New York Herald says: The lead
gTa of the labor unions in the great
eneiEeerins strife which happily
ended. Monday, are said to have it on
their consciences that they burdened
.he Workmen with The most costly ven
jnre IN The history Of the labor world.
The Daily telegraph estimates tnat
;ha cost 70 the unions and the workmen
amounts to S3,25o.G00 The St James
Gazette estimates the outlay of the
unions at $@.G0o, eco and the direct loss
ii wages to The men a 100000
On the subject Of the strike the
Times says The greatest moral is
that The principle Of combination first
used ,H The supposed interests of labor
Isl not less aVaila bic for the protection
ot capital against attack. The work
men have lost all their money and have
heen Obliged to accept the very terms
they refused but the employers come
ont morally and materially stronger
than they went in"
the Times adds: This strength
cannot easily be used by the employers
except FIR defensive purposes, but the
existence of a powerful and respectable
body like the Engineering Employers
Federation affords security to the
workmen, forbdding the taking of
wrongful advantage Of laborers and
exercising the influence OF the best Of
tne employers in favor of considerable
Gea,ment Of all he employed"
4he Times predicts that employers in
Fll Ia,
thus established.
influenza and the cigarette are still
epidemic all over London, and almost
the only lady who has refused to let
women smoke at her table, yesterday,
gave up the fight She had engaged a
new butter, who passed round cigar
et.es before ne could be stopped.
Not oftencr than once in 20 years our
English statesmen make such a speech
as that Of Sir Michael Hicks. Beach last
week, when re said chat England was
prepared 10 insist that China be open
% The trade Of the world even to the
extent Of going TO war if necessary.
Gentlemen neither threaten nor talk
about fighting, and diplomacy must al
ways be eentael if nothing else. There
fore the Times spoke Of the speech as
having been misinterpreted. and it is
now being whispered in government
circles that Sir Michael Hicks Beach
had no authority to use the strong
language he employed Nevertheless.
he exactly met the temper of the Eng
lish, ana The popular response was
suc il as must bind the government to
he course he outlined.
There viii be no war. but perhaps this
viii oe because England is willing and
ready for ill., Ia the meantime the sagest
Engnshmen IRIS laughing in their sleeves
as thc fact tuE one OF their own states
E.,n has haaH %nltN Of the exact offence
WitA which he English charged Secre-
tarE oip"E ia the Venezuelan discussion
-ihr grave fault Of plHin speaking about
seTinGs matters during a diplomatic diff
ference After all ii H. is a fault, it is
ONE that Prince bismarck loved often to
Aa Engl=hman has hammered deeper
into the English brain the British griev-
aucr against Germany by publishing
statistics showing Che enormous CONNER
"iai Strldes Germany has made during
thc last few years III y years German
trJijlc with ether states has increased 12i
pcr cent.. and. worse vet. German trade
with the British colonies. Australasia
and the East ana West Indies has null
tinlied nearly lou per cent. AT the same
time. and also in The same period, what
England sells ~ Germany has dropped
from being MALT the imports Of Hamburg
uutil. TO-DAY i. forms loss than a quarter
Germany is growing stronger as well as
richer for her emigration is rapidly de-
crcasng on account of the attractions
TOW offered 70 Germans at home.
lHc Daily Telegraph says that these
facts prove the faliacy of the pedantic
assertion that protccti0nist country
cannot successfully compete with free
trade country. Yet it says that Ger
many success offers no argument
a Ill af1~ f;.a.
# rouG reasons for keeping open and in
,reasing the markets that are free,
An account of the presents received by
Air. Godfrey PAIRING and the Countess
Veruiams daughter. Miss Macintosh on
hrir wedding day. required a column of
lonpareil in the Morning Post.
Precious e ms were given galore. in
rings bracelets. pendants and the like.
lat among the lesser gifts were such as
j copper tray. a yellow pin-cushion, a
granite paper weight dumb waiter. an
.drthen flower poi. a silver buckle, a
light clock. carriage clock. a travelling
lock, 4 paper knife, a china inhStand u
glove stretcher. blOtter. letter scales. "a
igar cutter, barometer-no English
nan can Tive without onc-an ash tray,
pocket atlas, = razor strop ana Sir Reg
uald GrahanI'a portrait of himself.
This weeks Queen announces the en-
of Rowland, the Youngest son
Il LORD Leigh. Stoneieigh Abbey kenil-
forth. 70 Jahel. daughter of Col. w. W.
GORDON OF Savannah
tn tine same paper, Sir Walter Besant.
5ho is stiil collecting facts about the
Sumeu's clubs in America. says he hopes
p sre them initiated in England where
.ouvn need the power of an organized
tt"rt and tr aiming for public work
Another sign Of awakening womanhood
an appeal for funds by Girton College
FhiCh needs more room for scholars
3oks and the kitchen.
III rinero's ncw play, "rrelawney Of
he Wells. We are shown to what ex-
Tsmcs fashion has gone ia other days.
or the actresses are all dressed in huge
iltin@ hoops and colored hair nets as i'm
$50. AS the costumes are true in every
etail- we see extraordinary visions of
White stockings whenever the actresses
end or turn, but our present taste
epudiatas white hosiery, the revelations
re not calculated 10 draw the public
On the weird subject of feminine fash
)ns, Mrs. Aria, in the Chronicle saws
ae new skirt Of the moment always fits
lose To the hips and hangs in such a
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