New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-14
THE NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.
LONDON.
SEVERE STRUCTURES ON BRITISH DI-
PLOMACY IN THE FAR EAST
% CURZON'S APPOINTMENT - ROYAL
MATCHNIAEING
tRY CABIE TO THE TRiBvNE.l ]

.,otOn have been fOHOWeU IN fneIdnu WIN
nogud interest. because armsfice has been
,srarded as a foregone conclusion since the
surrerder OF Santiago. The protocol. moreover.
leaves the future of the Philippines an open
a,sstion and that Is the only matter which in
terests the English people. especially when the
German Emperor is the mysterious figure in
the background. The fact does not escape OBJ
ssryatior that France has acquired an increased
importance in Europe as the natural protector
o, the Latin races The terms OF peace may be
PRESIDENT McKinley's but the good offices Of NJ.
camhon and the final settlement a Paris of all
,he is,ues OF the tend 10 dignity France
snd increase her prestige When tha Philip
,ra question comes up at Paris English in
,.res, in the whole subject will revive. Mean
,,bue there IS a chorus OF conCratulation in the
,ess aver the cessation Of hOstilities. with some
undsriones Of criticism of American ignorance
=. tho modern art of war This criticism ia.
horever trivial in compa arison with the de-
s,ruc,i,e structures passed on English diplomacy.
Parliament has closed with debates Eng
lands China policy which have caused dismay
among the Government followers and with the
.,noint-nent Of a Viceroy for India which has
sred the forward school with delight. BY
singular coincidence the same issue Of The
Tines which contained the report OF Mr. Bal
four's speech. with hair-spttrg polemics on
snheres OF influence and the open door" prn-
cinle recorded NJ. Pavloff's success In vetolng
the New -Chwang Railway loan. in spite Of Lord
salisbury's offe~ to guarantee China against
the consequences Of carrying out the contract
The chief function Of the ViCilant China CORE
s1ondert Of The Times seems 10 be To compel
the Queens Ministers to reverse their state
ments Of diplomatic policy and 10 confirm his
DISPATCHES the dav after the event. as MI BAL
four has done once more. There is much dis
affection among TIE Conservatives In Parha-
ment over the failures OF British diplomacy In
China and old-fashioned Tory journals ike
.The standard are outspOken in warning the
Government that clear vigorous. resoiute ac-
ton is needed in order to avert lasting damage
to British prestige and interests and ruin to the
Unionist party.
The English people In fact weary unto
death Of empty phrasenaking They cry aloud
for stirring action of the American order. What
they clearly understand is the fact that whether
the principle OF the open door applies to tariffs
snheres of action. railway concessions or what
not Russia in the last six months has been act
ing with masterful energy in the Far East, and
bv sheer audacity and bullying has displaced
British influence
NJ Payoff In the last instance. has torn up
one English railway contract. and Mr.. Balfour
does not know what will happen in the case OF
another railway concession which hes wi'hin
the British sphere OF influence. Russia, Ger
many and France virtually cooperating
against England, and small-fry States like Bel
GUM are taking part IN the diplomatic cam
paign against her. Meanwhile Lord Salisbury
has gone TO the Continent. Mr. Balfour is pining
FOR golf and Parliament has broken up for the
long vacation.
Although a.. spirited Cnionist journals are
convinced that the repeated humliations Of
England in China have become intolerable. the
appointment of Mr. Curzon TO the stateliest
place in the Queens gift has been source Of
consolation 20 disprited Englishmen He be-
longs at least, to the forward school and has
been conspicuous as a "russophobist" who is on
guard against aggression. This may be a source
Of weakness for recent attempts TO bully
frontier tribes into submission have not been
well advised and have involved ruinous ex-
pense Mr. Curzon has never taken any interest
in the currency question. which Is the real
problem in India but he has talent OF his own
for throwing himself into fields Of inquiry
and rapidly cramming his facts. He may have
a currency system Of his own within six months.
and be a monOmetalist bimetallist or an OPP
portunist Of some degree. Mr.. Curzon is not the
man 10 reflect the views Of Westlake on finance
or OF his military staff scientific frontiers.
He is a man % force who Will think for himself.
As for the Viceroy's Wife there is great JOY
among all her friends that 1t has been reserved
for the charming American to obtain so exalted
a station.
Mr. Curzon's place as Under Secretary viii
probably fall 10 Mr.. Bafours personal friend
George Wyndham. one of the brightest and
most capable among the young Tories
Gilbert Parker has given this week fare"eI
dinner for six Canadian officials. including IN"
Postmaster General SOlicitor-GeneraI' Minister
Of Agriculture. Minister Of Railways Com
mander Of the Canadian Forces and Assistant
High Commissioner 1t was Il dinner company
Of twenty with the Earl Of Donoughmore, Earl
Of Fingan Lord Loeb, Sir Francis Jeune and
other prominent guests
Representative CANADIANS are Hospitality re
eeived in England. but they candidly admit
tina; they have a smaller chance Of obtaining
preferential trade from the imperial Govern
ment than they had last year. when the couh-
try vas pulsating with Jubilee loyalty. Canada.
IN placing England on a preferential basis. ex-
pected that the favor would be returned. ana
that Mr. Chamberlain would arrange some sys-
TEN Of tariff preference in the interest or the
Dominion Canadian officials have found Eng
land more Interested this year in promoting
good feeling with America than in working out
the pr ncipies o. an imperial zollveren ana
Mr. Chamberlain himself has become the real
leader OF the Anglo American alliance. Ihcy
speak most kindly Of America. and are con-
ndent that all issues now outstanding between
Canada and the United States Will speedily be
adjusted by diplomatic means
One recent Lord Mayor OF London visited
france In his term OF office. and similar excur-
Sons from the Mansion House to the Continent
nave not been uncommon. but no Lord Mayor
mas ever crossed the Atlantic. The Lord mayor