New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-24
THE NEWS OFTWO CAPITALS.
LONDON.
prACEMAKING GOING on IN THE PRESS,
But NOWHERE ELSE.
-,,r OPEN DOOR MIsUNDERsTOOD-MR.
GOsCHEN's NAVAL SPEECH CAUSES
A SENSATION


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o newspaper industry. There is no evidence
,bat any foreign embassy in London has any
tr,,yladge whatever OF overtures from either
vadr,d or Washington in favor OF peace. There
:. ,o reason 70 believe that the Foreign Office
has received intmations from any quarter that
,oace is within sight; yet every well-nformed
r,ssrvor IS Convinced that the war is virtually
r,sr AID that SaCasta. while pretending to be
e.rce f'r a continuance of fighting. is prepar-
,,r 20 make peace on the best terms obtain
ah,e This Is the logical infer nee from the situa-
ZION his own character the Queen Regents
,,ovn aversion to war. and the extraordinary
,recautions taken by the Madrid Government
,o- retaining absolute command Of public opn-
,on Sacasta cannot and will not rush into
neace negotiations before Spain is convinced
thar the continuance of the war is impraotic.
able. If he were in hot haste for peace he would
impair his authority FOR bringing the war 10
an end and rcoonciiing Iroud-sprited nation
10 conditions which cannot he anything but
bunoiliating IL is probably true that procrasu-
naiion in this case is not the thief OF time, but
the guardian of peace.
Military experts here are amazed by the
anomaly offered hy contract with a Spanish
line for the transportation of troops from san
tiago 10 spain at the expense Of the victors.
They consider themselves untitled by radi-
tjons and practice in European warfare 70 OK
press practical opinion upon the best Ameri-
can method Of hastening negotiations for peace.
The course which EnglishmeA would adopt
urder similar conditions would he 10 Invade
PRO RICO with The Army. and send Commodore
Wa,son's feet 20 The Canaries reservrg Ha-
vana for cool weather and taking Manila as
SON as possible.
7. Sagasja has been counting upon the
chances Of German Intervention IN the Philip
pines as diversion in favor Of Spain. ne has
been DISAPPOINTED hy the complete change Of
tore in the Berlin press this week. 1t is DOW
considered improbable I'm G,plomau, circles here
that the German Emperor Will attempt 10 re
pea, his tactics of interfering with the vic'ors
and placing the vanqushed under obligation
10 him. we'll as the game worked a. rhe end
% the war between Japan and China. There
are vap-rings from the Continent about Euro
mean resentment II The Americans venture 10
send feet 10 Spain and there Is an occasional
shot fired at random here over what IS de-
scrjbed as the wrecked Monroeism." Ameri-
cans do not need to pay serious attention u
such warnings Their business is % prosecute
the war with such energy and discretion that
peace win become imperative.
President Mckinley Is credited here with prac-
teal sagacity in modifying the Spanish tariff in
the Santiago district and opening the ports TO for
eign commerce English writer's seem TO imagine
that President McKinley's order con aims promise
Of the potency Of the "open door principle.
The truth which they slow To understand.
Is that the Americans have been enlarsing their
National domain for a hundred years on the
basis Of imperial federation with organic unity
"a common customs policy outside and ahs"-
lute free trade within the Union. Americans
have begun where English imperialsts are
dreaming Of ending in their own empire at some
remote period. The fortunes II the Spanish
West Indies and Hawaii will not be dependent
upon the open door" principle. but upon the
American sys em Of imperial federation where
as the Philippines under American rule Will re-
Quire exceptional treatment as a colony with
the open door" for the commerce OF all fags.
There Is no end Of discussion in the English
press over the new position of the United states
as world power. hut there is only vague dis
cernment II these essential truths. Otherwise
The Spectator" would not assume that Ameri-
cans must govern Cuba on the principles OF the
English crown colony. nor would The kcOno-
mist" magnify the difficulties Of the American
occupation Of the Spanish West Indies, nor
would The Sia,ist" assume that the policy o'
American expansion VIII exercise great IN
nuerce upon the grouping OF European Powers
FOR Continental purposes.
The pause IN the military operations In cuba
provides the English people wiki leisure FOR re-
fectirg upon the anomalies OF their own poll
tics The Irish Local Government bill. which
has ESCAPED public observation almost as com
pletely as though il were drainage biz for the
II stsif
praise in the Lords and deplored 10y the irre-
concliabies like Lord Londonderry, as meas
ure for the promotion II corruption and scandal
IN county administration. II It had been sent
up by Liberal House of Commons. there would
be fun muster Of peers and II would be
thrown out. Coming from Un!onist House ~
Commons whore il has not been seriously OPP
posed al any stage, II VIII be enacted. with pos
s.by fcw trivial amendments The House ~
Lords IS a clirous'y constructed legislative snip.
with It's entire battery N one side and not
single gun mounted against the Tories
The passage - his bill without single angry
word in either House after twenty years 81
obstruction and evil passions over irish meas
ures Is du: IN large part t. the annual grant
OF t1j0uAD which accompanies IL. All "ppoSl-
Ton 10 the i.li has been dsarmed. not ny Il'' :
system Of bribery. ly which the Union was es-
iaolished a century ago. but by The ingenious
arrangements for the re mission OF taxation i'i
the benefit Df landhodcrs ard occupiers Al
Fancing civilization has its refinement oi
methods. The consent Of classes and masses II
not openly purchased FOR broad reform meas
ure. but the landholders are relieved IRON 'he
burden Of local rates. and the occupiefs from
the county cess Another provision OF 'h'S p''''
Without which It could never have passed e''nT'
&c h..
ard corruption of county councils. The land
holders cannot be taxed by them; the occupiefs'
who will practically elect the councils. VIII have
10 bear all the extra burdens.
Mr. Goschen's speech last night created pro-
found impression in the Commons. ana was 'he
most important Official uuerance Of the session