The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-10
ENGLAND
A FRIEND.
Strong Evidence Of Fer
Position.
ORDERS BY CABLE
Employees Of British Companies
Here to Fight on Full Pay.
AND Then TO Be REINSTbTED
Home Companies Show
Patriotism Likewise.
AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT,
Cable Messages 20 the Local Managers
orLifc Insurance Firms Represents
ing British Corporations In
struct Them TO Grant Leave
OF Absence. With Tull
Pay, 10 Members of
the Home Guard
in Their Em-
ploy in Case
of War,
AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT.

Ever since the trouble between Spain
and The United States assumed such
serious aspect there has been considerable
anxiety displayed as TO what attitude
che great Powers would assume in The
premises Everything go far has tended
90 snow that England. whose friendship
is perhaps. more to bc desired than that
of amy other nation. is mos, fayorably
disposed toward The United States.
The most convincing proof Of that fact.
however. has just come to ught by the ac-
rou Of tle fire insurance companies lo-
Gated u this city which are branches
of English corporations. There are about
fourteen of these companies in Rich
moud and q number OF their employees
are members ot the militia of the state
LET THEM FIGHT.
Some OF tl.se companies nave received
cal.ocrams from trcr heads I'm England
usruct.ng them I the event of war to
allow those members ot tho National
Guard to go 90 tne front ln the defence
of taer country, to UHg them their iuI
salary while absent. auu to reiustatc them
upon their return.
1ns .cIuu is considered as the best
evidence of tho feeling which prevails in
ENGLAND and shows chat Che United Sotes
viii have her moral support in tne event
.i amy conflict WITH Spain.
This action. however ls not c0nhned
to tle English nie insurance companies.
Those controlled hy citizens of Richmond
have also mus1tcd the same orders.
It Is believed tlHl other business enter
u..aos of every description VIII take the
anne step iu order that this city may FUR
n.-n her iuu quota OF men should their
service. l. considered necessary
The general impression which seems
Co prevail that war is now almost ana
assured fact has as yet not been seriously
Eet ln the business enterprises of the
country. although it has necessarily
tended t0 cheok and r.taru improvements
au. new eu.oIpI-es.
WITHDRAWING THEIR GOODS
Tho ir. Insurance companies have felt
ite pU,.l only u one direction. lu many
of tAs seaport cities foreign merchants
have eluls s.urC1 iu Warehouses upon
which they have been paying insurance
premiums. THE apparent lmmin -hDa vI
war La. caused these merchants 20 WIN
straw tlr.r goods in haste consequently
causing a loss tO tho companies in pre-
miums.
There has been. and WILL Doe mo- increase
fr fine insurance rates on account OF the
rreeont grave situation. since the COM
pau.e5 ara not liable for any destTto ton
ol property caused hy tAe N.c.sstuocs or
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