The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-11-27

Expectation of Good Things In the
Philippines-Believed That United
States Will Extend Her Colonial
Possessions-Don Carlos Prepared
to Seize the Spanish Crown When
Peace Treaty Is Signed.
[ Copyright. 1898, by the Associated Press)
London, Nov. 26.-France and Italy,
after a decade of tariff warfare, have
surprised their friends and enemies by
concluding a commercial treaty, which
promises to shift the balance of power
in Europe. But for the friendship of
the United States, which emboldens
Great Britain to comparative indiffer-
ence regarding continental combina-
tions, Great Britain would be alarmed
at this prospect of Italy deserting the
triple alliance and adding her fcrmid-
able navy to the Russian COM
pact, which is held to be the newt
able result of the union OF the two
estranged nations. The critics here re-
gard the treaty as a sequel to the Fa-
shOda incident. Frances defeat IN
Egypt opened her eyes to the necessity
of increasing the number of her
friends. Therefore she fastened to in
itiate negotiations with Italy, and will
give her weaker neighbOr the benefit Of
the minimum tariff, long and Vainly
sought by the latter.
The Italians estimate that under the
new arrangement a million hectolitreS
of heavy southern wines, which are
used in mixing the lighter French
wines, will be exported to France, re-
sulting in great impetus to the Ital-
ian industry. In return, France ex-
poets to remove the dangers of having
to cope with the Italian navy in the
Mediterranean, in the event of a Ger
man war, ana also to nullify Germany'S
policy of isolating France
Free trade Britain has no subsidies
she can offer to retain Italy's support;
but, in the present position of the
worlds politics. she is not as solicitous
fo- it as she would have been a year
ago What Great Britain loses in,-
Italy, the Westminster Gazette de-
clafes, she gains in the Philippines.
Conversations of a representative Of
the Associated Press with prominent
politicians here indicate the belief that,
once embarked in colonial acquisition,
the United States will be compelled, as
Great Britain has been, to constantly
add to her colonies possessions which
may be thrown on the market. merely
to prevent them falling into the hands
of her rivals.
The Inauguration of a "closed door,
policy, they think here, should do much
political damage to British interests,
and every American utterance tending
to foreshadow the ''Open door, policy
has been eagerly seized upon and mag
nified by the editorial writers.
The Speaker says: THE government
at Washington is credibly anxious to
show to the world that they do not de-
sire mere aggrandizement for their vic
tory over Spain, and they do not de-
sire to shut out other nations from the
, material advantage which they derive
themselves"
There is a report in commercial cir
cles that Spain Will reorganize her en-
tire financial system and re-adjust her
bonded indebtedness after the treaty
of peace is signed. This report dis
turbs the bondholders of Spain.
DON CARLOS LOOMS UP.
An English Carlist positively asserts
that Don Carlos army will take the
field in Spain soon after the treaty is
| signed He declares that a loan has
| been fully financed, and that it is dl-
! vided equally between France and Eng
| land, and he adds that after the Eng
| lish capitalists were shown the evl-
| denceS on which Don Carlos chances
| of success are based, they offered sew
| eral times the amount asked. The
/ English Carlists assert that much more
| money would have been secured had it
! not been for the fact that Don Carlos
stipulates that there should be no as
sistance from Jews, as he is apprehen-
| Sive of their obtaining financial con-
! troll oS the monarchy.
: Continuing, it was asserted that the
| Spanish government has known for
some time that Don Carlos possessed
an army, organized into battalions and
batteries, officered and largely armed,
] but the Spanish ministers counted on
| his failure to secure funds. Therefore,
! the Spanish government is said to be
panic-stricken, and to be endeavOring
to make the SpaniardS believe that
| Great Britain has agreed to finance
| Don Carlos, and that he, in return, has
undertaken to cede the Canary islands
to Great Britain in the event of sue
cess.
! The commission appointed by the
Spanish chambers of commerce to con-
slider the question of reforms in Spain,
met at Saragossa and recommended
sweeping military and civil retrench-
ments, in addition to many reforms for
the benefit of the wOrkingmen. The
commission also pronounced in favor of
an investigation into the continuance
of the Cuban insurrection, and with
holding the rewards promised to Gu
ban officers.
NO AUSTRIAN JUBILEE.
The recent tragic death of the en-
press of Austria overcleuds the cele-
bration in that country of the half
century of the emperor's reign, and
prevents the carrying out OF the fes-
tive features of the programme. The
ceremonies will be confined to the
churches, schools and army, and vi
emma will be decorated and Illuminated
only by private citizens.
The Austrian reichsrath assembled
yesterday and listened to the addresses
of the presidents of the two houses,
eulogizing the reign of Emperor Fran
els Joseph. The members, as a rule,
wore evening dress and decorations,
but the Poles and Czechs were dressed
in gala national costumes. Only..the
benches of the Socialists were enSSsys
the members of that party having -
fused to participate in the meektn&
About 1900 civic honors will be cs7e
ferred on Dec. 3 the anniversary 2
the proclamation in 1S48 of Francis J0-
seph as emperor of Austria, after the
abdication of his uncle, Ferdinand I,
and the remuneration of the crown by
i his father. Among those who will bp