Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-15
PEACE OF THE WORLD,
lntimati0ns That It Will Soon Re
Broken.
ENGLAND'S GLOOMY VIEW.
lie British Governments May BE Com
PEELED to Forcibly Intervene In
China to Protect Her Com.
mercial Interests,

London, Aug. 15.-Europes share in
FeJolclngs over the establishment of
peace in Christendom is disturbed by
gloomy forebodngs that it will not be
permitted to remain long unbroken
THESE fears find freest expression in
england, and England is the only coun-
try which is considering the necessity
Of breaking the peace of the world in
the near future. In other words, Eng
and is the only country which will p r
haps turn the diplomatic war ncr rag
ing IN the far east into physical war.
No continental government believes
that England will venture to do this,
and therefore the consequences Of Fri
days signature Of the peace proto-
col at Washington are being discussed
IN all the continental capitals without
reference to the immediate crisis in
China, which Is absorbing English at
tention.
The most important feature of Euro
pean comment is the universal recogni-
ton of the fact that henceforth there
is great potentially which must be
reckoned with in considering every
question involving the rights and inter-
ests of nations. 1t Is Underestimate note
how complete if not ungrudgMg this
recognition has become during the past
four months.
There is not the slightest sign of a
disposition to raise opposition to the
terms Of peace as far as they are de-
fined in the protocol. There is no voice
OF protest yet against America retain
ing the Philippines or so much Of them
as is of political Importance. 1t u.s. in
deed, regarded as a foregone conclu
sion that the islands will become vr-
tually American as the result of the
Paris conference.
1t is hoped, however, by most Of the
continental chancelleries that Spain, by
cajolery, pleading or superior guile,
will succeed in retaining her Asiatic
group, and the Spanish government will
probably receive secret aid in the shape
of the best advice the diplomatic wiles
Of the continent can suggest. But the
Philippines question is bound up in the
general Asiatic crisis which is certain
to take new and perhaps unexpected
shape before the peace commission gets
we'll at work. The position of most Of
the European powers therefore, is still
underlined.
Russias course in heaping humiia-
ton after humiliation upon England Is
relentless and apparently regardless of
consequences. 1t is not true, however,
that Russia is deliberately melting Great
Britain into war. 1t is believed In St,
Petersburg, and throughout Europe, for
that matter, that nothing which may
happen in China will force Lord Sails
bury to draw the sword. The chief rea-
son for this belief is the we'll known fact
of the queens determination never, un-
der any circumstances, to sign another
declaration Of war.
Condemnation of Lord Salisbury.
The question is how far it will be safe
for England's rivals to trust to this as
SUMPTION There Is a point beyond
which the queen herself would be pow
erless. There have been indications in
the past few days that this point is al
most within sight Public sentiment
throughout England is very deeply
stirred. Lord Salisburys critics number
the great majority of Englishmen. HIS
) own party almost unanimously con-
damns him. There is not newspaper
of consequence in Great Britain which
has not attacked and criticised the
eastern policy of the government dur
ING the week. Pubic opinion In Englanc
is undemonstrative until it can b ar nc
MORO Then 1t Is insistent AMI ccercive
The limits of passive submission II re-
nooted humiliation have we'll nigh b. er
reached According to all indications
, there is already open rebellion against
4 I,ord Salisbury, and pubic opinion viii
,,.iS queer
) harsa1f if it is once convinced that the
:. national honor and national ihteres''
are both at stake.
This condition Of the pubic NINA WI
nrobably force the governn emf neior'
i long to do one Of two th1hss' Eithe
g forcibly to intervene alone or IN co"
: junction with the I'nitea states 10 h-el
" onen the markets Ct China or TO accep
r the Acknowledgement of the Chlnese EN-
: nre toward which ev n are ooV ousl!
! Fastening. and secure WfateVer Is ~
!, sible for the British share :.
!. There is rea ron TO b -leVe ina nus Ia
D France and Germany hope that L"r'
d Salisbury will resort to the latter poi
TOW IF is almost certain that thcse pc"
owe are so far agreed that they expec
h "a restrict the British snare IN such
l. division of the prize TO very ha'io'
n ,iroits The United States, OF cours;
Is would get nothing, as 1t wants hoth',
B. territorially, but it would be newt VI
J. shut ont of markets which it does wan
oxoent such as Great Britain mleh
Indy consent to share with IL III III
British s-ction. .,.,, m
,rhare ia one course open which no
- oven Russian diplomatists deny woui
nrove effective. If the United state
and Great Britain should deliver J
w. markets of China to be closed D
NV ,ower. no country or comp'natio
Il any az countries will care to accept tina
" challenge. -------
10 The Pope Health rrecar'ous'
es Rer,in Aug. 15.-The Rome co'.e
snondent of the Cologne Gazette say
s'The nosition of the pope no lonse
admits of sisyuise. His health ia
= gradually gone from bad to worse rise r aa
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