The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-20
PRESS OPINION.

The weekly newspapers pay consld-
cradle attention to the subject. Inc
Speaker says:
1T is impossible for the statesmen of
either country to find a nobler object
TO which to devote their energies ana
their lives Whatever the actual rela-
lions in Which the governments of Lon
don and Washington regard the mat
ter. the American people may be assur-
ed that if they wish for an agreement,
the people of Great Britain also wish
for one We do not wish to ask the
Americans to fight our battles, just as
we feel convinced that they are TOO
proud to desire that we should hght
theirs. But what we do wish and what
wise men on both sides must earnestly
desire is that each nation shall feel
that il has in the other a friend and
brother on whose sympathy it can rely
in time of need"
The Spectator, noting the good feel
ing expressed in the United States,
says:
TT does not follow from any desire
to court the old country because 1t may
be useful. but is due to the reported CO.
alition on the continent against Eng
land"
Continuing. the Spectator remarks:
THE danger, or supposed danger, of
the British awoke race feeling with
rush, and the difficulties with Spain
only served to increase the latent SEN
timent essential to the unity existing
among Anglo SaXons, 1.-The possibility
that the Spanish quarrel may bring
them face TO face with a continental
coalition, made the Americans realize
that our race is not beloved on the con-
tinent. and that we may some day have
to make a common cause Americans
are quite right in assuming that they
will have tie support of the BritisherS,
should a continental alliance attempt
to Cypress them. If our people once
realize the condition of Cuba, half OF
England would he calling the Ameri-
cans hard names because they have not
interviewed earlier to stop the horrors
perpetrated at their very DOORS
PROPHETS GUESSING.
The curious mixture of pacific assur-
ances and announcements of active
preparations for war which are coming
from the United States, keeps the
prophets guessing. but the opinion Is
gaining ground that the outlook is
improving, and that war will finally
be averted by a Spanish retreat under
some more or less specious excuse, and
an agreement reached to recognize the
claims of the United States. for, IN
spite of stories to the contrary Spain
is well aware that it is useless. to build
hopes of sympathy from the European
powers.
Commenting on the attitude of Pres
ident Mckinley, the Saturday Review
saws il is a suggestive commentary on
government by the people" that the
only means of preventing what the
president calls an unholy war, has
been for the government to face pop
ular clamor in the attitude of indi1er-
ence and content. such as might be eX-
pected of Russia.
Reading between the lines of the re-
assuring cable messages, the pessimls-
tic Spectator thinks nothing has nap
pened to improve the situation, and
says:
while the president is sincerely anx-
ions to avoid war, doubtless his desire
will be strengthened by the advices OF
the navy and army departments that
the preparations are incomplete, and
that every week of time gained now
may mean the shortening of the war,
if it comes, by many months.
The reconVening of the Austrian
reichsrath on Monday will not find the
outlook much improved by the recent
changes of ministry. The Germans are
as determined as ever. and any sup
port given the minister Will only be in
return for concessions to the clerical
and national group.
ACTIVITY IN COPPER,
There is great activity in the copper
market. especially at Birmingham. Au-
thorities agree that the supplies are
scorce,, and that the stocks
are unprecedentedly low. Good brands
have advanced 92 (s1O) per ton since
Jan. l. The activity is largely attrib-
uted to the projected expenditure ofthe
United States for war material and a
possible rupture with the principal cop
per countries.
john Meekin, an old weaver of Derby.
is the proudest man in the kingdom. He
has just received from Queen Victoria
her autograph portrait in recognition of
the fact that ne has made her majes-
tvs stockings for 40 years. Meelxin,
who is 50 years of age, is about to re-
tire on a pension from the firm by
which he has been employed, and the
queen, hearing of it. ordered that the
most recent photograph of herself be
to him. and desired him to
send her his portrait in return.
BOLD TONE.
Madrid advices of Wednesday say the