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circles that Sagasta Will negotiate peace He
Is old public functionary who VII prefer
| To ride for fell on some side issue, and have
/ some convenient successor make peace. Those
who have studied his career are convinced that
when the time FOR peace comes he will go out
OF Office as an advocate Of war to the hil:. and
that he will return to power when his successor
has accomplished tn" thanlllcss task Of nego-
tiating peace without homer or colorles. Ac-
coTding 70 this view. the first real sign OF the
approach OF pease will be Sagasta's temporary
retirement from Office
Since tho American victory the Continental
press has been abruptly reversing itself I'm be-
lated and effusive expreseions Of sympathy FOR
America. This Transformation scerr is most
theatrical in Germany. where the editors have
hcen fairly tumhling over themselves ir their
cagcrness to explain away the presence OF their
squadron Mt Manila. 1t is IN England where
there has been genuine friendship for America.
that the opinion on the Santiago operations is
most critical This is natural and not unfriend-
ly. Engshmcn are in the habit ~ crticislng
sharply their own military and naval proce sses.
and clairl tho same ich, whsn the campaign f
IN progress In cuba. The work OF SIMPSONS
feet was so thorough and scientific that nothing
can he said IN criticism. except that il was
pittcd against an inferior nect. manned by
crews ignorant ~ the mechanical art of naval
warfare.
Naval experts On reflection Gn1 moro to learn
from this sea eight thal th = were willing to
admit A. first Th'y 1rr amaz 4 ~ tho :apdiy
with witch the Spanish aru,red cruisers were
hammered to pieces hv accurate gun Ere. and
also a: the facility with winch the torp, io-boat
des,roycrs were beaten on and disabled by n
pleasure yacit The a., convinced that the
American Navy. hy virtue of alcrtncss I'm
manpu,ring and Eysternatic gun practice. is the
most Formidable "a tho sea
The Spectator says to-day that Sampson
and Dewey could destroy French ships - vastly
superior power. ana that naval rugGle be
tween the United Stltcs and cerraay would
Ice very snort. and uoHii surt,r,rc IN Emperor
who thinks himself invincibic. Every European
navy Will profit by this cxperienc" There VIII
hs constant gun practice hereafter uii"r every
flag and fewer experiments N TORPEDO warfare.
English criticism Is directed asains, th"
American Army rather thar the N'Ny The
heroic Hgh'ing qualities q he rank aLd file
are recoFn zed. but the canp1ign is described as
badly Planned since the Army landed with
Inadequate fore and Insufficient artillery and
advarccd to the assault - Santiago before
IL was prepared to do %. Military critics CON
slider that tho Department Was paralyZcd b. red
tape and that Ia, details OF feeding IA" troops
and moving the sicR' guns and 9th r material
had not been thought out and mastered by the
staff. The same structures werc offered when
the English made their last fight with white
men In Crimca and blunderci badly. americans
are now before the world. and must expect
criticism and not resent H. They should culti-
vate the good English habit of proni.ng by IT.
and not showing signs OF sensitiveness
Now that two fleets have been smashed the
Philippines occupied Hawaii annexed. cuba and
Porto Rico blockdd"d ana orders Issued for
naval operations against the Crnaries and
Spain. Continental. observers wondering
what Will be the final circuit OF the American
eagle H. It's daring flight. They are beginning
t. croak about America as a disturbcr Of the
worlds peace There IL talk 81 this kind
In England. The general desire here IL that
America shall hold ON to everything II takes.
especially the Philippines. Mr.. Bryce. Mr John
Morley and Mr.. Labouchere are probably the
only public men who disposed 10 lament the
growth Of the new imperial or colonial policies
IN America. Lord Kimberley has expressed ac-
curately the national feeling that II VIII be
to Englands ADVANTAGE 10 have the United
States enter upon new career or expansion.
Neither he nor anybody else. except Mr. Bryce.
ventures to discuss the question from 'he
American point Of view.
Lord Rosebcry has been delivering good aca-
dcmic address on the relations between England
and America but this has become almost
waste OF breath. There Is nothing In England
but good feeling for America. III VIII not DE
EnClands fault If there be anything else The
organization Of the Anglo-Amcricar Committee
q, Stafford House next week implies Systematic
precautions that there shall not be anything
else.
The English press s still loyal to Its traditions
md reports the debates in Parliament but pub |
lie interest In them has ceased. Politics Is at
a low ebb when the Benetces bill makes an
eddy on the stagnant surface OF the waters !
"The Daily Chronicle" sezes upon the report !
of the Old Age Pensions Comi'ittee and charges |
TINT Mr. Chamberlain has been deserted by his
new party. The committee has simply done !
whnt II was expected TO do. II has pronounced
this social question impracticabe In England. |
A pension scheme was good enough Morgan
until after the elections. and after protracted /
delay II has been decently buried: but Mr.. |
Chamberlain himself is still very much alive.
stoto socialism is an artistic decoration which |
nelns 10 male him picturesque figure In Eng /
l!sh politics
The Deceased Wife's Sister in colonial drapcry !
has triumphed over the Bishops and bisots In /
the Lords the new bill having reached its second !
reading with aid from the Prince OF wales.
Mr. Kensits hlibustering expeditions against !
r,.ualism have been condoned. II not justified. ,
bv the action OF the full bench Of County Ses- :
sions auashlng d conviction against him FOR ,
brawIing Unless the Bishop Of London can :
hind him over to keep the peace he VIII be en- /
couraRed 10 go on with his campaign The p
English Church Is indeed pulsating with uh- ,
rest and agitation and the bishops need 10 De
astute politicians as well as pious pieia'es' Inc
Domar nrcrimage to the shrines OF Canter-
{. ,r.,g,,ncant In comparison with the
Continued on aastA psSs'