The San Francisco call., 1899-12-10

--tf - AAe 4ArsofldAeQ Press.
LONDON, Dec s.-Mr. Chamberlain
shows no sign OF repentance or desire 10
recant his Leicester speech. In the mean
Nhle LORD salisbury has refrained from
making any public utterance TO offse, the
colonial Secretary's remarks. However.
frequent articles appear. apparentlv in
slAred, IN papers which warmly support
M Chamberlain's war policy denouncing
ms Leicester speech. both for It's alliance
and and-French components The Satur-
Gay Review, speaking on evident author
fly. says:
1t is possible that a certain situation
might arise in regard to China when
England, Germany and America having
common, well-defned object In view
nlbht conclude written treaty OF COM
ION, rs still far OF.
The storm raised by Mr. Chamberlain
premature announcement appears TO have
made hitch in the negotiations between
the powers regarding the open door" as
announced IN these dispatches Whether
theg are indefinitely shelved or merely
ttupofarllg held IN abeyance is at present
nnascertainable. All the English author
.les agree In surmising that President
Mckinley's reference TO no entanglingaIli-
ance was slipped in a result OF Mr..
CHAMBERLAIN remarks. The message IL
sell Is regarded boy the weeklies as nom
commttaL The Speaker describes IL as
an admirable instance OF the art OF say
ing nothing 10y allocuting a great deal"
The Saturday Review echoes this. draw
Ing attention 20 the supineness OF Brit
ssh traders In allowing American friend
ship for Russia 10 secure for il contracts
on the Siberian railroad.
Premier Maldeck- ROusseau's action in
instructing the Paris news vendors tfat
The sale 81 German as well as French
carcatures OF the Queen will render them
liable 10 prosecution is a finely ironical
reply 10 British criticism OF the French
press. While Mr. Chamberlain was de-
nouncing France for vilifying the Queen
81 ~. Hrr FrHa 1alrf
he overlooked the fact that caricatures
almost equally offensive to the British
are appearing I'm Germany. especially IN
The hlaQdcradtsch. As a correspondent
81 the Times points out. this sheet is OF
Ear more standing than the offending
French journals, and perpetrated al the
moment when Emperor William was Wis
lung his grandmother an obnoxious carl
Caturc. yet no steps were taken TO sup
press u. though German control OF the
press Is much nrmer than the Frencn.
The same correspondent adds that illus
trated post cards bearing the insulting
pictures of the Queen are IN frequent use
IN Germany, passing through the malls un-
touched.
NJ Waldeck-Rousseau's grip upon the
situation ia France and the excellent po-
ltcal generalship he has exhibited il
matter Of general comment IL would ap-
pear that France has settled down TO
period OF genuine business and that she
il determined TO bury her internal disaen-
sions AZ least until the exposition is
over.
II is announced that Russia will resume
this morning diplomatic negotiations with
the Vatican. The fact that Monsignor
Tarnassi is going 10 St Petersburg as
Catholics of Poland
The most interesting news comes from
Australia. where, within ten days, five
Ministries have been turned out. The de-
feats appear 10 have been caused mainly
bg personal reasons. but II Is believed the
upheaEals Indicate the reconstruction OF
the old party lines. consequent upon the
approach - federation.