Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-07-23
NOTHING ELSE SAVED GOVERNMENT
FROM DEFEAT.
1T MET WITH MANY eREBUFFs
LIBERALS. HOWEVER, LET. THEIR
OPPORTUNITIES SLIP.
Admiralty Determined to Improve
British Gunnery-President Kru-
ger Is Yielding 10 the Deter
mined Attitude of the
War Office.

LONDON, July 22-rhe close of one of
the most dreary sessions of parliament
within the memory of men now living is
IN sight The members of the house of
commons expect to fit about August 1, in
time 10 reach the Moors for the opening
OF grouse shooting, which begins August
L. The government has met many re-
BUNS in both houses of parliament, and
the reduced majorities by which they
nave carried some pet measures have con-
stituted moral victories for the opposition
The Conservative leaders, In short have
displayed their usual vacillation, indecis-
ion and feebleness in resisting the de-
mands of the classes against the masses"
Lobbying has been more prevalent than
ever before Unfortunately for the sue
cess of the Liberal party, the leaders on
that side have shown little aptitude to
score off the numerous shortcomings of the
Tories or 10 profit by the Righteousness
that Several government measures awak-
ened in the ranks of Lord Sallsbury's ad-
herents In short, the Liberals have shown
themselves rather demagogical opposers
than initiators of new fine of policy.
Otherwise they might more than once
have forced a dissolution of parliament
and appealed to the country with success,
The determination of the admiralty to
improve the gunnery of the navy has
come none too soon, in the opinion of ex-
perts, and there is general satisfaction
that the authorities have decided to fol-
low the example of the United States
navy and double the allowance of arnmuni-
ton for firing practice. The recent UNI
pleasantness between the United States
and Spain. demonstrating, the admirable
gunnery of the American navy, coupled
with official returns just issued, and show
ing that the best British gunners failed to
hit the target seventy out of every 100
shots. has awakened the admiralty to the
necessity of mending matters.
In his statement in the-hous of COM
mons yesterday relative to the shipbuild-
ing vote. Right Hon. George ]. .Goschen,
first lord of the admiralty, practically cor
roborated the recent statement of an ad-
fniralty official to the Associated Press,
that for its size. the American navy is as
fine navy as ever existed, and much could
be learned from It,"
The mobilization of huge feet engaged
IN the present maneuvers Is carrying out
a plan of operations of the most interest
ing character. The plan supposes Great
Britain to be at war with a Continental
power, and a convoy of British merchant
ships carrying food and supplies is crossing
the Atlantic from Halifax under small es-
cort The enemy sends feet to inter-
cept the convoy and Great Britain sends
a feet TO intercept that of its adversary.
The enemy, however, relies upon numerous
torpedo boats Issuing from Irish ports for
the purpose of harassing the British while
he captures the convoy. Great Britain, on
the other hand, relies upon torpedo boat
destroyers to cope with the torpedo boats
and give free play to the seR-going ships.
The real boat is thus torpedoes against tor
pedo boat destroyers. The result must be
the future policy with regard to the build
ing OF torpedo boat destroyers.
What President Kruger declined TO yield
to petitioners of the Outlandefs and the
arguments of the British high commits
sioner of South Africa. Sir Alfred Milner,
he seems inclined to yield to the more forc!-
BILE hints Of the war office. comprised in
unobtruslye but obvious military prepar-
volksrasd in adopting the seyensyear
franchise proposition on last Tuesday. is
foreible demonstration of the claim that
President Kruger can and does yield when
The proper pressure is applied. but not 9TH
erwise AS Mr.. Chamberlain said in the
course of his speech in the house of COM
tions Of the franchise law in the Transvaal,
the concessions do not end the difficulties,
but merely offer basis for pacific set
tlement and former experiences with the
Transvaal have taught the government
that It is inadvisable IN any way to relax
pressure until the contract is concluded.
The parliamentary select committee on
old age pensions is laboring earnestly with
a view TO presenting a report before the
prerogation of parliament 1t is Under
stood that the committee has arrived at
the determination to recommend PEN
tanning the age of e5 years who have never
received parish relief The proposal will
naturally involve a heavy expense. gem
orally estimated at S50000,0O1 yearly. which,
it is proposed. Will be divided between the
imperial exchequer and local sources.
There is a. general suspicion in city
mixed up with the arrangements under
which Clinton DawlSins, financial member
Of the Indian Inc ann e0Tng ~ is to become mem
that American capital will hereafter find
larger field for Investment in India. Some
find confirmation OF this idea in the siren
uous support being given by the govern
inent of India to the employment of elec-
tricity as motive power in the great CEN
trHl factories for military requisites which
IT is intended TO build at Jubbulpore. Off,
cials are said to want Americans to dupli-
cate the works at Niagara Falls, claiming
that the falls on the Nerbudda and Cod
avery are fully equal to those of Niagara
Englishrnen are also greatly excited over
the published announcement that the New
York Air Brake Company following the
example of the Westinghouse Company, in
tends to establish factories in Europe.
Following the lead of their more enter
prisinG brethren in the United States the
iheaigu Worlu OF Europe Is eagerly debat-
Ing the developments in serum therapeutics
Recent demonstrations in Berlin and Paris
of American SUCCESS in this direction are
the subject of widespread comment in the
medical journals Dr. William NJ War
ren. of Detroit. who has just completed a
tour of European laboratories, tells the
correspondent here of the Associated Press
that European scientists are marveling at
the discoveries In the United States. DR..
Warren says the principal object of his
visit was to obtain the views of Europeans
as to whether anti-toxine remedies, so eff
cacious IN diphtheria and loclSjaw cannot
he applied in cases of the bubonic plague
cholera and yellow fever The Consensus
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