The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-12
ship Owners Oppose Abrogation of
the CIaxtOn-BuIvver Treaty Unless
Concessions Are Granted.
OPENING OF PARLIAMENT
THE NEW LIBERAL LEADER AND
sALISBURY's SUGGESTION.
Career of the III-Fated Prince Alfred
of saxe-COburg and GOtha-Andree
siberian story Discredited.



LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE dispatches of the
Associated Press from Manila occupy a
prominent position in the British newspa-
pers, and there is no doubt that the Amer
lean victories are popular here. The British
cannot understand the incredible folly of
the Filipinos in forcing hostilities, which
is put forward as proving the correctness
of the American view that they are at pres
ent incapable of self-g government The
weekly newspapers devote considerable
space to the developments of the past week.
The Speaker says: 1.-The American course
is justified by the account of the fighting
and even more fully by the Fflipinos own
statement of their case. Their efforts to
starve and worry the American troops into
sickness and their generals into concessions
eliminated with an attempt to control the
water supply of the city. which would have
resulted in intense suffering to 100000 pa
cihc noncombatants. Americas resistance
taught the Filipinos a severe lesson on the
customs of civilized warfare"
The Speaker predicts that there will be
little more real fighting, expresses the opin-
ion that the real difficulty is how the gov
eminent of the Philippines is to be carried
on. and says: THE only way America can
fulfill her mission is by a trained civil serv-
ice. The brilliant reputation acquired by
West Point during the past fifty years en-
courages the hope that civil-service acad-
envy win meet with no less success. Few
people take more kindly to training or ac-
quit themselves better than the American
graduate He has more adaptiveness than
his English colleague, has probably more
energy and a stronger will. We have little
doubt that trained civil service for her
new possessions will show America the de-
STABILITY of a trained civil service for her
self"
The Saturday Review says: 1.-THE thought
of what would have happened at Manila if
Aguinaldos savage troops had been let
loose in its streets is itself sufficient to make
us view the victory with satisfaction. The
revolt, however, is not likely to end with
the slaughter around Manila The guer-
rilla warfare which the Filipinos can wage
effectively may tax the resources of the
Americans for many a day"
Utterances Instructive to Americans as re-
fecting the opinion of hard-headed business
men here towards the United States were
made at the annual meeting of the Cham
Der of Shipping, which is composed of the
leading shipowners of the United Kingdom
The chairman in his opening address, which
was generously applauded said that while
excellent relationship just now existed be-
tween Great Britain and America, there
were questions which would have to be
faced and settled. He hoped the Foreign
Office would not agree to the abrogation of
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty, unless the neu-
trality of the Nicaragua canal and nom
preferential rates were guaranteed to Great
Britain. The chairman further remarked
that Great Britain also had the greatest in
terest in the ultimate control of the Philip
pines, as up to now the valuable carrying
trade from the islands has been almost en-
tirely in British hands, and he urged the
government to tighten the heavy burdens
Of she shipowners in view of the increasing
competition of Germany and the fact that
America was doing everything possible to
get her trade carried in her own vessels.
The Speaker, referring to the foregoing
reference to the Clayton-Bulwer treaty.
says: I'VE believe that both bills before
Congress are clear and satisfactory to Brit
ish interests, that it is desirable that the
guarantee should be stronger than ordinary
law"