The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-30
ALASKAN DISPUTE.
The Question is Now
Stirring Up Eng
lishmen.
POLITICAL POW-WOW IN LONDON.
Burke Blames Himself for
American Athletic
Defeat.
POLITICAL POW-WOW IN LONDON.

airy dispute again looms large in the
newspapers. and heated discussion is
raging forsand against the latest sug-
gestion that a harbor should be leased
to Canada. The official view seems to
favor this compromise as a general
basis for a friendly arrangement.
1t is pointed out that as the United
States, Canada and Great Britain have
to live as neighbors and in their hearts
desire to live as friends, neither side
can afford to assume on-possumus
attitude or act as if this were to be
the last transaction to be arranged;
and as the main question at issue,
though almost lost to view among the
multitude Of irritating side issues, was
a means Of easy access to the Klondike,
the lease of a harbor would seem to
meet the practical needs of Canada
On the other hand, the Saturday Re-
view voices the feeling of a consider
able section of the public in pointing
out that, by accepting the suggested
settlement, Canada debars herself from
again raising the question of territorial
right and becomes a mere licensee
WAcIe she CldlIuS 10 D6 IIl6 OWIeT III
fee simple, Many think the proposed
compromise would lead to endless COM
plications, annoyances, acts of retali-
alton and attempts on one side to ex-
coed the other side or restrict their
rights.
The Saturday Review proceeds to
claim that Canada now suffices for her
self, both politically and economically.
The article concludes as follows: with
thousands Of Americans Strengthening
Filipinos whom they went to free, while
the truth is concealed from the public
by methods worse than Russia's, as an
instance of external aggression, and
with a reign Of terror in Cleveland,
where tram strike is conducted With
nitro glycerine bombs, as an example
of internal commissions, there is raised
the grave question OF what will happen
when the present tide of prosperity
turns. Therefore, to urge Canada to go
beyond the bounds of reasonable con-
cession would be good neither for her
nor the empire.
The simultaneous presence in London
of Congressman G. H. Grosvenor and
T. e. Burton and H. A. Garfield, coup
led with the announcement that United
States Senator M. A. Hanna will soon
arrive here, is believed to indicate the
possibility Of an important Ohio politi
cal conference here next week. H. L.
Chapman, who was the democratic
candidate for governor of Ohio at the
election of 1897, and who is just closing
a European tour, tells the correspond
ent here of the Associated Press that,
despite the action of his friends, he
Will not be candidate before the Ohio
democratic convention in the autumn.
Mr.. Chapman thinks John R. Mclean
of Cincinnati will be the nominee.
The thrush of Americans is undated,
and they are to be seen everywhere.
They are lavish purchasers of every
thing that strikes their fancy. Shop
keepers say this is the best American
season since the financial panic of 1898,
and declare that the new customs regu-
lations seem not to affect purchases;
and the sign, conspicuous in many shop
windows, Prices made to meet the
American tariff" is apparently super
huous. This is particularly true as re-
CARDS art and curios dealers, who say
that Americans no longer ask the price
of an article, but purchase the most ex-
pensfve objects they display.
There was an interesting little event
on Friday, evidencing the way Ameri-
cans are gaining commercial ground in
England, when President Martindale of
the British Pharmaceutical Association
gave O. banquet at the Royal Botanic
Gardens Club in honor of William
Warren of Detroit, Mich. Leading
members of the pharmaceutical profess
sion were present. Mr.. Martindale, in
the course of his speech, said this was
the first occasion that an American
pharmacist had been invited to ban
Quet by his British brethren, who now
recognized that America had bestowed
some of the greatest discoveries known
to the pharmaceutical world. Mr.. Mar
tindale will be remembered as among
the leaders of the pharmacists at the
worlds fair in Chicago.
The return of plunger Riley Grammar
to London is believed to foreshadow
vigorous turf campaign by the Amer
lean contingent; and the fact that no
one has been able to ride Lord William
Beresford's horses to victory since the
suspension of Tod" Sloan, has done
much to renew faith in him and to
create the belief that he will repeat
his brilliant successes when he re-
turns.
The poignancy of American disap
pointment over the loss of the interna-
tional university athletic games was at
first too great to permit of a realiza-
ton of the true value of the contests.
and how much the achievements of the
Harvard-Yale team have done for in
ternational athletics; but before start
ing Tor Paris today, a leading member
OF the team said to the correspondent of
the Associated Press: Il am convinced
that, as far as substantial benefits are
concerned, our defeat has done more
for us than victory could have done.
~ has spurred our English friends to
Wsrive to know us better. One Of tha
great successes of the meeting is the
fact that Englishamateurs have learned
that we can stand defeat without at
tempts to excuse and without uuib-
bling; and while the closeness of the
contests demonstrated that we were
Toes worthy Of their Steel the way we
have borne defeat has proved to them
mat Americans are true sportsmen.
Undoubtedly both sides have learned
much, especially in the matter of
training"
1t is quite pathetic TO see how Burke.
the Harvard runner, takes defeat. He
has been in bed most of the week with
cramps and acute pains in the stom-
ach His illness is aggravated by the
pelief that he alone is responsible for
the Americans defeat. The correspon-
dent Of the Associated Press saw him
today, looking haggard and i'll. Burke
has lost fourteen pounds within the
week, but he talked in manly, pluclxy
way. have just seen our fellows
off for the st. Louis he said. "Thev
met with crowd Of visitors in the
vestibule Of the hotel, and sang Aud
lang syne' and God save the queen
in hearty fashion"
MUST KEEP THE PEACE