The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-06
BUSINESS BOON
New on In EngIaod--Old Cry Of
No Pope Again Hea Il.

London, Feb. i.-Britlsh politics. on the
eve OF the reassembllng OF parliament,
show that the old war cry OF NC pop
cry 80 long silent, has suddenly usurp-
| ed first place. Il is overriding party
programs and forcing leaders who prefer
to divorce the church from parliamentary
strife to declare themselves.
Tho movement was started last sum
mer by a then unknown bookseller named
John Kensit. whom Englishmen rated "a
Americans aid Coxey. It gathered mo-
mentum through the low churchlsts agl-
tntion untn ct now dominates public at.
tention. The newspapers are swamped
With communications. mass meetings arc
being held everywhere and the voters
arc insisting that their representatives
announce their views.
How hercely the people are wrought up
was hardly realized until Mr.. A. J. Ball
four, perhaps personally tho most popu-
lar publicist addressing his constituents
At Manchester on Monday last. endeavor-
ed 20 ignore rituallsm and re-thresh the
stock themes Of politics. II was fairly
howled down His auditors would not be
silenced when. IN BIS suave, diplomatic
manner ne attempted to slide around the
NANI'NA AN A'AAihAN NAlik AAAk no NlNlhLlOnt
OF church law had come 70 his attention.
The audience insisted that ne should de-
clare himself and the meeting broke up in
manner very like a state OF anarchy.
on Wednesday an influential delegation
called on Mr.. Balfour and arranged him
for advocating the establishment OF
Catholic university IN ireland. lie repli-
ed that the scheme ala not represent the
rs.H 49, a.
1T is matter Of Indifference to me
whether remain in public life. Il is not
matter Of Indifference uit I am pre-
vented from expressing. evn against my
own intresta the views conscieDtiously |
hold"
THE MoBs HOWL
The mass meeting OF Wednesday, which
was not representative, save In the mum.
bers attending. hooted the names Of
Lord Salisbury. the archbishop Of Canter-
bury and the bishop of London and de-
mnnded that rltualistic olergymen be
driven from the church
A curiously leading part In the agitation
is borne by the non -conformlsts that It
ls also noted that party lines DO not
hold though the majority OF the anti
rltualists are liberals. The high church
conservatives have Issued a blacklist or
sixty parhamentariana. appealing to the
voters 70 oppose them n they support
anu-rituallsuc legislation.
The Saturday Review. which IS always |
sneerIng at America. says:
1T shows President Mckinley In an un- |
favorable light, since ne posed as he
friend Of peace while really playing
cat and nous policy 20 exhaust the |
arts OF peace until he could get ready |
for war.
II adds
"Englishmen cannot take pride IN the |
knowledge that the cat and mouse was
successful because OF the loyal friendship !
OF England There Is something more
precious than American friendship"
Tho Globe says;
"Our moral support OF the United States |
has been OF lncalculable value TO them
by their own admission In return we
require something more than Admiral
Dewey's platonic approval OF the civil
izing OF England"
The paper then proceeds 10 demand that
assistance In China than heretofore and
that British commerce should mot be
excluded from territories whose acqusi-
tion has been facilitated by Engand's
action by tariffs
Judge David J Brewer. associate Jus
tlce OF the United statcs supreme court.
who Ia returning home on the Cunard line
| steamer Etrura, after his FIRST visit
abroad TO attend the preliminary meet
Ing OF the Venezuelan arbitration com
mission said today: From the public
men have met here and from others
I have heard only the most cordial feel
ing expressed toward the United States
so far as ! have been able TO Judge from
my brief visit, the French are quite az
friendly towards the United States as
the English.
II shall return with Cnief Justice Full
er I'm May and anticipate passing most
pleasant summer in Paris"
In replying to a question Justice Prov
or said "I know n r. being discussed
abroad whether the United States IL ac-
curing colonies does not inva"aate tho
Monroe doctrine; hut Venezuela has now
nothing TO do with the doctrine. II has
the status Of law suit"
BUSINESS BOOM
Great Brltain's business boom keeps
pace with that OF the United States. Not
in ten years has there been such gene. al
prosperity in business and stock. Apart
from the South African boom. which main
tains It's strength unexpectedly, gold
shares are higher than at the height OF
the boom In 1876. This feeling OF con-
idence may be expected 70 continue ~
the parliamentarians refrain from at
tempting to goad Lord Salisbury 10 bell
llgerent action. as during the last ses-
sion Of parliament and provoke counter
Of
stock values have attained a higher ieve
than in years and an unusually large or"
portion are buying for Investment m
stead OF speculation.
As most OF the manufacturers here
have an the business they want. the
Increase IN the Unted states exports at