Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-27
THEY FEbR ANGLO SAI0NS.
A Report in Great Britain That Russia
Has Interfered
IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE
ALASKAN DISPUTE - THAT
COUNTRY BREADS THE GREAT
POWER AN UNDERSTANDING
WOULD GIVE AMERICA AND
ENGLAND IN THE FAR EAST.
Copyright, Associated Press.)

IONDON, August Z0.-OpOu dulHoi-
ity of undoubted reliability, repre-
sentative of the Associated Press has
ascertained that into the Alaska dis
pute there has crept the craftiness OF
Russian diplomacy. Russia, it can be
stated, will do everything, with every
possible energy, to prevent the prac-
teal cohesion Of the two great English
speaking nations. In all her embas-
sizes instructions have been received to
thwart the Anglo-American under
standing.
A prominent diplomat who is init
nlately acquainted with the details of
the negotiations of the past few years,
said to the representative Of the Asso-
eiated Press:
I'm any arrangement looking to a
working agreement between England
and the United States, Russia sees
the defeat CT her dearest projects. l
believe her intense activity in China is
to no small extent due to her fear
that AngloSaxon power, once central
lied, will sweep everything before it in
the Far East. Dreading the rapid RS
alization of this nightmare, she is max
ing hay while the sun shines, in the
meanwhile intriguing to the utmost
TO TIE THE HANDS
of those who are working to material
6ze Anglo-American sentiment. The
latest evidence of this is in the Alaska
affair. Though, strictly speaking, it is
a matter OF Eternal politics and would
have been settled long ago if left sole
ly to Great Britain and the United
States, Russia has managed, insidious
ly, to suggest motives never dreamed
of by America, by distorting facts. 1t
is impossible for me to divulge exact
ly how or to what extent Russia got
her paws into the dispute But the at
titude of her press, official to the core.
is quite sufficient to show her motives
The report that Sir Wilfred Laurier,
the premier OF Canada, and Sir L. H.
Davies, minister Of marine and fisher
les, are to come here in regard to
Alaska is thought at the Canadian high
commissioners office to be quite prob
able, but nothing is known definitely
of the matter. Both there and at the
United States embassy it was said that
changed and is spoken Of rather wear
lily. The caustic remarks of Sir
Charles Upper, formerly Canadian
high commissioner, in the interview
which representative of the Associat-
ed Press had with him August IS, when
he said the United States
WAS PURPOSELY DELAYING
the settlement of the Alaska dispute on
account of the pecuniary benefit accru-
ing to miners and coast cities through
the delay, and had refused to have the
boundary delimited as was being done
in Venezuela, created considerable dis
satisfaction at the United States en-
bassy 1t was claimed there that Sir
Charles Upper quite misrepresented
the facts and that the dilatoriness was
entirely due to the Canadians. 1t
was also said that his declarations
that the commission proposed by the
United States provided for no umpire
was a deliberate evasion, as the facts
are the United States proposal in
cluded an umpire to be chosen by both
sides from North America. Though
this was not committed to writing, it
was thoroughly understood. The hitch
came through the absolute refuss4 OF
the Canadians to accede, they insist
ing upon an European umpire. 1t
may be said that the impression exists
that Canadian politics are chiefly re-
sponsible fer the Alaska impasse.
This is not only the American idea
but it obtains among some of the Brit
ish officials, though most of the latter
are inclined to believe the United
States should make vast concessions,
in order to convince the British Of the
sincerity of
THEIR FRIENDSHIP
and as a return for war services. In
other words, the British are now rath-
err expected quid pro quo, an express
sion not uncommon in these days.
Congressman George Edward Foss
of Chicago, has completed an inspec-
ton Of the Armstrong; works, the
Thompsons' works, the Fairfield, Liv-
erpool and Belfast shipyards ard the
Vickers- Maxim works.
United States Naval Attache Colwell
accompanied Mr. Foss. They were
afforded every courtesy by the British
manufacturers and shipbuilders. Mr.
Foss said to representative Of the
Associated Press:
81 was much impressed, especially
with the Vickers-MaXim establish
ment. They facilities for manufacture
ing and placing guns on board ships
are not equalled. From the results of
my extended trip l have come to the
conclusion that the Europeans are
far ahead of Us in naval stations, yards
and docks. We are not the only peo-
pie on earth, though we are the best,
and we have much to learn. One of
the first measures I intend to intro
duce is for a national naval reserve
body upon which the nation can call
in the hours CT need without having TO
, consider the feelings Of each States
organizations"
Mr.. Foss is going to Portsmouth, De-
vonport and Plymouth next week. He
sails for home on the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse Wednesday.
! MR.. JOSEPH H. CHOATE,
the United States ambassador, is stag
ing with sMr. Phipps, Andrew Carne-
gie's partner, at Beaufort Castle, Sect
land
Mr. Henry White, secretary TO the
United States embassy, is still away,
and Mr.. James r. Carter is in charge