Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-26

two great Engllsh-spcnkinr nations. In
all hor embassies instructions have been
received Co thwnrt tho Anglu-Amcri-
can understanding.
4 prominent diplomat who Il init
mntpIy acquainted with the details OF
the neg 'uatlonH " the past fow years.
said 90 "a reporter Of the Associated
pi,Hs3
RUSSIA SEES DEFEAT
In any arrangement looking TO q
w"lLHE nErr"ment between England
and the United states. Russia secs the
defeat 0f nor dearest projects. ] be-
ilvNu l.r intense activity In china " 10
iiu small sAtcnt due 90 her fear that
Aurlu.SuNuu power, once realized, VIII
sweep ever, thing before 10 in the Ear
east. pruAdlng the rapid realization ~
this nightmare she ~ making hay while
the sun shines, 90 the mean while in-
triruluT 90 The utmost 60 tln the hands
of those who are working 90 mnter.lllzo
Anglo American sentiment. The latest
evidence az this IT, in the Alaska a..
| fair Though strictly speaking 10 iH
IA matter IN Internal foiltics and would
have been settled long ago u left solely
90 Great Britain ana the United States,
/ RUSSIA has managed TO suggest moe
! lives never dreamed Of by America. by
/ distor'lnE facts. II ~ impossible Tor
/ mo 60 diNulgo exactly how, Or to what
cxtont Rusflu got her paws into tho
I dispute But the attitude of her press,
/ official 90 the core 10 quite sufficient to
/ show Dor motive"
The report that Sir wlfrld Laurlor.
| the premier uf Canada, and Mr. l.. II.
! Davies, minister % marine and fish
cries. are 20 come here In regard 10
/ Alaska. o. thought by the Canadian
I high commissioners o. be quite probable
| but nothing IL known definitely % the
/ matter.
| TUPpER MlsREPRESENTs FACTS.
Both there and at the United States
embassy % was said the state 1f nee
/ fotinuonH has not changed and n
| spoken Of rather YEARLY. The CauEtlc
remarks % Sir Chas. Tuppcr, formerly
| Canadian hlEh commissioner, in an In
tcryiow which 70 representative uf the
| Associated Press had with him August
/ is. when be- said the United States was
/ purposoly delaying the settlement ~
[ the Alaska dispute on account OF the
/ prcunihry benefit uccruiug 20 miners
/ and coast cities through the delay and
had refused ca have the boundary de-
| limited aH was being done Ia Nunczu-
ella created considerable dlssntlsfuc-
ton NJ the United states embassy. II
was claimed there that Sir Chas. Tup-
/ Per quite miHrgprusnntrl the facts, that
/ the dllntoriuess was entirely due To the
] Canadians. II was also said that his
/ posed hy the United states provided for
no umpire. was l deliberate evasion as
/ the facts are the United States pros
pOuni included nu umpire, to be- chosen
| by both sides from North America
Though this wss not committed 10 writ
/ ing, ID was thurourhly understood.
HOW THE HITCH CAME.
The hitch came through the absolute
refusal OF the Canadians TO accedo,
they Insisting upon an European um-
plre. II may be said that the impress
sion exists that Canadian politics are
chiefly responsible FOR the Alaskan i'm
paasc, This IL not only the American
idea but u obtains among some OF the
British oiicials though most ~ the lat
ter are inclined 20 believe the United
States should make vast concessions.
In order 10 convince the British Of the
sincerity Of their friendship and as
return for war services, In other words
the British are now rather expecting a
aud pro quo, an expression not COM
mon IN those days.
Congressmnn George Edmund Foss Of
Chicago has completed an inspection or
the Armstrong; works. Thompsons
works. the Fairfield. Liverpool and
BelfaHt shlpyards ana the Vickers-
Maxim works
The United States naval attache,
Lieut. COiwcll accompanied Mr.. Foss.
They We're Afforded every courtcey by
the manufacturers and ship builders.
Mr.. Foss said 10 representative OF
the Press;
MIR. Foss MAKES A DISCOVERY.
y was much impressed. especially
with the Nickers Maxim establish
mcnt. Their facilities for mhnufac-
turing and placing guns on board ships
are not equnllod From the results Of
my trip have come 20 the conclusion
that the Europeans ar FAR ahead Of US
IN naval stations, yards and docks, We
are not the only people on earth, though
we arc the best. one ~ the first meas
ures I intend TO Introduce II for ma
tional reserve body upon which the ma
ton can call IN tho hour q need with
out having TO consider the feelings Of
each states organization"
Mr., Foss Is going TO Portsmouth,
Davenport, ana Plymouth next week.
lie sails for home ON the Kaiser WI
holm der Crosse, Wednesday.
MIR. Joseph ~. Choato, u. $. ombassa-
dor, il staying with Mr. PhIppa, Mr.,
Andrew Carncglo's partner, at Beaufort
Castle Scotland.
MIR. Henry White. secretary OF the
United states embassy, II atlll away,
ana Mr.. James r. Carter Is In charge OF
the embassy.
CURIOUS CRAZE.
A curious craze has cropped up for
the protection OF land marks and places
or historical interest against the as
suults of American mlllldnnlrsa. Stone
henge h the latest monument which h
alleged TO be threatened, and the news
papers ARE lashing the public into
a patriotic fervor subsequent on the an
nnuncement that n is for sale. Thomas
Hardy, the novelist, 10 among those who
have been writing 10 the papers urging
the government 90 purchase Stone
henEe, An official or the ANTIQUARIAN
society SAYS an American spegulator
has already made an offer with the view