Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-26
Intriguing to Prevent a Settlement Of
Alaskan Boundary.
FEARS ANGLO AMERICAN ENTENTE
Sir Charles Tupper's Misstatement
Regarding Situation.
LONDON NEWS AND GOSSIP
Copyright. 1860, the Associated Prcss.)

Copyright. 1860, the Associated Press)
LONDON, August 26-Upon authority Of
undoubted reliability a representative Of
the Associated Press has ascertained that
into the Alaska dispute 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 embassies in
structions have been received to thwart
the Anglo-American understanding.
A prominent diplomat who is intimately
acquainted with the details of the negoia-
tons of the past few years said to the rep
resentative of the Associated Press:
IN any arrangement looking to work
ing agreement between England and the
United States Russia sees the defeat OF
her dearest projects. 1 believe her intense
activity in China is to no small extent due
to her fear that Anglo-Saxon power once
centralized, will sweep everything before
it in the far east. Dreading the rapiu rear
ization Of this nightmare. she is making
hay while the sun shines, in the mean
while intriguing to the utmost TO lie the
hands of those who are working to mate
rialze Arglo-American sentiment
Alaskan Question in Point.
1.-The latest evidence of this is in the
Alaska affair." Though, strictly speaking
it is a matter of internal politics ard WOULD
have been settled long ago II left ely 10
Great Britain and the United States, hns-
STA has managed insidiously to suggest mo-
tives never dreamed of by America by as
Tortine facts It IS Impossible for me 20
divuIge exactly how or to what extent
Russia got her paws into the dispute put
the attitude of her press, oilclal 10 the
core is quite Sulilcieht ~ 'i''" " "
tiVeS -,
The report that Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the
premier of Canada. and Mr.. L. ii. Dawes,
minister of marine and fisheries, are 10
come here in regard to Alaska Is thousht
at the Canadian high commissioner ONCE
to b.. quite probable but nothing is known
definitely of the matter. Both there ana
at the United States embassy 1t was sald
that the state of the negotiations mas Hot
changed, and Is spoken of rather "earllv.
The caustic remarks of Sir Charles Iup-
per formerly Canadian high Commissioners,
in the interview which representative OF
the Associated Press had with MN August
Is when he said the United States was
purposeiy delaying the settlement OF the
Alaska dispute on account of the pecu-
mary benefit accruing to miners ana coast
cities through the delay ana hao refused
10 have the boundary delimited, as was
being done in Venezuela. created consid-
cradle dissatisfaction at the United States
embassy 1t was claimed there that Sir
Charles Topper quite misrepresented the
facts and that the dilatoriness was entire
ly due to the Canadians.
PrOpoxai Included an Umpire.
IT was also said that his declarations that
the commission proposed by the United
States provided for no umpire was a de-
liberate evasion as the facts are the United
States proposal included an umpire to be
chosen by both sides from North America
Though this was not committed to writ
ing it was thoroughly understood The
hitch came through the absolute refusal
30 ~, @iny
upon an European umpire. 1t may be
said that the impression exists that Cana
dian politics are chiefly responsible for the
Alaskan imDasse. This is not only the
American idea but it obtains among some
of the British 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 sin
cerity of their friendship and as return
for war services. In other words, the
British are now rather expecting qmd pro
quo, an expression not uncommon in these
days.
Mr.. Foss' investigation.
Congressman George Edmund Foss of
Chicago has completed an inspection of the
Armstrong; works, the rhompsons' works,
the Fairfield, Liverpool and Belfast ship
yards and the Nickers-Maxim works.
United States Naval Attache Colwell ac-
companied Mr.. Foss They were afforded
every courtesy by the British manufac-
turers and shipbuilders. Mr.. Foss said to
a representative of the Associated Press:
Il was much impressed, especially with
the Vickers-Maxim establishment. Their
facilities for manufacturing and placing
guns on board ships are not eQualed. From
the results of my extended trip have come
to the conclusion that the Europeans are
far ahead of us in naval stations, yards
and docks. We are not the only people on
earth, though we are the best, and We have
much to learn. One of the first measures
l intend to introduce is for national naval
reserve body, upon which the nation can
call in the hours of need without having to
consider the feelings of each states organ
izatons.
Mr.. Foss is going to Portsmouth, Devon
port and Plymouth next week. He sails
for home on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
Wednesday.
Mr.. Joseph H. Choate, the United States
ambassador, is staying with Mr.. Phipps
Andrew Carnegies partner, at Beaufort
castle, Scotland.
States embassy, is still away, and Mr.. Jas.
r. Carter is in charge of the embassy.
Curious Craze Developed.
curious craze has cropped up for the
protection of landmarks and places of his
torical interest against the mythical as
saults of American milionaires. Stone
henge is the latest monument which is al
legged to be threatened, and the newspapers
marshaling the public into a patriotic
1erNOT, subsequent TO the announcement
that it is for sale. Thomas Hardy the nov
elist, is among those who have been writing
to the papers. urging the government to
purchase Stonehenge. An official of the
Antiquarian Society says American
Spectator has already made an Offer with
the view of transporting Stonehenge to the
United States. committee, supported by
the Prince of Wales, is trying to secure for
the nation the late Lord Leighton's house.
This is also threatened, according to ru-
NOR by American capital. But it is rather
believed that the furOre originates in the
shrewd methods of selling agents. who,
wishing to stimulate the market invent re-
ports of American enterprise while appeal
ing to British patriotism. This apparently
Is not meeting with much practical success.
for, In spite OF rumors to the contrary the
famous Lakes Of Killarney are still for
sale.
South African Trouble.
The position Of the South African trouble
Is that Of marking time. Nothing is vet
definitely known of the contents of the
Transvaal governments reply to the de-
mands of Great Britain. though 1t is prac-
tically certain it makes alternative pro-
posals, already cabled to the Associated
Press, and it is rumored from Pretoria that
1t proposes to leave the suzerainty question
Quiescent, and asks Great Britain to ac-
cept the principle of arbitration, but not by