Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-28
FOR ARBITRATION
England Will Sustain America
at Peace Conference
Lord R"srberry Charged with Down
right Unnduitrratcd Can't Ercnu.c
OF Speech He Mnde Dubhcd "n
Darts Horse iu n Eousr Eox.''

Copyright, 1899, by Associated Prcss)
London, May 27.--The holidays have
brought stragnation in politics. Most
of public attention has been directed
TO The Hague Peace Conference, and
the Anglo-Amercan Commission. The
papers warmly approve OF the unison
of the work of the American ana Brit
ish delegates at the conference, and in
terest in it is quickened by the promi-
ncnce unexpectedly given to the arbi-
tration question. especially in view OF
NJ. de Stalls speech reversing the order
of the points submitted from that of the
circular of the Russian Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Count Mureviem, Civ
ing arbitration the first place and con-
tanning only a minor reference 10 dis
armament. which was at first blazonod
as the main purpose of the conference
The Cars scheme. presented OF Fri
day. is very elaborate and detailed.
while the American project is attractive
by it's busincss-like brcvity and sim
olicty.
ENGLAND WILL SUPPORT AMER
lCA.
The Daily News correspondent ut
The Hague says 1t appears To give
satisfactory solution of the problem
presented by the car. and That Great
Britain, OF course. viii support thc
American project.
.'ENAGGERATED ADVANTAGE or
WEALTH."
Interesting Speeches were delivered
this week by Lord Roseherry John
Morley and Sir Michael Hicks Beach,
chancellor Of the exchequer. The first
named. after a whimsical suggestion
that the speakers Of the two parties
should change about for II time. the
Conservatives addressing Liberals and
the Liberals addressing the ConseVa-
tives, thus enabling the public to hear
both sides, spoke of the "cXaggerated
advantage OF wealth" pointing out that
even milliOnaireS could not eat more
than one dinner a day, wear one suit of
clothes. or ride more than one horse
at the same time. adding that the only
superiority that they possessed over
the poor was being able TO command
the best medical advice and change of
climate pointing out. however. that
hospitals for the poor had lessencd
even this superiority.
These utterances brought forth n crop
OF sarcastic comments OF the line OF
pity for poor millionaires.
PRESS COMMENT.
The Daily News says:
ne S-eecn leaves only one course
open 10 man holding those convictions
to sell all he has and give to the poor.
But. Lord Roscberry. we are confident
will never adopt such Il harsh measure
He has too much feeling for the POOR"
The Saturday Review speaks straight
out. saying:
From Lord Roseberry's lips this kind
of moralizing is downright. unadulter-
atel cant"
a HAPPY EP!GRAM
Mr. Morley. criticlsing Lord Rose
berry's position i'll the party. made a
happy eoigram. clubbing His Lordshit
II dark horse in a loose box" which
is regarded as being Il peculiarly apt
description of Lord Roseberrys present
position.
Sir Michael Hicks-B Beach saws he
finds i'll Office 'wcariness Of political
life" and speaking AT Bristol. he ex-
pressed preference for "a. live opp1sl-
ton" making the novel suggestion
that if the next opposition does not
win the next general election the Con
servativcs ought to play their second
team"