The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-24
ENGLISH COMMENT
On the Retreat Of Gen. LawiOn
in the Philippines.

A'huohs Apiil Emo news from tHc
, Philippines Of the retirement OF General
Lawton and the capture Of .hs boats
crew OF the United States gun0oatI
Yorktown has made consid srable im-
/ pressiou here a1d the cmments OF tneI
press all reflect anxiety lest tae unfivor-
able news have dlscolorlnE ono,t upoa
Americas expansion movements.
| Prominence is given 10 dlspatcn
from America apparently Indicate a
cooling % public opinion regarding Tie
Philippine Islands and tho general tenor
Of the British press deprecates this
seeming tendency to gloomincss. point-
ing out that upon lnnumerible cases
British arms have met with a check,
only TO eventually conquer an obstacles.
We were DISCOURAGED after Islndula.
remarks one peper but we are beyonl
The zambczie an the same.
Discussing General Lawton's re.lrcmen-
| the Speaker says:
"Thc movement appears, on reflection,
SO natural that any other course. we
argue would bo folly. The American
campalgn up 10 now, has been justified
Iby results The real significance OF the
/ Iapparent check IS 20 be looked FOR IN
America itself There IS little doubt that
when the presidential contest recurs tho
administration VIII not have to- reckon
with a dlsorgnnized and dlsmombercd foe.
| The cost and sumerings OF the troops
| will help the democratic reaction and the
lrcpatriated troops are not likely TO De
missionaries OF imperialism. in short
Americas set back in tho Philippine is-
lands may very well combine with othor
| factors 10 strengthen Che now deuo-
cratic populst party wh'cn may make
a good fight In 1890, even in the east"
REGULARS NEEDED.
The Spectator praises tho United states
governments "wise policy m sending re-
gulars TO the Philippines and telling tho
volunteers that they may go as fast "a
they like"
Continuing the Spectator says:
Checks there Din the Philippines ,
only mean loss OF time and the Amcrl-
cans. like us, must have their grumblc' ''
The Economist expresses itself In a
similar strain ana pooh-poohs tho idea
that the Americans viii admit that they
are incompetent to perform task
which. compared with India, SIS vory
small aiding "Tho Americans arc nov
the people to Yield when they are OPEN
IIv dened. They are too vain as well ns
too resolute."
PEACE CONGRESS DREAM
According to advicos from excellent
lauthorities. not oven the most sanEulne
lof those concerned now expect any sun
lstantial progress 10 be made at the COM
ling peace conference toward tho dlsar-
lmament or even a suspension or armu-
lmont The Gar himself and his en-
tourage are reported 10 havo lost theii
musions on this subject ANA it SIS said
the proceedings and the treaty OF mill
tnry ana naval questions will DO CON
fined to the merost generallties, None OF
these decisions will be binding. and oven
in the matter Of international arbltra'
ton II anything is agreed to Il viii not
he absolutely obligatory
The British newspapers this week have
warmly taken up the question OF Em
lperor williams choice OF Prof Vot
, lstengel az "a Gcrma ndelegate 60 the con
fernce. and it Is pointed out, iudginl
from his writings he is a declared advo
4 cate OF war ana not Of peace. Therefor
4 the papers here confess 10 be non
q plussed at his selection ana declare
III us NAINlA HNrnlUli AlN Nf'IA AAAN NtiIfi I'd
can desire the success Of tho conferenc
10 Of no maintains his selection.
t Extracts from Prof Won Stengcl'
q pamphlet "rhe everlasting peace hay
p been produced. Some OF hts references t
/ America are decidedly interesting Ate
r declaring that tho Germans least OF al
a nations should support tho "fantasu
b. aspirations Of the friends 10 peace" n
d lsays;
"Thc Americans intoxicated with sue
e. cess will strive more and more to be
i come the dominant power and dlctai
y their law TO Europe in any contest p'
tween America and Europe. Shall Gel
u many stand peacefully on one side AN
bow humbly before American Cert1inl
= not. This Is already impossible bocaus
political dominion g. also economic q,
mnl0n ana Germany must ho POLITICAL
D.. and mutarlly powerful II she does n'
wish 30 go 10 economic destruction"
d. Further on Prof Won Stengcl declare
that he does not know whether II va
ia mere madness or crime when perpetu.
.e peace was preached TO the German %,
ton" and describes the Czar8 reacriI
II and "bomhaatically composed document
~ The increase OF the British garriso
, al the Cape Of Good Hope from 3.2po m'
IA three years ago 20 5000 men has be,
~ leading 10 tho impression that son
~ move was prcncditatod against lhe Tru
be- svaal rel.4o'ic.
ir Tho liberal papers today comment u
on the situation ana ask If Great Brin
So Ga preparing 90 seize the TrluHvaal Th'
&C. point out that the permanent estabIls
d. ment of big r1rrisons iu South Amori
'u o. complete reversal of the 1ld poliO
ei OF Withdrawing troops from the coloni,
'- The Star declares that "llemm.ns
'' Tho Transvaa with British b1ttaiIuns
"a sinister move. porteadug serious dl
ger in the future"
A bis strike OF miners haa begun
belgium TOR an increase ln wages A1o
90 D0 men are nov out o. number 1r fI
tories are closed for lack of coal. a
n- brickmasons and m1son8 are Joining
ay the movement and disturbance aro fel
he ed as socialists form an Important a
w ment among the strikers.
Lp London. April 22-ln the incident on &
ct- EpaOm spring meeting or tho dlsquaH
M cation 90 Tod Sloan, the American jocl'
rst who was riding Ecu Dor. the stewai
re- were careful 10 make o. clear that th
"a. did not consider Sloan blamablo p
om course is extremely difficult 40 "a strau'
M and Ecu Dor proved practically unm
a. lagable The sporting wlseacres ded.
- there from that Sloans manner OF
,,a ling does not give him great command
ia h.ra. and that he cannot tr.f euof