The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-19
NEWS VERY DISQUIETING.
Future Of AnglO-AmeriCan Entente De-
ponds on Enjoys DeliberatiOn.
ADMIRAL LORD BEREsFoRD'S PLAN
For Settlement of the Far Eastern
Question Has So Far Failed to
Arouse Any Great Enthus-
iasm in England.

London, February 18.-Telegrams from
Washington reporting that the Anglo
American commission is encountering seri-
Gus head seas are followed here with much
anxiety, the opinion prevails here that
the future of the Anglo-American entente
largely depends on the success OF the pres
ent negotiations
The Speaker voices the general feeling by
saying that the news regarding the commits
sion is very dsquieting. 1T is impossi-
BILE" the Speaker adds, ito say where the
fault lies, but failure to arrive at an
understanding will be serious blow to
the hopes of both countries in regard to fu-
ture relationships. Perhaps the less we
say about the matter while it is still in
suspense, the better it will be for the pros
poets of satisfactory settlement"
representative OF the Associated Press
here has made inquiries in the proper quar-
tiers ana found much more hopeful feeling
prevailing today. The intimation is made
that matters have taken a favorable turn.
high official said; Yes, it is true that
at one time the outlook was rather black
and it was feared deadlock would ensue.
But the negotiations weathered the storm
and have got into smooth water again. Wa
United btaLss responslbie
The Saturday Review, as usual, finds the
United States is entirely responsible for
the bitches in the negotiations. 1t says:
There are signs that we shall receive an
other object lesson very soon as to the real
nature of the sudden great affection which
America is said to have developed for Eng
land. The Anglo-American commission has
been struggling to arrive at an agreement,
but the process has not been thus tar char
acterIzed by an overwhelming desire on the
part of America to deal generously with
Canada. 1t will not be a surprise, to the
ones who know the character of the WASH
ington politician, If the report that a fail.
ure is now practically assured proves TO
be true
the Saturday Review has another hasty
comment with reference to the resolution
OF United States Senator McEnery in re-
gard to the philippines, which," the paper
declares, lis simply the outcome OF
manoeuvre to make the treaty of peace
acceptable. The resolution of President
Mckinleys government Is indeed likely to
disappear altogether in view of the reports
to the war office. 1t Is an astounding scan-
dal to find officials who responsible for
the gross Irregularities and mjsmanage-
ment of the carefully whitewashed,
while plain-dealing soldier like General
Miles is discredited The report, however
Is good object lesson to the people of
England. 1t will show them how the bosses
work the machine and how INSCRIPTIONS,
even when his own country is concerned,
the Washington politician can become"
Admiral Beresford's Plan
The scheme of Rear Admiral Lord
Charles Beresford for the settlement of the
far eastern question by the formation of
a league, to be composed of the United
States, Great Britain, Germany and Japan,
cabled here from the United States, has,
not aroused enthusiasm in Great Britain.
Inc Spectator characterized Beresford's
plan futile and needless it is inn
moral" 1t then proceeds to argue that
neither of the powers mentioned is pre-
pared to provide an army to resist a Rus
sian invasion. ION the contrary" the
Spectator says, Great Britain would feel
through all her veins that a Russian con-
quest of northern China had indefinitely
decreased the security of her Indian war;
ings by absorbing Russian means and sat
isfying Russian ambition, while American,
which is only seeking trade, has no army
to throw away. The work would have to
be left to China and her new made army,
which will require half a century of VIC
tory to make 1t equal to Russian army.