New-York tribune., 1899-01-16

London. Janrary 15
EASTERN PROBIEMS--When the American
correspondents succeeded in impressng upon the
British mind that Senator Foraker, in his recent
speech IN the United States Senate. spoke only for
himself when he suggested that the United States
might eventually withdraw from the Philippine ISL
ands distinct sigh of relief might have been read
betw the lines of the British newspapers Every
one here assumed that because the Senator wss
from the Presidents State he was speaking for the
President and thu declaration made not only sue
ceeded In giving British public oficialdom an un-
pleasant shock but II fell like dash of cold water
on the ardor Of the British for an Ango-Amercan
understanding. They began 10 question what was
the profit or this friendship If America did not
propose TO back up Great Britains policy In t'He
Far East by retaining the most important base OF
operations in the event OF with China.
The incident has illustrated how deeply the late
war has left the United States entaneied in the
worlds policies for Of the foremost arguments
advanced agains. Senator Foraker's suggestion
that the United States owed IL TO the world
not to disturb the balance of power and not TO fur
nsh possible subject for by throwing the
Philippine Islands into the field to be scrambled
for by the colonizng nations
The leading editorial writers fen proclaiming
most strenuously that Americas duty TO the world
al large well to the Filipinos should con-
strain her 10 establish civilization and throughout
the British press and in the clubrooms and streets
only voice heard. The principle of the
consent Of the governed all contended does not
a2py 10 people who are incapabIe on lorinlns d
rational opinion upon which 70 base their consent
place OF parents OF the tlpincs ana must regretlul
~ chastiSe her rehellious children Tor thelr own
acoercio%n % Of the South in into the Tnion.S
The solemn Spectator" aippsnttily inqnihrsels lures
dren when they are naughty. and imagnes
LOUISIANA Congressman talking consent afteI Ter me ne
purchase from Napoleon, was reduced TO order
THE Spectator" then asks # the Americans are
to the Mexicans saying it believes great races
when the hour Of opportunity comes expand srsSl real
Spectator remarks:
we believe the Americans to be one Of these
Fifty years hence under their control the FilipnoS
will be orderly lava biding persons like our own
the fSbe of beevhs that iGr is admirable
substitute alike for thought and action"
FIGHTING GTRADEs-UNIoNIsM-T power OF
the trades union gone. far Great Britain is
concerned The British employers forming
q gigantic combination to fight the workmen with
their weapons. The Engineering Federation.
which proved powerful in the recent strike, has
invited employers in all the trades TO Crush the
tyranny" Of trades -unionsm. One object OF the
combination is TO secure legislation favorable the
employers The Railway Review asserts that
one firm has placed $4,000 at the disposal Of the
organizations Parliamentary Committee, though
how Il could be expended legiumately does not ap-
pear If such thing happened in America ii would
of the organization is TO secure for employers
freedom to make contracts with individuals instead
OF with the unions The EMPLOYERS pledge them, I'M
selves not to negotiate GlieGy Win Ion ou'
The backbone OF the scheme is found in an ar
rsncement by which any firm fighting strike will
receive indemnity equal 10 its average prohts.
Even THE Daily Chronicle. the worklnsIner
carrying matters in little high handed man
ner. and admits, what every one knows, that me
standard days work fixed by the unions Is below below
The capacity Of the average man. Yet the unions
will not permit their memoer 10 exceed tne stang o.
holidays whenever they please regardless OF @ their
The employers complain that they cannot induce
Idle men to work even at the high WAGES whieh men
there are many workmen living on the union funds
who could set employment if they chose
COLONEL GOURAUD-The American Society
her. is taking extraordinary measures to check the
great noiorety attained by Colonel George Gou-
raud who Of his own motion assumed the leader
ship Of the American wing of the Anglo-American
movement in London. Colonel Gouraud first came
forward the occasion Of the arrival Of General
LORD Kitchener of Khartoum in England. The
Colonel went 10 Dover to greet him. and is the
most conspicuous hgure in the knetoscope pictures
Of the scene shown in the music halls. Since then
ne has deluged the papers with letters. writing al
ways in the name OF the United States Army or of
the Americans in London, signing string Of titles
10 his name. OF which the first zone Time As
sstant Inspector General OF Artillery on the Staff
10 contribute Il 900 10 the fun6 for the erection Of
the Gordon Memorial College at Khartoum, and
i"' Ing contrib1ons to found an Edison chair Of
science" The Colonels latest appeal is for money
s9ate5 Gs 1' army Reped defeat Spain and We're
bs sS of w S 6s saS g the bef pap
as corroborating the assertion of Mr. Cunnnghame-
was done by Englshmen. The whole business has
made the London Amercans a laughing stock and
has issued a letter editors and others declaring
that the Colonel has no warrant 10 speak for any
but himself.
COCHRAN MAY RE- ENTER POLIT1Cs-Ex-
Congressman Bourke Cochran is a passenger
board the American IAne steamer Paris, which
sailed for New-York from Southampton yesterday.
He may re-enter politics on the issue Of Imperialism
The former mar ,s SAID he felt strongly on
Nations history at which no citizen who had con
vctions justified in holding aloof from the
the proper medium for declaring himself and ne
would take other means TO do so in the near future.
BOOKWALTER's PRO-RUSsIAN vIEWS.-John
W. Bookwalter. of Ohio. whose views Russia
published in a dispatch from here 70 The
Associated Press under date Of December %, Is re-
turning 10 the United States with the intention of
writing book describing his three months of travel
IN Siberia. incidentally this will be plea
for an American alliance with Russia instead OF
Great Britain. He SAYS his observations in this
country have strengthened his pro- Russian views
and adds:
"The interests Of the United States and England
are radically gonistc. and the attempt foster
an alllence is an artificial movement so far as Eng
land is concerned Ii has captured the hearts
Of the people, and is merely political device with
TWO aims-lrst 10 divert Americas attention from
conflicting interests in her own hemisphere and
second TO make the United States Great Brtan's
cat's-paw in her diplomatic game in the East. She
thinks that II she can point to the United states
as ally will be able 10 extort better terms
=
trade and she will do more by cooperation with
Russia IMAM by antagOnizing Russia. The latter
already practically controls China, and will give
the United States what she wants II friendly II
would be madness for England and America 10 at
TEMPT 70 cOerce Russia into concessions. The
combined nations OF the world could whip Rus
sia any more than they could the United States.