The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
Mind of the British Public Tenn
pOrarily Taken Up
VIII the Subject of Anglo
Saxon Dreibund.
WOES ARE FORGOTTEN.
Except by the Many Who Have
Lost Relatives
In the Disastrous Contest In
South Africa.

Copyright 1899. the Associated Press-l
London, Dec. 2.-The utterances OF
cabinet ministers and others on the
subject of the suggested Anglo-SaSon-
TeutOnic alliance have detracted public
attention to some degree, from the list
of casualties that marks British pro-
gress in South Africa But glowing in
situations of triumphs of British di-
pIomacy can not stem the growing tide
of private sorrow that manifests itself
with the ever increasing prevalence Of
crepe and the absence through mourn
ing of many prominent families from
social festivities AS Ambassador
Choate Said at the American Thanks
giving banquet there is scarcely an
English family of his acquaintance
without relatives already either killed
or wounded in the war. Yet the press
has taken kindly to this new topic,
though the more conservative papers
such as the Times, point out tnal a
sympathetic alliance with the United
States is an easy matter compared with
one with Germany, on account OF tne
difference in race and language w ME
it is not actually so stated, the plpabie
deduction has evidently occurred 10
the writer's on this topic that the IN
tied States is far more fitted from ra-
cfaI and other other conditions to ally
herself with Germany than is Great
Britain, the development OF which
judging from popular opinion would De
decidedly unsatisfactory to Great Bil-
tain at present unless she managed IN
some way to become a party to the new
driebund.
The bitter controversy between the
British and French press is not with
out it's amusing features. All manner
of Frenchmen and F'renchWoInen- resi-
dent in England. from ladies' maids TO
authors and abbes. have kept their cor
respOndence columns of the English
papers full of disavowals of the at
tacks on the queen which have marked
some of the Paris papers Wnlle Lne
French papers themselves take little
pains to conceal their satisfaction over
the irritation they have created, thou8n
the better class of people dlscounten-
ance the vulgarity of the criticism The
English papers have violently assalled
every -Dreyfusard in France, pus
they can not conceive the justice OF
tit-for-tat argument when the queen
personality is involved
duel just fought in Paris between
M Jules Huret of the Figaro. and NJ
Viau of the Libre Parole, sprang part
ly out of the controversy. NJ HureL
has been in England sending over pro-
British articles to his paper ana was
denounced by NJ. Niau, who accepted a
challenge and paid Tor MS crltlcisiiis
with a wound in the arm. which has
paraIyzed two of his fingers
Two Irish magistrates were deprived
this week by Lord AshbOurue, the lord
chancellor of Ireland. of their offices
on account of anti-British comments on
the BOer war
The proceeding is unusual. especially
as one of the delinquents was noble
man, Lord Emily. who speaking 70
some labOrers at Limerick, inferred
that Great Britain might have another
Ladysmith in Ireland
Lord AshbOurne asked for an eXplana-
ton, but Lord Emily haughtily refused
WhereupOn he was removed Lord Emly
is prominent in ireland. both socially
and politically, and an ardent home
ruler The only other instance on rec
ord is when Mr.. Gladstone years ago
deprived Lord Rossmore of a magls-
tracy for similar utterances-
The hearing of the investigation OF
the concern with which Lord Mayor
Newton is mixed up has 50 far brought
out nothing startling against London's
chief magistrate
A promoter testified that checks were
sent to various financial and other e1i-
tors to obtain favorable notices of the
company, but his testimony mas been
publicly contradicted by the papers
specified.
The society OF American women VIII
give a musical and theatrical entertain
ment December 4, IN q id Of the hospital
ship Maine Those heretofore promi-
0ent in the movement are expected to
be present though il has been decided
not to repeat the features which dis
tinguishd Mrs James Brown FOcter'9
entertainment. Many members Of this
society, which was asked by the orig
inators of the Maine idea to help them
are cOnsidera bly, chagrined at the fact
that their efforts were interpreted in
such a partial spirit many of them.
at first thinking the hospital ship would
indicate a mere desire to alleviate sur
ferings on both sides instead of being
taken to mean a warm support of Great
! Britain. as has been done
Represen tatives of 10000 cotton and
cloth workers nave appealed 10 the
home society. declaring they viii 90
| out on strike unless the provisions OF
the law regulating the sanitary condi-
tiOns of factories are enforced They
I specified unhealthfuI violations Of the
| law committed by manufacture A
| vigorous prosecution was promised and
as the men apparently made reason
| able demands. it is not likely the
| threatened strike viii occur