New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-09
WHAT LONDON TALKS ABOUT

week has brought Madagascar ana EsyPt i"'-
ward as rritants. just when the mutual rritanihy
was suhsiding Even the most conservative OBJ
servers begin TO take pessimistic view or the
relations between the two Powers. This Includes
those who up 10 the present have considered '"e
begerency be mere talk due to representative
ness upon the part OF France and to unnecessary
grufness upon the part of Great Britain In INSISTING
upon what she considers to be her rights on one
side France seems to foster the growing beiet
that Great Britain IL determined. under come pre-
text other. force her into war. and IL Wiling
to make pretext II no plausible excuse arises
on the other side large part OF the British pup
lie profess that their patience has been strained
beyond endurance by what they deem to be the
unvarnished dishonesty of French diplomacy Inc
last twenty-four hours brought the publication OF
the Madagascar Blue Book, which was followed py
leading editorial in The Times denouhcihs
France in language fiery for that conservative
newspaper that Frenchmen are reading the TWO
together and are constituting them parts OF de-
berate policy inspired by one mind That nihd' III
the theory Of the man In the street. Is Joseph
| Chamberlain. the Secretary OF State for the Co-
onles. Other papers may storm and fcold and are
not noticed, but when The Times" becomes abusive
| foreigners interpret 1t being the voice or the
Government. In the present instance some Eng -,
shmm w rd pais n SoW he the
surrender cry over the Fashoda incident unGel
e epnon in great Britain Will not
eminent swervng an inch TO avoid WI, Mar WY" the
IL
| best time to have IL out 49,. -, .,o
Many people give to e ssSe OF w ahs
the quiet but unmistakable encouragement a, az
Kharoum by which the British to agent ss s sheIe
nounced that Great Britain has set her seal upon
her European rivals that Great Britain intended to
forecose the morgage which she has expenae1 es so
set at rest by the uterances Of Lord cromer in
which the word 'protectorate" was written IN large
| letters though the Governments mouthpece care
| fully abstained from using that lncendiary word
definite notice that Great Brans 1euT Rr f
sh agent told the assembled Sheiks that henceortn
hey VIII xe gd nG soveGesny but that Of the
c queen and the KRedve wsch Of course
formal assumption Of sovereignty over the soudan
| is more distasteful to France than to any other
| nation and renewed protests may be expected
| CAPE-TO-CAIRO RAILROAD.-In the mean time
another enterprise of the utmost moment In the fur
therance OF Great Britains domination In Africa IL
| about be contaminated Cecil Rhodes. the
| former Premier of Cape Colony, alleged nstigator
| of the Jameson raid and so-called Napoleon OF
| South Africa" is going to England to arrange for
| pushing forward ths Cape-to-Cairo Railroad. so
| long the dearest dream of the imperlalists
definite proposition Will be presented by Mr. Rhodes
TO London capitalists for an extension OF the rail-
! does not pretend It viii be a paying Investment
| be political Instead of commercial and he hopes to
| persuade the British Government TO smooth me
honSds 70 cover the cost OF construction Mr..
| Rhodes counts upon influencing moneyen men 10
back their patriotism with their cash. even u ne Is
unable to enlist the Government on his side. II
any can succeed In this project. M Knode =,
the form Of the Congo convention guaranteeing ne
| Tanganyika which even the Autocrat of Rhodesia
| will finl hard to force Here Germany mas the
veto on Great Britain's advance. which she cannot
be expected TO waive without a heavy indemnify.
| HAPLESs LIBERALS-The Liberals present the
| melancholy spectacle OF party without leaders,
| without policies and, worst OF all. without cash
| II they could agree upon a policy the man most
| closely Identified with II would naturally be chosen
| 10 lead them. and money to carry on this policy
would be forthcoming from Its enthusiasts, AS 1t
the Conservatives by default simply because me
Liberal treasury is empty and they nave no sa,a
| dates willing TO assume the expenses or campaign
| for the vain glory of running to certain deieet'
NEW vIcERoY CRITICISED The glamour OF
| receptions and oratory with which Lord Curzon OF
Kedeston sweeps to the throne of Viceroy or india
quite obscures the merits OF the modest peer, the
| Earl OF Elgn. who takes his leave. Yet, already
the newspaper grumblers are contrasting the retir
| ing Viceroy's silent businesslike administration
| with the speechmaking entry Of his younger sue
cessor The latter has already achieved one OF
those tactless blunders which the critics reared ne
he most respectable residents desiring to present
10 him scheme for the higher EDUCATION OF indians ,
native Jamsetji Tata, proposes to do with f25oOoo.
| and the natives naturally. are offended.
| COLLEGE FOR LABOR LEADERS
voung Americans W. vrooman and c. a. Baird
| members OF oxford University. are naugurating a
| scheme for the establishment OF a college for labor
leaders which s attracting considerable attention.
| 1t appears that they came especially from America
| TO carry out the project and Mr.. Vrooman Is said
| TO be already known there as an ultra-democrat
| The college Will be called Ruskln Hall. They have
leased the Stebbs House an old mansion built In
| 1e40 near Chris,church College. and II VIII be
| opened on Washngtons Birthday by meeting In
oxford Town Hall Rnskln Hall wl
but among the students will be cooks and other
for four hours daily work The remainder Of their
| time will be available for study The entire ex-
will be Fl a week Fifty gratutous buttons will
be given during the first two years ana d hfy stu
| They are in the words OF the organizers, men as
TO be yes,rymemd and fellows who
| harangue crowds In the streets and who organize
author.
| KIPLING COMING TO AMERICA-Rudyard
| KiplIng and his family will sail for New-York on
January % on board the White Star Line steamer
Majestic They will spend two months In America
mostly at Washington. which Is Kipling 3 favorite
American city and at the City OF Mexico. which
the popular writer has not before visited. John
| HAYS Hammond the American engineer Of Trans
! vaal fame, who is warm friend OF kiplng, may
/ accompany him his American visit. kpling
deplores the impression created by his early writ
ings that he IL unfriendly to America. He recently
| remarked that he admired Americans and the
coionzing English and that the only he could
| not tolerate we're the stay-at home Englishmen.
| BEATRICE HARRADEN.-Beatrice Harraden.
| the author OF Ships That Pass In the Night Is
finishing her most ambitious novel She will then
20 to California for rest. and to escape criticism.
| to which she Is remarkably sensitive
| Mr. ASTOR'S LIBEL St'IT.-The libel suit %
william Waldorf Astor against The Daily Mali
for saying he dined forty persons about segment