The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-28
British Interest Is Directed Toward
the Peace Conference.
PLEASED WITH PROSPECTS
HAVE HOPES OF THE ARBITRA-
TON QUESTION WINNING.
bow the American Proposition to
Exempt All Private Property at
Sea From Capture Is Looked Upon
Millions of Poor People Starv-
ing to Death In Russia.

Copyright 1899, by the Associated Press)
London, May 27.-The holidays have
brought stagnation in politics. Most OF
public attention has been directed to
The Hague peace conference and the
Anglo-American commission The pa
pers warmly approve of the unison OF
the work of the American and British
delegates at the conference, and inter-
est in it is Quickened by the prominence
Unexpectedly given to the arbitration
question, especially in view of M de
STEALS speech reversing the order OF
the points submitted from that Of the
circular of the Russian minister OF 1or-
eign affairs, Count Muravieff, giving
arbitration the first place and making
only minor reference to disarmament,
which was at first blazoned as the main
purpose of the conference.
The cars scheme, presented on Fri
day, is very elaborate and detailed,
while the American project is attractive
by its businesslike brevity and sim
pHcity The Daily News correspondent
at The Hague says it appears to GA a
satisfactory solution of the problem
presented by the car, and that Great
Britain, of course. will support the
American project
The scheme of Professor Martens,
professor of international law at the
University of ST. Petersburg and arbi-
traitor Of the Anglo-VeneZuelan arbi-
tration committee, is said to contain
the code of procedure which will be
adopted by the Venezuelan arbitration
tribunal. At any rate, three of the hVe
judges have decided to conduct the
trial under its rule when the tribunal
meets in Paris.
Private Property at Sea.
Referring to the proposal which the
American delegates are now pressing
to exempt all private property at sea
from capture, the Daily Chronicle re-
fleets the British view in saying:
THE matter is grave. As many con-
tend, Great Britain yielded more than
was wise when she accepted even the
Paris rule However, the house of COM
mons has always declined to counter
ance any idea of withdrawal and II
America will come in and sign the dec
laration. which she practically invoked
I'm the Spanish war, it will be mater
ial advance in the humanizing of war,
and England might we'll reaffirm the
rule and absolutely bind herself in the
future
Interesting speeches were delivered
this week by Lord Rosebery, John Nor
ley and Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chan
cellor of the eXchequer. The nrst
named, after a whimsical suggestion
that the speakers of the two parties
should change about for time, the
Conservatives addressing Liberals and
the Liberals addressing Conservatives,
thus enabling the public to hear Doth
sides, spoke on the exaggerated ad-
vantage of wealth." pointing out that
even millionaires could not eat more
than one dinner a day, wear more than
one suit or ride more than one horse
at the same time, adding that the only
superiority that they possessed over
the Door was being able to command
the best medical advice and change of
climate. pointing out, however, that
hospitals for the poor had lessened
even this supposition. These utter
ances brought forth a crop of sarcastic
comments on the line Of pity for the
poor millionaires.
Lord Rosebery's Speech.
The Daily News says: THE speech
leaves only one course open to man
holding those convictions-to sell all he
has and give to the poor. But Lord
Rosebery. we are confident, will never
adopt such a harsh measure. He has
too much feeling for the poor"
The Saturday Review speaks straight
out. saving: From Lord Rosebery's
lips, this kind of moralizing is down.
right unauthorized can't.
Mr. Morley, criticising Lord Rose
perry s DOSlllpIl III ilic DdA ~ AAoNO a
happy epigram, clubbing his lordship
dark horse in a loose box" which is
regarded as being a peculiarly apt de-
scription of Lord RoSebery's present
position
Sir Michael Hicks-Beach says he finds
in office WEAKNESS of political life,
and. speaking at Bristol, he expressed
preference for a live opposition, MAX
ing the novel suggestion that if the OPP
position does not win the next general
election. the Conservatives Ought to
play their second term"
George W. Smalley, New York CORE
spondent of the London Times, is the
author OF a letter this week upon the
iniduity of the New York custom house
officials, and the papers here comment
humorously on the subject. The Speak
er says:
cit seems that there is no remedy for
the distress of the traveller, but a graf
uity which, Collector Bidwell says, is
not a bride. If he can form trust with
unlimited funds upon which the custom
officials can be quartered as pension
ers, as all possible and impossible vet
Grams of the civil war are quartered
on the national purse, then ladies may
be treated by the officials of the repub-
lie with almost as much decency as if
held for ransom by brigands."
Famine In Russia.
Particulars received regarding the
famine in Russia confirm the previous
narrowing accounts. The members of
the Russian aristocracy seem TO have
at last awakened to full sense of the
gravity of the situation and money is
beginning to flow in on all sides for the
relief of the starving Moujiks. Unfor-
tunately, charity is almost too late.
The censor at first prevented the truth
from being published by the Russian
press. Now that the facts are allowed
TO appear, the famine spectre is stalk
ing through the land.
Some authorities estimate that as
many as 20, 900 peasants are starv-
ing. The Rev. Mr.. Francis. pastor of
the British American church at st.
Petersburg, who did much to secure
British and American aid during the
last famine, appeals to the British pub
lie today. He says seven provinces,
covering $4,000 square miles, are af-
fected and that 5000, 900 people are fam
ine-stricken and will need to be fed
during the next three months. He adds
that the car, czarina, Russian govern
ment and the Red Cross and other bod
les have subscribed many millions of
roubles, but that G2,250,0 600 is still re-
quired.
The Statist says an attempt is being
made in London to raise a Russian rail-
road loan of $4,000, 900 at 4 per cent,
and at issue price of 80. The paper then
advises the investors not to furnish
Russia with money to carry on her
anti-British policy in China"
Scare Over the Thames.
The admiralty hydrographer has