Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1899-07-14
WASHINGTON LETTER
(From our Regular Correspondent

(From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July donations,
like individuals, must be judged by
their acts rather than 10y their talk.
Notwithstanding all the billing and
cooirg for the last year or so between
the American Eagle and the British
Lion, the negotiations between tins
government and that of Great Brit
ain for the settlement of the bound
ary line between Alaska and Canada
are now in practically dead ock,
and the situation is officially admit
I'd, both in Washington and London,
to be serious. Everybody admits
that Canadian greed is solely to blame
for this unsatisfactory state of affairs,
but ii is not forgotten that Canada
could not have brought it about had
its claims not been supported by the
government of Great Britain. NO
rupture is expected to result from
this failure to agree, but the unex-
pscted is all the time happening, and
no one thing has been so prolific Of
ruptures between nations as a diSpul-
cd boundary line. In this particular
case, every concession made by this
Government to try TO secure a settle
ment OF the dispute has been met 10y
fresh demand on the part of Canada.
1t is understood, not officially of
curse, that Ambassador Choate has
been Instructed to inform the Govern
ment of Great Britain that the [. S.
had made It's last concession in this
matter.
The presence ofGov. Roosevelt in
Washington Saturday night and Sun
day and the knowledge that he was
sent for Icy the President, revived in
trrest in the stories that he might
again enter the army as Commander
OF a Brigade of Rough Riders, or
that he might become Secretary Of
War. He said himself, and he ought
10 know, that he was sent for to give
lis advice concerning the appoint
ment of some Of the officers for the
new regiments of volunteers, which
are expected to be ready for service
in five or six weeks.
An old citizen Of Washington who
has made his home in London for the
last twenty years has been telling his
Washington friends how slow the
English are in most things, compared
with Americans. lie said: "But the
slowest things in England are the
working men, and | do not except
any trade or craft. If you see group
OF six carpenters, painters, plumbers,
tinn'rs, or whatnot, it is a ten 10 one
BIT that three of the SIX are idle.
They are the greatest shirkers of
work | ever saw; that is, among white
men. 1t Is no eXaggeratlon to say
that one American workman is worth
two Britons. This inctiiciency, sloth
and systematic soldering is to-day
one of the greatest handicaps on man
ufacturing IN Great Britain and eX-
plains in great degree why the l :.
and Germany are taking away the
English trade. The home manufact-
nrers are being pushed TO the wall
thlouph the great influx of foreign
goods. We can make and sell to
England any number Of articles Of
general use, cheaper than they can
be made in that country, and this /
TO the superior activity and |
Of the American work
ing men
Gen. Joseph Wheeler is as happy
rs a boy with his first trousers, or Il
girl whc has just snubbed a man She
knows loves her. lie has been or
dercd to the Philippines for duty and
will sail from san Francisco on tine
both inst He says he will not resign
his seat in the House as he cxpcc,s
the campaign will DE short and sue
cessfal and that he Will be back before
Congress meets. Others think that
if he returns 10y the time Congress
neels, he will have TO leave before
he fighting is finished, and that is
about .he last thing he would wish
. do.
DiscOy cred by n Woman.