Daily inter mountain., 1900-12-15
POLAR DOC TRUST
BRITISH ARCTIC EXPLORERS ARE
CAUGHT SHORT.
ESTIMATE OF OUR STATESMEN
English Rancor Over the Nicaraguan
Canal Leads Them to Decry
Our Able Men.

London, Dec. 15-"The United States
have many able men but no one of con-
spicuous merit" This statement APP
pears in the Daily Mail Year book just
issued to compete with "Whittaker's
Almanac" under the section devoted to
the worlds chief statesmen While ii
is not an inspired or a particularly
earned production, it unfortunately
represents the bulk of press and public
opinion in England Nothing so We'll
explains the attitude of the English press
toward American action in Nicaragua,
China and other quarters of the globe
is this crude revelation of its estimation
IF American men.
, 1t is this underlying though seldom
revealed belief which permits the edit
,rals now so frequently devoted to the
policy of Washington government. How
utterly this is at variance with the
opinion of the foreign office and the
highest government officials here Is ap-
parent from the fact that in almost
ayery recent case where the English pa
ners have attempted to advise or to fore
,ast the attitude of their government to-
wards propositions suggested by the
United States. they have taken exactly
the opposite line from the course event
ually pursued by Lord Salisbury and
the Marquis of Lansdowne. This lack of
tact the part of administration pa
pers seems to be exhibited daily. Hence
while the mass of English comments on
the Nicaragua canal question undoubt-
edly represent the views of a large sec
ton of the public, it must not be con-
sidered in any way official. or even semi
49, ,1.~ ta1,
Washington complains that the London
dispatches dealing with the Nicaragua
canal do not give any indications of the
views of Lord Lansdowne, the Marquis
IF Salisbury any authoritive person.
1t may be said that Lord Lansdowne has
been given every opportunity to commu-
nicate his views on the matter. but he
has definitely refused. remarking that he
lid not wish to attempt to interfere.
covertly or otherwise. in the formation
Of American political opinion. He has
uot even discussed the canal in his fire.
1uent conferences this week with the
United States ambassador. Mr.. JOS H.
Choate. Great Britain's decision doubt
ess will be arrived at only after con-
siderable conference. What Lord Lans-
lowne will advise his fellow cabinet
members to do depends entirely on the
inal shape in which that treaty is re-
turned. AS the matter stands it would
)e equally unsafe to say he will counsel
is rejection or acceptance, though, if he
,ollows the ideas which at present pre-
vail among the foreign officials, he will
Sall back upon the Clayton Bulwer
,reaty and reject any modification of the
Hay-PaunCeforte treaty.
The dreary prospect of interminable
war in South Africa and increased tax
alton a. home is no deterrant to Christ
mas gaiety. The shops and markets are
brighter tnan ever, gay throngs fill the
streets, business is at top notch and the
theaters are crowded. Thousands of
people are preparing to invade London
to welcome Lord Roberts nome. The
number Of spectators of BCDs march
to St. Paul's, accompanied by the Prince
of Wales, January ), is likely to break
all records. The officials are already
beSieged for tickets tor the Thanks
giving service, and WindoW-oWnerS are
anxiousiy awaiting the announcement of
the line of march.
The British admiralty has thoroughly
awakened to the Importance of subma
rine ana similar methods warfare. 1t
nas arranged to test various inventions
for steering torpedoes and submarine
boats by means of wireless telegraphy,
operated by Mr.. A. G Higgs, the United
states consul a Weymouth. The United
states naval attache, Commander Gro
Yer, is following up the matter closely.
Germany has made an offer for the Ger
man rights. The invention has been
considerably altered since it was first
shown to the German government.
The inventor expresses the belief that
the danger of interference, or jam
,,crst i, ahniI Iaj1 Jnl h,c
been eliminated AS recent Marconi ex-
periments prove the instruments not ex-
actly tuned to the same note can have
no influence over others, regardless OF
the power of the batteries, Mr.. Higgs
provides each torpedo with different
note and directs it from a ship, or land
or under water, towards the object il
is desired to destroy, by means of the
same current whereby wireless mes
sages are transmitted.
The latest form of trust is that Of
Polar dogs. According to Sir Clements
Markham, president of the Royal Geo
graphical society. Americans are re-
sponsible for forming such corner il
these animals that the pending British
and other Arctic expeditions are con
fronted with difficulty nearly as grea
as the icefields. 1t appears that Mr.
E B. Baldwin, the American explorer
has bought up such a large supply o
dogs taht their price has risen from
SIS to so, and they are hard to procur
even at that price 1t is proposed t.
take young dogs and train them on tn
voyage. What the two British Antarc
tic expeditions will do Sir Clement
Markham does not yet know. Mr.. Bald
win says that he has not more dog
than he needs. He foresaw the scarcit
and bought early.
Mr.. Robert Arlington, the eccentri
gentleman OF Leeds, who lived in mis-
cradle manner in order to be able t
devote his wealth to foreign missions
left over e1,0000O0 to charities of a
kinds. He made his fortune out of
brewery, and lived in one filthy room