New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-12-19

vrRKEs SYNDICATE MAY BE OFFERED
MORE CONCESSIONS ENGLAND WILL
WANT FULL EQUIVALENT FOR
ANY RIGHTS GIVEN UP.
rcopyrirht: 1900: BY The New-yOrk Trbun.l
TBY CABLE THE TRIBuNEl
Tondon, Dec. 10. 9 a. m-Lord Salisbury rem
ssred an indirect tribute 10 Earl Rosebery yes
,srsay by bringing Up the housing question at
,ns Conservative conference at the Whitehall
-,ors. He grew eloquent In advocating the re-
,,,,ssng OF the masses as the most urgent OF all
,,s issues OF social reform. and he took the
--s,artion Of referring TO old time speech OF
h,s On the subject, probably as proof that he
vss not a recent convert to the cause revived
BY Rosebery.
PRACTICAL reformers not in politics make no
.,,cealnent OF the fact that philanthropy and
.,,nicipai socialism have failed 20 relieve the
,ongested centres OF Bondon's population, and
that the underground electric transit offers the
.r,v nractical solution Of the housing problem
-, aeering the millions in the suburbs In touch
NTH their work The London County Council
has not attempted TO grapple with the transit
rroblem. hut has left private companies free 20
hr-row deep IN the clay strata underlying the
,,s4-opolis The Paris Municipal Council, In
,onstructing a similar system as a public work,
bss cheapened the process by borrowing the
-nopey required al low rates. The London
County Council might have accomplished the
-, result and the facilities for economic
snsncng were more important here than IN
paris for deep level tunnels are more expensive
.N,, tunnels close 70 the surface. and viaducts
.rs men cuttings are impracticabie in London.
there ere signs that the money required for car
wing out the numerous underground transit
schemes IS raised with difficulty. and that some OF
.ha hest London undertakings VIII be kept back
=, This account. The Metropolitan and District
railways are finding It difficult 70 obtain on suit
shle terms the capital needed for the substitut-
ing of electric power for steam on the old un-
derground system, and the report OF the London
and Globe Finance Corporation. which has been
financing the Baker Street and Waterloo Rail-
way. shows that the unfinished line needs large
reserves OF capital. Rumors current that
the Yerkes syndicate has been approached with
--onossls for the purchase Of the Waterloo and
Tsher Street concession and the completion OF
the line in connection with the Charing Cross
and Hampstead enterprise, but these reports
are premature There are a good many electric
undertakings which the syndicate OF Chicago
cspitalssts can nave, but not on their own terms
The underground electrics may become good in
vestments II the Central London In its nrst
annual exhibit shows a fun margin OF proht
and n CepreCiaIlOn
rolling stock in consequence Of the immense
traffic but investors are not sure Of their
ground The cost Of all these enterprises would
have been greatly reduced IL there had been
couprehsnsive transit scheme, and IL the Lon
don County Council had undertaken the work
with the credit Of the metropolitan government
behind Il.
II has been wisely decided not 10 hold the
THANKSGIVING service at St. PauPs Cathedral on
the return Of Lord Roberts from South Africa
unless both De Wet and Delarey should happen
10 be crushed in the mean while. Such SER
vice would, Of course be distinctly out Of place.
Rv this new arrangement there WILL unfortu-
nately be no opportunity for the magnihcent
tribute which London is so anxious 10 pay the
Field Marshal but when the war is actually at
an end there win be a far better occasion for a
great popular demonstration in his honor
The British regular army has not enough
troops 10 replace those temporarily lent TO il by
the auxiliary forces and the colonies, and the
Queen has been obliged 10 ask the militia, yeo-
manry volunteers and the Colonial troops to
continue their efforts in South Africa. The War
Office is being requested 10 let the public know
something about the distribution Of the 100000
soldiers now engaged there. At present the
country is absolutely in the dark as regards this
matter
The campaign on behalf Of Englands trade is
being actively continued by The Express" and
The Mail"
The St James's Gazette" does not conceal It's
amusement over the idea that IL is the duty OF
the English press TO get angry and excited over
the process OF wreczing the Hay-Pauncefote
Treaty. il assumes that the Foreign Office Will
ieslously guard British rights under the Clay
ton-Bulwer Treaty, whatever may be their value,
and obtain full equivalent for them In any
fresh diplom attic bargain. The view taken by
the English press generally is that there must
be more gratuitous renunciations, but fun
equivalents in Alaska or some other quarter for
the rights given up.
DR.. Joseph Parkers second stroke as re-
lgtOus journalist day by day is remonstrance
against patronage Of the racecourse by the heir
70 the throne, by Prime Ministers and by men
Of influence
Lord Strathcona as Lord Rector Of Aberdeen
University, has brought up the subject OF a
representative parliament for the Empire, with
series OF local parliaments for England, Scot
land ireland and Wales. O'Brien and Redmond
will be ready 10 become Imperialists on these
terms Lord StrathcOna has made generous
offer f0r increasing the endowment of the uni
Fersity. J. N r.
Mr. CLEVELAND AGAIN TALKS.