The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-25
WHAT LONDON TALKS ABOUT.
POSSIBILITY OFF DISSOLUTION OF
PARLIAMENT.

Little Interest Is Being Taken in Its
Fedora ton Brought to Public No
tice by Sir WiIfred Laurier-NOve-
ment Along That Line Growing
DaiIy-FeeIing With Regard to the
Colonial Prisoners.
Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press.)
London, March 24.-Three questions in
volvihg endless controversy and specula-
ton have been rife during the week. They
are the possibility of the dissolution of
Parliament in the summer, imperial fed
Grafton and the method of treatment of
the so-called rebel prisoners in South
Africa.
So far as Parliament is concerned, it
might as well dissolve at once, for all
the interest that is being taken in its pro-
ceedings, but as matter of fact the eX-
istence of the present House depends en-
tirely upon the progress of British arms
in South Africa.
Several of the cabinet ministers, includ-
ing Lord Lansdowne, the Secretary of
State for War, have small hope that the
war will be over before the fall of this
year. When the general election comes ii
can scarcely fail to return the present
administration TO power unless between
this time and that period some miracle
effects the cohesion of the disintegrated
Liberal party.
1t Is a curious traversity upon the truth
that imperial federation and the forna-
ton of some great council of the empire
have been more brought to public notice
by Sir Wilfred Laurier, the Canadian pre-
mier. in his speech at Ottawa, than even
by the presence in London of the fedora
ton delegates from Australia. Yet, those
who know the undercurrents thoroughly
are well aware the the Canadian pre-
mier's attitude and unwiingness to send
out Canadian troops caused the colonial
Office more anxiety than almost any re-
cent occurrence. However, the imperial
federation movement grows daily.
The Imperial Federation Committee has
secured from Lord Salisbury a promise
TO seriously consider its proposals for an
imperial council to watch over the inter-
ests of the empire as a whole. All sorts
of unex pected bitches have come up and
il is feared the federation may have to
be submitted ad referendum to the Aus
tralian people in consequence of the
changes which, after closer inspection by
the imperial authorities, appear necessary,
though the bill has already been passed
by Australia and the referendum would
delay action for almost a year.
II Is reported that the Duke OF York
meditates paying complimentary visits,
after the war, to all the great colonies.
The Colonial Prisoners.
Uhe question of the colonial prisoners.
from being the subject of cable messages
exchanged between Lord Salisbury and
President Kruger, has sprung into gener-
al discussion.
The predomlnating feeling. seems to ia
vor the policy of leniency now being car
ried out under Lord Roberts direction in
spite of the fact that both through cable
dispatches from South Africa and letters
from English readers in the newspapers
there has been a bitter cutlery against al
lowing the insurgents to go free.
Queen Victoria contemplates publishing
another series OF her diaries, the profits
to go to the mansion house war fund,
which her majesty's action will doubtless
swell to a large extent.
The Queen is quoted as saying at Wind
sor this week that she regretted her age
prevented her from doing much that She
would like to do, and that II she was only
twenty years younger she would visit Aus
tralia.
The Hon. Ella Scarlet, NJ D., daughter
OF an American, Lady Ablnger formerly