The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-14
LONDON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
DIR. Morrison Gives Further Proof of
Chinese DupIicity.

chinese DupItctty.
LONDON. Oct. 12.-Today's sNew York
dispatches tell Englishmen that American
opinion is pleased that American troops
have no part in military enterprises in
China. under the German lead, and express
establishment that England tolerates this
subordination to foreign flag.
1t is certainly noteworthy that no trace
is to be found in the press here Of British
annoyance at the suppression Of British
predominance by GERMANY. The China
League and the China Forwards, who are
always seeking to push Lord Salisbury for
ward. remain silent. Even Russia's assim-
ilative policy in Manchuria leaves them
unmoved. This is largely due to the pre-
dominance of the general election and its
South African issues in public mind at the
moment.
Perhaps the friends of China may be
stirred to utterance and agitation by to-
days remarkable detailed disclosures
from DR.. Morrison, the Pekin correspon-
dent of the Times" of the premeditat-
ed treachery of the Dowager Empress
and the Chinese Government throughout
all the recent happenings; their derisive
contempt Of the powers, and thsir calcu-
lated policy to rid China Of European
influences. After this lesson, how can
the powers seriously talk Of negotiating
With such persons? That is the ineyita-
BILE question these disclosures will pro-
woke. and behind it there stands the fur
Their question: III no negotiation, what
them" There seems but two alterna-
tiyes; either that recreation of the Chi
nese Government which Lord Salisbury
has expressly put on one side as too gi
gantic n task even were the. powers of
one mind, as they VIGOROUSLY are not,
or else a renewal of international land
grabbing, each power Selling what 1t Is
prepared to hold against all Chinese
Corners. China is a greater perplexity
than ever.
AS to the British elections there Is only
this to be said: Last weeks forecast has
been realized. There is no overwhelming
khaki flood drowning Liberalism. The
Ministry stands pretty much as it stood
at the close of the last Parliament. Its
net gain to date is three seats. increasing
the majority of 1913 to 1874 on division.
In other words, the Ministry which start
ed in the last Parliament with $50 ma
jority will start in the new Parliament
with a somewhat similar advantage. I'm
der inevitable reaction the $50 became LIS
during the last Parliament, what decline
the present majority will show in the
new Parliament it will largely rest with
Liberalism to say. A writer of parallels
today, alluding to khaki, remarks, They
say 1t shrinks," to which Lord Sails
bury replies: "It will last couple OF
years anyway" That expresses pretty
widespread notion.
From Marseilles today comes the report
of an interview with DR.. Yersin, famous
as the discoverer of the anti-plague serum,
who arrived there yesterday from Tong
King. He described the large laboratory
which he has organized in that country.
where thirty horses serve for the culture
of a new and improved serum, which can
be used indifferently for persons or ami
mails. He is highly satisfied with the re-
suits everywhere obtained where the Sc
rum has been administered under normal
conditions. The terrible epidemic that
ragged among the herds of IndoC China has
been almost entirely stamped out. thanks
to the efforts of this laboratory. Horses
employed there do not suffer at all from
the treatment, and when other horses come
to take their places can be easily utilized
for field work. Dr. Yersin is somewhat
surprised at the news of the appearance
of the plague at Glasgow, and regards it
as an isolated case. He says that the
scourge necessarily is losing force, because
ii is now so easy to stop it.