New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20
Boards IN POLITICS.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS MUSTACHE AND
LORD sALIsBURY'S BEARD AS INDI-
eating THEIR VIEWS UPON
MATTERS OF STATE


remarkable speech at the Primrose League |
celebration while the other has been the an
aouncement that the Kaiser has abandoned the |
serce upward twist Of his mustache. At first |
ught IL might appear that there is connec- |
fon between these two items of intelligence. !
But there is a good deal-far more, indeed. than
oeople might believe. For TO begin with, the
German Euperor's change In the mode of wear
ng his musrache has been construed both at
nome and abroad TO mean that he has not
merely abandoned his eagerness for military
.surels but is imhued with more pacific inten-
lions than at any previous moment since the
beginning Of his reign, and this has served to
alleviate the alarm and apprehension created on
al sides by the oninous utterances Of the British
Premier
Seldom has a public address Of any statesman
been subjected 10 such amount Of misin-
terpretation as that delivered by Lord Salisbury
at the grand annual assembly of the Primrose
resg-,a Anxious 70 avoid as far possible the
,,,g-aciors task Of attacking the official acts Of
q political foe who died not long ago full OF
,-aa-s and Of honors. namely. William Ewart
-,ass+one he was so ambiguous and indefinite
IN his remarks that his references to the Grand
old Mans policy with regard 70 the Beers
twenty years ago were assumed 70 relate TO Ire
land most unfortunate confusion in view Of
the Queens recent stay in the Emerald Isle
-xhi warnings on the subject or foreign
foes have actually been looked upon directed
against the United States. the one country Of
all others with which Lord Salisbury is DESTROYS
Of working in unison
4 MISTAKE wILFULLT PROPAGArEn
This uaisconception of the Premier's ominous
declsra lions as 70 the necessity OF England's
being fully prepared 10 encounter foreign foes
Of far greater importance than the Beers has
been wilfuIly and industriously propasatsd far
and wide by those London newspapers, such as,
for instance The Saturday Review" and others,
which have al along been conspicuous alike for
their luminosity 10 the present English Cabinet
and 10 the United States. Certain organs Of the
English press VIGOROUSLY hostile 70 LORD Sails
bury have for the last three years or more been
endeavoring. by means Of vicious attacks upon
This country and upon its rulers 10 undo all
the work that the present British Adrninstra-
ton and its able representative at Washing
ton have accomplished toward bringing about
a friendly understanding and g certain COM
nnunfty OF action in foreign matters between the
greatest two English speaking nations OF the
world That this species Of tndefnable and IN
written union between Great Britain and the
United States should form the object Of hostile
intr1gues on the part Of statesmen and diplomats
OF foreign Powers II is easy 70 understand since
any CON ination of this kind must be for them
subject Of alarm But II is singulariy unfortu-
nate that English politicians and newspapers
should allow themselves 10 be induced by mere
party hatred Of Lord Salisbury and OF his ad-
rninistration 10 abet and aid the work OF Eng
lands foes by endeavoring TO stir up enrnity and
bad feeling between the United States and Great
Britain The most efTfcacious means by which
this can be accomplished is by intinating that
the warnings Of Lord Salisbury last week were
directed against a Power which since the war
with Spain has been consistently loyal and sin
cere IN its attitude toward Great Britain
THE DANGER IN FRANCE
Those whom Lord Salisbury had IN view when
he urged his countyuen 10 grid their loins and
70 be prepared for perils Of the gravest char
acter were neither President Mckinley and his
Administration nor yet Colonel Bryan and Web
gter Davis, as some silly English papers would
have US believe but the French Nationalist
Indeed the danger Of war between England and
France is probably greater at this moment than
II was even at the time Of the Fashoda contro-
versy. There is but obstacle which stands
n the way. and that is the present French Cabi-
let. which may be overthrown any moment,
and the downfall Of which Is universally regard
Cd as imminent Il Is the most far sighted
sober minded and sensible administration that
France has enjoyed in many long year. and
being fully alive 70 the economic disasters re-
sulrtng from struggle between France and
England which would have the effect Of weak
ening the former in a manner most satisfactory
10 Germany. has acted throughout the present
war in South Africa in the most perfectly cor
rect and unexceptionable manner toward Eng
land. resisting popular pressure, which has been
IL favor either Of helping the Beers or OF
taking advantage Of England's troubles
But the Waldeck- Rousseau Ministry Is in
danger Of overthrow al any moment The recent
municipal elections especially at Paris, herald
the early advent 70 office Of the Nattonalfsts,
and the latter are virtually committed 70 g.
policy Of such active animosity toward England
that Il can only lead 10 Under ordinary
circumstances the Rothschilds and their fellow
princes Of finance, who virtually control the
money markets Of Europe. might De relied upon
70 veto any such struggle; but the Nationalist
party IN France is so identified with anti
Semrism that il is more than likely that they
would promote rather than obstruct the conflict
with the OBJECT Of crushing those who have been
for so long crying aloud for their blood and for
their property. The consensus OF their opinion ia
that victory would finally rest with England.
which finds itself today iulmeasurably stronger
than at the outset Of the Boer wer, the latter
having served 10 show 10 Britannia the weak
points n her cuirass il ample time 20 remedy
them before ennbarking upon her hght with her
former friend and ally across the Channel
Those who have been blind either untnreu1tor,-
ally or purposely 70 this, the true meaning Of
Lord Salsbury's warning and who have con-
srrued his remarks 10 apply the Irish instead
Of 70 the Beers, and 10 the Americans instead Of
70 the French Nationalist, have in some cases
enceGv0red 10 excuse and explain his Primrose
League speech on The ground Of eccentricity.
lack Of knowledge as 70 what Is going ON about
him, 70 his habit Of delivering his utterances at