The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-26
IHEY LOOK 70 AMERICA
ACTION OF THE UNIFIED STATES IN
CHINA OF SUPREME INTER-
EST IN LONDON
ARE WATCHING THE FRENCH
Customary War Scare Turns Up, as
Usual-SpOrtinE Circles Stin
Cape at American Jock
eys' Success.

, Copyright, 1900, by the Associated Press
LONDON, Aug. 25-The policy of the
United States towards China is watched
here with more interest than is that of
any other country, for Englishmen be-
lieve, somehow or other, that in the
troubles ahead America will be the only
power with interests parallel to theirs.
The Spectator, discussing the fraiIty OF
the ties connecting the powers, says:
Continental statesmen look askance at
the new force America, whose limits they
do not clearly discern, and which, for
example, can send black troops to China
and they mutter words about the possible
Anglo-SaXOn understanding, and would If
they could gladly postpone all action so
as to have more time for reflection and
combination; only, you see, Pekin is in
flames, the Chinese SemIramis is on her
way to Segan, and Russian general pub
licly reports that the Amur now flows
through Russian territory Japan has
been helping Europe, but English OBJ
servers are uncertain what her statesmen
intend
That the French government is pre-
pairing for war there can no longer be
any doubt" This first sentence, in a long
article in the Pail Mall Gazette of We'd
nesday on The Imminence of War with
France is the subject of serious specu-
lation in most Of the periodicals. The
speaker considers a French invasion a
nightmare, but fears that the persistent
fomenting of national hatred is ominious
and may precipitate a conflict. The
spectator says 1t does not wish to en-
courage the scare, but it voices a caution
that strenuous watch should be maintain
ed over the naval defenses
According to present arrangements, the
queen will hold council at Osborne on
Aug. 81. Henry Labouchere asserts. at
which the dissolution of parliament will
be sanctioned with the customary for
malities. and the general election will be
held early in October.
English correspondents in Paris in ex-
planning why France, though bestowing
decorations on the representatives of all
the other principal countries at the ex-
position, omitted to so honor those Of
Great Britain say that the commissioner,
when requested to designate those worthy
of decoration, replied that the laws Of his
country did not allow him or his official
associates to accept decorations.
The introduction of the young king Of
Spain TO his subjects in the northeastern
sea coast provinces was attended bv q
degree of good feeling not seen before H.
Spain in generations. Even in the
provinces where socialistic and dynasti,.-
disconte Mt is always Eerging on irsurI ec-
ton, the PEOPLE showed patriotic pleasure
and desire TO forget the past disasters
and accept the new order of things.
1t would be supposed that the question
of the superiority of the American meth
cd of riding race horses had been suffi-
GENTLY demonstrated by this time 10 con
vince even the conservative British horse
man. The sporting papers, however, ar
still filed daily with letters on this sub
ject The bitter reluctance with which
the friends of British jockeys admit the
advantage Of the American system Is a
curious part of the controversy. This has
gone so far that writer I'm the Sports
man today calls for halt in the discus
sion and advocates the American system
which, he SAYS, certainly suits our
horses, owners and trainers" adding
''let us still be sportsmen, even If we are
heaten at our own game"
The Gote issued by the Vatican author-
tiles against the prayer Of Queen Mar
gherlta, written by her majesty, after the
assassination of King Humbert. set going
violent discussion in Italy The Rome
correspondent of the Times says: Its
prohibition has caused Indignant out