New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-17
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF

countless correspondents and amateur diplomats
write and talk learnedly upon the peris presented
! by the Far Eastern crisis.
| In view OF the general pubc's concern and the
! dispatches from China, it is rather remarkable to
! learn that the Boxers appear 10 have but little
! affected the great volume of business between
| China and England The largest houses in London
trading with the Far East-corporations. insurance
companies, banks and merchants-are fairly unani-
| in saying their operations not interfered
with. The manager of leading bank. with
branches at Tien-Tsin and other places In China.
said:
We get kilograms daily from representatives.
They seldom even mention the rising.
However. this section of the business world and
those whose capital they represent naturally
awaiting the outcome of the crisis with anxiety.
They are apparently more disturbed over the posi-
bility of the Powers falling out among themselves
after the Boxers receive their quietus than over
the amount of damage the Boxers will wreak prior
to that event.
Secretary Hays attitude is watched in England
with the greatest interest. but 1t is pretty gen
orally recognized that the United States has no in
tention OF pulling any chestnuts out of the fire.
There is such plethora of crises the world over
In which British interests virtually concerned
that the average reader OF English newspapers
finds 1t hard to keep track of them or place them
in their positions of relative Importance. China
appeals only vaguely to the masses. which still
matntatD acute interest in the doings of Lord Rob
erts and his men, Nor the doings of the Brit
ish force In Ashantee, repulsed by an overwhelm
ing horde of natives. forgotten. The Liverpool
merchants. who practically monopoze the trade
with the West Coast Of Africa. are loud in their
protestations against the Governments hardness
in sending renforcements while the Con-
sentative weeklies admit the usual mistake has
been made of Understanding the strength of the
ony Of Gambia adds no little to the strain which
the resources of the military organization, whose
noTmal complement has its hands full at the other
But perhaps important than any of these
Is the political crisis at the Cape 1t is dawning on
Great Britain that unless this Is tactfully and sat
mar set he straight the b OF
down or possible ant-Britsh agitation in cape
Colony, similar to that which has existed for
element. is recognized as being far more serious
prominent Free Slater ter with British sympathies
but with many relatives on the Boer and Bond
Press that he believes the Pond party would break
0bf INTO armed revolt oday Mere hes as o M
war He has only just come to England from the
spected and trusted by them. The gravity of the
caHsed T m G4 so f the Of m @
meas2p OF SaPe GSo can Rgr dno De ban M
any censored statement from Cape Town. The
English papers devote many editorials to the qnes-
have Sir John Gordon spTigg in sole power f and
from the fact that 1t is doubtful il he can maintain
his majority, the opinion prevails at the colonial
ing from the Cape regardless of political faith,
that sPrgg is utterly united in point Of ABILITY to
the other English papers which are inspired,
Mr. schreineT to Continue in Office or even to help
out in the dilemma drawing scething parallels a.td
the issue of the was assured. Those who know
could p Teassert his former influence over Mr.,
Schreiner all would be we'll But Mr. Rhodes is IN
himself being bitterly yndStiye as Tosc or
faith with the Bond party.
PAN-AFRICAN CONFERENCE.-THE will wit
ness the Pan-African Conference in London, with
object Of securing increased recognition OF the
rights Of Great Britains colored subjects. The idea
originated with H. S. Williams. a native Of Trini-
dad whose appeal met With an ENTHUSIASTS re-
A6ys9aq and i is 7ad the the xg ne d g dsSS w
demands will include thorough system OF educa-
WITH espec D to South Africa and the
West Indies
NO COLOR LINE IN CRICKET.-The arrival
in England OF the West Indian cricket team COM
posed of white and coored men, is greeted as an
other sign OF imperial unity The games this week
beaten. They have no chance against the first class
teams.
DOMESTIC POLITICs.-The resumption OF Par
lament after the Whitsuntide recess was not
marked by any noticeable feature.
In preparation for the general election the Lib
erals have put in circulation a pamphlet entitled
Five Years of Tory Government in which the
failure of the Conservatives to fulfil their promises
in the introduction of domestic measures regard
ing education, old age pensions. temperance and
overcrowdng. is scathngiy put forward Augustine
Birrell, member for the West Division of Fife. In
writing the preface remarks that the claims OF
forty millions of people here at home to be we'll
governed fairly taxed. properly housed and wisely
educated paramount claims. nor will Lord
Salisbury's Swiss policy of putting a rifle range
order that it's occupant may learn how to defend
his hired and insanitary homestead from the COM
bined fury of Europe long survive the political oc-
cason that begat it"
QUEENSLAND BALKs.-More trouble is loom
ing up for Joseph Chamberlain Queensland
made by the Australian delegates in London.
There now seems possibility that the bill will be
withdrawn by the Imperial Government and re-
ferred back to Australia.
MRS. GLADSTONE.-On all sides the death OF
Mrs. Gladstone has called forth genuine express
sions of sympathy and admiration, such would
scarcely have been written about any other woman
in the kingdom. The trend OF them all is that she
was the ideal wife Her coffin is exactly similar
to Mr. Gladstones. Both the private services at
HaWarden and the public ceremony at West
minister will be simple possible. IN accord
ance with her ideas and those of the great
commoner Though their grandson into
possession of Hawarden. 1t will remain kind OF
family house. Herbert Gladstone and his sisters
being as free to and go they during
the lifetime of their parents. The young master of
Hawarden who is not yet Of age Is a pleasant
then goes 10 ONford
DOCK sTRIKE-The London dock strike. in
volving ten thousand men. will probably be ami
cably settled by the London Chamber of Com
merce, whose offer 70 arbItrate has been accepted
by the strikers. They demand full recognition of
is not vet old enough to have its effect SERIOUSLY
felt and public interest Is SO engaged in affairs