The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-21


the Fight Might Be Pushed to "a
Successful Conclusion - India's
Pressing Need of Silver Admitted.
Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 20.-To thoroughly and
conservatively appreciate the political
conditions as they exist in England to-
day. to understand the reflections that
military success or reverse in South
Africa create on the British mind, and
to realize the task confronting the gov
ernment at the Forthcoming session of
parliament, it Is first necessary to real
ize the stupendous change that in the
last few weeks has taken place in the
national character. To put it briefly,
since the British army in the field has
found the Boer army was it's match, or
more. the British nation has become one
huge stock exchange, not in the material
sense, but in sentiment. The nation
as a whole governs its opinions by the
happenings of the hour, vacillating ac-
cording to the news ticker in Its tradl-
tions of centuries, as easily as the most
nervous markets that ever operated in
times of uncertainty. Nothing so ade-
uuately lends itself to a ready and force
full smile of the prevailing temper OF
r the British nation as the popular con-
ception of the stock market.
AS on the floor there is in the coun>
try a small percentage with such huge
interests at stake that they are>never
budged by rumors that make or break
the smaller fry But these compose the
very inmost ring, and their excluslveness
NAV be Judged from the fact that one
never knows, when opening from day
10 dav. such solid and conservative jour-
nails as the Times, the Morning Post or
the Standard, whether they will uphold
or bitterly abuse the government. In
like manner does the majority of the
nublic opinion sway as famed by news
from the front. Thus it is well nigh
Impossible to determine the real feeling
ctowards the administration and the war
and it is still harder to forecast the re-
suit of the debates In parliament.
Yet, in spite of this tremendous vach-
lation, the information which represents
; the views the press has gathereo
from all sorts of sources tends towards
the impression that Lord Salisbury VIII
continue not only IN power, but In the
matter of votes, with but signify Ql-
minished control. which is tantamount
10 saving that the war against the
Beers will be pursued to the bitter eno,
reqardless of foreign interference and
whimperings at home.
GEN. CARRINGTON's MISSION.
rbe selection by the war office of Maj.
Cen. Sir Frederick Darlington for service
+1,a that
the government has recognized this offl-
GERS claims at very late oay' coAslo-
> ering the fact that his name is con-
nected with South Africa, where he spent
most of his military career as leader
nf expeditions While Sir Frederick Car
rington's billet is at present mystery 10
r. the English press, the correspondent or
the Associated Press is able to say sthal
II was not, after all, at the initiative OF
the war office that he was calleo, ana,
further, that he will be entrusted with
what will be practically an noepehuen.
command of large proportions, ana VIII
attemnt to achieve by means of one OF
the most Heterogeneous forces ever gath
cred on the face Of the earth, the gallant
objective hitherto held by the command
ers in the field to be an imposslplilty'
Unless Ladysmith is quickly relieved
+be International situation promises to
q
atoms The seizure of another German
vessel. following so closely Count Won Bue-
lows business-like speech. in the relcns-
tag yesterday, will probably produce at
least a keen International press war ana
run1ors damaging to steamer Vaiues, Il
nothing more, through the discrepancy
between Count Won Buelows speech IN
Germany and the representations OF the
German ambassador in London, the lattee
beire extremely conciliatory, a reassur-
ing circumstance.
In a report of the Spanish-American
naval campaign, just issued, H. w. Will
son. a well-known naval authority
writes:
"As an Englishman who will be hardly
accused of any political bias on American
offairs / cannot refrain from expressing
surprise at the unjust and cruel attacks
which have been made by the American
nross upon Admiral Sampson, or from ex-
pressing admiration for the dignity, sell
restraint, nobility of heart with which
he has borne himself under them
Continuing he says:
',ro Englishmen his ceaseless vigilance
wise disposition, correct and accurate
Judgment and his high judgment seem
Ia have deserved competition, and this is
the opinion of Americans worthy Of the
name"
In the course of the book Mr.. Wilson
speaks in the highest terms of the Ameri-
can navy, reiterating many criticisms
which appeared in his articles in Ameri-
can magazines
SORROW FOR STEVENS
The news of the death of G. w. Stevens
The special correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Mail, from enteric fever, Mon
day. at Ladysmith, has been received
with genuine sorrow in London, where he
had many friends in and out of his pro.
fession Mr.. Stevens had a distinguished
career at Oxford. His first newspaper
success was a series of letters, which
he wrote from America, headed 1.-THE
Land of the Dollar" His last work be-
fore going to the Transvaal was "The
Tragedy of Dreyfus," and his long stay
in hot, unsanitary Rennes is thought tt
have undermined his constitution to ar
extent that made him easy prey for the
fever. Mr.. Stevens made a romantic
marriage a few years ago, with a Mrs
Rogerson, well-known in London society
She was sixty years of age, and Mr.
Stevens was twenty-six but the marriage
was very happy. They We're devoted to
each other Mr. Stevens used to write to
her daily, wherever he was.
SILVER FOR INDIA.
The idea that the Indian government
will shortly have to buy silver has