The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-12-15
EVEN FOR AMERICA
VIII England Make More
Concessions.
FOREIGN OFFICE WILL.
Not Take a Final Stand In
til the Senate Acts.--
Nothing Serious
Expected.
FOREIGN OFFICE WILL,

creates only mild interest in England.
The cable dispatches dealing with the
probable action of the United States
senate and its deliberations are read
by the general public with compare
lively little interest and less under
standing. The report that the Brit
ish government has in any way indi-
Gated its willingness to accept the
amended treaty is utterly false. In
fact the indications, such as they are,
point to Great Britain refusing to
consider any amendment to what the
foreign office already believes to be
q generous concession. To quote a
high authority:
We would not have abrogated the
Clayton-Bulwer treaty for any other
hation in the world. Unless tall he
traditions Of British foreign policy
are abandoned, fail to see how we
can afford to give away any more
advantages, even to America.
No official representation or in
quiries have yet been made to the
foreign Office, where it is pointed
out that it is impossible to form any
final Judgment until the senate acts.
That war, or even q serious misun-
derstanding, could ever result from
such a cause, receives no official or
public credence.
Though the trouble between Hol-
land and Portugal can scarcely result
in war, it is far more serious and in
teresting than generally regarded
here. Great Britain is concerned in
the affair more deeply than appears
on the surface, for the Associated
Press learns that it is due to British
protest to Portugal that the exequa
teur Of Herr Pott, the Dutch consul
at Lourenzo Marquee, was withdrawn
and the visit Of the powerful British
feet to Portuguese waters is some
thing more than coincidence. The
Lisbon press frankly declares it
was intended as warning to other
nations to keep their hands off Portu-
gal.
The British officials do not hesitate
to admit their governments readiness
to back up the action which Portugal
took at its request. Hence Holland
can do little more than gracefully
make the best Of bad job, unless she
receives the support Of some Of the
great powers, which is very remote
contingency.
The temporary withdrawal Of The
Netherlands minister at Lisbon and
the Portuguese miniser at The Hague,
though officially belittled, is the cause
Of serious friction, the details Of
which were known to the British Sec
rotary of state for foreign affairs some
weeks ago.
The unusual action Of sending the
whole British channel squadron to
Lisbon is regarded by those who have
inside information as being one Of the
boldest and most successful strokes
Of aggressive diplomacy in recent his
tory.
The French press regards the
whole affair as a fresh menace to
France and the Spanish papers isnter-
pref it similarly as regards their own
country.
The Chinese problem is SO wrapped
up in contradictory dispatches, and
so complicated by the multitude Of
notes and amendments thereto that
the keenest diplomats frankly confess
they scarcely know how the situation
stands. From one of those partiou-
larly interested in the American plans
for China, it is learned that the nego-
tiations going on at all the capitals
may be we'll summed up as an effort
to got the Chinese court to return to
Picking. At last the powers seem to
realize that all the troublesome notes
they could have formulated are not
worth the paper they are written on,
until the powers are in touch with
| the Chinese court. Providing this is
obtained, which it is now hoped will
be the case, the question of indemnity
will come up. The method of its
acton has not yet been decided, though
all agree that it cannot be secured
territorially.
Judging from the negotiations be-
tween Mr.. Choate the United States
ambassador, and the Marquis of Lans-
downe, Secretary Hays suggestion
that the powers confer sat Brussels
Or some other place." is not likely
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