The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-03-06
A STRICT CENSORSHIP
AGAIN EXERCISED OVER CA5LEGRAMS'
FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
NO PROSPECT OF FURTHER NEWS
From the Seat Of War Until Something
Definite is pone-Lord Roberts Per-
fectly Silent as to His Movements.
Butler Surprised at the Completeness
OF His Victory Expert wilkinson's.
Niews-presidents Kruger and Steyn
to Meet for a Consultation.

copyrighted by Associated Press.)
London, March 3.-With the triumph
Of the British arms the bogey in con-
tinental interference has passed into
seclusion, and now a new and more Gu
rious and, TO Americans, more inter-
esting phase comes over the fascinat-
ing web of International relations as
portrayed through the press. This
consists OF suppositions regarding the
attitude of the American congress to-
ward Great Britain, the possibility of
its recommending Intervention, voting
sympathy with the Beers, refusing to
ratify the Nicaragua treaty and lastly,
but chiefly, refusing to consider the
Canadian contentious in spirit Of
friendliness.
The great public interest in all this
is mainly the result of many special
cable dispatches from English corre-
spondents, stating that the admins
tration is being severely attacked for
alleged friendlineSS towards Great
Britain and in view of the coming cleo
| ton, might be forced to make some
| sort of an anti-British demonstration
in order to offset accusations as that
of forming an alliance.
| To cap this climax comes a strenuous
| appeal in The Times today that Lord
| Pauncefote, the British ambassador
| at Washington should be retained, at
any rate until the election is over.
1t is the foreign office, and the colo
| nial office which may be said to be
! chiefly concerned in the relations with
the United States. The former meets
all the situations broadly as it would
in dealing with any continental power.
! The later looks at all this matter
| through the eye of Canada. Hence
between the two departments there
are differences Of opinion and some
| times friction
Regarding Lord Salisbury's point of
view, the Associated Press is able to
| say that for some time past he has
| been taking little interest in American
| politics and that he is averse to any
| form Of Anglo-American alliance, be-
| lieving that the constitution of the
| United States is unsuited to such a
| bond. He feels under no obligations
! to foster pro-EngliSh sentiment in the
| United States In fact, for the most
| part, he ressa:ins in profound ignorance
as to the trend of American public
| opinion.
| In the c1se of Lord Pauncefote, the
| tangible instance which has brought
! up so prominently the question of the
relations with the United States, Lord
! Salisbury has taken no steps and, at
| present, does not contemplate doing
anything to prevent Lord Pauncefote
J from retiring April l. in accordance
| with the age-limit of the diplomatic
| service.
At present there pervades the colo-
! nial office an overwhelming dread Of
! American complications, of the Indian
/ raids into Canada and what not while
| there are hopes of getting the Alaskan
and other disputes settled. The low
! ebb of this feeling is not shared in the
! slightest by the foreign office.
! Another curious view which seems
! to be taken by the colonial office and
! the writer's of the press in close touch
| with that department is that since
! Canada has split blood for the cause Of
! Great Britain, Canada's various con-
| tentions with the United States must
be considered as transcendental. The
considerations which influenced Lord
! Salisbury in dealing with Canadian
| American matters must now be Sacri-
| feed. II is needless to say that such
an idea has not been suggested to nor
| considered by the American ambassa-
| dor
Regarding the Nicaraguan canal,
| no diplomatic communications have
| passed between Washington and Lon
| don and the matter stands just as it
was when Great Britain consented to
| wer treaty. The British government
has not considered any measures to
be taken should congress reject or
modify the Hay-Pauncefote conven-
| ton, such as conditions governing
| Great Britain's official attitude to-
wards the United States as they exist
| today.