The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-25
The nomination Of Mas. Mcbride. of the

The nomination Of Maj. Mcbride, of the
Irish brigade. in the service Of the Beers,
to contest South Mayo. vice Michael Dav-
lit, resigned, has created no little out
cry. Another Nationalist, John ODonnel,
opposes Maj. Mcbride. Consequently Feb
ruary g. when the voting Is done. OfDon-
nell and the absentee candidate will fight
II out between them. The authorities pay
SO little attention to Irish disaffection that
no steps have been taken to prevent Mai.
Mcbride contesting the seat. The indul-
gence OF the government. of which this 4,
an instance, follows the feeling that Irish
advocacy of the Boer cause, and, in fact.
tne whole Irish movement, Is of no great
Importance. This, II is claimed, Is as the
government desires IT to be.
Condition of the, Navy.
The condition OF the navy and the alleged
inadequacy of the new estimates are Gre
ating no end Of discussion. The fact that
the government has ordered the reserve
squadron to assemble at Portsmouth March
l has relieved the fears of those who
thought continental interference was I'm
minent. but they hail with no pleasure the
accompanying announcement that the
squadron will be scattered again April 1,
after a months exercise. Nor IL public
confidence strengthened by such state
ments as are made editoriaiiy in the Naval
and Military Record, which AYERS that
there are eight or nine modern French bat
tleshins capable Of sinking the reserve feet,
and though France has now only six Of
such vessels with her northern squadron,
she could quickly get the two needed from
the Mediterranean without attracting sus-
picion. while the amalgamafion of her
northern squadron with that OF Russia's
Baltic fleet would altogether outciass Great
Britain's reserve. which this service paper
declares is Heterogeneous and by no means
modern conglomeration, lacking In all
the essentials Of trained battle feet. AS
remedy II is urged that new ships. not
included In the reserve. be Immediately
compissfoned, and that a powerful modern
feet be assembled in home waters to
await contingencies The army, or rather
fits generals, hsve 80 disappointed the bulk
OF the British people that II has become
q fad to criticise and underestimate every
thing British and the navy Is coming In
for It's share. Events have yet to show
that such criticism Is justified.
Earl Grey on Trusts.
Earl Grey. who is a peer. and who votes
with the conservative party, but who IL
connected with many labor organizations.
especially In labor copartnership or the
cooperation movement, Of which he is the
prime mover, recently addressing a CO.
operative meeting AT Glasgow referred
at length to the colossal amalgamation OF
capital in the United States and said the
same tendency was apparent on this side
OF the Atlantic. He declared the disad-
vantage resulting from the consolidation
OF Industries consisted in enabling those
controlling the market 10 force up prices
10 the limit the consumer would bear He
added:
"The cooperative plan. restricting the
rate OF interest on share capital TO per
cent and prohibiting the transfer of
shares In the open market alone supplied
tho method by which construction can be
affected without endangcring the inter-
ests Of the community
Fortffying of Nicaragua Canal.
The Spectator, which often voices the
governments views. claims II II TO Great
Britain's advantage TO have the United
States fortify the Nicaragua canal. say
ing the idea that Great Britain Is against
such action is delusion. Tho Spectator
adds:
''if America asks US TO give UP the clause
forbiddinx the fertilization. we ought to
and most certainly should at once agree to
do So"
The Spectator. however. points out that
other powers might not he willing. for
though Great Britain IN effect has 1cknowi-
edged the validity Of the Monroe doctrine,
the rest Of the world has not.