The sun., 1900-10-22
WILL soon, BIZ SETTLED
Prospect Of Successful Termination
Of Chinese Negotiations.
A GREAT BRITISH PROJECT.
Ship Canal May Re Constructed With
American Capital From sOutIl-
ampton 10 Loud0n-other
News OF Interest.

London, Oct. 21.-Thc agreement be-
tween Great Britain and Germany 10
maintain the territorial integrity of Chi
na. While it savors of independent action
and would doubtless he adhered to de-
spite the protest Of any other power, is
ut looked upon here us forming an OBJ
stacle to the progress of negotiations
upon the basis laid down in the last
French note or indeed upon any PROPOSE
tions which will not infringe upon the
essential principles of the Anglo German
compact.
Lord Salisbury's reservations or emen-
dations, as he prefers TO have them call
ed when answering the recent notes. es-
pecially that of France, all bid fair either
to be accepted in toto or to result in such
notifications that Great Britain will be
assured that territorial integrity will be
conserved and will be able to join whole
heartedly in the negotiations which may
already be said to have started in peking.
In short, apart from the qualification
over the agreement with Germany, a
much more hopeful spirit was evinced mt
LIZ iti tiSA pillNt lL ttlt NllNt VI lllt Mtth
than was shown a week ago over the
prospect of successful termination of
the negotiations and the belief that they
will not be dragged ont over such an in
terminable period as to render ineffective
the eventual decision.
There is no effort to conceal the fact
that the new compact is practically Il
repetition of Secretary of State Hays
Jnnt.'1 "a bl
it is pointed out that general assent to a
principle differs greatly from the publicly
expressed determination of two great
powers to uphold it at all costs.
That Lord Salisbury should have Sc
lected Germany or vice versa to be n
party to this pronouncement is taken to
be highly significant Of the close relations
between the two powers in question and
may almost be said to constitute an al
lianee which, for purposes of the immc-
diate future, bids fair to bring Germany
into even closer touch with Great Britain
than she is with the other members of the
triple alliance, though it can safely be as
serted that Austria and Italy will readily
accept an invitation to concur in the prin-
ciples enunciated by the Salisbury Hatz-
feldt agreement.
S"htCo 5tHhtF stb thCCtpts
That the United States will follow suit
is taken here as a foregone conclusion,
while the British foreign Office expects
Japan nnd hopes France will do the
aame Russia OF course is difficult fac
tor in the situation, but it is not believed
she will stand out against the world, es-
pecially in the face of such a patiently
aggressive alliance as WAS announced.
The latest and most important project
on foot in England is the construction -
Il canal from Southampton to London.
The surnise as to the farreaching conse-
quences such step would entail is
scarcely less interesting than the fact
that if it is accomplished it is likely to be
through the instrumentality of American
capital. Coming on top of London's
adoption Of the American transit systems
and the utilization of American money
and brains this lnteSt project may we'll
be said to cap the climax. No word of
the new scheme has yet been mentioned
in the papers, ana few people know Of
its existence. Nevertheless the route
from Southampton to London has been
carefully surveyed by competent engi-
neerS, who declare the canal is not only
feasible, but that ii could be built at i
The whole matter has inst been put III
the hands of the same firm of contractors
which is handling AIr Charles 4. Yerkes'
new London railroad, though the Chicago
millionaire himself Is not known to be
taking an active part in it at present.
Indeed the legal and other difficulties
which it is necessary to overcome befo =,
the construction of the canal is assured
are so great that some time must clapse
before the financial part of the matter
comes up prominently.
Opposition Will BE Fierce.
The opposition encountered by the pro-
moters of the Manchester and Liverpool
ship canal in parliament and elsewhere
would probably be as nothing to the ical- |
Dus efforts of other cities in the same do |
rection in this case, for since the Ameri-
can line of steamers made Southampton |
its port of call the city has so improved |
itself and has so affected the trade of
)ther ports that it is already regarded |
with jealous eye. What commercial
'erolutions will ensue from a ship canal
enabling transatlantic and other liners to
and their passengers in the heart of
London many hours earlier than by any
,ther route can easily be judged by the
growing popularity of the smaller steam-
ship lines now sailing direct to and from
london by the slow and difficult way of
he Thames.
The fact that American capital is now
argely employed in an electrical under
round scheme in London has at last
simulated the British owners of District
ailway stock to buy up those securities
Ii the belief that an electrical installation
must speedily replace the present steam
md smoke which make travelling on the
Id underground railroad such noxious
experience for all foreigners. Mr.. Muir
ny Griffith, who is probably the largest
wner of District stock. had a conferences
With Mr., Yerkes representative in Lon
on on Friday, but they have both denied
hat there is any expectation of a neces-
ity that Mr.. Yerkes interest himself in
his new enterprise. Mr.. Griffith, whose
uying sent up the stock ten points. said
hat he believed an electric installation
ould be satisfactorily accomplished if
he directors could only be brought to re-
lie the necessity of keeping up with the
ines.
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