The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-22

no disposition in the United States TO in
terfere with England I'm her war with the
Beers. We remember the civil war too
keenly. We did not want any outside IN
reference then; hence We can understand
Engiands attitude now. Moreover. we have
trouble enough on our hands in Cuba,
Porto Rico. the Philippines and Hawaii
without meddling with England's affairs"
The Croton CNew York; trouble calls
forth many expressions Of opinion. The
Speaker deals with it lengthily, as per-
haps the first outbreak of the long-pre-
dicted war between labor and capital the
world over. and says il believes the United
States will be compelled to adopt more Sc
we're restrictions on immigration and
strengthen its available forces for the "im-
mediate suppression of instructions" add
ing: America, TO remain as she is. must
cease to be the refuge Of destitute man.
kind ss*
The same paper. dealing with the pro-
posed amendment TO the Constitution pro-
viding for the election of senators by pop
ular vote, says the Senate now swarms
with millionaires who are believed to pur-
chase their election by large gifts TO cam
paign funds and who make ii nearly i'm
possible for the President to have a foreign
policy" adding: 1.-The Hay-Pauncefote
treaty, for example, was blocked not be-
cause its provisions were disliked, but be-
cause ii might help Mckinley's candidacy.
The people are growing weary of this and
the vote of the House marks their desire to
make in some way a radical change in the
~ Of
Efforts TO put the British case in South
Africa before the American people are in
creasing. 1t is learned that the Rev.
Charles Phillips, who arrived in Boston
April 20 on the New England, represents
many prominent people who are anxious TO
retain American good will. He will lee
ture throughout the country. He is a we'll
known minister OF johannesburg, whence
he lately returned. He has spent eleven
years in South Africa and has frequently
been interviewed and quoted in the British
press as an authority on the Boer-British
troubles. DR.. Joseph G. Hartzell, the
American NJ. E. bishop of Africa, who
sailed on the st. Louis, has also taken up
the British side and will speak thereon at
the Methodist Conference in Chicago. May
8. Mr.. Hartzell has been i'll, but is recov-
ering. Many prominent English people
have co-operated with the bishop in found
ing great industrial mission at Rhodesia.
To get men and money for this the bishop
returns to the United States.
Responding to the toast, "Our Imperial
Force" at the anual Press Club dinner to-
night, Lord Strathcona said this form of
toast was a great improvement over the
old one Of navy and army auxiliary
forces" as it showed that there was an
empire, and that England alone did not
form the empire, as without the colonies
there could be no empire. The colonies, he
said, Recognized this but they did not de-
sire special praise. The men from Canada,
he added, should be the last to assume they
had done more than their simple duty.
Edward Edwar Vroom's "Marsoc of Gas
cogny' was presented at the Drury-lane
Theater tonight Mr.. Vroom, in the title
role, gave a finished rendering of a roman
tic youthful swordsman of the Richelieu
period. Miss Eva Moore was the leading
woman, and there was large and exclu-
sively English cast. The audience was
pleased with the American author, who
was repeatedly recalled. Mr.. Nroom pro-
poses playing in America next season.