New-York tribune., 1900-12-30
WHAT LONDON TALKS OF.

London. December 3
TWO VIEWS OF AMERIcA.-Reviews OIL tne
| ysar end century hlI the weeklies ana oaliy
| 1saAr In the latter and broader field the writers
ana greater satisfaction that Americas part IN
! EnpIand's history figures prominently SIT Ed"in
| Arnold signazes the new century with d soiine''
Greeting Columbia. England says;
send the notherly kiss and benson. love me or
Han oYs %nat n may hap my pride and prayers watch
Thou thy dgst nphod the lessons learned from and
tResA tRee my
Columbia answers:
If thy foes too much dare. think we shall be no
! more kept asunder .. that hold the
Thar. tive two 9 great clouds IN heaven '""'
That Sir Edwin Arnold's views are not unani-
rnously shared can be judged from a letter OF MI
gha ham "a former Member OF Parlia-
nnent who in July 1898, wrote series OF articles
most insulting to Americans, in The Westminster
Gazette) to which is given a place OF honor IN
"Tbe Saturday Review 1t is the most bitter
arraignment of Anglo-American friendship that has
appeared for many day. The writer derides the
after dinner speeches of Senator Depew, Lord
Salisbury and others. and declares this friendship
has resulted only in kicks for Great Britain IN the
cases Of the Venezuela; San Juan. Alabama and
Behring awards: He says:
We went on pattng ourselves upon our dia-
phragms, making certain that athose kicks were
but symptoms Of the affection M ma and Love a tne wbicb
we gave them in their brave punching OF their
6red sort we to thrash brother
Beers Lastly on top Of AZ our coe tb cas
of the Senate in the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, 20
and 1 suppose Lord Salisbury is going to turn his
ample shoulders to receive 1t and assure the kckers
for the energy with which it is bestowed, It seems
eoa6 BE defend SO tnG exn though in
But then the liar dSmbed liar liz tbg aad
ciai age. ii looks if We had yolgntarily BY our
who having lost the world imagined he had gained
his scul but consideration found his prize was
mere hypothesis
IN THE WAKE OF THE CANAL.-In connec-
ton 18th the proposed Nfcaraguan Canal it is said
that when the United States definitely decides to
build of the greatest shipbuilding concerns III
England will simultaneously open, on one OF the
Gulf ports, an immense shipyard. Several steel
manufactule ers are also said to be considering the
advsability of establishing American plants.
The Manufacturers Record" speaking in behalf
OF English trade, says:
The men who have dominated the metallurSlcaI
interests Of the world for so many yyiiZed yfIZd coUS
try, are not the men TO yield to America ttu so-
In america s production To these giants of indus.
try it is not very material whether tne sourcs o
bama. The people of America should welcome the
incoming of this capital not only for ts 5biab be
United States and Great Britain would be drawn
Watson's desertion of the Hendersons and his en-
pIoyment of the Dennys who have never built sail
ing yachts of any description, to construct SlE
Thomas Liptons second Americas Cup challeHE f.
has created much discussion, and mtherto mas
not been explained. A representative of The Asso-
ciated Press learns however, that Mr.. Watson was
influenced by the benefits of the Dennys' testing
tank which he first tried with the yacht LYsis-
trata After this he utilized the tank for series
of experiments to determine the best hull shape for
clio he Of
Thomas Upton. He is convinced he has discovered
a hull much better than anything he has ever de-
signed The testing tank is in reality a pond 200
feet long, 90 feet broad and feet deep over 1t Is
cine The mode1 is attached to the carriage and
the. sbeedtg got from eEerg model fer every ounce
36 RS ae aPt P testing 3g f6 at ali keel angles The
id ia he - vo1d Bv tts means Mr. watson has
tried dozen mode s. The Importance of these ex-
It was due to fault Of the hull that yalkyrie and
will stand driving hard without drawing pilg /
quarter wave behind Hence secrecy Is so careluhy
observed.
GLOOMY CHRISTMAS WEEK.-Miseraole rain.
fog and dirt made Christmas week one or eVn |
memory for England. Depressing gloom. IN thor
oneb harmony with the weather settled over the
country The coasts were strewn with wrecks,
commerce was out of joint and the public was Bit
terly dgestng the criticism of the British army
The demand for Major-General Sir Henry T. COL
d
whet the ravenous appetites of those who are howl
ing for the responsibility CT the reverses in south
Africa being brought home TO individuals. More
heads are demanded Where so many must be
bameabie it is felt that the selection of General
Colvile is wofuy inadequate, II not unIalr; l IN
f6Tce eea at iI nde2 aTeSoy ywhich covile failed
Guided some of the nobility and other lnnuenual
persons Colvile would never nave peeh recaiIeu @
The bitterness felt by these Yeomanry at Dehg com
1elIed TO surrender because they allege, ColVhe
-efsed TO render the aid within his power, has never
died ont and it will probably result In one OF the
most interesting court martias in the annals of the
British army upon the result of which will depend
the fate of several other high of1cers VINO nave
proved unequal to-ths occasion
THE MAORIS.-The Liberal papers comment Sc
vereIy on the acceptance by the War Office of a
contingent of Maoris from New-zealand. The
STAR says
will be terrible. After declining to employ Indian
Rooms we are taking a paltry hundred Maoris:
insult the indian troops who will regard 1t as a
of their inferiority to an inferior col
even the gods could not save you from your own
nvincible folly.
However. there are signs of The dawn of that
common sense the lack of which the English
gtGs so Do going IN out to South africa IS discard
ng the lance and carbine and substituting for
years lighting the authorities have awakened to
he utter useessness OF lanceS ana carpines, con-
,dering that thousands of British soldiers nave
lever seen Boer during the many engagements
STRENGTHENING THE NAVY.-While Great
Britain is tied hand and foot to South Africa, the
navy which is not escaping the Of criticism.
S quietly increasing its strength and morale. For
months both men and ships have been kept in an
Unusual state of readiness, and there now
building in British yards no fewer than eleven
,esseie ttotaing nearly four hundred thousand
ons These exclude vessels which have been tried