The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-07
INTEREST IN THE SEIZURES.
BUNDEsRATH INCIDENT MONoPO-
LIES ATTENTION.

England Is Waiting to Get the De-
tails BEFORE Deciding That Case or
the other Involving American
FIour-Even Then fine Points of
Law Must he Settled-NO Fear of
Amy Trouble with America-EHect
of Reciprocity.
Copyright 1900 by the Associat ted Press)
London Jan. 6,-The passing of another
week has apparently effected no change in
the condition of the war in South Africa.
It certainly has not been product tive of any
serious development.
Coal is getting daily dearer, and the
funds for the "absent-minded beggars"
and others are swelling by the thousands
into proportions of unheard of munGfi-
cence, while the papers. when not magni-
flying indecisSve skirmishes into brilliant
successes, devote casual attention to the
difficulties which have arisen over the
seizure of cargoes bound for Lorenzo
Marquee.
In the latter respect the Bundesrath in
cident almost monopolizes the attention,
the seizure of American -four being rele-
not being taken as having the slightest
possibility of producing international fric
ton.
on the whole, the British press has TAX
en- a calm view Of the German seizure
matter, and has refused 10 be led into re-
plying in kind to the bitter comments tel
egraphed from Germany. In this the pa
of
eminent, for at the foreign office not the
slightest anxiety is felt regarding the ac-
tions so far taken against the alleged con-
traband.
Thinks 1t n Good Case.
The British government believes it has
a good case against the Bundesrath, but
both in this instance and in the case of
the American -four the government holds
thar nothing absolutely definite can be
done until the details can be learned, and
even then the fine points of law involved
must be settled by the careful DELIBERATE.
of experts. In the meant time, IL is posi-
bic that the government may deem ii ad-
visable to make declarations regarding
contraband, especially foodstufs But
such step is quite proolematicaL To
quote an American diplomat in London,
who, after reading the cabled accounts
that the United States inslstenee upon
her rights might cause trouble. said:
How in the world do they think such
a complicated point of law can be settled
or cause any serious disagreement be-
tween powers so friendly as the United
States and England?"
Commenting on the American feeling,
the Saturday Review says:
I'VE fear no accurate presentment of
the real feeling of the United States re-
garding the war reaches this country. but
there is no doubt the balance is against
US. The ad1ninistra ton organs ana finan-
cial organs are still strongly with us, but
the latter are beginning to waVer because
the war is beginning 10 injure trade 1t
must not be forgotten how completely the
;ministrati N is in the hands OF the
great financ.ers and trust companies"
Better Pay for Engineers
Admiral Melville writes to the Globe
congratulating it on it's efforts to secure
higher pay for naval engineers, saying:
I'VE have had Lhe experience in this
country of the los of some of cur very
best men among the engineers for the rea =
SON that private firms are willing TO pay
50 much higher COMPENSATION. Since the
passage of the pers onnel bill there nave
been very few resISl atious in our country.
1 wish your friends every success to ga7
their pay adjusted. l can say with the
result of our own experiences, that pa
thence combined with persistent effort W.
be rewarded at last. 1t was a long time
before the personnel bill pas sed but We
finally secured what We wanted"
British interests in Jamaica and the
other West Indies with which the United
States has negotiated reciprocity treaties
has dashed with the f5.0000OO OF British
investments in Cuba. Ii appears that ia
maica sugar gets into the United States
a one-eighth less duty than Cuban sugar
and the British inves ,ors in Cuba beins
unable 90 breach the matter here. viii
seek to equalze the discriminating duty
/ through Washington
The secretary of the imperial maritime
customs announces that American cottor
fabrics are gradually ousting British IA
brics from the Chinese markets.
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