Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-06
Stormy Scenes Preparing for the
Opening Of British Parliament.
ITEM OF WAR INSURANCE.
Society and sporting Notes-Bad for
the Theaters-Attack Preparing
by General Builer.

London, Jan. Especial London cable
letter. copyrighted 1900 by the Assocl-
ated Press.-The winter Of discomfort 10
which Great Britain has settled down,
has been somewhat modified by the iso-
lated successes which marked the past
week, though the seizure OF foreign
ships and unfounded rumors regarding
Delagoa bay threatened to bring out a
crop Of rumors Of European interfer-
ence.
The dolrgs Of General French and CO..
onel Pitcher have been made the most
Of by the correspondents and are ra-
ther magnifed edltorially by the Brit
lsh press. But anything Is acceptable In
these days.
The appointment of the duke OF Con-
naught to command the British forces
In Ireland has led TO lot OF specula-
ton as to whether he will succeed Lord
Wolseley. whose term expires in No
vember, az commander in-chicf. Lord
Roberts Is his logical successor, but I'M
I'll he was chosen to command in South
Africa the general impression was that
he would be too old TO be selected for
the office when II became vacant Cen
eral Butler was hot favorite, but his
defeat near Colenso seems 20 have ir-
revocably ruined his chances. 1t Is more
than probable that Roberts, II success
full In South Africa, will fill the office
OF commander-in-chi for short per-
iod, and that he will then be succeeded
by the duke Of Connaught, whose pop
ularity and military knowledge are
strong enough 70 overcome the preju-
dice against member OF the royal
family holding that office.
The abuse Of the war Office OF Lord
Lansdowne, the secretary Of state for
war. and Lord WOlseley. continues un-
abated In the press and among the pub
lie. BY the time parliament reassem-
bles 1t promises to have gathered such
force that 1t Is more than likely that
most stormy scenes viii mark the de-
bates, while many people declare that
unless Lord Lansdowne resigns or ex-
euipates himself the Conservative party
Will be considerably menaced. SO far
the criticisms emanate chiefly from the
patriotic Britisher whose pride Is hurt
at the reverses and from those whose
heart strings have been touched by |
death. But, when the solid British tax |
payer begins TO be drained TO support |
the war then truly, the criticism OF the |
officials will begin to reach Its |
true volume.
The Times, which with the rest OF |
the British press, has been under the /
impression that America was unani-
mously supporting Great Britain, today
prints letter from Toronto saving the
anti-English press in the United States
Is enjoying Itself over the reverses the
empire Is at present enduring, and
adds
1T screams its delight and 1t speaks
ineerlngly and tauntingly Of Great
Britain's decadence and the uselessness
)f her colonial sons"
The action Of the English insurance
In charging an extra five
Der cent for war risks, already referred
o In these dispatches has created no
title unfayorable comment, and unc0m-
comparison OF their action
With that OF the American concerns.
Today says:
I'm answer to the protests the COM
'anies say sentiment cannot enter in
o business transactions. The best
.nswer TO the English companies is
hat the American officers are making
10 such demand, and II the Americans
ee their way to dispense with an ex-
ra premium. II might be thought that
he enormous wealthy English officers
ould easily do the same. Their refusal
, short-sighted from business point
view, as 1t is unpatriotic- Unfortu- {
ately, II is in keeping with the general q
rend Of English insurance manage I
lent" [
Much interest is exhibited in the new
uke of Westminster. who has de-
ded to remain at the Cape during the c
ar. II appears that he has a keen
Este for racing horses and his fathers v