The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-24
Are So Regarded by the British
Cabinet.
WEAK KNEED POLICY
That of the United States Is So
characterized.
No Trouble With Colombia Is
Anticipated.

London, Nov. 24-The pessimism re-
fected by the Washington specials deal
| ing with China finds a keen echo in
Great Britain's cabinet. The gloomy
foreboding that the United States will
be compelled to withdraw from the con-
cert of the powers is only one Of the
causes of this feeling, for the British
ministers are now inclined to believe the
present lines of negotiation can not re-
suit satisfactorily.
THE United States,'' said an official
of the foreign office to a representative
of the Associated Press, ''can not be any
more anxious than England to get out
of the China muddle. The cabinet min
listers are reluctantly coming to believe
that the endeavors to compel China to
punish individual offenders are merely
waste of time. Death by edict is farce
and a fairy tale. The powers forces
now in China are utterly inadequate to
Overrun the country and enforce their
demands. England has no intention of
augmenting her troops to such an ex
tent as will be necessary if the Euro
peanS themselves undertake to infiict
punishment. 1t looks very much as if
we shall all have to climb down. The
only question is how can it be done with
the best dignity and under circum-
stances giving the most satisfactory re-
suits.
.'The policy of indefinite defamation,
which the American journals seem to
attribute to Germany, is not in the
slightest shared by Great Britain. This
view is not of q majority of the British
press. who without taking pains to find
out the inner opinion of the cabinet, gen
orally condemn what they are pleased to
call the weakened policy of Amer
lea"
The seizure of the British steamer
Taboga by the Colombian government
officials at Panama is not regarded Sc
riously here The British gunboat
01no ant q
and in due course of time Colombia viii
be asked for an explanation. But the
affair is not likely to produce any stT1k-
ing developments.
The request of the United States am
bassador. Mr. Joseph Choate, for the
suppression of the Filipino junta at
Hong Kong has been put in the hands
of the colonial Office Tt will probably
take some weeks to ascertain the facts
with doubtful results. An official said:
Hong Kong Of course. is part of
free country and we cannot take too ar
bitrary steps, even to please America
Most of the international plots are
Matched right here in London: but we
are quite DOWerleSS to suppress them
Miner, the British high commissioner in
South Africa, will be invalided home
permanently, are groundless. He will be
afforded a holiday, as soon as feasible.
He is the last man the government con-
templates Withdrawing from South At
rica and the state of his health by no
means juStifies the rumors.
Londons S new lord mayor, Mr.. Frank
Green, takes a very radical and friendly
view of the American invasion of the
city's finance. trade and transportation
1T is merely a matter of utilitarian-
ism" he said to a representative of the
Associated Press.
american capital is bound to improve
business here and it is welcomed warm
" anything tending to bring the two na-
tions the most good, even though 1t may
appear to result only to the advantage
of one of them. Together, England and
America are more powerful in every
way than the rest of the world.
Regarding placing government loans
in America, patriotism, naturally, com
have the first chance; but, if Americans
give better terms, why, let them have
them by all means. All things being
equal. see no reason why America
should not be allowed to subscribe to
the loan which is likely to be asked for
at the resumption of parliament and if
by open competition she can secure the
bulk am sure no hard feelings will ex-
ist in the city"
Hot on the heels of Mr.. Chas T.
Yerl5es underground railroad scheme
come the announcements of so many
projected roads that London may be
said to have become the victim of the
tube mania If all the companies are
allowed to operate half of London would
be undermined. Parliamentary sanction
will be applied for in the case of no less
than ten electric tubes, necessitating
the deposit of 85,000.000 as parliament
airy guarantee. It is likely that several
of these will never materialize; but, as
Mr.. D. H Lauterbach who is here in the
interest of Mr.. Yerkes. points out there
is no reason why London should suffer
from lack of transportation facilities,
when capital is going begging and the
electrical science of the world is at it's
beck and call.
Mr. Albert johnson Of New York
is interested in an entirely different
scheme. His interest lying in the direc-
tion of suburban surface traction, espe-
cially in Manchester and Liverpool and
the large cities of the north, where he
is acquiring important concessions
The announcement that Mr.. Francis
Howard, the son of Mrs. T. P. O'Connor
by a previous marriage, is representing
the leading artists in his visit to the
United States government to establish
a national art gallery, appears to be
premature. The Daily Chronicle says:
He has, it is true, asked Messrs. Sar-
gent and Whistler whether a national
gallery had their approval and both
made an obvious affirmative reply. But
there is no question of agency and
hardly one of an advocacy of national
galleries, in the sense of international
galleries, which the leading cities of
America already have. and a purely pa
tritic collection of which Benz Vests
would be fanked byWhistler's would not
be particularly exhilirating -
Two dukes will soon arrive in the
United States, the Duke of Manchester
and his bride, who, with Mr.. Kruger
public interest, and the Duke of New
castle, who sails December 6. The lat
ter intends to spend a few months in
Florida. returning in April He viii not
be accompanied by the duchess.
All sorts of runnOrS are current about |