New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-18

Relgian capital Invested in South Africa and
that King Leopold himself is credited with b.
ing an extensive holder Of Transvaal mining
shares.
INFLUENCING THE PRESS
The principal mischief accomplished BY D.
Ievds and by AgoncillO has been in the inAueno,
which they have undoubtedly been able To eyer.
else upon the press. and consequently upon The
noDuIar sentiment of Continental Europe. Eacs
of these two backstairs diplomats has had con.
siderable sums placed at his disposal for III
seeciaI purpose of influencing The foreign press
and Judging by the tenor of the latter. both as
regards the Philippines and the TransyaaI. ths
Java born doctor and the representative OF III
Filipino Republic have done their work We
For the Partisan daily papers. even includlu.
sucb newspapers as the Temps" and the "Ie
bats" are distinctly unfriendly 70 the Uniia
States and sympathetic to Aguinaldo, as Far Is
the Philippines are concerned while 1t is hardy
necessary to add that the boulevard press WI.
the single exception OF the Figaro" is Open7
hostile to England in the Transvaal difficulty .
publishing daily interviews with Or. Leyaf
while most OF its utterances show the earma,
of TransvaaI gold. That Ley3s and Agone
should be able TO influence the opposition prs
in France and in Germany one can at pin
understand, but that they should be able
dominate the policy Of journals that arr ayOV9
" administration organs, and the writers
which are Government officials writing OF
their own signatures, is ineXcusable.
SHREWD ANGLO-SANON DIPLOMAT
Although diplomacy and sJatecraft ara
rarded as branches oF science in which Ii
Latin nations rather than the English-speak1
races might Re expected to shine, owing 70 Il
exaggerated Importance which the former
tach to everything in the shape IF puncJiio u
the fact remains that the Governments Of
United States ard of Great Britain have d
played a far greater amount of what the Frsn
are so fond of describing as correction
| these matters than their friends On The Con
nent of Europe. Thus at the present moment
| authorities at Washington refusing to AZ
cord the slightest recognition. direct OF in4r7
to Mr.. Montagu White whom President. hfus
has sent to this country. or TO General 0lBer-
of New York. whom the TransvaaI GovsFnms
recently intrusted with a mission 10 PrssldF
/ Mckinley. while the spirit which prevails IN Z
National capital in such matters was elsa-
| indicated when the Metropolitan Club tars7
recruited from Federal Off ials. declined to al
| NIT as members the non-otficial agents OF
| Cuban Junta.
| Great Britain in the same way refused 10
ceive or to concede even The faintest reeogniu
or encouragement To Mr.. Mas N when he was $
to London by the Confrderacy as its diploma
agent during the early part OF the Ks0e-l
here, while his colleagur Nh. SiideH. found
Paris and at the Court OF the Tuileries Il
official acceptance. at any rate that mora -
port which is to-day being rendered by HI
Der of the Continental Governments OF Ea'
| to DIR. Leyds and AgonCillo
A counterpart Of the case of General Dc
is to be found in that of General WillougnO''
English soldier Of fortune. who came 10 hns
some years ago as the agent Of the Vur'-