The Washington times., 1901-10-03
FOREIGN TOPICS.

| Inc Moscow Gazette" says that the
signing Of the Peking protocol in no wise
| ends the Chinese trouble so far as Rus
| sia is con, e-red
| Ihe Western Powers. including the
herman Emperor in his reception of
| frince Chun, may be willing to recognize
! that the emperor of China, a mere pup
pet of no strength of character. had per-
| sohaIIy no part in the attacks upon the
| foreigners; but the papers which Russia
| mas secured at Mukden indisputably prove
| that The whole movement was begun
by order of the old Empress and with
| the immediate cooperation of English
| officers who had worked out plan of
] campaign against the Russians. The En-
| press will now be able to represent the
whole matter in a favorable light TO the
Chinese, and thus keep alive their hatred
OF the foreigner and arouse them TO ven
geance for the insults they have been
subjected to. 1t Is the English, too, who
| have on almost every occasion been the
means of dragging on the long negotia-
tons. and thus showing to the chinese
the dfscord existing among the western
The Gazette complains as follows:
There is. then. every expo ton that
the troubles will be renewed, and what
will the Powers then do? Their interests
in China are purely of a commercial ma
ture, and they can afford to walt quietiy
until China settles down again OF herseh.
But Russia is situated dinerenIly, het
frontiers are coterminous with those vi
China for thousands of miles. and every
disturbance in China finds Its echo IN
Russian territory. We have also 70 aPPtr
hend that these movements Will pe, ae
before secretly, fomented by our EURO
pean enemies against us In such CIR
cumstances the recently signed protocoi
affords not the slightest ves'lg OF pro
tection. and the prohibition of she lmpoft
Is n
viii accomplish, for we may be very SURF
that not all the Powers of Europe VIII
faithfully observe its provisions. IN snolr, NOR
Russia has, as ever. nothing to reiy upon
but her own strength for the protectioh
of her interests in China.
A Cardiff correspondent, telegrapnlnS
the London Chronicle" with regard to
the report Of a great Welsh combine
which. IL was stated. would affect over
so per cent of the total output of the
Welsh steam coal fields, says feeling
has for a long time prevailed among
prominent coal owners that something
should be done to prevent cutting com
petition in respect to foreign contracts,
to supply home manufacturers with fuel
on a reasonable basis. and generally 10
work the collieries lines that would
yield a fair return to the shareholders
and fair wage to the miners, who would
A scheme. 1t is understood. has now
been initiated which is founded on What
is known the Westphalian Syndicate.
an organization which is credited with
having done a great deal to develop the
German coal trade. The principle OF the
scheme is described as pooling ar
rangement, each colliery retaining ITS IN
dividual control up to the point of sell
ing the coal The price is than fixed by
the agreed agents or directors. 1t is
claimed that the carrying out of the
scheme would give greater security to
coal shares and tend to enhance their
value. The number of collieries which
may be affected depends, of course, upon
the manner In which the general body of
the South Wales coal owners receive the
proposals put before them.
Dr. Abraham Kuyper. Prime Minister of
the Netherlands, to whom Queen Wilhel-
nina foreShadowed reforms ''on the fun
damental bases of Chrinian teaching" are
perhaps attributable. enjoys the singular
distinction among contemporary states
men of being d doctor of divinity and a
former professor Of theology.
He graduated d. d. at the University
of Leyden in 1852, and after establishing
his reputation as a preacher in Amster-
dam he became, in 1880. professor of the
ology in the Free University of that city.
AS the author of an Encyclopedia of
Theology" which has been translated into |
English, he Is u recognized authority |
among scientific students of religion on |
both sides of the Atlantic.
In this country, where he received the |
degree of LII ID. at the University of |
Princeton and delivered the Stone lee |
lures only three years ago. he was en- |
Enthusiastically welcomed, and was styled |
oy the press the Dutch Gladstone" DIR. !
Kuyper is not only an eloquent speaker |
and brilliant scholar, but he has had a |
journalistic career extend !
ing over many years. He has acted as |
President of the Dutch Press Association, |
and in 1897. when he was editor of De |
Standard. he celebrated. with the high |
est possible tributes from friends and op- |
ponents alike, his silver jubilee of journal
ism.
Various tubes" now working in Lon
don. together with the rival schemes for
the electrifcation of the inner circle, have |
lately drawn considerable attention TO the |
question of electric traction.
At a dinner given by the Electric Tram
ways Construction Company at the Hotel
Cecil some interesting statements were
made as to the development of electric
traction in England. In Lancashire a
great system Is under construction des
tined to run across the county from York
shire to Blackpool. The districts of |
Leeds and Dewsbury. in Yorkshire are
the chosen field for other lines on which
As to the popularity OF electric trans
there can be little doubt. In Liverpool |
alone more passengers nave been carried
by electric traction in one year than by
all the railways in Scotland and ireland
In the same time-i. e., over 10000. 600 |
Before such figures opposition trembles. |
In ten years the tramway mileage in
Great Britain has increased 20 per cent |
while the numbers of cars and passengers
carried in one year have almost doubled.
The modern newspaper finds all sorts
Of new-fangled tasks for its reporters.
The most unique perhaps was assigned |
recently to a reporter of lie Monde Illus
tire" of Paris. This enterprising weekly.
hearing that in some obscure corner of
The Louvre a lot of discarded royal cos
tunes had been found which were stored
there half a century ago, Maurice Vidal
was commissioned to go to the historic
palace dress himself successfully In the
,arious garments and submit to be pho
ographed by an artist who was sent to
accompany him. The pictures were after
ward properly labeled and reproduced in
he last number Of the magazine.
NJ. Vidal had the rare privilege to adorn |
himself with the yellow silk robe, with |
leavy gold trimmings, worn by the !
Oauphin of France in the time of Charles |
\. Then he placed on his head the crown |
# France which was carried by the heir | ,
,rcsumptive in the cathedral at Rheims
IA the year 1925 He found this crown a |
ieavy burden after having removed his
light felt hat. In fact, he felt very un- |
in it. In describing his ex- | 1
,erience he says that ne felt bitterly dis |
appointed. He believed that in these royal
obes he would be inspired With senti-
nents of glorious eXaltation Instead he |
vas perspirng profuseiy all the time |
While the photographer manipulated his |
amera who worked purposely with much |
o. ha Il ,Tl |