The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-05-01

Morgan the COnqUeTOT.
England hardly has been as badly
stirred up before since the advent of
the first Conqueror in 1866, eight hun
dred and thirty-five years ago. That
ConGueror's name was William, and
when he landed the second conqueror,
who is called Morgan, was as yet I'M
born. his forbears at the time prob
ably inhabiting some unpretentious
cave in Wales. But Morgan has ar
rived in excellent style, has startled
CapeI Court and LIoyds, not to men
ton Parliament. by securing control Of
the greatest single feet OF merchant
vessels afioat. and is now the most
talked Of and envied man in the world
His coup de main in taking in the
Leyland steamship line at one bite
worries London, and particularly wor-
ries the shipping trade, since it is in
ferred that his new acquisitions viii be
used TO carry American Goals into
markets heretofore monopolized by
English and Welsh dealers. There is
another Morgan surprise in store for
the British. They will hear ali about
it today, and very likely have an as
sortment Of fits in consequence It is
reported that, fearing Parliament may
soon impose a duty on American iron
and steel manufactures the Bona
parte of business" as one of the Lon
don papers calls him, has acquired the
extensive iron and rolling mill plant
at Cape Breton. Nova Scotia, will spend
IN 4
employ ten thousand skilled worl<men.
Numbers are being enlisted in Pitts
burgh and other manufacturing cen
tres at the present time. By this move
the Morgan combination expects to be
able to dodge any tariff that England
may place on their output, and it is
said that the bottoms which the chief
OF the syndicate has picked up will be
principally used in carrying the product
of tie Steel Trusts Nova Scotia plant
to the United Kingdom.
Morgan is moving steadily ahead
with his great plans. He has been Of
fered more fleets, and doubtless viii ac-
cept them. His monumental success 50
far has had the apparent effect of
driving Wall Street mad, and it IS sim
Ply a question Of time when q reaction
must set in. How serious that may be
remains to be seen Should it take the
form Of a panic It viii also be seen
whether the presiding genius Of the
consolidated trusts is indeed . Napo-
leon or only John Law.
Unsatisfactory News From China.
According to the Pekin correspondent
Of the London Times" the Shansi ex-
petition has produced nothing but the
devastation Of peaceful villages, added
hatred of foreigners, and conditions Of
disorder. pilIage. and violence in the
Province Of Chill, so bad that Euro
peans are less safe outside the gates Of
Pekin than ever before during the occu-
patton. The blame for all this is laid
on the head OF Count Won WaIdersee.
whose policy and course, it IS alleged,
are disapproved by most Of his military
colleagues, and by the Council Of Min
listers.
It would be unjust to condemn the
Chief Of the allied
forces On the ex-parte statement Of the
London Times correspondent, Dr.
IoTTison. who. as his work during the
asst year IS ample evidence is strongly
reiudiced against Germany and Ger
mans In addition To this c0nsidera-
ion. It is doubtful If at this junctura
he Count could act in any way either
positively or negatively. and escape
criticism. The truth seems to be that
the situation is IN hopeless confusion
as a consequence Of serious antecedent
mistakes The chief Of these was the
practical suspension Of h0stilitfes i'm
mediately azter the relief Of the lega-
tons. The fighting from Taku TO PeIzu
was insufficient TO impress the Chinese
with the idea that they were whipped
They. and especially the she-fend on
the throne and her immediate follow
ing, needed q far sterner object lesson
than any that had been given them
Some such terrible reminder as hunt
10 the death Of the Empress D1waEar
and the destruction Of the Forbidden
City probably would have convinced
The masses a. well a. their leaders that
the torture and butchery of inoTensive
American and European women and
Children, and the attempt 10 capture
The legations and massacre their in
mates, rad been crimes for which the
s=verest penalties must be paid.
Far frcm adopting such plan Of ac-
ti0n. which in principle was what the
German Government and Count Won
WaIdersee favored. there was immedi-
ate forgiveness and restoration Of Off
ciaI relations The most atrocious
criminal in the batch. Isl Hsi. was ex-
emptcd in the demands for punish
ments. Russia at once began separate
and secret negotiations with the Court.
and induced the United States. whose
attitude all along had been one Il
apology for and 70 the Chinese, to Join
ner in breaking the harmony Of the
Concert. by means Of the sudden cut
and scuttIe agreement. So, weary
months have been wasted in fruitless
discussion and jealous watchfuIuess of
one another by the diplomatic repre-
sentatiVes Of the Powers In the mean
time China has been ceaseIessIy drill
ing and rearndng. The appearance Of
the Empress Dowager's favorite, Cen
eraI Jdu, on the Chill border in com
man6 Of q large body Of Chinese reg
ulars, was the FIRST formal notice that
the Empire was preparing for fresh
military operations. To have allowed
that force 70 hold and fortify the