New-York tribune., 1901-01-16
LONDON'S LATEST NEWS
HENRY WATTERsoN ON "RELATIoNs on
AMERICA AND ENGLAND.
FAVORABLE TO ACCEPTANCE OBJ rREATv-
CROKER NOT GOOD JUDGE OF HORSE
FLEsH-BRITIsH STAFF WORK
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Copyright: 1901: BY The Nsw-yorls Tribune)
[BY CABLE TO THE rRIBuNE1
London, JAN 16. 6 a. m.-An article written
by Henry Watterson. of THE Louisville Courier
Journal" THE Relations of the United
States and England is attracting much atten
ton here 1t is considered an adroit and friend
" summary OF American opinion respecting the
Nicaragua Canal and a strong appeal to the
Foreign Office for the acceptance Of the Senate
amendments to the new treaty.
Copies of the article have been sent to Lord
Lansdowne. Arthur Balfour, Joseph Chamber
lain. and other members OF the Cabinet and IT is
hoped that it will exert a marked influence In
promoting the settlement of the canal question
The points on which special stress is laid in
this article are the statements that the Senate
has not added anything Lord Salisbury would
not have sanctioned If he had been consulted in
advance by Secretary Hay; that no English in
terests touched by the amendments; that
Lord Salisbury. by accepting the revised text,
can lay the foundation OF a friendship between
the two nations more enduring than any alliance
and that there strong reasons for better
understanding and working agreement between
the United States and England. Colonel Wat
terson's representative character as Southerner
and Democrat lends great authority to this ex
preSSlon cA <1iI1S44SSn Opl44iob
Now that they have had time TO calmly
slider the matter. noticeable change is taking
place IN the views of the leading English news
papers with regard to the Nicaragua Canal ques-
tion 1.-The Telegraph" this morning adopts a
distinctly friendly tone. 1t points out that, after
ALL so far as the substance Of the controversy
is concerned there is no practical difference.
England is prepared to recognize Americas
claim to the control of the undertaking, so long
as provision is made that the canal shall be free
and open TO vessels of all nations on terms of
entire equality, so that there shall be no dis
elimination against any nation in respect OF
conditions or charges on traffic or otherwise
These two vital principles, remarks The Tele-
graph" have not been touched by the Senate
amendments to the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty.
Summing up the whole situation, this friendly
newspaper arrives at the decision that if the
United States were to press for the formal abro-
CATION of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty in the
usual diplomatic manner the British Govern
rnent would not prove difficult to deal with.
There is still no news Of Richard Croker in the
classic region of Vantage, consecrated to the
memory Of King Alfred. His confidential man
at Moat House asserts that he does not know
where ais master is nor when he will return
His income tax assessment as a resident and a
anG there. are other matters awaiting his at
tention.
The local opinion is against his being harassed
as a taxpayer for the villagers assert that he
employs large force of English labor in one
way or another, and that he spends money freely
in Vantage.
The villagers are not certain that the ruler Of
New-York is as good Judge Of horsefesh as is
generally supposed. He recently sold a horse
which he rode last year, before his accident, and
which he was mounting while preparing to take
his niece hunting. This horse has been resold
by the purchaser for double money. and Crokers
reputation as judge Of horses has declined at
Letcombe. The villagers miss their American
neighbor. whom in their untutored way they
describe affectionately the Boss"
Earl Roberts's letter declining for the present
to be feted and honored at Portsmouth while the
war has not ended in South Africa and British
soldiers are enduring privatons and hardships
meets with the hearty approval Of the press. 1t
reflects his own personal sorrow over the losses
sustained at Lindley by the bodysuard which
served him with zeal and devotion.
The details Of that reverse show that staff
work again was defective. The English prac-
tice like the French, is to train officers for this
branch of the service at staff college The
German practice is to give staff officers five
years special service, and then to remand them
TO their regiments The latter is considered su-
perior by military men, since it distributes
among the regiments the men with special train
ing for staff work. and keeps headquarters in
touch with the units of the army. The staff
work has been one Of the weakest points of the
British campaign in Africa.
The details Of the purchase OF the LONDON ana
Globe interests in the Baker Street and Water
loo Railway are not yet published, and the bar
gain evidently is not completed. although virtu-
ally arranged. If American capitalists, as sus-
pected, are the purchasers, they have made
a profitable deal at the figures mentioned by
Whitaker Wright, which are far below the pre-
vious valuation. N +.
PROGRESS OF TREATY NEGOTIATIONS
London, Jan. 15-United States Ambassador
Choate and the Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs the Marquis Of Lansdowne, had sec
ond conference to-day the amended Hay
Pauncefote Treaty. An outline of the action
Great Britain intends to pursue not de-
veloped, and no decision is likely to be reached
by Great Britain for several days
WRECK ON THELACKA WANNA