The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-01
Get "A GIimps of John Bulls Official
POmp and Display and Taste
His Hospitality.
CRITICISM OF ADMIRALTY
LONDON PRESS POINTS OUT DEFI-
CIENCY IN SUBMARINE BOATS.
RumOrs of SaIisbury's Retirement Due
to Talk Among His Family
Gift from Carnegie.

LONDON, Aug. 31-Seldom have so many
American war vessels appeared simultan-
eously in English ports. Scarcely had the
Hartford and Essex arrived in the Thames
before the Chicago excited the curiosity of
Portsmouth's citizens. Then the Dixie ar
| rived at southampton, and now the Buff
| falo's crew are being entertained at Green
ock. The Hartford and Essex have since
left, but the others remain. They are all
| receiving the most hospitable treatment,
but the English officers regret that the yes
| sells could not AL come to one port so that
/ the welcome could have been organized. The
officers are also puzzled at the fact that the
| European squadron at present consists OF
| the lonely little Chicago, and that Rear Ad-
miraI Cromwe has no communication with
other American vessels now in England.
The arrival of the mayor and corporation
of southampton in full regalia, alongside
Of the Dixie, created intense interest among
the western lads, who are learning to be
jackies. Such an array of gold, ermine and
purple was something to them and they
commented on the visitors with all the
vigor of first impressions.
With a laudable desire to enliven the dull
ness of the papers here during Londons
empty season, one daily has been endeav-
oring to get up a scare on the subject of
Great Britain's overwhelming deficiency in
submarine boats. Among the alleged crimes
it attributes to the Admiralty is that or az
lowing the United States to secure, this
week, a submarine invention which the Ad-
miralty declined even to examine, ana
which is likely to revolutionize that method
OF warfare. a representative or the AS
| ISOLATED Press has aScertalned that the IN
ventiOn in question was examined and de-
clined by the Admiralty, was submitted 10
the United States naval attacne, com
mander Glover, and was forwarded by him,
in the usual routine, to Washington. The
Endorsement accompanying it, and the opln-
ion of other naval experts renders 1t highly
improbable that the invention Will receive
any more consideration from the Navy De
partment, at Washington, than from the
British Admiralty, which, by the way, are
busily engaged in getting their Holland
boats ready for launching. They have called
for volunteers to man the submarine boats,
but only a few adventurous spirits have re-
sponded and almost all of these have been
rejected on account of the inability to pass
the severe medical tests imposed in this
class of the service. 1t Is quite probable
that five Holland boats will be ready for
launching before their crews are secured.
The reports that the Vickers-Maxim Com
pany has made several secret and impOr-
tant additions to Hollands invention are
apparently untrue.
A representative of the Associated Press
learns that the rumors of Lord Salisbury's
retirement are duefto the existence of agi-
tation within the premier's own family that
he take the step in order to preserve his
health. His sons and daughters believe
the strain of conducting the affairs of the
empire is bound to shorten his life. In this
they have been opposed by several less
closely related members of the Cecil family
and almost all the leaders of the Unionist
party. The latter, so far as can be learned,
are likely 70 prevail, for the present, at any
49, - YIaf. tho rn1fnf -
the duties of premier would be a very
doubtful benefit to Lord Salisbury's health,
which, just now, is not bad, considering his
age. In former times When MS retlremtnt
was mOoted, the opposition to such q step
was based on the absolute necessity for
Lord ~SalisbuTy'S presence in the Foreign
Office. Thanks to Lord Landsdowne's appar-
ent ability to handle that department, this
necessity no longer exists, but the cry has
now changed, and the Unionists admit that
the selection of a successor to Lord Sails
bury would perhaps preciQitate an inter
nal struggle. Hence the extreme, and as
some Of the members of LORD Salisbury's
family consider, almost inhuman pressure
on the premier to retain power, which, for
him, has lost all attraction.
x
Russian agents in Paris are interfering
with the Quetta Nushki trade route be-
tween India and eastern Persia, opened by
the Indian government. According to a
Times dispatch from Simla. Russia. by
virtue or q loan contracted III INV, mas e.
fective control of the customs, and is Civ
ing endless worry and trouble TO traders
by means of customs regulations, especially
quarantine restrictions. 1t is possible fer
Russia 10 paralyze British trade by long
%detentions Of caravans and travellers. The
native belief that Russian influence is SUI
preme in eastern Persia is having a bad
political effect.
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, commits
sioner of education in Ireland, writing on
the general subject of Russian and Brit
ish relations, says: W must strive for a
final settlement with Russia or grid our
torially says Great Britain must decide
whether it is compatible with our inter
eSts, commercial and political, to allow a
foreign power like Russia TO establish it
compatible TO purchase political peace by
the surrender of commercial interests
which might cost too much to defend.
But IL we are resolved 10 defend them, We
must not wait until it is too late to de-
clare our intentions and take action"
XXX
Frederick Greenwood. founder and for
merly editor Of the Pail Mall Gazette
and st. James's Gazette, and who is re-
garded as an acute and far-seeing OBJ
server of foreign affairs, analyses. in the
Daily Mail to-day. the recent blue books
on Chinese affairs, particularly the facts
concerning the Russian seizure Of the
Peking-Shan-Hai-kuan Railroad. Count
| LamSdorh.' he says. finds no difficulty in
telling our government in the Dlainest Ian
guage permitted by diplomacy that if it
does not like the Russian arrangements I'm
ManchuTia. for example, il is at liberty To
resent them in any way il pleases. Russia
is not disposed to explain, but is quite pre-
pared TO fight
The Simultaneous publication of these
blue books and Lord Kitchener's dis
patches. showing the unftness OF many OF
the recruits, Mr.. Greenwood thinks, Will