New-York tribune., 1901-11-27
1ONDON'S LATEST NEWS.
ENGLISH SENTIMENT FAYoRS AMERI-
CAN CONSTRUCTION OF CANAL
POER WAE

en- xEMyss REDS STATEMENT ABOUT Eff
FORTS FOR INTERVENTION IN
RoER WAR.
fropvrtght: 1901: By The Sew-York Trbune)
IB7 CABLE TO TIE TkIBUNEl
landau Nov "a l a u-David Mills Min
,s-e- Of Justice in Canada. continues in the De-
Gambler number Of The Empire Review an
historical examination of the British terri
,o-ial claims in Central America prior to the
cravton- -BuIwer convention and the unusual
course Of the United States in questioning the
validity Of the rights Of British settlers He
conte1ds that il was a great mistake for the
British Government 10 enter into any stipula-
+;o7s respecting its own territories in Central
America and that the United States had no
-s-rf-0-ial interests there, and basis OF pubnc
law for discussing and limiting the British
r1sfr7s 70 Belize where Industrial operations
had been conducted for two centuries. The
-7inister's argument is luminous and the facts
e-e stated in excellent temper, but the bearing
If both is against the Clayton-Bulwer conTen-
-ioa rather than the revision of the treaty for
The practicaI purpose Of facilitating the con-
s-rucrion Of the canal The trend Of public
oni7jon rer7laiI2s strongly in the direction Of
tbe settlement Of the canal question on any
terms which will enable the American Govern
-neut 10 construct the waterway and promote
the welfare Of the world
The illness Of neither Lord Strathcona nor
Arthur Balfour is regarded as serious Mr.. Bal
four was dining Saturday night with literary
s-oup. including Canon Anger, Austin Dobson
and James II. Barrie. and seemed in the best
of spirits. Lord Strathcona will be missed at
to-nights banquet Of the Colonial Club
Gilbert Parker will sail for America to-day
On the Oceanic.
The high character Of Sir Wemyss Reid lends
s-7nortaace 10 an article in the December
4,-ina-e4nth Century" in which he refers 10
the pressure brought TO bear by Continental ma
f,ons on the United States 10 favor interven-
.5on il the Boer war. Nothing has been known
in diplomatic circles about any pressure OF TINS
ti,5 and Lord Salisbury was ignorant on the
.,biec- or he would not have referred in his
,-ri1dhau speech 70 the correct attitude OF the
European powers during the South African war
The Diplomatic theory has been that me Ger
msn Emperor had controlled the action OF lhe
European powers. and that the United states
Government at the outset had gone as far as
7ossible in courteousIy offering its services as d
neacemaker if these were required Sir W enlS -
Raids article is eagerly taken Up by the op-
r,onents Of the war, whose ammunition has beeh
running low. and is drawn chiefly from the con-
oentratfor camps He is a sincere, progressive
Liberal and leading spirit OF the ke1orn
Club.
Society paragraphers continue to express sat
isfaction over the measure taken 10 prevent
traffic in coronation seats and the masqueraolhs
Of American miIIionaires' wives as peeresses- II
* not stated whether the court newsnaan VIII
stand at the entrance TO the Abbey to brano
in-erIopers with the finger OF sCorn. or whether
new Scotland Yard will employ the best &c
1ec-ive talent in exposing the sham peeresses II
diamonds and pearls From the point OF Vie"
Of house agents and tradesulen, 100 flucH
stress is laid upon the social ambitions OF Ior-
eienars and the necessity of excluding them
from the coronation service Tney WouIo pre-
fer 70 have the talk about the traffic N corona
zion seats dropped, and every facility offered
for wealthy Americans 10 come to Londoh IL
June and spend their money freely
The Daily Mail" which has been inquiring
into the causes Of the trade depression IN Ger
many. says that many OF the great merchants OF
Yesterday stand today ruined, manufacturing
cities are full OF hungry men, numbers o. WORKS
ara closed altogether and others are greatly r.
ducing their output and the stocks o. German
iron works are being sold in Belgium and Eng
land for what they viii fetch Germany al
tempred too much and Is reaping the inevitable
result Bad financing. overcapitalizaton and
excess OF credit are mentioned as the enemies
which even the ingenuity and skill Of German
oyerworkers could not overcome.
Here in England the general trade OUTLOOK IS
now worse than al any tine since 1894 and the
revelations of British trade union tyranny are
conseouentlv causing considerable irritation II
is apparently the deliberate policy OF the trade
unions 10 compel their members TO do as little
work as possible.
The present luIl in the Anslo-Anlerican tobac-
CO war IS accounted for here by the fact that J.
& Duke has returned TO New-York-
Battle Abbey was sold by auction yester-
Gay for 100000. T. name Of the purchaser
vas net disclosed, but a runor that he was not
an American caused feeling OF satisfaction and
Patriotic pride. The auctioneer told the well
known story Of the erection Of the Abbey by
William the Conuueror. on the site and in COM
rlernoration Of the battle of Hastings The
Abbey shared the fate Of all monastic establish
rnents in the country in the reign OF Henry
VII though the fine old building met with
less severe treatment than many Of its con-
tsnporaries Apart from its historic associa
tons, Battle Abbey ranks high among the state
homes Of England / y F
REr0LUTT0N4RY PRINTS At AUCTION