Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-22
BRITAIN AND 1BE CANAL
Lord Pauncefote Presents the
Facts to Foreign Secretary.
Lord Lansdowne.
Great Britain Will b. in No
Hurry to Reach a De.
cision.
Pauncefote will Return to the
United States..British View
of China.

London, June 22-In a tentative, easy
going sort of way the cabinet has be-
gun to consider the Nicaraguan treaty
matter. Lord Pauncefote has ex-
planned many things to Lord Lansdowne
and the foreign secretary and the latter
are once more graphing with the prob-
lem. 1t is needless to say the foreign
office has no intention to hurry, and in
the course of q month or so it may come
to decision. This will take the form
of instructions to Pauncefote, who will
return tostne United States. These in
structions will probably not be officially
communicated to the state department
until congress shall convene or attitude
nitely known.
Pauncefote Will probably be permitted
to interpret his instructions pretty
broadly. and they show signs of being
elastic enough to provide for any con-
tingency, except direct refusal on the
part of the senate to recognize the va
lidity of the Clayton Bulwer treaty
W
on this point, and, however, willing he
may be to abrogate 1t, he will vigorously
maintain the potentlaltty of the Clay
tonBulwer treaty, until such time as
both signatories shall aereNto Its abro-
cation.
The recent cable dispatch saying the
Nicaragua matter had been practically
settled and Pauncefote in consequence,
a
caused much amusem1nt. 1t is utterly
unfounded. On the highest authority
the Associated Press Is able to state
Pauncefote will remain ambassador to
the United States for the rest of his
days or as long as he cares to retain tine
position.
Lord Lansdowne. the Associated Press
learns does not take such a pessimstic
view of the Chinese negotiations as do
the majority of British newspapers.
The foreign office by no means coincides
In the view Of the Pekin correspondent
Of the Daily Mail. who cables today the
negotiations are drifting into hopeless
muddle. There is now an opinion amonss
competent officials in Downing street
that there are good, prospects of 2. set
tlement. 1t Is denied Germany has in
From the British standpoint Germany.
has now adopted a fair and rational
basis, tho, of course in common with the
United States Great Britain would
have liked the indemnity to have been
smaller. 1t Is admitted Great Britain
is partly responsible for the delay in de-
Gliding the method OF payment, bu, it is
maintained that she, as the largest
trader with China, is more vitality con-
cerned than any other power in keep
Ing down the duty on imports.
The British public are only just be-
gining to look upon little Prince Ed
ward, the seventh anniversary Of whose
birth occurs tomorrow, in the light of
future king. The Importance oe his
place in the machine of state is some
what magnified by the absence of his
father. According to present plans
Prince Edward will be sailor, goins
upon the sailing ship Britannica in
few years. His present education con-
sIsts of few short daily lessons given
by Madomoiselle Bricka, for many years
companion to the late Duchess of Teek
The king is said to be strongly opposed
to "stuffing children with too much
knowledge''