New-York tribune., 1901-10-25
SOUTH AFRICAN POLICY.
AWAITING MR.. CHAMBERLAIN'S SPEECH
IN EDINBURGH.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT IN THE FORT
NIGHTLY REVIEW" DISCUSSES SOME
PHASES OF NEW-YORK CITY
POLITICS.
Copyright: 1901: BY The New-York Tribune)
lBY CABLE TO THE TRIRIrNr

London. Oct. 25, 1 a. m.-Mr ChamberIain's
speech in Edinburgh tonight is awaited with
Keen interest as a pronouncement of the policy
in South Africa by the minister who will order
the details of reconstruction. Winston Church
i'll. who is rapidly coming on and must now be
taken seriously suggested in his speech at
Leicester that Lord Kitchener had too much
to do. and could not find his way through the
mass of irrelevant details. Mr.. Churchill has
more audacity than discretion but it Will be a
curious confirmation of rumors which have been
in the air for some time if Mr.. Chamberlain
supports the younger members demand for de-
priVlng Lord Kitchener of administrative duties
in South Africa. Clearly there has been fric-
ton between the colonial and the military ad-
ministration, and Mr.. Churchill may have
opened the way for a plain talk by Mr.. Cham
berlain- 1t is a familiar fact in Westminster
that the younger and more promising men of
the pnionist party. like Mr.. Churchill.
strongly influenced by Mr.. Chamberlain and
take their cues from him.
President Roosevelts appeal in The Fortnight
ly Review" for reform in the city of New York
attracts notice here. The views of the Presi-
dents civil policy which the English monthly
presents are scanned for some indication OF the
leading ideas which may guide the conduct Of
affairs at Washington during the next three
years. The article is marked by the complete
absence of political passion. The President says
little Of Tammany. but he points out what pro-
ductive fields are left untitled by the apathy of
Republicans. Mr.. Roosevelt urges on his fellow
citizens the duty of giving practical effect to
the principles of brotherhood by frequent COM
munion with the poorer members of the party
THE Post" says the article is the most interest
ing showing the large sphere of influence
which busy public man like the President is
disposed TO assign to philanthropic sentiment
THE Chronicle" which also comments on the
article, compares the social problems of New
York and London in the political element. This
city has its municipal politics, but they are not
complicated by the activity of powerful faction
pledged TO corruption. The Chronicle ap-
proves Of the Presidents remark that every re-
former is in continual danger OF slipping into a
mass Of well meaning people who in their ad-
vocacy of the impracticable. do more harm than
good" Illustrations OF that truth can be liber-
ally furnished from both sides of the Atlantic
The hubbub over General Buffers retirement
still continues hut there are no fresh incidents
The influence of the press in this matter has
been less important than is generally supposed
The King without doubt interviewed in the mat
ter and impaired the initiatory impulse To the
War Office and headquarters. Military decorum
and the dignity Of the Crown required that re-
straint should be placed upon talking generals
carrying dispatches in their pockets and chal-
lenging critics 10 produce the correct test OF
them.
The denials from Sheffield and other manu-
facturers that amalgamation Of the British
iron and steel trade is under consideration are
easily obtained. but amount to nothing. The
negotiations have been restricted to the largest
concerns, and the small fry have not been con-
suited. My previous dispatch on this subject
was accurate in all respects.
While the Manchester cotton trade with the
United States is not so large this year as last,
there has been no material decline since the en-
actment Of the present tariff. The principal