Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-20
SECRETARY. HAYS NOTE
WELCOMED BY BRITAIN.
t.Fresh Evidence Of Growing DISCO
..;.;on of United States to Take
Seat in Orchestra of Eu-s
ropean Concert.

rODcan Concert"
LONDON, September l9.-eecre'ai
HAYS note to the Powers, which were sig
,,tories of the Berlin treaty Of 1878, on
the subject of the treatment or Jews III
Roumar1ia, which was received IN Loli-
don about fortnight ago. was welcomed
in British official circles. The toneof the
formal acknowledgment of the receipt OF
tho note here indicates British approval
of the American initiative in this matter
and confirms the idea that Great britain
welcomes the continued intervention OF
the United States in affairs in which Eu-
rope is more directly concerned, IN the
belief that such intervention tends to IN
directly strengthen the hands Of the Brlt-
ish government Apart from this, the
question of the exclusion of pauper aliens
from Great Britain is growing more acute,
and anti immigration laws are demanded
in many influential quarters. SO, the gov
ernment is in sympathy with MI hay
protest in the hope that the wholesale
expectation of undesirable emlGrants from
Eastern Europe may be checked.
The newspapers here continues to com
ment on the United States note. The st.
James Gazette. is a semi-humorous REFER
ence to it, says: The European govern
ments to whom it was addressed must
have been unagreeably surprised, LOT the
note furnishes fresh evidence OF the
growing disposition OF the United states
to take scat in the orchestra of the Eu-
ropean concert, which some other per-
formers view with uneasiness.
OUR CHIEF MOTIVE HUMANITY.
After declaring that it is difficult to I'M
derstand what President Roosevelt hopes
to gain by the appeal to the slgnatories
of the Berlin treaty, the ST. James Ga
zette concludes that the chief American
motive is humanity. and says: This IN
dicates a spirit of knight errantry, which.
however credtable to great, civilized
Power is likely to give the Americans
plenty Of occupation without increasing
their popularity with the governments of
the Old World
Mr.. Hays contrast of the enlightened
system of America and the intolerant
tyranny of the surviving principalties of
Europe is referred TO by the ST. James
Gazette as mot devoid of sclf-com-
placercv." and as intended for the edfica-
Dpn OF Iilaihild. L he paper refers 10 MI
Hay as an american Hamlet" who says.
Look on this picture and then on that
ard consider whether Old Mother Europe
should not be ashamed of herself
The St. James Gazette suggests that
South Africa would welcome the Rou-
manian Jews for whom the American
government is SO solicitous and is yet
so unwilling to weTcome''
All Powers Informed.
The British foreien office this evening
gave the Associated Press authority to
announce that his Ma iestv's Government
had communicated with all the sienatorv
powers of the British treaty with the
view to develonnE their attitude aud prr-
pose and relation TO Roumanian jews. as
called to he attention of the Powers by
Secretary HAY
All Powers communicated With
LONDON Snntnn1loer 1o-The 7-i+i-1,
Foreisn Office this evening gave the As
sociatad Press authority to announce tina:
his Naiesty's government had communi-
Gated with al the signatory powers of the
Berlin treaty with the view of dovel-
oping their attitude and purpose and re-
lation to the Rouraniar Jews, as caleb
to the attention of the Powers by Secre-
tary Hay.
No Comment In Paris.
PARIS. Se,tenlber 19-Secretary HAYS
note to the Powers on Roumania is wide
ly published here but the newspapers
make no comment on it.
The Rounianan Minister called at The