Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-22
BRT|SHERS IN TIE DARK.
Cannot Understand Germany's Latest Act of Bonn mbardment.

Editor of St James's Gazette Hopes
 Americans Will Not Blame the Eng
 1ish-The Second Day of Colonel . Lynch's Trial-Lynch's Counsel
 Would Have His Trial Take Place in
 Australia.
 4 L ondon, Jan 22-The British govern mont is entirely in the dark in regard to the reasons for the aggressive ac- tion oe the German naval authorities 1n again bombarding Fort San Carlos, at the entrance of Lake MaracaiDo, yesterday. The foreign office officials here are apprehensive of the result of the bombardment. They say that no decision has yet been reached on the question of the suspension of the blockade. 1t was hoped that matters would have progressed further before now. but this was largely based on the belief that Minister Bowen would reach Washington earlier than ho did.
 ?ie Lnly press comment ou the sec on,i 5omEardment of San Carlos ap. pears in the St Jaue;s Gazette, which repC6js les the aggressiveness of tse Gerrns ms and says it trusts ''tile A,rc, tsns will understand that the German proceedings are as little aD- proved by the British nation as by themselves."
 Diplomatic circles here are much aroused by the news of the bonlbard nlent but the officials of the various embassies seem equally as ignorant as Foax 3n4 Is The belief prevails that the step ta- ken by the German commapder will seriously delay the settlement of the questions in dispute. There are many indications that the blockade will not be raised for the present. and that the negotiations at Washington will proceed with perhaps modified form of blockade or some similar ar rarsement as the preliminary basis.
 London, Jan 22.-The court in which Colonel Arthur Lynch, member of par, lament for Galway, is being tried on the charge of high treason, was again crowded to-day. After reading the deposition of an American, Lewis Handley, who said that Colonel Lynch compelled him to take up arms in be- half of the Boers at Glencoe, but who got off through the intervention of the American consul, counsel for the de- fense submitted that the prisoner was protected by the naturalization laws. He contended that a man was entitled to become an alien at any time, even after the outbreak of war; referred to the war of Independence; said there were at least 10000 men of British birth in the American mercantile ma- rine, and asserted that there were twenty million people living in Ameri- ca who possessed two nationalities. Counsel maintained that Colonel Lynch took up arms in behalf of the Trans vaal without secrecy. and under the mistaken belief that the naturalization act permitted this. Tn any event, if the court decided the prisoner was a British subject he ought to be tried in Australi" where he was born.
 The attorney-general, Sir Robert Fin lay, replying for the prosecution, ar gued that Colonel Lynch procured nat uraliZation for the purpose of fighting against his own country, and added that even could naturalization cover the prisoners subsequent actions it could not cover his anterior reason, namely, adhering to the queens enemies and declaring his willingness to fight against her forces