The Washington times., 1904-07-24
DaShes Hopes of Entente
Between the
Powers.
POPE Plus WILL FIGHT
May Refuse Demand of Del
caSSe to Withdraw Re-
call of Bishops.

LONDON, July 2.-AltOgether the |
most deplorabIe result OF the Malacca |
incident is the tremendous reaction ia |
tfds country from the tendency toward |
an understanding" with Russia. All |
the accumulated hatred of the Britoh |
for the Muscoyite has found vent in a |
vast explosion OF rage.
The irritation that followed the Kais- |
er's telegram to Kruger at the time Of |
the Jameson raid Is not To be compared |
with the present national spasm. The |
excitement. for which there was no
adequate excuse, will pass away; hut |
the sentimental mischief is complete.
Fortunately for the peace Of the world. |
the British foreign Office is under the
control OF a man who combines caution |
with courage. and who is scarcely more |
sensitive 10 popular cIamor than was
Salisbury himself
Lord Lansdowne is handling the situa-
ton with every consideration for ma
tional honor, but without the least in
dication that he will yield TO any pres
sure which might aim TO drive him be-
yond the limits Of internati law.
Not Like Palmerston.
Some critics hurriedly reminded him
that he had Palmerston for an exemp-
lar; but Palmerstonian methods need
radical modification II they are 10 be ap-
piled to the Europe OF today
So far as the provisions OF the treaty
OF London affecting the Dardanelles arc
concerned II Is safe to say that the Brit
ish program would be best sEtted we're
( all restrictions removed. as t..ey prof.
aOiy Will be II the question ever comes
again before a European congress.
/ II the transformation Of thc Smolensh
and St.Petersburg from merchantmen in
20 warships concerns any neutral power
| in particular. that power is Turkey. anC
until Abdul Hamid has complained TO
| Britain the rights OF the latter are in
chOate This IS the legal position-by no
means complicated. though delicate
| Unfortunately. the situation has devel-
| oped Anglo-Russian bitterness TO an ex-
tent not known till now since the Cri-
mean war.
Pope Plus Ready to Fight.
| NJ. Delcasse's ultimatum to the Vati-
can demanding a withdrawal OF the
letters recalling the bishops OF Laval
and Dijon. has brought matters almost
to a climax in the long struggle be-
tween the French chamber and the
Catholic politicians in Rome. The text
of his note allows of no equivocation In
/ the reply. He Will have a withdrawal
| nothing. He viii probably receive moth
ing. or nothing but categorical re-
fusal.
Plus Y is believed to hold that this IS
| a favorable moment for a rupture long
inevitable. II relations are broken on
now. the Vatican Will be able TO ssert
/ with plausibility that the church suf
| fers rather than accept the new con-
a Of a snHn arZ
| evenly divided between the Paris foreign
eign minister and the POnJin. who $ un-
derstood 10 be acting upon the advice OF
Cardinal RampOlla. rather than that OF
the impulsive Merry del Val.
Reason for Delay.
The chief reason for delay. from the
Vatican point Of view. is the desirability
of pOstpOning the abrOgation OF the
ConcOrdat until a workable plan can be
devised for supporting the large body Of
French eCCleSlaSticS who VIII De thrown
upon the bounty of their parishiOn' -.
CuriOusly enough. these ecclesiastics ap-
pear less anxious than the ADVISERS OF
Plus.
lord Curzon is In luck His speech at
the Guildhall when accepting the free
dom of the city of London was defint-
tiOn Of his Tibetan policy Vague IL
proved to be, of class with the lingo
sentiments Of all British imperialists;
and even Miner must yield 10 CurZOn in
boldness and sweep Of program.
The Malacca Incident.
But the viceroy found himself before a
great company smarting under the fan
cied affront of the Malacca seizure. and
his pointed illusions 10 factors IN Tibet
making for intrigue there and unrest
and danger upon our Indian frontier. %
Enthusiastically directed at Russia, were
} I,N..r.1 IL. y,,a, of all rites
| He talked about insults from II
= hetans." but his hearers, some OF whom
I ten days before had publicly suggested
! that the only insult the Tibetans haC
5 offered was their omission TO pay suf
ncient homage to the naughty vicerOy
| nercely applauded his intimation tha'
he would return TO Simla and finish th'
, good work.
. Balfour Uses His Chance
( So deeply engrossed has the common:
- been during the latter part OF the weel
, over the possibilities Of serious friction
: with Russia, that domestic concerns
= have not attracted much comment. Mr.
] BaIfour. alive to his opportunity. ha
been tanning through several impor
tant routine measures. enforcing tn
closure with a freedom that would hav
made Gladstone gasp, and displaying ad
mirable skill in procedure,
70 During the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. session
o the Drenier never left the precincts an,
r. was on his feet times without numbe
z for argument, replying TO question. pOin
!, of order and motion. Such continuous
labor is a severe nervous strain even 70
+ a husky youngster like George Wynd
q ham who says he does not know IA
n tigue Balfour surprised the house b.
3, his energy and freshness TO the last
Mr.. Chamberlain Is preparing for tn
t. autumn fiscal campaign. which Will be
= gin shortly after parliament adJourns
r The triple scheme advocated by III
/ tariff commission delights the Cham
berlainites: but the free food organs al
trying 10 shoot II full Of holes"