The Washington times., 1904-07-03
KING NOT CAUGHT
IN KA|SER'S NET
Edward Not Drawn Into
Move Against Japan.
COURTESY TO LADY CURZON
Queen Stands Sponsor for Her Daugh-
ter-Praise for Amer
can.
COURTESY TO LADY cURzoN

LONDON. July 2-Britons, with one
or two ncurotic journalistic exceptions,
saw King Edward depart for I<iel With
out fear that he would be entangled ny
the brilliant German Emperor in pact
Oh betrayal Of the interests of Japan;
ana they are entirely satisfied that he
has done nothing to prejudice the Anglo
Japanese alliance or the AngIo-F'rench
agreement.
That the great war in the East war
talked of IN the cabin OF the Hohenzol-
fern with perhaps as much freedom as
was the regatta no one in London or
Bertha for ar instant can doubt. That
what was said by the British monarch
was prudent. tactfm and in the interest
OF an honorable ending OF the war when
the hour Of the ending shas have come
is accepted with implicit confidence.
Good Will Only.
The German people Interpreted Ed
wards presence among them as signify
ing nothing more than his gosd viii 10
his imperial nephew and the Teutonic
race. There are diplomatists In Berlin
who would be glad TO make mischief for
England by involving her III a pro-Rus-
sian movement: and there are mischiev-
Gus anti-Gernan writer's. Ike Herr
Maxse and his confreres. who lie awake
nights trying to concocf a scheme that
Will make Britain the chief agent In tbs
isolation Of Germany; but King Edward
is not TO be caught with chah
lie knows that anti-Japanese combina-
tons c9untenanced by him would be as
intolerable 20 Britons as dangerous TO
his empire and when the time TO WELD
his unrivaled influence arrives he win
work through the Paris foreign Office
and not BIZ way OF Berlin. That oppor-.
tune moment may have been brought
nearer by hints he has thrown out at
Kiel. It Is fnconceivable that the Kali
ger. warmly syupatidzing with the baf-
fed Muscovite. should mislead ST Pc
tersburg as to Edwards attitude.
Chamberlain Inexorable.
Mr. chamberlain's determination TO
drive out of the Liberal-Unlcuist party
every member who Will not consent that
the organization be turned into a tariff
reform" body IS at the bottom of the
disruption of the Liberal Union Club.
He refers grimls in private conversation
TO the process as separating the sheep
from the goats"
Devonshire cut the last tie binding
himself to the party that wrecked Glad
stones home rule project. in his letter
to Lord Lichieid. urging free traders to
resist Chamberlain's effort to use the
Observation-Disclosures as pawns in his game;
and the chamberlainites In the Liberal
Union Club, once loyal to Devonsaire,
promptly forced the antf-Chamberlain-
ties 70 submit or resiRr Resignation
and new club. pledges 10 resist home
rule and tariff reform. are the outcome
He who Is not for Us is against Us.
says the leading Chamberlain organ.
''and the sooner we know where We
stand the better"
Liberals Active.
Since Lord Rosebery's Lambton Park
attack upon Characterization, the free
trade Liberals have displayed renewed
activity. but his reiterated Reputation
of the doctrine OF political Independence
for Ireland removes him farther te@S
ever from the Morley wins Of the Lib
eraI organizat tons David Lloyd-George
says; "Rosebery sets the Liberals afre
and then pours cold water on us
Meanwhile parliament, save for gibe
from the opposition benches when Mr.
Balfour takes stock of MS following in
the chamber is deadly dul. and the
premier shares the task OF leadership
with Mr.. LyttletOn, colonial secretary
in whom he seems to have absolute con-
fidence and whose efficiency entities him
TO the respect of the house.
Queen and Lady Curzon.
Queen Aiexandres benignity in stand
ing as sponsor for the daughter OF Lord
and Lady Curzon has an Anglo-Ameri-
can bearing that the British press does
not fail 10 recognize. Ter majesty has
paid compliment to Lady drzon quite
as distinct as that paid 10 the indian
Niceroy. This charming American cap
tured all hearts at Simla, as she has cap
tured all hearts in London; anG il Is no
secret that her unusual graelousness OF
nien has done much 10 smooth away ad-
ministrative difficulties for Lord Cur
zca.
Perhaps we shall never know says a
weekend writer. how much we owe in
India to the tact and delightful Ameri-
can unconventionauty of this remark
able woman"
Another view OF the incident IS ez-
pressed by the writer VINO wonders what
George III would have said had he been
told on the day be heard of the sur
render of CORVALLIS that within cen
tury and a quarter the consoIt OF a
successor would become godmother of
the daughter of the American wife of
the governor OF the richest dependency
OF the crown
Roseberg and Stevenson.
As Americans were among the chief
contributors 10 the fund for the tablet
In memory of Robert Louis Stevenson,
unveiled IL st. Giles Cathedral. Edin-
burgh. the function had an interna-
toEal significance. Lord RosebeTy. who
made the address at the ceremony,
Acknowledged deiicately the American
participation. His tribute to Steven
son deserves 10 rank nos only among
/ tie best OF his occasional speeches, a
kina of orato-y for which he has posi-
/ tive genius hut also among the most
discriminating and incisive analyses OF
the secret of Stevenson's strength and
vogue
! 1t is RoSebery's way, no matter what
else has been said OF a gifted worker in
any held of thought. to offer a fresh
contribution: and he has done IL again.
/ 10 the universal satisfaction of Steven
sons admirers this side OF the Atlantic.