Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-18
EhGLISHMEN'S VIEWS
On the Anti-Foreign Feeling in
China.
THE ROOSEVELT POLICY
Comment on the British Naval EST.
mates.
SIGNIFICANT DRIFT OF CLUBS
London Beginning to Inquire Into
Political Opinions of Their Mem
bers-King's Short Horns.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
LONDON, March g. 1906
Engtishmen are looking askance at the
preparations the United States is making
in view OF the possibility of an antI-foreign
uprising in China. The view in Great Brit
ain is that the sending of soldiers to the far
east is likely to have a profound effect on
the Chinese and to rouse their anger to
fanatical pitch. The Picking authorities
have sufficient trouble to keep the Chinese
In hand under ordinary circumstances, and
the opinion is growing among English ex-
perts that if soldiers continue to be sent
to the orient the Chinese government will
be unable to restrain the hordes of yellow
men from attacking the whites
The staid and conservative Manchester
Guardian, discussing the subject, says.
Rightly or wrongly. the United States gov
eminent has apparently made up it's mind
that q great anti-foreign: movement Is
brewing in central China and extensive
preparations have been made I'm the Philip
pines to meet the danger. The evidence In
support of another Boxer outbreak seems
acanty. and the Chinese foreign Office has
| decided 10 protest against the American
preparations, on the ground that no dis
turbances are likely, and that If they were
10 come the government would be quite
ftblS " tSdl WIN them. But even II the
American alarm had solid foundation In
fact, we hope, for that very reason that
any show of Drovocation will be avoided.
The yeast Is stirring in China but there Is
no reason why change should take any
form hostile 70 Europeans. In Mr. Hays
time one would have had no fear of Amer
lea S action. but Mr.. Roosevelt's policy is a
little uncertain. and the boycott OF AmerI-
can goods in China has undoubtedly Of
Tended very powerful interests. English
influence should be thrown strongly against
any attempt 10 improve the opportunity af-
forded by the murder of missionaries"
Ihat the missionaries are largely to
blame for the hostile attitude of the China
man is coming to be the conviction of a
large section of Englishmen. who are not
prone to condemn the work OF foreign mis-
sions. The abuses against which the Chi
nese magistrate at Nanshan protested by
committing suicide. and which caused the
recent massacre. are undeniable.
Without any right whatever. missionaries
are prone to interfere between Chinese sub
jects In whom they are interested and Chi
nese justice. What gives missionaries their
power of interference is their rights of ex-
Internationally. AS Europeans they can
not be tried in Chinese courts. and over
and over again the same right has been as
serted on behalf of their native converts
X
The naval estimates. which were discuss
ed in the house OF commons this week are
substantially the estimates of the late gov
eminent. They show a decrease of some
Il 100000 on the E33, $50, 800 which was the
estimated expenditure for 1904-5, and the
reasons for the reduction are to be sought
in the official statement made by Lord
Cawdor in November last. Since the oppo-
sition Is responsible for the new figures
and the present board Of admiralty has ac-
cepted them with but slight alterations,
such criticism as has been offered is gem
eral~in character.
Men of all parties have grown to realize
the seriousness of Englands naval burden,
and all are agreed to the necessity for
decreasing the present enormous yearly ex-
penditure- If the expenditure is to be re-
dGced II must be by one of two methods.
Either the European powers will agree TO
some limitation of their naval ornaments
or the international situation must be such
that Great Britain can restrict her ship
building program The debate in the house
OF commons has been occupied mainly with
the former possibility, which is perhaps the
more remote. England has about 100 ef-
fectiye fighting ships, built or building:
Germany. "a. and France nearly 90.
Any proposal on Englands part which
preserved this preponderance of force
would meet with cold welcome, and
neither France nor Germany seems likely
to suggest a truce in the rivalry of naval
programs. Lord Cawdors memorandum re-
marked that 1.-The distribution of the ships
OF his ma jestys navy In peace time must
largely depend on the international rela-
ton of the powers"
1t is significant of the seriousness with
which England takes her politics nowadays
that the great London clubs are really be-
ginning to inquire into the opinion of their
members. Even in the critical time of the
home rule agitation it was still possible for
a unionIst to remain a member Of the Ma
tional Liberal Club. or for home ruler
to find an outlet for his sociability in the
spacious rooms of the Constitutional or
Carlton clubs. Mr.. Gladstone indeed, re-
manned a member of the Carlton, the great
temple of conservatism, long after he be-
came liberal prime minister. although he
was not very constant or. perhaps, well
come visitor. The days of this easy toler-
ance are now, however, gone The Con-
stitutional first reused the latent spirit Of
vindictiveness by the summary expulsion
of Lord Balfour of Burleigh and one or two
members of less note. But now the rarified
atmosphere of the Carlton is thickened with
clamorous appeals for the expulsion of the
same noble lord and Mr.. Gibson Bowles
Lord Balfour. however. does not intend to
allow himself to be removed from the MEM
bership OF the Carlton, and Mr.. Gibson
Bowles is also inclined to pay little atten-
ton to the howls of the outraged tariff re-
formers in the club for his blood
King Edwards Sandringham shorthorns /
of which number are to be sold next |
week. are famous among breeders all the |
world over, and fabulous prices have been
offered before now for picked bulls from |
among them. A thousand guineas was in |
deed paid for one some years ago, which |
went to Argentina.
It is now nearly forty years since the |
king started breeding, and In those days he |
gave the closest personal attention to the
matter. Every morning In his little busi- |
ness room at Sandringham he would receive
reports and Interview the agents, and the /
result Is seen today In the magnificent prod /
ucts of the royal farms.
1t was good many years. however, be- /
fore success came. As his majesty himself |