, 1909-12-01

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A despatch from Santiago reports that the
Chilians are boycotting United States trade
through resentment OF the pressure regard
ing the Alsop claim, which is regarded as
unjust.
Ottawa, Nov. 26th-An announcement is
expected regarding The construction of the
Canadian navy in Canada, as a nucleus for
the Canadian shipbuilding industry, and
although it will cost more, the advantages are
thought to Justify it.Some opposition IS being
offered ; for example, the Dominion Grange
Association wants a plebiscite before the
adoption of the naval policy.
The Montreal Star publishes a letter from
Sir Charles Topper, quoting Lord Grey, that
the Canadian railways are a greater con-
tribution to imperial defence than twenty
dreadnoughts. He approves OF nothing
more than the above programme. The Star
editorially dissents from such a feeble pre-
tence of an imperial contribution as an
overclassed squadron, with an overcla8sed
construction account, and thinks TINT Sir
Charles Topper might better counsel Cana
dams to rise to the emergency and do some
thing practical.
London, Nov. 27th-The reports that Sir
NJ. De Bunsen will succeed Mr.. Bryce as
British Ambassador to the United States,
and that Count Berlstorff is to be trans
ferred from Washington to London as Ger
man Ambassador, are officially denied.
The House of Lords has finally passed the
Irish Land Bill, amended according to the
compromise with the Commons.
There is mo confirmation of the report,
that Brazil has suggested to the United
States to ask King Edward to arbitrate
upon the United States Alsop claim against
Chill His Majesty has not yet been asked
to do so. A despatch from Santiago, how
ever, states that Chill has accepted the
United States proposal to unite with that
country in making the above proposal, and
a Washington telegram reports that Chill
and the United States have both made con-
c~essions, bat the Official statement is not yet
ready.
The Times publishes a letter from Mr..
Dicey, Professor of Law, Oxford University,
declaring that theMinistry's policy 80 degrades
popular Government that the Lords should
be supported, as they are resisting not the
people but usurpation by a Parliamentary
majority, and in such conflicts they hnve re-
oeatellv %triumphed. The present cabinet,
he SAYS, has outstripped its predecessors in
England and every other Government of
other nations, in that corruption of
the classes which is the vice of the
present day politics, ~distinguishable alike in
France, the United States and the British
colonies. All British leaders of every party
impress upon the electors that the Govern
ment should legislate so as to gain from the
public resources the maximum material and
private comforts.and the very name, ''The poor
mans budget" betrays this policy of corrup-
ton. Taxes, he declares, should be raised
purely for the service of the state, and he adds,
that it is thirty six years since Gladstone
and Disraeli shocked the political morality
of their times by offering the bride of the
abolition of the income tax, which the cleo
torate rejected in 1874, and be queries Evil
the democracy in 1909 exhibit an equally
high public spirit. 1t is certain that a cor
rupted democracy will not fulfil the hopes
of old fashioned Liberals like myself, who
have believed in the benefits Of popular gov
eminent"
A Berlin despatch states that the corpses
of Brenckmann and France, the most daring
members of the Aero Club, who assembled
on Monday from q suburb of the city, have
been found near the debris of their balloon,
which fell near Fiume, Austria, the burst
envelope explaining their fate. Brenckmann
was the third person insured by q company
accepting such risks, he was found blind
folded with a black cloth, and this has not
been explained.
Ottawa. Nov. 27th-The British Columbia
elections support Mr.. McBride's policy of
assistance of the Canadian Northern Rail
way. Thirty two McBrideites, two Liberals
and two Socialists, have been returned'
Mr.. Oliver, the leader Of the opposition, has
been defeated in two constituencies.
It is announced that the Duke and Duch-
ess of Connaught and Princes Patricia, with
a suite of fourteen, will embark at Marseilles
on January twentieth for Cairo on a six
months shooting tour, over Mr.. Roosevelt's
route, that is the Duke is not to be Govern