Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21
England Has No Objection to Inter
vention.
IT RAISE LOAN TO PAY DEBT
Unfortunate Finish to Many Under
takings.
CREDIT OF REPUBLIC is NIL
Recent Naval Display Renders Critics
of the Administration speech
Iess--COurt in Dominion
of Canada.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.


LONDON, Aug. 2.-(special to The Bee.)
Not only In London but in every foreign
office in Europe the course to be taken
by the United States in regard to the little
negro republic Of Liberia is being watched
with the keenest interest. II Is the inn
preston here that II is purposed In Wash
ington TO establish some kind of protec-
ton over Liberia. England would not
seriously object to this, but IL is thought
here II is likely to cause complications
with Germany and to weaken the American
Monroe doctrine materially so far as
Europe is concerned. The situation as 1t
is understood here is thus:
A debt Of 100000 at per cent was con-
tracted in 1871, but the interest has been
regulAlly paid, and though only COM
paratfvey small sum is needed to place
the finances in order the credit Of Liberia
is nil. A loan will now be raised under
United States auspices to pay off this debt,
which is mostly due to British subjects.
and the United States, France and Ger
many will participate in floating it,
Britain apparently being excluded.
The career OF the Lberian republic of
late has been unfortunate. There have
been serious frontier difficulties both with
Britain and France, and recently the Ii
berians approached Germany and en-
deavored TO obtain from her a promise OF
support against Britain. Germany proposed
to the United states joint Germafi-Ameri-
can action but sustained rebuff. Now the
United States have solved the difficulty by
themselves practically accepting all re-
sponsibility for the somewhat unruly
black republic.
1t will be most interesting to follow these
developments.
Court In Canada.
Before King George has gone far In his
reign It is among the possibilities that he
ana Queen Mary will hold court not only
IN the United Kingdom and Ireland but In
Canada, Australia, India and South Africa
as well. H
His majesty is strongly impressed with
the idea that II would promote the inter-
ests OF the empire II this were done and
evidence Is not lacking to show that when
the king has made up his mind to
thing he holds to II until II is accomplished
: Witness for example the Lords Veto con-
ference which It Is generally admitted is
the direct work Of the king.
Fleet Ready 20 FiEht.
The critics of the administration OF the
British navy have for time at least been
rendered speechless by the recent naval
maneuvers The fleet was on a war foot,
ing. It contained every element and
quality necessary to enable II 10 achieve
without any delay the purpose for which IT
has been provided. II was an instantly
ready fleet. Every vessel, as Mr.. McKenna
said a few days ago. has her complement
at full strength The magazines were full;
the coal bunkers and oil tanks were filled
up and the stores and provisions were
Aamplete on board each ship. The only
boundary to the fleets area of operations
lies in its fuel supply, but as the colliers
TO accompany the ships were ready the
limits OF ms scope are wide. There were
even floating repair ships attached to the
force, capable of dealing with all but the
largest defects In word, the fleet was
self-contained.
Mobility Its Feature.
BY far the most formidable gathering Of
warships ever brought together. its at
tribute Of mobility demands the closest at
tention. A few years ago II would have
been impossible to bring together in home
waters fleet constituted this in
strength and speed and numbers and to be
assured that II was not only efficient in its
several units. but instantly ready for ef-
fective service.
The importance OF this factor of mobility
cannot be overrated. But there was smother
quality which attaches TO this fleet, and.
which should be mentioned. Not only
could every unit, II II separates from the
main body continue to communicate with
the remainder OF the ships, but every unit
could also be In continuous communication
with the admiralty. ! remember what the
inter recommendation OF the units OF a
fleet was limited By distance at which
their highest sails could be seen on the
horizon and that was no Improvement
upon distant signalling In Nelson's time.
Now all this is changed and King George
may take his fleet to sea for days out OF
sight OF land with the knowledge that at
any moment he can speak to his minister's
at home and that the object OF the naval
machine he is handling can be easily
changed in accordance with the demands
OF the political situation as any simple
evolution he may wish TO order can be
performed.
Consultation OF the Force.
Turning TO the constitution OF the force.
there were embraced the home. Atlantic
and Mediterranean fleets-that IL. nearly
all the effective vessels not on foreign
stations, on the occasion OF the yusneuvers
more than 100 vessels we're placed on a war
footing in a few hours and left harbor for
specified rendezvous. Those ships, with the
ships which are already supplied with full
crews. have gone through three weeks
strenuous work aud srduous exertion. and
only two out OF the whole number, the
Grafton ard the sulteE, have been reported
as having met with mishaps to the
machinery.
The force under Sir William May was
remarkable because. while IL serves e
present in a concrete shape the development
az naval material. 1t did not contain a
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