Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-09-01
Impression that Ambassador
at Washington Will not
Retain Post Grows; not
Strong with Liberal Gov
eminent
AMERICAN WIFE
VALUABLE ASSET
Harcourt May Land Appoint
ment; ]. A. Spender, Eng
lish Journalist, Also Men
toned for Place


LONDON, Aug. 31.-The impression
that Ambassador Bryce will not retain
his post at Washington many months
longer persists in parliamentary cir
cles despite the repeated Official de
malls of change. when Prime Minis
ter AsQuith answered the last question
on that subject he said merely that
Mr.. Bryce would return to Washing
ton and resume his duties in Septem-
ber which was not an entirely con-
vincing denial of an early change.
The fact that Mr.. Bryce has held
the Office for five years and has
reached the age of seventy-four to-
gether with the possibility that the lib
eral govrnment may not continue long
in power. and that others have let it
| be known that they would consider
/ the Washington embassy a suitable
reward while yet this government has
| the power of appointment. furnish
| for the belief that a change may soon
take place.
Lewis Harcourt. secretary of state
| for the colonies. and J. Alfred Spend
er. editor of the Westminster Gazette,
are two names most favored by the
| liberals as candidates for Mr. Bryce's
! successor. II is noteworthy that Meth
| er belong to the diplomatic service
and that both are comparatively young
men.
| The Washington post is regarded as
one demanding qualities not apt to be
! found among professional diplomats
whose careers have been spent in
| European capitals.
| Mr.. Spender's title to recognition
| is that he has been the most influen.
| tial writer supporting the Liberal par
/ ~ on the London press While the
| Westminster. an afternoon paper. is
not the most powerful Liberal organ,
| Mr.. Spender's utterances on political
questions carry more weight than
| those of any other individual in the
| party press. He is recognized as one
/ of the foremost British journalists.
| Mr.. SpeSder and Mrs. Spcnder We're
among the few selected by the kin'
| 10 take cea in the royal tent at the
last royal garden party, and this mark
OF distinction was considered signifi-
| cant by those who have predicted his
appointment to Office.
| Mr.. Harcourt is a practical politi.
| clan and a society man His health
has not been robust recently. and
| transfer to a position demanding less
/ hard work than a cabinet portfoIio
would be welcome to him. Mrs. Har-
court was an American, daughter OF
| the late Walter II. Burns OF Nesy
York. and an American wife usually
Is considered a valuable asset for a
European diplomat in Washington.
The London motor omnibus COM
panies have begun to reform them
selves as they are fearful Of legis.
| lative action. The first act of reform
Of the juggernaut which has crushed
out so many lives during the past
year in London streets. is a general
reduction of speed, so that most Of
| the lines now do not exceed the rate
Of twelve miles an hour. In the mast
IT has been no uncommon thing for
the buses to run fifteen miles an hour
whenever they came to an open place
IN the traffic aud In many cases this
mas forced the pace of lighter motor
cars running in front OF them.
| Owing to its great bulk the motor
omnibus has become the premier
road hog" Of the streets. Many OF
the drivers are exceedingly skillfuI
pilots and, taking advantage of the
slightest opening they force their way
through the densest traffic with slight
regard for the rights OF other vehicles
and without paying the least heed to
pedestrians.
| No other vehicle does as much harm
10 pavements as the omnibus yet IL
pays nothing toward the upkeep of the
streets. This is one of the standing
grievances OF the municipal street car
lines, which not only have to com
pete with the bus lines but also have
TO pave portion OF the roadway.
The demand for an impost on the
bus lines is becoming insistent. and
coupled with criticisms OF their ex-
eessive speed. the complaints have
become so formidable that the com
panies are beginning to pay some at.
tention to the rights OF the public.
II is hardly likely, however, that they
VIII escape taxation, for the town
council Of Croydon is already consid-
ering measure whereby the bus lines
viii be compelled to contribute toward
the upkeep of the streets.
II American shipping through the
Panama Canal should be favored il is
said the British shipping interests viii
retaliate by making extensive use OF
the railway across the isthmus OF TIE.
hnantepec. Traffic by this line has