The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

smiles- One OF tho humors Of tho sit
uation Is the grave explanation of
American expressions given by some
of tho papers. Ono entcrprisins Jour-
nal gives q Glossary OF the slang. Tho
methods Of the steam roller and
Fighting From the Jump" arc re-
translated to mean clear out" and
flop to tho thirr-term candidate" Is
thus solemnly explained: This means
that q voter has deserted Taft to vote
for Roosevelt" A lead pipe cinch" is
translated as IAN absolutely safe
thing" barrels OF dough" as tons
OF money" and putting on the soft
udherent from boasting too much"
Who says the British people have no
sense OF humor?
Tho panic over the German navy
takes a new twist with the removal
Of the British Mediterranean base from
Malta TO Gibralta- leaving the Levent
'Irtually uncovered. Ihe govern
ment's explanation that with Its head
quarters at Gibralta the fleet Ia ready
TO act In the Mediterranean OF steam
north and aid In home defense seems ,
to betray real trepidation. At the |
same time strategists argue that this
IL fatal policy. for II the fleet had
Il move north 1t probably would be
cut OF and ennihilated on the way.
and IL moved westward II would ar
rive too late for any usefulness. The
governments supporters reply that the |
Mediterranean defenBe may be left to !
France as q Britains ally. but to this
the answer ia made that the French |
feet Is inferior to the combined fleets
OF Austria and Italy. Ge-many's allies.
and BY 1915 will be hopeleesly infer
Inh
the three powers are completed as
now framed.
There IL an undercurrent Of talk
10 the effect that the govern
ment is not really any too ear
nest In the matter OF the home
/ rule bill. Some say TIE government
does not really intend to send the bill
to the House of Lords this session.
but these critics do not pretent to
show how it is possible for the gov
ernment 10 drop the measure Still
others insist that the bill can never
be passed before another general cleo
ton is held The ministry complicat-
ed the situation this week hy intro
ducing the manhood suffrage bill
/ The home rule doubters are in this
latter measure preparing for the In
cv'tahle electoral contest. since the
bill would increase the radical vote BY
abolishing all qualifications for suf-
frage and simultaneously weaken the
Conservatives by cutting off all plural
voting. But the measure could not aid
the MINISTRY In any early day con-
test. as II would have as much. or
more. trouble in passing the Lords as
would the home rule Dill itself. The
UnioRists affect great encoura cement
from the narrow majority OF sixty
nine, whereby the exclusion of Orange
and Uuster counties from the opera
ton Of the home rule bill was defeat
cd Tuesday night. but this is not really
significant, as 1t is far trom represent
ing any serious detection from the
Liberal bloc. In fact. On real call
for showdown. In all proba bility the
government could muster within half
4 dozen Of its maximum strength--at
least for the present.
/ The council of foreign bondholders.
( following their unanimous accordance
ot the agreement OF Brown Brothers
md the Sel!gmans, of New York, in re-
EErd 10 the Nicaragua bonds. express
ed general appreciation OF the at
t:tude OF the United States in forcing
defaulting Central American republics
TO maintain their financial obligations
ne policy of President Roosevelt and
President Taft in this respect met with
Unanimous approval aud is generally
considered the greatest safeguard for
the maintenance of the Monroe Doc
irine. Central America has for years
PAST been one of the sugbears OF
! foreign bondholders. bu. the recent &C
/ complishments OF the United States in
hsyt and san Domingo according to
the members of the coIrcil, indicates
4 happy future.
AS result OF the continued labor
troubles on this side OF the ocean. tn.
toyage across the Atlantic is invested
with new sporting interest. Hitler
II travellers have known beforehand
the ship, the date and the port from
/ " hich they We're to sail. These points
T., are now speculative. AT the last mo-
n:ent the sailing OF the Oceanic was
B Cancelled this week and her passeng-
crs were put on a train for Liverpool
. 10 catch the Baltic. Tha sailing of the
Minneapolis was also Cancelled This
uncertainty IS affecting all classes o..
trade and endeavor in Great Britain
and business men. bankers and hotel
keepers are finding the Inconvenience
intolerable. There is cnnsidrabl adj
F., verse commit to why the govern
rlent does not take strong measures
TO maintain the advertised mail SIR
vice. The cancellation ~ the Oceanic
does not matter much to New York
owing to the sailing of The Mauretanis
day. but affects Chicago ADVERSE, a
the oceanic's mail is usually deliver
<" az '4i"' ~ 'i l''ie ~ eHdbIc Cnl-
/ caSoans TO send answering letters by
. the following Saturdays mail for Eu-
, rope. With the mail going from this
side on the Mauretania they are UNI
ahle TO do this. Bankers are also COM
planning bitterly, as on drafts for stock
/ transactions and on bills of exchange
they Will lose at least one or two DAYS
interest, rs far IS New York is CON
cerned. while there is 4 possibility of
losing three or four daTs nm Cbiracn
bills. as the Mauritania may take the
extreme Southern route and so delay
Ter mail that II Will not be delivered
in Chicago before the closing of the
banks on Saturday.
The unsettled sailing of steamers