The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-24
RUMORS IN PLENTY
ENLIVEIV SUMMER
Political Situation in ENGLAND
Is Not Aptly Termed
Boiling Pot.
SOME CHANGES LIKELY
Most of Gossip Regarding
New Complexion of Cabi-
net Held to Be Baseless.
SOME CHANGES LIKELY
BY PHILIP EVERETT.

| Special Gable 20 The Tribune.
LONDON, Aug. 23.-These are the
days when even serious newspapers are
| often forced TO worry along on a no
more substantial dict than storie. OF
sea serpents and gossip from the bath
ing resorts and are glad to grab my
| political rumor, no matter how mysterl.
Gus It's origin or how flimsy it's tale
Fortunately for newspaper writers,
the crop OF political summer rumors is
rather above the average. Really
cannot imagine what we would find 20
write about now if We were living un-
der a conservative government with
harmonious cooperation between the
house Of the people and that Of tho
lords, and no prospects Of home rule or
land taxes TO play in the horizon as
heat lightning.
Gossips Are Busy.
But. rs I said. the crop Of rumors is
rather abundant and almost every week
we hear Of planned rearrangement Of
tho cabinet. While some OF these ru-
mors are too absurd to mention, espe-
cially as It Is known that Mr.. Asquith
Is not In favor Of any important
changes, there is every reason to be-
licve DR.. MacNamara will enter the
treasury department to strengthen the
hand Of Lloyd-George during the land
campaign when the attorney general
shall have been made lord chief Justice
| l. II
that change will be made In the local
government board, though it will not
necessitate John Burns's leaving the
cabinet. That the postmaster general
has long wished TO be transferred TO n
| higher position is no secret TO anybody
and any one who uses the telephone in
England most heartily hopes that his
wish may be granted.
Aside from these rumors we have the
Ulster farce to keep US supplied with
interesting news, though probably no
one any longer takes it seriously.
Among it's most amusing recent features
had undoubtedly been Sir Edward Car
son 3 play to the gallery. His attempts
to make the child.liko conservative
votor believe that he Is bravely incur
ring the danger Of arrest and daring
the government to lay hands on him as
bold, bad man planning to commit
high treason ha,e simply been ire
sistibly funny.
Regarded as Joke.
No man in the country knows better
than Sir Edward himself that no matter
how violent his speeches he viii never
bo IN danger OF arrest, not only because
he Is personally exceedingly popular
with the members Of the government,
several of whom are his best chums, but
also because no ono for a moment thinks
Of taking him seriously, when hs plays
the part of the political william.
"To be SURE" leading Liberal pa
per wrote about him the other day,
USir Edward % speeches are violent,
but his treason is merely hypothetical
In the esse of tho suffragettee the
words are followed by acts, but IN sir
Edwards caso, the only result is Ap-
plause. and applause OF 90 aniabie an
orator is not crime - -.
The alleged warrant ~ fairy tale,
doubtless intended TO stimulate rag
ging campaign. II the government
were taking Sir Edward seriously the
first step would be TO strike his name
OF the privy council, but he remains
~, oht honorable" his oath Of allegi
anes is still In force. and, ~ the bar,
he continues to wear silk.
Stir in Naval Circles.
A paragraph In q Berlin Newspaper. TIE
Rupdschau, which - often In
spIred by the government has aroused
rreat interest IN naval and political cir
cles here because II prophesies the cIea
for the protection OF German oversee IN
terests The squadron u ~ said. VIII Do
ready for service next spring
Commenting upon this ennoaneemsnns ns
zsvernl English papers agree that IL LOOKS
as n the kaiseT's government were aooat
,o fan into line with the demands OF the
powerful German navy league and 'naugn-
nate o new era In German nsval To"Ss,
herman navy was concentrated in the
Baltic and then {, overfowed Into the
North sea.
rutgers were sent TO the far east. and
hey crulsed there in association with
hree NEht cruisers. This STRENGTHENING
II the force IN the Pacific was the nrst
Indication OF the new policy Last year
h. battle cruiser Goehen-a dreadnought
hip-wns sent into the Mediterranean
With four light cruisers, TO snow the Ger
nan flag In those waters
n goes without saying that severai I'M.
,erialistic Tory papcTs take advantage or
MS opportune announcement 70 renew the
~ FOR construction OF more British bat
!e cruisers FOR service IN distant seas but
lso 20 remind the oversee doulinions
nd particularly Canada that England
expects them 10 contribute their share to-
rard the naval defensss Of the empire.