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FECIAL CABLES FROM TEYT? T7TTVT "PAl? NEwiGATHEREDFROM I I
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ill NEWSPAPERS
DICULE ENGLISH
ritain No Longer Con
id as Holding Bal
mce of Power.
HELP AUSTRIA
merit of Kaiser Would
sly Object to Any
lavic Secession.
TCEDEEICK WERNER.
Me to The Tribune,
r, March 8. When Bismarck
in his speech uttered tho
rds, "We Germans fear God,
i" else in the world, " there is
that he meant what ho said,
3 snme time thore exists at
i of manj' German hearts tho
iction 'that England, which
ill European countries re
conquered by tho great Na
s still tho same imperturba
witkout whose consent no at-
t ,xt be made to revise the map
IEi j world.
,t belief has now vanished alto
r, and Germany feels strong
h to formulate her world policies
tlely regardless of the peoplo liv
t tho lurgo channel islands.
b tho English people themselves
bave destroyed German 's ideas
elr power. A nation that rear
year takes no precautious to con
hat it lives in a continuous hvs
1 state of fear and trepidation
t expect to be looked upon as a
reus adversary in a possible fight,
to old idea of England's imper
biHty, in tho German mind, lias
$.way to a new idea that fright
fwould bo onough to kill the ma
i of Englishmen, if war wre do
ws Poke Fun.
latest ghosts raised by the Eng
icosB have provoked an outburst
oarlous mirth all over Germany
' whole German press has been
g fun at the English visionaries,
their abject terror see tho air
Kwith mysterious Zeppcllhis and
crowded with German craft, a
ishot ; from whoso aerial torpedo
R?1 d-ob?i.e?JVr-1 to sink tho luost
jlable British 'Dreadevorything."
II kind eno"h io inform
iglJsh that it has confidential in
Won showing that the German
aity is occupied with the idea of
liallv- magnetizing the rock of
wand .and thus converting it into
mi i of magnetic mountain which
-.attract any British fleet ap
juig it with such forco that the
Ef 1??ri1)1y, bo shattered by
8 & 1- a,lds,that on Heligoland
ra lunatic asylum is to be built,
. pe reserved exclusively for
fcsh journalists. The Deutsche
l fLL,?bc P'nflest secrecy,
SfB ypyl0 has disco
all rLf i"cMin and pre
BAIT -f h"ilt that mieit n
cSlonb5raiDB f edH0rS rft
fRe5?atf remark that such
tales about now warships 0f terri.
L Lokalanzieger declares that
ir,i?art of tho inventory in
pz the country m general and to
jroattora m particular,
rtion Is Critical.
mi??7-0 be-derod. at that
icai England, lays her own politi
P " .that unlortunato coun
Stn reckoning, in fact,
attiUStfnBuB3ia France
Patters stand now after the Bal
p has destroyed tho old Turkish
fcl aormany's firflt consideration
Pcna, whoso co-operaton and
necessary to tho success
fffi ?trla a position at tho
CarS? "indeed a very weak
Srf.. TMiBayii8 forcea to back her
iu Dble to resist the
2L hlch throatea hor from with
lUo as,from without. Tho Bnl
" a ,B-cTGated a new Btrong
c ou Austria's eastern frontier
, fias powerful allies within tho
lnOTn T,f'0ntie, for Bosnia,
pvina, Dalmatia. Crotia and
woufa lahabit V Sorbs,
S i on t.mea rather -ioin their
'"L1. .Servia, Proper than remain
kit L lan rulerand caso of a
?n bema, Ausi-ria would not dare
single regimont from these dis-
ffy,BA fu,tura PoHHcfl will bo to
FGn.Autna in every possible
&,f th'Bhom leaQi to a war
Russia, which has now completely
Rfld,for etrongth after the dis
fcin the far east.
Hd Oppose Seciession.
pany will do everything she can
RBorve peace, but realizing what
ilH ? happen when old Emperor
IK. oph (lie8' Bno 3a now strain
llKery nerve to increase her army
IJE ,utnt limit of her financial
iJK ? ?rer to bo in a positon to
.loot dowu if the Slavs living in
fflKt monarchy should esqiross a
UBH.F0 Becodo from AuBtria and in
Wtc tholr diatrictn in Servia or
IKfa, with tho willing assent of
fl Gqnuany'B chief aim is to "be
IEr?noncft to Prevent thiB in
JMthe protest of RusBia and pos-
HSSl ior a moment think of
Km that haB ceased to bo a worthy
ipr will Hho think of what Eng
r"B"ht cay when tho timo cornea
Ctjrkcy ?hall prove herself incn
K.Koverning her Asiatic prov. I
,u,ruen. and tho timo is not;
KAISER AND KAISERIN Here is a .triking group of tkc German
royal family. Above is Emperor William anal kia -wife. Below, reading from
left to ngkt. Prince Adalbert, August William, Jaackim, Princess Victoria
.Louise, the Crown Prince Frederick irnnce Eitel Frederick and
Prince Oscar.
WOMEN HONORED
Blf fflKMIWffi
Twenty More Names Will Be
Added to Present Sixteen
in Royal Society.
Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON, March S. In addition to
the sixteen women just elected fellows
of tho Ro3ral Geographical society, it
has twenty other names under con
sideration. All the women on whom the distinc
tion has so far been conforred are
travelers of wide experience. They
include:
Mis3 Susotte Taylor, sister of Mjbs
Annie Taylor, tho first white woman
to livo in tho Ohumbi valloj', in Thibet.
She has been around tho world, spent
some timo with tho begum of Bhopal
in India, and crossed the frontior three
times to seo her sister in Thibet. She
has traveled also around Russia and the
Caucasus..
Mrs. Olivo Temple (nee Miss Olive
Mcleod) made a daring and romantic
journey of 4500 miles to Wasai, in
contral Africa, to pay a last tribute
to' Lioutenant Boyd Alexander, who was
murdered by natives of Wadai in Miy,
1910. She was tho first white woman
to make the journey, and described
her adventures in her book, "Chiefs1
and CitieB of Contral Africa."
Mjsb Gertrudo Bell and Misg Emma
Boll, daughters of Sir Hugh Boll, have ,
traveled oxtensivoly. Miss Gertrude
Bellt was onco robbed by Kurds at
Midiyad, in Asiatic Turkey. She alBO
achieved fame by making several firBt
ascents of mountains in tho Burmese
Oberland. i
Mrs. Longstaff, wife of Dr. Thomas
Longataff, tho mountaineer, has climbed
in the Alps, Caucasus, Himalayas and
Rockies.
Maca-ulay's Niece Dies.
Special CaMe to The- Tribune.
LONDON. March 8. Mrs. Fell, tlie fav
orite nloco of Lord Macaulay, the histor
ian and essayist, ha died In a worJc
Iiougo hospital. Manchester, a&ed EG
yeurs. Mrs, Fell, who wns tho widow
of a clergyman, received, an allowance
from relatives, "out whan sho becatno 111
and two nurses were necessary to at
tend ihcr, one wan ttLken to Uw liospIUU.
thought to be very far off, Germany
will take Anatolia and everything elso
she wants, and let England protest as
much as Bhe wants to absolutely un
hoodod. Russia's protests Germany will listen
to, but Bho hopes to silence them by
permitting Russia, to do as sho pleases
in tho diroction of the frontior of
India.
And the funny pnrt of it is that Gor.
man statesmen aro fully awaro of tho
fact that among themselves English
men still cherish the old belief that
England holds tho balance of tho world
and has but to speak to make it secure.
SEEKING TO RESTORE
KHH POLAND
People Are Convinced That
. Time for National Upris
ing; Is Near.
Special Cable to The Tribune.
BERLIN, March 8. In the kingdom
of Poland tho various parts of which
aro now hold by Germany, Austria and
Russia, patriots fool convinced that tho
hour for a new national uprising is
drawing near. Ever since Prince Hoh
onlohe's mission to the czar onded in
failure, the people have felt sure that
a war between Austria and Russia is
imminent, and aro preparing to fish in
the troubled waters, hoping to restoro
onco moro the old kingdom. There is
great activity in the Polish provinces
of Russia, and tho Russian socrot po
lico havo been busy breaking up secret
meetings of Poles who are working for
a union between their countrymen in
all three ompires.
The plan is that the united descen
dants of tho subjocts of the old king
dom of Poland shall offer their serv
ices to Austria when tho war with Rus
sia comes. Austria in turn promisos to
work for the re-establishment of Poland
as an autonomous kingdom in federation
with, tho dual, monarchy us soon ns
Kusjria is beaten. In return for the
Polish provinces which Prussia would
lose, the kaiser would force Russia to
codo to Prussia tho Russian Baltic prov
inces in which tho majority of tho pop
ulation are Germans or of German de
scent. Of course the scheme is an absolute
ly hopeless one, but in tho eyes of tho
PollBh Nationalists it is the only prac
tical solution of the Polish question,
and they aro working for it heart and
soul.
Tho headquarters of tho movomcnt is
in Gallcia, and tho patriots nro said
to havo received money from tho rich
Polish exiles all over the world, Among
tho contributors is named tho famous
gianist,. Paderowski, who is living in
witzorland.
OXFORD MANNERS ARE
DISCUSSED IN ISIS
Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON, March 8. Tho "Oxford man
ner" has been a favorlto tarjret of out
side crIUcn for years. In this week's
IbIs, Oxford alma the Hhaft at Itself with
a jrood deal of humor, and Klvon the
equivalent In Oxford of "tho Madison
Square Hmll" In Now York.
Tho Ista dooa not tell the outsldo world
that It Is bad form to shake hnnda In
Oxford. From thin perhaps sensible ab
stention from handshaking has extended
a custom of looking1 bored and avoiding
any expression ' that misht possibly he
represented as sentimental,
Tho habit Is perhaps most marked In
tho nHtonlahlntf Inpcnulty displayed by
athletes and others In congratulating
anyone on a success without saylnf: one
word which would be called dlrct praise
or conKratiilntlon. A muttered "gratters'
Is. however, not bnd form If It Is accom
panied with a sufficiently allusive man
ned. '
WITS INCREASE
OF ENGLISH S
Lord Roberts Declares That
Great Britain Must Keep
Pace With World.
Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON, March 8. In a recent
speoeh at Bristol, Pield Marshal Lord
Roberts made a vigorous plea for an
increaso in the army and naval strength
of England.
Among other things, Lord Eoberts
said:
''For a hundred years our suprema
cy at sea has been undisputed and our
army sufficient to undertake all tho du
ties required of it; although sometimes
at enormous unnecessary-; cost, owing to
our carelessness as to military arrange
ments. Unfortunately, there is now no
justification for this immunity from
anxioty. Other nations aro building
powerful fleets, and year by year arc
increasing their armies. Jf, therefore,
we intend to hold our own as? a great
power, how are wo to succeed unless
h) emulating that display of national
spirit and by demanding, at any sacri
fice, an increase in our army and navy
proportionate to the increase of theirs?
"I have no desiro -to stir up an ag
gressive or ;unffo spirit in tho nation.
That is the last thing I wish. Peace,
not war, is my aim. and earnest desire;
defense, not offonso; preservation, not
aggression. But you must bear in mind
tho parable, 'When a strong man keep
cth his palaco his goods are in peace;
but when a stronger than he shall come
upon him and overcome him, he iaketh
from him all his armor wherein lie
trusted, and divideth his spoils.' "
DUELISTS IGNORANT
OF ART OF FENCING
PARIS. March A duel was foucrht at
the Pare des Princes recently by M.
"Wnrnod and Pierre Millet, neither of
whom knew anything about fencing.
"When tho rapiers were placed in their
hands one of them held his as If It were
a llphtcd taper, while the other looked as
though lie had never seen a rapier before.
But what they lacked In experience
they made up In ardor, and they rushed
at each othor In alarming fashion. The
man In chargu of tho contest knew his
bufiinoKS, and every time tho flprht looked
dangerous he knocked up the duelists'
rapiers. When the flcht had lasted half
an hour and three bouts had been foiipht.
the- principals wore both so exhausted
that a halt was called till they had ro
covered breath.
Then they began again, and M. Millet
slightly wounded his adversary In the
chest. M. "Writ-nod then took tho offen
sive nnd brought tho dueJ to an end by
Inflicting a tlcsh wound In M. Millet's
forearm.
Hatches Chick; Eats It.
Special Cable to Tho Tribune.
LONDON". March 8. -The Kolh vulture
at th "zoo" has eaten Its chick, after
spending fifty-four days sitting on. the
egg to hatch it.
Only the dayvhoforo the vulture had
eaten three pounds? of horseflesh, and ns
It Ih fed only three times a woelc, its In
fanticide could not be attributed to
' hunercr,
0
FRENCH iE EAGER
10 INCREASE II
Public Favors Change of
Service Term From Two to
Three Years.
STRENGTH AT ANY COST
Nation Willing to Bear Ex
pense in Order to Be Pre
pared for War.
By GEORGES DUFBESNE.
Special Cable- to The Tribune.
PARIS. March S. The resolve of the
kaiser to IniM'cnso the strength of the
German army has added new strength
to the revival of patriotism In France.
ISven the most, radical Socialists are
eager to checkmate Germany and as it
Is evidently Impossible suddenly to raise
the hlrrJi rate here, other means to In
crease the numerical strength of France's
war forces are eagerly sought.
Nothing shows better than this the
amazing revolution of feelings which has
taken place here since the beginning of
the new century. While everybody re
joiced a few years ago when the length
of the French military service was re
duced from three to two years, the whole
nation now clamors for the restitution
of the three years' service, and nobody
more eagerly than our young men, on
whose shoulders will fall the Increased
burden.
War Is Possible.
A few years ago the people of Finance
considered a European war not only most
unlikely but even impossible, but recent
events have laid their effects and the
general opinion here Is now; "W'o do
not want war, but nothing is more likely
than that war will soon be brought about
by force of circumstances over which we
have no control, and, this being the case,
we are determined to make every sacri
fice to be found ready to ftght and win,
whenever the necessity arises."
Tho enormous wealth of this country,
as compared with tax-ridden, poverty
stricken Germany, gives France confi
dence In herself and It may now bo said
that the whole nation is demanding from
the government that It must provide the
army with the most modern guns and
fighting material absolutely regardless of
cost. The nation Is willing to pav anv
thlng, convinced that the best means to
assure peace Is to be prepared for war.
If the. kaiser succeeds In carrying out
Ills- present plans the German army will
numerically surpass that of France by
35 per cert, lut It Is doubtful whether
he will be able to raise the "necessary
money. If ho does, however, Germany
will ha absolutely una bio lo spend any
money on modernizing her material, es
pecially her field artillery, which even
now is admittedly inferior to that' of
Franco. While France will havo plenty
of money to take advantage of everv
new military Invention made, and the
Balkan war has -plainly shown that bat
tles today are won by the artillery rather
than by the number of combatants.
Lawyer Puzzled.
The remarkable dilemma In which a
French lawyer finds himself has created
a groat sensation In legal circles In
Paris.
A wealthy lady commissioned M. Henri
Brochou to act for her in the matter
of a painful scandal In which her sun 1
was concerned, A few days ago the
lady received an anonymous loiter set-!
ting forth full particulars of the affair,
and threatening to expose tho family if
$10,000 were not forwarded to a certain
address Immediately.
The lady at once took tho letter lo
her lawyer, who was no less dismayed
and puzzled by It than she was: for
no one but M. Brochou had had oppor
tunity of becoming acquainted with the
details contained In the letter.
lie advised his client to wrlto a check
for $10,000 which he undertook, disguised
as a messenger, to deliver himself at
tho address mentioned in the letter, which
was that of a Hat In a fashionable quar
ter of Paris.
Just as ho was arriving at the door
he noticed a heavily-veiled lady outer.
He ran after her and entered the fiat
before she cculd close the door. She
turned around and he recognized his
wife!
Apparently she had idly meddled with
his legal panels and thus had come upon
and read those concerning his wealthy
client. What could he do? lie was
more than puzzled. At last he resolved
that it was his .duty lo deliver his wlfo
Into tha hands of the police, and ac
cordingly laid Information against hor.
She was arrested, but not very long
afterwards the pollen arrived at M. Bro
chou's house and took him also Into
custody. Ills wlfo has stated that It
was at his Instigation that sho wrote
the blackmailing letter. And the poor
man cannot disprove hor story.
Not Like Teddy.
An American friend of mine the other
day, after having noticed the Immense
popularity of our new president, M. Poln
care. remarked that lie seemed to be the
Roosevelt of France.
Nothing could be moro titilust In Presi
dent Polncare. While he Is undoubtedly
every bit as patriotic an the. American
ex-presldent, and as firm a believer in
the strenuous life, no man could have
dono loss to gala popularity. While
Roosevelt was not aboc making use of
a press agent. M. Polncare makes every
error!, to keep away rrom the limelight I
nnd the popularity ho enjoys has come
to him, so to speak, In spite of him
self. A great admirer of tlie stage, he
goes to the theater very regularly, but
so far ho has not once occupied tho
presidential box at any theater, prefer
ring to remain hidden among the audi
ence, and although entitled to the splen
dors of tho Klysees palace, ho Is still
inhabiting his modest little house In Rue
do Commandant do Marchand. and only
reluctantly ho will leave It when he re
turns from tho country aftor Easter.
DEAF AND DUMB GIRL
IS CURED BY SHOCK
Special Cnblo to The Tribune.
LONDON. March 8. The sulcldo of a
young man named Percy Curl of Ash
ford, Kent, has been followed hy his
deaf-and-dumb slstor regaining her pow
ers of speech and hearing. Tho recovery
is supposed to bo the effect of tho shock
caused by the death of tho girl's brother.
It Is a curious fact that she becaino
doaf and dumb on the day that hor
brother wan horn. In hlH farewell letter
the brother wrote'
"DearMothor I should llko to live to
seo Uly'a hearing restored; I bollevo It
will be some day. I havo prayed about
it for tho past five years."
Lady Henry, formerly Miss
Julia Lewisolin, of NewYork,
who is known as one of tie
most energetic women m Brit
ish politics.
1SDY HEMLED '
Titled American Said- to Be
Great Help to Her Hus
band in Politics.
Special Cable to The Tribune.
LONDON, March 8. Of the many
American, women prominent in tho Lib
eral partv, none is more energetic in
politics than. Lady Henry. It in said
that no woman in England is more
helpful Ho her hsuband in the further
ing of his political ambitions than
Lady Henry. Sho has left her house
in Cafltori Giirdens and has gone to
Cannes, and is now indulging in her
semi-annual holiday.
Lady Henry is one woman m Lng
lish society who really needs recrea
tion's, for "she lias boon called "the
slave of the Liboral party," so -earnest
aro her efforts in building .her hus
baud's political fences. She is an en
thusiastic and skillful golfer, and the
splendid course at Cannes is the nag
net which draws so many American and
English lovers of tho game.
DOGS ONLY PETS
OF LD RECLUSE
Canines Protect Dying ''Master,
Who Lived Eccentric Life
For Years.
Special Cable to Tho Tribune.
LONDON, March S. The town of
Houiton, Devon, has .iust lost its most
eccentric character in tho person ot
George Newton. For years past New
ton's extraordinary mode of living has
been the source o wonder to his neigh
bors, and sometimes of trouble to tho
authorities.
Years ago Newton wns a balcer in
business for himself, but a long while
back he gave up his trade and closed
his shop. which has sinco remained
icloselv shuttered. Tho premises be
ilongoil to him. as did also an adjoining
house, where lie lived in a back kitch
en. Both houses wero absolutely devoid
of furniture, except for a chair and ta
bic in the kitchen, where Newton eked
out his existence with only dogs for
company.
It wsis his love for his animal pets
which was one of tho old man's most
striking characteristics. Tic lavished
his affection upon them, and tho dogs
a miscellaneous pack, sometimes num
bering nearly a dozen seemed to recip
rocate his attentions.
Rccentb' Newton was found by his
neighbors in a dying condition. The
dogs resented their intrusion, and it
was some time before they could be
rosixcd into captivity and so prevented
from continuing to guard their helpless
owner.
Newton had an income from prop
erty, and what, led him to live his life
as "a recluse is not known. He was
quito unable to look after himself and
the houses were in "a deplorable condition.
Law Stops Juvenile Smoking.
Special "Cable to The Tribune.
. TON'DON. March S. A recent sues
tlon that the clauses of the children act.
prohibiting smolclnjr by children under
16. were practically a dead letter, has
led tho Sundav School Chronicle to ob
tain the opinion of the chief constable
In forty-two large towns.
Tn very few cases do the replies af
nrm tho failure of the clauses, although
several point to tho need for strength
ening the powers given to the police to
deal with tho ovll. In soxnu towns a
number of convictions have been ob
tained, while In others the more exist
ence of tho act has been most beneficial
In checking Juvenile smoking.
Sea Gulls Save Lives.
Special cable to The Tribune.
LONDON, March S. By following fly
ing seagulls three anglers from Llan
dudno, who woro lost In a fog at sea
In a small boat, succeeded In reaching
land. vov hours tho throe men rowed,
but could not see any Ign of land. As
they were about to anchor from exhaus
tion a flock of seagulls were seen making
their way across tho bay. Thinking that
tho birds woro making for tho Great
Onne or tho Littki Orme (at cither end
of tho bay) to roost, tho men followed
and eventually sighted land.
STRENGTHEN NAVY, I
ISPOPUQEii 1
English People Do Not Favor 9
Lord Roberts's Army Con- 9
scrip tion Plan. fl
DISCUSS CANAL OPENING 9
Shippers Are Beginning to
Realize That. New Methods jjfl
Will Be Required. i M
. By PHILLIP EVERETT. "
Special Cable to The Tribune. rfl
LONDON, March S. With parliament
out of function for a short respite beforo SH
what promises to be an exceedingly exclt- rl
Ing session, political life here is dormant n
as far as domestic questions are con- cfl
cerned, but the foreign situation is fol-
lowed with great interest and astute agl- KH
tators havo not missed the opportunity nNH
to make use of tho rather alarming Euro-
pean situation to promote their own S7H
"TImeo Danaos et dona ferentes' (I tl
fear the Greeks hearing' gifts) may be
said to express pretty accurately the j H
spirit In which the English people havo (!
accepted the German government's wll- L TpJ
Ilngness to enter upon the naval agree- G 11
ment originally proposed by Winston fP
Churchill for the purpose of limiting tho f
naval expenditures of the two countries,
and It Is exceedingly doubtful whether f9
even the present liberal government will ffl
i be able to hold out against the popular ,
cry for a 'strong navy, which has resulted rm
from the continuous anti-Gorman aglta-
tion of the Tory press.
Jingo Press Approves. M
Lord Roberts has, of course, eagerly Itl
seized upon the fact that Germany has !?
planned to Increase her army to puBh for- (
ward with renewed energy his agitation W
for general conscription In England, and F pj
no day passes when we are not told that f MM
It is our simple duty to our ally across h MM
the channel to organize the British army fe fn
on continental principles. On this point 2
he has had the faithful assistance not t -.
only of the whole English Jingo press
but also of several Influential French OiMm
papers like the Echo do Paris, which ffMm
hails with delight tho field marshal's mMM
declaration that England must have con- MmM
scrlptlon In order to be able to deter- MmM
mine the balance of power In Europe. pH
In the meantime the fact remains that MmM
the majority of the English people are
firmly opposed to conscription and If no VH
fbetter argument is found In favor of it
than that this country must have It rm
In order to place a strong military force
at tho disposal of the French Jingoes '
whenever they see fit to go to war with .
Germany much water will, surely run
underneath the bridges before every male JM
Englishman will have to spend two years 'pj
of his youth in barracks. , MM
Unselfishness in politics or in any- ' H
thing else for that matter, has never 'Mm
been a very prominent feature of the mmm
English character and the Idea that this WmM
country should lako up arms or prepare :
to be ready to do so for any other coun- jH
try but John Bull's own Islands. Is ut-
terly absurd. British patriotism, will MM
always he strong enough lo bring con- mm
slderablc sacrifices to defend the country mm
Itself, but until the territorial army has MM
been manifestly proved a complete fail- Mm
ure, not even their favorite, Lord Rob- imW
erts, will be able to convince the Eng- 'MM
Ilsh people that they must adopt con- mMU
scrlptlon to save their country.
English Not Joyful. UH
To say that the British are looking for- fmMW
ward to' the coming opening of the Pana. JppH
ma canal with anything llko a feeling of tl
jov would be to show an utter dlsre- tl
ga'rd of truth. , Some of us may foel WwMt
a tinge of admiration because our Ameri- ftH
can cousins have succeeded whore HrH
Frenchmen failed, hut thoro Is not tho IH
slightest doubt that nine out of ten jlH
Englishmen who take any interest In the mwMM
canal would not feel the least bit sorry
If landslides or unconquerable natural
difficulties xvould have forced Uncle Sam jmm
to give up the Job when half finished. MmM
The fact Is that the opening of tlie MmM
big eanul will necessitate considerable Mm
changes In John Bull's business methods
and routine and nothing la moro unpleas- IppH
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he forced to form new habits. English RH
merchants and shippers have never been yH
eager to break new paths, which ac- livH
counts for Germany getting ahead of 1H
England In many new markets, and thoy IH
llko nothing better than business which. IH
runs in an oiled groove. liiil
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pllshed fact, however, something has to lppj
be done, and we are Just beginning to ImMU
hold meetings to discuss Its possible of- lWM
fects on British trado and over-sea mar- Kj
Meetings Are HelcL !H
At the first of these meetings recently fll
held under tho auspices of the Royal timTM
Statistical society the,, question was MMm
raised whether England would bo able
to maintain her supremacy, and Frofcs-
sor Wncoln Hutchinson of the University H
of California, in the most polite and KJI
amiable manner, succeeded In telling us K'H
many unpleasant truths which have KH
given rise to considerable anxlets' since ItH
ths a matter of fact there Is a gen- fl
oral feeling here that old successes havo
had the ofrect of making British mar- fH
chants, with their, love of conservatlarn liH
of method, -overconfident to the point or tiH
weakness, and that when Germany and mMM
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Ing of tho canal, have successfully In- MM
vaded markets which used to be abso- -MM
lutoly controlled by Great Britain, tho pJH
new conditions aro bound to mean sorlous -MM
loss to British trade until our merchants gM
adoot moro modern and up-to-date mM
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In tho coal tmde, and Welsh collleo -MM
owners are even now convinced that jmMM
thev will not be able to compete with mWgm
"merlca. which has already nlmost .M-MM
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MNrON. March S. A dividend was MMMMM
rconntlv ordered to bo declared undr th- JMMM
bankruptcy which occurred In pH
Charles Sutton Dixon, who was tnen pppa
Sdlng as a printer and stationer In the
ClProbabIv all tho creditor nre dead, H
but it mnv be .atl.fnctorv to , t heir - rem.
pentatlvoi to know that If tluv 'y.1 ppH
their claims In due form "m , m o
have come to band will entitle tliem to MMMMM
receive a dividend of 15- cents on the Mtm
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