November 16, 1907.)
The Reception of all Foreign Ambassadors, Ministers, Delegates, and Rulers who may be in London on Missions affecting the Colonies, or connection with the Maintenance of the Friendly Reciprocity of Nations.
It is suggested that a Reception shall be held once a year in the interest of the Colonies (on a date to be fixed) of the Members of the League of the Empire; and, at the half-year from this date, to hold at the Club au Organised Meeting of Discussion, to which Delegates of the Peace Congress (or other Cogresses) then in London, Members of the Press, and Others shall be invited, the subject of which shall be the Con- sideration of Inter-Colonial Commerce and the Progress of Nations,
CHINA OVER LAND TRADE REPORT.
PROVOCATIVE AMERICANS.
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offering raised eyebrows at that ostensible | Mr. Hearst to manage any of its state business ambition toward' Imperial good feeling and | notices and dismisses the claptrap as indeed, like a patrician version cordi : understanding,
It reads to
us. politics and remains convinced that war of the with Japan is unlikely. tailors of Tooley Street.
They allow for the exigencies of next year's Presidential election, and for Mr. Roosevelt's anxiety to add four large battleships to the navy. There is no reison, they argue, for such a war, and they are satisfied that neither the Government of Japan nor PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT has any wish to precipitate it. That view is, no doubt, perfectly true." Unfortunately, they do not show active disapproval of the bellicose yuhoos, who so disgrace them. They ought to. Such
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(Daily Press, November 14th.) The attitude of some of the American editors, vis-a-vis their country's relations with Japan, is still that of the cynical sinner who wired to his artist in Cuba, provide the pictures; I'll provide the war.' In contemplating the naughtiness of these journalistic children, one as t cultivate patience; the desire to see them thoroughly well spanked would otherwise perhaps betray itself in unreasonable cruelty.
They are, nevertheless, very disagreeable, unstymind. ed, irritating children, and the Father of bis Country pro tem, theatrically engaged forking hay or picking cotton, certainly appears too indulgent. rod much longer he will spoil the child. If he spares the Compare the treatment of the American Admiral EvaNs and of the English Admiral Sir PERCY SCOTT respectively. The blatant EVANS aunonnes his opinión, his entirely ungrounded opinion, that Japau is ing for war with the United States, and his only modification under re-examination is that Japan does not intend to hurry it on. For thus hurrying on a crisis that ought never to have arisen in a worthier world, no one in authority says a word to him. The English admiral mersly makes a flippant paraphrase of his superior officer's order, in passing it on, and is promptly and deservedly accused insubordinate conduct, and
of cemptuous and humiliated wherever he had thought to shine as a humourist. Admiral EVANS should have been made similarly to eat his far core mischievous words, but apparently the American Government does Dot un- derstand the necessity of a decent re- ticence in its officials. If ite
prepar-
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power to override
weeds are thrifty. Their " the influence of the sober-minded has been proved on other occasions, and, though we
do not believe that Mr. ROOSEVELT will
suffer it to force his hand and to commit him to conduct which without just cause would endanger the peace of the world, it may stir up amongst wide classes of able to the amicable solution of pending American citizens a temper very unfavour. questions with Japan." If Mr. ROOSEVELT is an honest man, and brave enough to risk the loss of the vote-influence of these mud- stirrers of his, he will deliver a plain presidential inessage that will encourage the good Americans to put them in their proper place. The American yellow press is
America should deal with it first, the beam infinitely more deleterious than opium, and the International Reform Bureau
before the mote.
KINGS AND CREEDS.
(Daily Press, November 15th.)
of
The journals of Dresden supply a text for have to be delivered someday. They publish a discourse on kings and creeds, which will
of Saxony, signed by a great number of an open letter to King Fre lerick Augustus
persons who were formerly in favour of the ex-Princess, now Mme. Toselli, The following is an extract from that letter:---
If the Pope will not break the marriage which country and people, who are indissolably bound courts have anculled, make a sorifice for your Enter the Evangelical Church of your
It is to be conducted us a "first class social West End olub," thus making the West End the " capital of the Empire," and we are told that exclusiveness will be the keynote, on the suggestion of Lady Willoughby de Broke.
The prospectus itself, which incidentally offers to let the first 650 applicants escape payment of the entrance fee, and makes three hundred life members at the cheap rate of ten guineas a head, states that "no person not received in good society will be admitted." Now we are quite familiar with the undisputed fact that no club can succeed in the true sense of the word without some process of selection, and "exclusive dubs are a very proper luxury for those in the happy position of being able to put limits to their acquaintance. In this case, however, a club intended to extend good feeling and cordial understanding between Great Britain and ber Colonies, cannot afford to be quite 80 scrupulous in its definition of what con- stitutes "
good Society." If the prospectus had said “decent society," or well-mannered society, or refined society, it still would bave been skating over thin ice, but. as it is, its own phrase will appear in some colonial eyes as a red rag flaunted before a bull. There are men, real men, helping to build the Empire, who, unless temporarily and while holding the offices they do, would not have the entry to the Society we understand by that complacent phrase. The wite of a Colonial Premier might be tolerated, de-
Admir- als are allowed such licence, we cannot officio, but what of the ex-premiers, or more wonder at its half-educated aud important still, the wives of the colonial-scienceless journalists going to the lengths premiers-to-he? So much depends on what they do. The travelling Secretary for they mean by their definition, and more War, they tell us, will visit St. Petersburg still on who the definers are. High Society, and Berlin, but will avoid Paris ani Smart Society, good Society-who really Loudon. President ROOSEVELT, it is assert- knows what is meant by these terms? ed, wishes to show Japan that the Unite Thanks to the world-wide diffusion of a States is on terms of the closest friendship cheap and snobbish Press, even the "self with Russia and Germany. Was ever such made "
types in the Colonies have learned mischievous foolishness tolerated anywhere to disbelieve in the existence of a Blooded, before? The 16
New York American or what the Germans call, a hochgeboren states that Subig Bay, near Manila, is Society. Aristocracy and plutocracy have being hastily fortified aud twenty-four Faith. The secretary of this Federation inter-married, and nowadays it would seem 6.5-10. guns have recently been mounted in recently sent imprtinent letters to the that money is more important than manners Graude Island. Complementary fort are or even morals. Mayfair is understood to being constructel on tue mainland and on
Premier, enquiring or rather demanding the overlook a great deal in the case of men
truth about a visit to the Vatican of certain the island of Corregidor, at the mouth of and women who can help it to glitter. Manila Bay. All the troops in the Philip-
Officers and mea belonging to H.M.S. The aristocracy of the intellect is perhaps pines are drilled daily, and practice with Mediterranean Fleet.
Prince of Wales," a bittleship of the least counted of all: Society prefers those the big guns is going on continuously.
While the "Prince who entertain to those who are merely also invents and publishes from day to day early in June last, 21 Officers and 87. Petty Itf Wales was lying off Civita Vecchia, entertaining. So what precisely is the belligerent utterances attribute lyingly to Officers and men exclusive good Society that feels able by its Japanese statesmen, who have, almost visiting Rome, attended the audience of His of that ship, when own little self-it must be restricted in without exception, set number, in the nature of things-to bind Americans should profit by.
an example that Holiness the Pope, who addressed them.
All sorts the Imperial Mother and her children more of reckless statements
The address of His Holiness was a very are made con- closely together? There are many colonials cerning the trip of the American battle-whole incident appeared to
harmless que, discreetly phrased, and the who will ask this anxiously. Good feeling ship squadron to
us too 10. the Pacific. As if, and cordial understanding with these can. forsooth, such
important to warrant the minatorial tone of not be made to barmonise with a keynote of reasonable step could not be taken withou, effort of the Federation to get an advertise- tardy and perfectly the enquiries. We therefore ignored the exclusiveness such as the one now indicated, ulterior motive. If in Japan there has becu and we shall look out for the caustic com-
ment out of us. In its next essay, however, one trumpery writer silly enough to discuss although there seems actually to have been ments of the Colonial press with some that voyage as having any concern for the less ground for it, it obtains more of our curiosity. It would be uncharitable to Japanese, the fault must be laid at the door suggest that the real object of the pro- of the American Yellow Press, who them sympathy. Writing to Lord Knollys, the motion was a little novelty and advertise selves first suggested it.
secretary said: ment for the patriotic West Enders, and we believe, as we do, that these do not represent | Protestant Federation, I beg respectfully to It is gratifying to "My Lord,-Ou behalf of the Imperial will not do so; we will, however, persist in all America. The people that will not trust' bring before your notice a statement which has
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All obstacles will then disappear, and you will be able to give a queen to your people. The Prince Augustus of Saxony became a Catholic tɔ Abandon Rome and give your people a mother. obtain a crown. Do you now make a sacrifice.
Imperial Protestant Fe leration, and its If that be insufficient, there is the British
incidentally watchful eye on King Edward VII., who is Defender of the Protestant
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