Show IT S RHinE Regard Morgans Offer Tempting But Bt Are Inclined to Think T i k It Be Beneath Beneath Beneath neath Their Dignity to Accept Do Not N t Care Caret to Be B Dependent on United States For Cruisers ers iiA t VIEW YORK July 9 There was NEW 1 N considerable speculation in the th house of commons lobby with regard to J P Morgans offer to the British admiralty cables the London correspondent of the Tribune Mr sated s definitely that Mr Morgan had of to place certain British ships In the shipping combination at the dis disposal disposal disposal of the admiralty for the next fifty years but he declined to communicate the th details to t the he house bouse Mr rr Pierre when questioned the other day on this topic by the steamship sub subsidies subsidies subsidies committee simply shrugged his shoulders but it is clear from the ad admiralty admiralty secret statement that the proposal is now under consideration and as It has not been promptly de do declined declined dined some som members pf p the commons common are convInced that Its terms terns must be beof beof beof of a tempting nature At the same time they consider it to be beneath the dignity of ot the greatest sea s a power in the world to be dependent upon another na tion for cruisers Lord Brassey Brasse liberal Initiated a adis dis discussion on naval matters matte In fn the theof house of lords during the course co of l he deplored the fact that Great Grest Britain had lost the place she once held with her mercantile marine The question of subsidies he thought must depend on the action of the other powers All the naval powers of Europe gave liberal subsidies while President nt Roosevelt Roo velt and former Secretary Gage had recommended r com commended mended this policy 2 T It was contrary to Bp B o foster industries by or h pro protection but to pay for a reserve of f auxiliary vessels would certainly cert be to the public advantage Lord Selbourne the th first lord of t the e admiralty in the course of a reply re referred referred referred to the Atlantic shipping combine He said it seemed to him that the th bal balance balance balance ance was one of disadvantage to the thc combination because it necessarily placed very YeT large powers in the hands j I of a few men The government dis disclaimed I 1 Americans claimed any sort of jealousy jeal of or the |