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Show WORLD DOMINANCE HIS PREDICTION An English Merchant Talks of tho Anglo-Amcricoji Alliance. W. J. Bland of London. Eng., pro-fesyes pro-fesyes to observe that "the tone of Amorlcano ls Infinitely superior" to what It was when he visited this country eight years ago. 3Mr. Bland crossed tho continent during- the campaign cam-paign of 1896, when, aa he expressed it, "even the little children were talking free silver." He is now on the way to California to attend to large exportation exporta-tion of barley from that State to England, where he ls engaged In the grain trade. This Is his first return trip to America In the eight years and It 1m llttlo wonder that in contrasting 'the two periods ho ls Impressed with the Idea that the "tone" of Americans haa undergone a radical, or perhaps, a conservative; change. "I cannot sneak from a nartv stand point," said air. Bland when seen at the Cullon last night, "for I know little of party politics in the Unitedi States, but I am sure that your man Roosevelt will bo re-elected. He Is a grand man, and he hasn't finished his work." Mr. Bland believes firmly that the English-speaking people are destined to rule tho world, but Is convinced, that quite sanguinary conflicts aru yet to be waged before that supremacy 1m estab-llshech estab-llshech "There can be no doubt about the outcome," ho said. "We havo never been defeated," adding, when he saw an lnleiTogationi point in the interviewer's inter-viewer's face: "That little family difficulty dif-ficulty of ours? was not a defeat, it was simply a temporary separation we shall be together again. An Anglo-American Anglo-American alliance Is Inevitable." Mr. Bland said that In crossing the American continent he always stops, at least, a few days Ira Suit Lake City. "It ls a beautiful city, and a restful place," he said. "I notice, too, that the city has advanced wonderfully in a material way in the last eight years." ANGLO-RUSSIAN" INCIDENT. Matter Is Proceeding- Toward an Early Adjustment. PARIS, July 23. Ofncial advices indicate in-dicate that the Anglo-Russinn incident is proceeding toward an adjustment. Foreign Minister Delcasse's efforts have been to keep the affair within diplomatic lines and so prevent some overt act of British reprisal which might precipitate serious International complications. These efforts are now considered as having accomplished their object Delays In tho future will be those naturally Incident to a diplomatic diplo-matic settlement of the controversy. In connection with the anxiety In "the United States over the possible seizure of American merchantmen carrying supplies to Yokohama, the French newspapers recall the seizure of the French merchantmen Lafayette and Ollnde Rodriguez during the Spanish war. It Is asserted that negotiations over these cases brought the United States and France to accord a general recognition of the right of seizure. It Is also pointed out that the seizure of French ships did not arouse such excitement ex-citement In France as that recentlv shown in England. |
