The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-03-08
English Influence in America.

tral or So1tn America Where Eng
lish influence ,isnot to-day far more
potent than the influence of the
United States. England monop-
olizes- their trade, dictates their
policy and from wear to. year grows
steadily in prestige and power
among these countries. 1t was
the aim of Secretary Blaine to see
if our nearest neighbors could not
be brought into closer alliance and
better commercial relations with
the United States. Peru was very
friendly TO US, and,shad every
cause in the world to 4 tistrust and
hate England. Chill 6eathe other
hand, is but the commercial agent
of England, and with the aid of
English iron-clads, commanded by
British admiral, has con
quered Peru.
1t was the openly avowed opin-
ion of Secretary Blaine that Chill,
with England behind her, should
not be allowed to despoil Peru and
appropriate her resources. He in
duced the President to send
friendly commissioner to protest
against. such a. result and. to use all
our influence, while conceding to
Chilia a proper war indemnity, to
save. the national existence OF Peru
and anchor her as fast friend of
the United States for all the fu-
ture. Mr.. Blaine left the Depart
ment of State. Mr.. Freiinghuy-
sen came in. Mr.. Trescott's in
struetions. were revoked and Chilli
practically informed that she
might do as she pleased with her
PROSTATE and bleeding victim,
where upon English papers that
had been denouncing Mr.. Blaine
and his policy fell to praising Mr..
Freiinghuysen in terms of extrav-
agant eulogy. The London Times
has gone so far as to declare that
aMr. Frelinghuysen could not
have done more to please Eng
lishueni bis policy had been de-
yised on their special behalf.
aA this rs very lcYely--ex-
tremely lovely for John Ball; but
how is it for Brother Jonathan? ?
Dowing street proclaims a foreign
policy for the promotion OF Brit
.ish interests in South America, aud
Mr.. Frelinghuysen ''bobs np Sc
renely" to indorse it. He, of course,
secures the praise Of English
statesmen and of English papers,
but such praise at such a time is
proof of the destruction Of Ameri-
can interests and the surrender Of
American prestige. 1t is praise
that no American statesman can
afford to receive and is prima faeia
evidence that the interests of his
own country have been sacrificed.
Last year Peru sent products
to the markets Of the world worth
6fty million dollars. The tonnage
of English ships was nearly as
large as the cotton exports of the
United States. It was the belief
of Blaine that country OF such
vast resources for commerce and
trade was worth saving as friend
to the United States, aud it ought
not to be turned over as a COM
mercial dependency of Great Brit
ain. 1t was in power to secure its
fiendship-to secure a good share
of its freights for American manu-
turers and American merchants.
But Mr.. Frelinghuysen has or
dered that no contest shall be
made and that the American flag
be hauled down in the waters Of
the South Pacific.
We can all recall what it was
that Gen. Dix declared should be
done to any man who hauled down
the American flag, but what pun
ishment is commensurate with the
crime "a crime still, even if a
blunder-of hauling down the
American flag from n hundred
American vessels at the bidding
of John Bull?.
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