St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-12
LONDON VIEWS.
Our Former TOwnsman's View of Eu-
ropean Feeling Towards
America.
Other Matters of Interest in Great Britain
and on the Continent.
Especial correspordence Daily Globe

the opposition are taking rest in not hay-
ing hundred questions or more to embar-
ras him on the Egyptian question. I wrote
you several letters just before the German
Lasker incident and the dynamite agitation
in London but have failed to see them in
print in the numbers Of the GLOBE received.
Some numbers have failed to reach me, but
as the letters were not very flattering in re-
gard to the feeling of the English press and
people towards the United States showing
greediness and envy as well as egotism, for
which the English are so well known.
On the news of Graham's victory over the
Arabs in the last fight near Tamanieb, the
people here seemed to think that battle had
been fought greater than Gettsburg, and
while the enemy's number was given at
5000 by Graham and the English 1000, the
papers claim they killed 1000 and wounded
5000, SO the whole lot were ''gobbled," and
the people here shake hands and drink over
it. The English took no prisoners nor
wounded-had to kill the wounded as they
fought to the last. Graham places enemy's
loss at 1000. The English army here now
are sick with the hot weather and want to
come home, says the news to-day.
The letter may have been suppressed, as no
doubt great many letters, ETC., were opened
and examined on their way to America about
the time of the dynamite 'scare."
The envy of Europe toward America is well
known. 1t is asserted that 'the powers"
will made some demand on Switzerland IAN
insignificant power as far as armies and navies
are concerned) in regard to giving an asylum
to political adventurers, and ''the powers"
would do so to the United States if it was not
for the So, 900 inhabitants they are afraid
of. 1t was reported here that such demand
would be made, and / saw in a
French paper that the United States would
blush and ought to be Inundated at the re-
Duke of England in demonstrating against
dynamite attempts, ETC., through its minister
at Washington Gas it was asserted in friend
ly spirit.)
Bismarck in his speech before the Reich
stag, in regard to the ''Lasker incident said
that Germany had always been friendly to
America was the first to recognize her as a
nation and although importuned had always
avoided taking part against, or interfering in
her affairs, q give the languagein substance.)
Now what did he mean by saying lin sub
stance) that overtures had been made to
Germany to do something against the United
States? by what power, and for what purpose?
As I said to you in my recent
letters, if congress does not
see the necessity of, and at once make pro
vision for an efficient navy of ironclads, not
for aggression, but defence, becoming our
dignity and position, as well as to erect suit
able Notifications to protect our cities on
the seaboard with sufficient means of de-
fence. A suitable ironclad on the lakes,
(Only one is allowed, believe, by present
treaty. the erection near the Welland canal
where it intersects the lake of sufficient
fortress with armament to sink any ship the
English boast they could put on the lakes in
case of war, to destroy our cities on the lakes
and invade our country, with Canada as
their aid Don't think me sensational
at all. SIN time of peace,
prepare for war" Insure against
disaster. By doing so the United States will
have peace, honor, dignity, and be respected
abroad as one of the great nations Gas she is)
but whose defences are only laughed at
by the ''great powers who, pretending
friendship Except that the masses ofworling
people are with us), their aristocracy would
like to see US snubbed, insulted or subdued
by the powers of Europe, if they could only
agree and dared to make the attempt. That
war, growing out of socialistic troubles, is
not of my own Imagination. append an
extract of the London Eyening STANDARD Of a
few weeks ago, to show that war was dream
ed of:
''If England and the United States were at
war, and American citizens were found in
the United Kingdom who were known to be
members or agents of an association of which
the avowed object was to destroy British
property and to slaughter British sub
jects, they would be liable to arrest
and punishment without proof of any special
overt act. Such persons would not be emit
tied to the privilege of being dealt with I'M
der the municipal law, nor would they have
right to be treated as prisoners of war. The
levying of war in any form by aliens as a
private enterprise is piratical offense. Be-
cause we are at peace with the United States,
does it follow that the members and agents
treated with greater leniency? If England
were at war with the United States, the
Washington government would he COM
PEELED to prohibit and suppress any asso-
citation Of its citizens to levy private
war of any kind against its foe; for otherwise
it would be disgraced as civilized belliger-
ent, and would provoke terrible and disas-
trous reprisals. Because we are at peace with
the United States, does it follow that the
Washington government ought to tolerate
the collection of fund to pay for the de-
struction of British property and the slaugh-
ter of British subjects? The effect of a re-
monstrance addressed to the Washington
government may be doubtful; but if We had
law based on the lines of the international
law to meet the present case, this country
would assuredly be much less infested with
American, Fenian and dynamite miscreants.
Surely the tone of the European powers,
few weeks ago, spasmodc though it was,
should be warning to us to be ready to
assert and defend our honor and our coun-
try. feel sure the country will coincide
with congress in making immense appropria-
tons for a navy and coast defenses. 1t
should be irrespective of party, and if the
contractors could, in small degree, have
that patriotism, or the spirit of that great
man Washington about him, who refused to
receive any recompense except his actual
expenses as commander of the continental
forces, which secured our independence, we
should never again hear of any intended in
suit to our dignity, or reproach at our insti-
buttons or the inadequacy of our navy de-
lenses.
We have had no winter here, one or two
daylight frosts are all 1 have seen. Flowers
blooming in the gardens and grass always
green.
The theaters seem to be doing good bust
ness. Mary Anderson has crowded houses
nightly. Lolita is doing much better than al
first, and for good laugh and good acting
(for the kind of play know OF no better
place in London than the Opera Comique,