Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-26
ENGLISH AFFAIRS.
An Interview with Elk Minister Lowell.

An Interview With Elk Minister Lowell
The following is an extract from an in
terView with eX-Minister Lowell on the
morning of his arrival in this country.
June 20:
'The Irish question: Mr.. Lowell con-
tinued, ''will be settled peaceably. They
are human as well as the English. About
one-fourth of them are thoroughly lovaI
to the government, and a much larger
proportion would like TO be, but they are
OVerawed by some OF their leaders. These
Irish leaders are peculiar people They
talk for the sake of talking, and do not
pay much attention to what they are say
ing, nor do they stop TO consider the effect
OF their language. ! believe Mr.. Parnell
is thoroughly in earnest and sincere in his
efforts in behalf of his countrymen, but
many OF them are not SO earnest.
! Wealthy Irishmen do not seem
10 have very warm at
tachment for their country. They seem
to prefer living in London or Paris | do
not see how any other policy can ever be
adopted toward Ireland. She can never
be separated from England. The natural
location of the two countries forbids it.
The country that frees ireland must first
conquer England, and then Ireland would
be as poorly of as her people say she now
Is. The countries are too close To admit
OF two different governments. There was
much talk of annexing Ireland to the
United States, but the absurdity of that
idea is plain ON its face. Why, all the So
called navy of the United States could not
protect her properly. | say 'so-called, ,
FOR in reality our country has no navy.
II don't know" Mr.. Lowell added, "but
we are just as well of as though we had
an extensive fleet Of gunboats. An Eng
fish naval officer told me only a short
time ago that our policy with regard to a
navy was, on the whole. the best. Do not
create navy, said he. until YOU need il,
and then build your vessels with all the
latest modern improvements. | don't
know but that he is right. OF course il
would take little time and would
cause an enormous outlay of money.
| don't think, however, that
we shall be called upon tC
use navy against England right away
The relation between the two countries
could not be more pleasant or friendly
! ct war is not an impOssibility. We have
English blood in our veins, and we have
just as much English pride as those across
the water. Neither country would con.
sent to be bulldozed. But that is not
likely to occur. The policy that has been
maintained between the two countries is,
l think, the wisest that could he pursued,
and ! am confident that my successor will
do just right. Mr.. Phelps is man of
great ability. Personally, he is one Of the
pleasantest gentlemen | ever met. | am
sure that the interests Of our country will
not suffer in his hands"
Mr.. Lowell thought that Lord Salisbury
would also carry out Mr.. Gladstone's
policy concerning the Anglo Russian dis
puJe. ''He is Of the war party, but now
that the responsibility rests upon his
shoulders he will be very careful how ne
involves the whole continent OF Europe in
"A war; FOR that Is what a declaration of
war between England and Russia would
mean. / have never thought from the
first that there would be war. | see that
much was said about its probable effect
upon trade in our country, but it would
not have been so advantageous as has
been supposed"