The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-25
ENGLISH PRESS COMMENTS.


By the Associated Press
LONDON, May 25.--The Daily News says
"Admiral Erben and the Chicago's off,
GERS are none the less welcome because
their visit II informal, and we trust
that they will believe that the cordia
greeting given Sthem was none the
less the expresAion' OF the national feeling
for having originated In private circles
rather than Of the official quarters. The
welcome given by 400 representative Eng
lishmen to the American officers may well
be the subject for congratulations on
both sides OF the Atlantic"
The Chronicle says: 'The festival was q
recognition Of the feeling that the Anglo
Saxon States are one realm, not by act OF
Parliament, but by the act OF Providence.
Commodore Tatnall, in helping to man q
British gun to cover our retirement at
harmony In our race than was ever
dreamed OF. Both peoples are irritable.
but both nowadays are essentially nom
aggressive. The feeling Is that our in
forests 60 together. This Is Q matter of
instinct, and tells us that We can have no
ground Of quarrel which Is not suscept-
ible Of friendly settlement, and the
Is better than war. We have had two
lessons on this subject. In one we were
beaten and had to pay, which we did with
not too much grace. In the other the
United States was beaten and submitted
to the award with the utmost good
come when this judicial method can, with
all nations, take the place OF the last argu-
ment of kings, but as between John Bull
and Brother Jonathan there ought never
to be whisper of aught but
amity,. II the dream Of imperial
i.' federation on the lines Of
why should not the federation include the
United States and all English-spesking
races. No Eng,isbman regards an
American as foreigner. Lowell,
Phelps, Lincoln and Bayard ali
spoke the same voice that we do
and carried the same message Of peace
the two nations have faded into the
depths OF history and have been succeeded
by period OF great calm. A
significant feature OF the banquet
was the fact that the French naval
attache, LeClerie, was on the committee.
This certainly proves how deep are the
greatest nations of the world, and
how evancscent are the ebullitions
which arise chiefly from want of
knowledge and appreciation Of
each other. To England, France and
America ought never to have any ques-
tion OF other force than the force Of facts
anu icaotns Win tuOTOuKn OntfnIo
between the three the peace Of the world
might be assured. IL any regrets could
be mentioned regarding the banquet, 1.-THE
chief is that the First Lord of the Admir-
atty did not accept the invitation to pre-
side and left 1t to his precursor"
The Times In Leading article says:
"The dinner very properly was made
I he occasion OF an unusually cordial dis
play OF international good will, and
was in all respects an occasion worthy
OF the International sentiment which
inspired IL, that sentiment, that det err
mines the practical relations between
States. But policy itself is affected by SEN
timent and the sentiment of yes
terday's gathering was indisputa-
bly, one which must help TO
render the relations between England
and the United States more intimate and
cordial and conducive to q friendly and
stable understanding In the future.
The Significance OF the occasion is
three fold; first the recognition of
national kinship; second, the compli-
ment TO the navy OF . kindred power
which alone among the nations OF the
world, shares with our own q common
inheritance OF glory, and last but not