The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-10

ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES.
The views Of Lord Brassey concerning
the importance of good fellowship between
England and America are what might be
expected from an able representative OF the
abless aristocracy in tae world. These
views are not peculiar to Lord Brassey az
GIadstonian: they have always been ex-
pressed By able Engiishmen. whether
Tories or Liberals. since the days Of
George Canning. when in 1928 that brill
liant statesman secured the cooperation
Of President Monroe In his opposition to
the holy alliance of absolutism in Europe
against the Spanish-Ameriean republics.
Since the days Of Canning there has been
no leading English statesman who has not
expressed and We have no doubt honestly
entertained the sentiments expressed BY
Lord Brassey. The Tory duke Of yelling
ton held our Washington in the greatest
admiration and gave his portrait the place
Of honor In his dining room. The Tory
leader Disraeli believed in the cause of the
American Union and paid q noble and
when the murder OF our great president
was announced in parliament The duke
OF Argyle was also the firm friend Of the
American Union. and so we're Bright,
Golden, Thomas Hughes and other dis
tinguished Liberals.
Some distinguished Englishmen, like
Gladstone, whose father once owned slaves
In the West Indies. and the present Duke
of Devonshire. were translentiy deludsd
with the idea that JEFF Davis had founded
an empire. but that vision of . new en-
pire disappeared when the smoke lifted
from Gettysburg and Grants vicssbnrg
campaign. and since our civil war II il safe
TO say that ali eminent Eneiishmen.
whether Tories or Liberals. have nothing
but friendly feelings for America. Why
not? England and the United States are
heirs to = common speech. and the litera-
ture Of England 10 as dear to America as
TO the mother land. The ideas Of constitu-
tional freedom upon which our govern
ment rests were all brought over from En-
gland in the seed. and have only bios
somed and frulted splendidly in America.
We owe much to English example and
precedent: we might profitabiy learn
much that Is valuable of our mother land
today In the matter of sound law, the con-
duct Of courts and the non-sentimental
treatment of criminals.
On the other hand England might learn
much OF America in the practical admin
istration of her material civilization. An
English railway passenger train is not
near as comfortable as il would be IL our
system OF baggage checks, drawing room
and dining cars was adopted.
While an American is not quite ready TO
say with an EngIishman that America Is
only the beautiful daughter Of q more
\ beautiful mother. nevertheless a candid
| American cannot complain that really
able and intelligent Englishmen fail to DO
US justice or withhold from US the right
hand OF fellowship.
| 1t cannot be said that Gladstone failed
10 rise to the level of international comfy
| and justice in the matter of The Alabama
claims, nor can 1, be said that Gladstone's
great opponent, Lord Salisbury. acted In
other than a manly spirit in his consent to
the Paris arbitration of the Besing sea
| difficulty.
OF course, there 10 spirit OF antagonism
| In both countries, which Is more or less
widespread. but the intelligence and brains
of both countries Is In full sympathy with
| the desire for good fellowship between
| England and the United States expressed
| by Lord Brassey.
| 1t is easy TO say that rivals in business
eau never be friends: that is never true if
| the rivals In business are honorable men
Of business and socially gentlemen.
| The United States Is no more the rival
| of England IN business than all the rest OF
| the word. Tor England Is the only free
trade power in the world The prediction
| Of Golden has not come true, for all the
1 great commercial countries of the world
are protection, against highlands free
| trade: and the failure OF Cabden's nFedie-
ton TO come true 10 making many an
| Eng,ishman today say With Lord Sails.
barry that "whiie free trade may be philAn-
thropy il is certainly net business"
Bus while the United States and England
| may 10 honorable rivals in business they
! have many sympAshies in common that
are Characteristic Of two great Engiish-
| speaking nations. Go 20 WssEmlnster
| Abbey and you viii End hasss and
| memorial windows In honor 81 the stars
| OF American literature. like I.ongtellowsnd
| Lowell Our own Washington Irving and
| Washington Allsion found their drss solid
fam. In England; Eng.sal Was quick TO
see thss Hawthorne and Emerson stood
for shs top Of oar American PROSE; Eag.aad
laughed heartily at Lowell's Yankee
dialect satlrss svea whsn his arrows found
the eresices in her mail. and gave both
Holmes ana Lowell as royal seseoEns as
| sac did Gen. Grant