The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-07-07
AN EXPANDING FOREIGN POLICY.

AN EXPANDING FOREIGN POLICY.
The political relations between the
United States of America and the I'M
perial Government of Great Britain
constitute text tor ever-recurring
commentator and are subject OF
ever-increasing importance. The So
cial relations Of the two countries are
of no great consequence except to a
few Americans who come over here
and few Englishmen who go to
America. The common language
about which we hear so much, is
something of delusion and a snare,
since it enables US 10 be more volua-
BILE and offensive on occasions OF diff
ference exposing the United States
meanwhile TO the misrepresentation
of such Americans as have a motive,
and generally selfish motive. for
pleasing the English by protestations
of affection more or less maudlin and
lachrymose. The common institu-
tons exist for the most part in the
minds eye of the superficial observer ;
for it would be hard to find two ma
tions or two peoples who are wider
apart in their institutes and views of
life.
One may say that England is land
grabber, and that the imperial policy
is to bully where it can not cozep,
without the purpose to be hostile to
England, or to provoke collision be-
tween the United States and Great
Britain.
Every nation must be answerable
for itself and to itself. But the
American Union at length a full
grown power. Il is in reality an In
perial Republic, with ASPIRATIONS of
its own, and becoming very conscious
of its vast resources and strength. 1t
will no longer consent 10 be nulIity
among the nations of the earth.
Right or wrong, it means to assert
itself in the affairs of the world in
which it is so essential part, and to
have interests and its. policies respect
ed. 1t long ago threw away the
small clothes in which its babyhood
was swathed. 1t is getting itself a
complete suit OF armor and presently
it will go a-gunning.
For whom and for what? For who
ever gets in its way and for whatever
it wants. Recall the spontaneity of
National feeling which answered the
Presidents Venezuelan message and
which rings responsive to the calls of
the Cubans. Take note of the Ha-
waiian episode and the fate which be-
fell the conservative policy of the Adj
ministration.
Do these things mean nothing {?
They mean everything. The Jealous
advocates Of sel!-repression may cry
',iipgO" as much as they please, but
they will not stay the National aspCY-
atoms when once it gets a leader and
has case.
Nations can no more stand still than
individuals. They must 60 backward
or forward Like individuals they
have their ambitions. These ambi-
tons may not be always wise. But
they are Over-mastering. They will
down at no mans bidding, They
Become integral with the National ex-
istence, The American Union is on
the ascending, not the descending
scale, and the National problem inter-
woven with the racial problem will
not be solved until the National as
peration has been fulfilled in the way
common among real men and not
among mere paste-board men.
ENGLISH HOSTILITY TO AMERICA.
1t is absurd for any one 10 pretend
that, as far as English society takes
America into account and has any
well-deflned opinion, it is not hostile.
This hostility is rather passive than
active, and is made up of two parts
disdaiu to one part indifference. 1t is
both natural and inevitable.
The social fabric of Great Britain is
laid in caste and class. Beginning at
the Throne it tapers down in a regu-
La series of strata to the costermonerg.
At this moment the Prince of Wales
is not ouly the gratest individual in
England, but the most popular man
AZ candidate for President of the En-
glish Republic, if by some sudden con-
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