New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-13
COLONEL WATTERSON TALKS ~ ENGLAND.
AN INTERVIEW WITH A LONDON REPORTER on
AMERICAN POLITICS.

AN INTERVIEW WITH LONDON RErohlEH oN
AMERICAN POLITICS.
From The London Chronicle
No name is better known in America-none carrie,
m hs he n
yesterday l got from him his views on one or TWO
M snybcdy Will aes S0 Who has
Colonel watterson owns and directs rne COURIER.
He has been in the House Of Representatives and
greatly disappointed the Southern folk; among whom
s ae Is STT tn. coone fancy has no ambition not
much vcneraon for the trapp!ngs Of place, ana any,
how his vivid personality. his blunt frankness could
I began BY asking Colonel watterson how the
South stands In reference the relations between
England and America. and The possible future OF
preston that the Southern States OF the American
tnlon not unit with the National principle. i
asm than in the South. The people q the south
them an opportunity to show their loyalty TO the
Union They are warke race and there are e many my
blood-they are not. as you put II, spelling Tor
hsht but they are bent upon an eapandns tosssn
Thus the Colonies picturesque description OF feel
Amerca sne Eba..y then he urne to
other point This was the a,tude to%aTd England
English ieelns in the United States On the CON
rspuScans hoHever whereas YOU are
we detest your social system thoroughly The shoddy
sora eosnon Ws regard With disgust
regard them with d;sdaln There can be no afinit,
ways we are commercial rivals II we ever &c, rid
OF our absurd tariff restrictions We can meet and
beat England in all the neutral markets, and re-
cover from her those markets that geographically
Next the Monroe Doctrine and ITS meaning 10
Americans came up for review and that IMPLIED OF
between America and England d. '''N' ''''''
The Monroe Doctrine. as It Is called. said Colonel
asrmed BY s modern i in,erpreaon It is an as
sertion OF the National aspiration. We are an over
are vast Imperial Republic and we mean to be
respected and felt among the nations; We mean
fairs We do not want Canada: bu, Mexico and
Central and South America are under our wing. and
Nothing Is better when has trouble with a
friend than to have him put his case as frankly as
call Colonel watterson a lingo for you could hnd
would Of his o Ss + not fSs at this
Il look for serious consequences" he went on.
and the Would Ss the Eaoa
OF the British Empire, and no greater evil could
and for the " En people we
desire their friendship But we are not going about
resent the pretence OF doing so whenever an over.
Jealous American Is caught In the act. You may be
assured that whenever he does 40 he misrepresen,s
So much for Colonel wattereons wholly candid
observations on Anglo. American things and now /
sought bis opinion the situation regard to Irish
Home Rule. BY that mean the American verdict
on the present state OF the Irish party and the out
look for Home Rule
There is" he answered me, "a feeling in America
that the cause OF Home Rule Is dead. OF course we
all sympath.ze with Ireland but a fatality seems TO
hang over that unhappy country. The Phoenix Park
murders were calsmtous enough. but the Parnell
catastrophe coming at a time when there seemed a
certain recovery from the former disaster-was fatal
The Irish leaders need expect nothing from Amer
lea until they are born again. Their quarrels have
c.screditei them and ruined the cause Of Home
Rule
Then the nnal subject which questioned the
Colonel was to the issues that are involved In
the coming Presidential election in America.
II DO not" he remarked. regard the pending Is
the Republicans should come in they will nnd them
selves lhte able to settle Of the questions as
the Democrats have found themselves able to do
during the last three years For the time the Demo
Gratis seems TO have gone to pieces When the oices
distributed next year and the battle of the re-
sentiments begins. the Republicans will 80 TO pieces
Then there will be a complete redistribution OF party
force. and great and conclusive contest In 100 be-