The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-24

some day bring down storm wnich they
have not the least intention OF producing.
Take, for example case when might
easily occur, though i'm all human pro"a-
bility II will not happen. imagine n feSo-
luton OF the Senate solemnly cohuennh-
ing as Infamous French attempt 10 on
tain BY menace common justice from
Brazil. which has actually and tecnhr
cally invaded French territory tn Guiana
IL Is quite possible that the French, who
arc duelling people. would feel that
insult very kcenly and quite possible also
that, being an ambitious people, ihey
might Offer TO join Germany In paru-
ton OF Brazil. That would not be nice
for the United States, which, though pc
yond risk OF invasion, woulS nave I"
fight two great military ana Haii'ini'
powers az a distance OF more s""'
thousand miles from its base ne wv
,ouers ,vould not dream OF invading the
Union, but would destroy It's meet anu
then deal with Brazil as they pi.as'u'
The United States in short, wouid po
urawn By its own acts withih ,ne e'0'D
of European politics. ana Wohld DC vo'i-
PEELED, whether it liked IT OF not, 10 To- ~
European alliances TO watch huioi,'""
affairs and In the end TO throw us "e'ens
occasionally on the side wnlch IL ueeii',u
most favorable TO its own interests
would probably 90 on pleading lhe Nun
roe doctrine all the same Tor nations are
never quite loglcals but It, would never
theless be Intervening in Europe III
way which would make mat doctrine
seem. in the ewes OF internatOnal Juilsls'
Just a little absurd.
We are not writing with any idea 'hd'
our words may influence American JPN
ion against intervention ia Europe Vi
the contrary, our impression Is that SUCH
Intervention Is in the near future very
nearly inevitable. The American Union
is growing too great in the world Tor n
policy Of Isolation. IL claims protec-
torate over the whole OF central ana
South America, while u refuses 10 ac-
knowledge any responsibility Tor inc
petty States occupying that vast aria
Collisions are sure to arise from ihal
attitude, and collisions with powers not
held i'm as We are by secret conviction
that firing on Americans is firing on our
selves Moreover. we believe that the
same impulse which sends every wealthy
American TO Europe, the same attraction
of an old civilization for a new one VIII
at last drag the American Republic WIN
i'm The vortex of European politics. Amer
leans will want 20 rival Europe or 10
convince Turopc. or 10 he great IN Hu-
rome. Il want" General GRANT i r.
ported 10 have said when the uItmaluih
about Mexico was presented 10 Napoie'"
Ill. "to see whether we cannot peat q
European army. and that desire 10 'v91
themselves against the old powers, TO De
great among the old powers. and 10 m
flueuce the policy Of the old powers VIII
before long become a national one. =
rich man does not feel his wealth WINE
ne STAYS away from general society
There IS no reason that we know OF why
the process which has already pesuii
should not 90 on 20 the end, or why '"iS
country, at all events. should not "ei-
came The arrival Of q new power which
If It is occasionally jealous Of u.s. al least
shares our humanitarian sentiments; but
we are not sure that Americans antici-
pate any such issue. They still not only
wish 10 keep out Of European politics,
but. what is much stranger. they think
! that they are keeping out of them Ihey
are not. for the world grows too small
for any one hut the insignificant TO re-
main wholly alone. - says the big
gosling in the hens nest, displacing a
chicken at every flap Of his wings, IAN
content TO remain outside the comDlica-
lions of this nest" but he will find as he
steps over the side that the cocks whom
| he has sOrely anrOnted, are not quite sure
he is outside them. They viii be apt "a
| argue that as he is so big, and so little
conscious of the connection he makes,
he must come under the rules Of the
farm-vard. or be regarded as a general
enemy And the gosling, who is longing
| for place and position and Difference
rather than for general dislike, will ac-
| knowledge at once that the former alter
native is by far the pleasanter Of the
| two America has to be admitted into tho
| great comfy and in our judgment Is
even now. though unconsciously, seeking
| for admittance.