The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-15

United stsses. Great Britain and Russia
Advantages That Would Follow rhi
Singular Combination OF Power.
wAsHISGToS. Jan. Is. = Especial. l.
What would you say to new triple ALI
ance. an alliance between the United
States, Great Britain and Russiai
Fascinating Study.
AT first glance such an alliance might
seem chimericai, too absurd TO Do worthy
OF serious thought, and yet not more
strange or more startling than some OF the
moves which have been made upon the
chessboard Of international diplomacy dur
Ing the past few weeks. International di.
ploInscy, statecraft in its largest and most
comprehensive term, Is the most fascinat-
Ing study one can conceive Of. We know
something about politics on a small scale
In this country. We get pretty well
wrought mp once In every four years. wc
think our politicians and our party man
ayers are as shrewd, as adroit, and at
times, regret to say, as unscrupulous as
men well can be. But all that Is child's
play to what goes on day after day In the
capitals Of Europe. There mon play for
stakes compared to which our campaigns
are ss innocent as a church fair to Monte
Carlo. Here a change of administration
means much, but, after all, IL does not de-
stroy maps or alter the history of the
world for generations TO come. There poll
tics means the rise and fall of empires,
the marking OF the boundary lines Of
states In trails OF blood.
There are In this city at the present time
q few members Of the diplomatic corps
who are as conversant with the inner af-
fairs of the capitals Of Europe as they are
with the affairs of their own well regulat-
ed households. They know what goes on
In London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, St.
Petersburg or Constantinople. When an
emperor makes a speech at dinner of a
hussar regiment, or n prime minister re-
plies 70 a delegation, or q potentate snubs
ono ambassador and Is all smiles to an.
other, the people wonder and the press
OF three or four continents speculates.
These men In Washington smile or look
glum rs things are going their way or
against them. They understand who is
pulling the strings and why the strings
are being pulled.
Merely Hinted.
In this inner diplomatic circle curious
topic Is constantly being whispered, be-
cause IL is limited at rather than being
talked about at this time. 1t Is no less
than an alliance between the United
States. Great Britain and Russia. A year
ago such an alliance would have been
secuted as an utter impossibility; it would
have been regarded as improbable as Ger
many and France acting IN concert. Yet
only few short months ago all the world
stood amazed 70 see the two nations who
20 bif5sriy xats g.. En5tsisf actiL, = ~
In restraining Japan from inflicting too
severe blow upon her vanquished enemy i,
and with them was Russia, while Eng
land, once all powerful In the far east,
was pushed coDtemptuously TO one side
Still later France. Germany and Russia
financed" China, and England was not
even asked TO take part In the arrange
ment. Not long ago Russia, always our
friend, offered this country all the gold we
might need In exchange for our bonds.
England and Russia have been enemies
from time immemorial. England has so
bottled up" Russia that for FIVE months
In the year her ships Of war lie IN an Toe
frozen harbor, as useless for purposes Of
war as II they were stripped of their guns
and engines. For years she has been try
Ing TO obtain control Of a port on the Med
where her ships could come and
go as they pleased and be independents OF
the seasons, but every attempt has been
mot by the threatening frown Of England.
Division of Spells.
There has recently been "a great change
In England Some OF her wisest statesmen
believe that Russia should be her ally and
not her traditional enemy. 1t Is curious to
note that the average Englishman regards
The Frenchman with supreme contempt,
md the German he looks upon as a slow
going follow who doesn't amount to much,
but he has rather an admiration for the
Russian, possibly because he knows moth
ng about him. The English statesmen OF
he new school realize the folly OF attempt
ng to keep Russia bottled up" They
advocate letting her have Constantinople
4 she wants II, of giving her the same
lights and privileges accorded to any other
yreat nation. In return England would
get Egypt, France could do nothing, and
sermany would be powerless. But still
yreater advantages would follow. China
8 like ripe plum waiting TO be plucked.
Who shall do the pluckings Russia han
Iers after the fruit, she is willing to divide
{ with England, but, above all, she wants
he United States to come In and share
he spoils.
Naturally the United States ought TO
'njoy the most intimate commercial and
relations with the great empire
Il the east. New York ought TO be the
enter of the China trade instead OF Lon
lon. Russian diplomats have long sought
o impress this upon our state department,
,uf we have disregarded the advice as be.
ng opposed TO our traditional policy.
Since the war, when our ministers TO
jhina and Japan did more TO bring about
'eace than all the other diplomats put to-
,ether, which tremendously raised our
Prestige, some OF our shrewdest men of
'ffairs have had their eyes opened 20 the
rent possibilities to follow from com
nercial invasion Of China But that in
aston cannot be solely commercial. IL
must In measure be political Our In
luenoe must be felt as a dominant power
Z must be known that, like England and
Russia, we exercise some control In the
olitical affairs OF the country which only
leeds the touch of western civilization to
stonish the world. Russia Is sincerely
nxious that we shall join with her I'm
hrowing down the Chinese wall Her
Election for England Is purely selfish
ne, but diplomacy Is not founded upon
eminent. With England, Russia and
he United States standing shoulder TO
boulder no other nation dare raise hand.
{ would be such an alliance In money, In
nen, In brains, as the world has never be-
ore seon
A yet no American statesman has dared
o publicly propose such radical depar-
ure from our traditional policy. And yet
here are mon 81 the first rank who sny
hat the time has come when this country
must cease 10 he politically isolated from
he rest 81 the world. do net know
Thether such an alliance will ever he
rouRht about, or, n so. whether Il will