The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1896-01-16
ENGLAND And AMERICA
A Correspondent Tells Why These Two
Countries are Natural Allies.
A WONDERFUL SUBMARINE BOAT
Railroad Failures OF 1895 Compar-
ed WIN Those of Preceding Years
Are hats Really Blind Z? Some-
Thing OF their Peculiar Habits.


The Thunderer Of the Pacific coast is
letting its preiudices get control Of its
judgment and is affording some amusing
reading to the thoughtful. II hates Eng.
land, just now, worse than the devil is
popularity supposed to hate holy water.
We don't believe tine devil does hate holy
water. He is too bright, unbelieving and
sarcastic an intelligence, and his condi-
tons are too dry, to permit us to believe
that he hates good, cool, pure water sim
ply because some worthy padre has bless
ed it. Let us say that the Oregonian hates
England as much as it hated protection
in the not distant past. Its convictions
are in a barmy condition, and II there is
more or less froth in its columns we must
not take it too seriously. Its views OF to-
day may be gone and forgotten tomorrow.
In its political leader of the 9TH inst. the
Oregonian gravely says: Time is COM
ing when Russia will move, in spite of
secret treaties, not at the beck Of Eng
land, but in her defiance with France as
an active, and Germany as passive ally,
holding Austria in check. When that
movement takes place the historian may
begin to write the decline and fall of the
British Empire" Even admitting the
Thunderer's premises the conclusion is
not certain. England has faced the world
before, and put up Grstclass fight, too.
The blood is the same still-witness that
idiotic march of Jamieson's on Johannes
burg. In the face of odds of six to one,
these misguided kinsmen of ours whom
we dearly love to abuse, when, in their
arrogant way they tread on our toes,
marched for thirty hours, with nothing TO
eat, fighting for the last eighteen hours,
and only grounding their arms when they
bad no more cartridges.
But we did not think there was small
provincial paper in the state Of Oregon
that had not a clearer understanding of
the European situation than the Thund-
erer evinces. England could join the
triple alliance against France and Rus
STA tomorrow. Her alliance has been
eagerly sought for by the three powers.
Or she could join Russia, who wants what
England can give her. Russia would
then drop France like hot potato, and
leave her and Germany to hold each other
in check. The most autocratic power in
Europe is not safe ally for the republic.
England has steadily held aloof from en-
tanglipg alliances, but she may be forced
to take sides. Meantime she must hurry
up, and reach friendly understanding
with us on the Venezuelan question.
This will be done. Norman's suggestion
that the two nations enter into treaty
to refer all questions failing of diplomatic
settlement to arbitration, is a sound and
manly one. II such treaty were signed
by the United States and England it
would be the political achievement of the
10Th century. God forbid that America
and England ever grapple in death
struggle. Lightly We talk of twisting
the Lions tall" licking John BulP'
and so on. But from somewhere far
deeper that the source of rot of that sort
came the Yankee cheer that rang thrill
ing above the shrek Of the storm at
Samoa. From the same depths came
the hurried breath, the kindling eye,
the proud high look, as Engishman
told Englishman how Yankee and
Southerner had fought out their Homeric
fight.
Meantime the lively but cratic young
"War Lord" Of Germany has again put
his foot in it by his cablegram to Kruger
and his denial of Britain's suzerainty
over the Transvaal. Treaties are not to
be blown away by few angry words and
Germany knows that France, however
much she may bate England, hates the
present holders of Asace and Lorraine
worse. and is waiting, with nerves con-
trolled, but under terrible tension, the
moment to spring on her foe.
Chief Justice Field recently said that
empire was founded on law and
Justice and would endure. While this
does not refer to the manner in which
certain portions of that empire were OBJ
tanned, it does refer to the manner in
which the empire is governed. And,
as to methods of acquisition, who among
the family Of nations can cast stone
at Britain JUSTICE.