New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-17
.vrRycAy FEELIyG TOWARD ENGLAND.

AMERICAy FEELING TOWARD ENGLAND
The not particularly profitable question: Does
America hate Engnnd?' Is taken up again ior
discussion by The Spectator, OF LONDON the
provoking cause being an article in "Ihe M
ticnal Review" This judcious journal argues
the ease dspasslonately and with lis usu"'
fricndlness toward this country. but us con-
clusion Is disappointing. Sentiment toward Eng
land varies 1t thinks. in the United States' "c-
corlpg TO the part of the country in which IL
exists. In some regions il Is friendly. in some
hostile II also depends upon race ana the
increasing influx OF Latns. Scandinavians ana
Others Is making the United States less ana less
Anglo-Saxon and accordingly less friendly 10
England. But even among Americans OF Eng
llsh descent anti-Englsh feeling Is strong. III
proof Of which THE Spectator cites the re-
prOach cast against President Cleveland III Tue
campaign question. rs It not time that we III"
an American in the White HOuseT Ana so II
concludes that the balance OF American feeihg
lies on the side Of hostility to England Inc
dislike Is not. it says toward individual Eng
''llshmen. but toward England as politlcai
power That" adds THE Spectator" would
''be our analysis Of the facts.'
The ANALYSIS is not altogether erroneous. Dut
it Is fatally incomplete The balance or AmerI-
can feeling IS unquesionably against England.
But in what sense Not. as 1.-The Spectator
realizes against individual Englshmen. Neither
is It exactly against England as political pow
or Americans have. as a rule. no desire 10
see the political power Of Great Britain lessened'
her influence in Europe decreased. her empire
broken up. her constitutional system over
thrown. They are willing to concede that the
British Parliamentary system. and Cabinef sys-
tenn. and even the monarchical system. may nave
points OF superiority over their own. They are
willing to cOncede that the British Free Irad"
system may have advantages over the ainer-
can system OF Protection. Bllf such superlorlt;
and such advantages are for Great Britain. NOT
for the United State. They conced" that their
system might not work there as well as the
British. but they claim the right to believe tnat
neither would the British system work as wei
here as the American The dislike. therefore.
Is not directed agans. Great Britain. DIN
against any attempt TO impose British systems
mon the United States or 10 make in the
United States Government British interests
paramount 10 American. And such attempts
are resented most and most often when they
are made not by Britons but by Americans.
In the example cited by THE Spectator the
objection was not that the occupant OF the
White House was deemed a Briton. bu that he
was not deemed good American. III he had
been suspected of German or Russian ar M!
other alien sympathics the objection might
have been stronger still. Certainly that Is a
feeling every true Briton can understand, ana
with which he can sympathize. A British Prime
Minister who favored French or Italian inter-
ests above British would not be tolerated for
q moment Bu tina. would not indicate Brit
jsh hatred Of France or Italy. but merely love
of Grea; Brain To use another Illustration:
EnclshIrc.. or some of them. 9Th" Spectator
among the number are opposed to Protecilon'
and rese1; efforts - introduce IL into their co'ii-
try Now Protection Is the American system.
BIZ; Americans do not therefore deem England
hostile to them. SO Americans. or most OF them.
are opDospd TO Free Trade. and resent efforts
to introduce it in.o this country. And Free
Trade Is the British policy. Bnu Great Britain
shorld not therefore deem this country hostile
to her |. IS not America does not hate Eng
lonJ Ard what "The Spectator deems mani
festa,ions Of hostility are no such thing. hui
merely indicate that Americans. 10 adapt the
words OF B-utus love not England less but their
own land more