El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-24

IN God, know that am 1mmOrL8l, anu
that man ough. to do what is right"
Chamberlain's Speech Continues to
Agitate European Circles.
A dispatch to the New York World
from London Gays:
The Russian ambassador has been
directed to demand from Lord Sails
bury, it is reported, an explanation OF
Mr.. Chsmberlain's assertion III at Rus
sia is ineligible for an alliance because
of her perfidy.
The prevailing opinion now is that
Mr.. Chamberlain's speech, in which
he ad vocatod an Anglo-Saxon alliance,
was q grievous indiscretion.
It has excited jealousies and resent
ment throughout Europe without prom
ising to attain any compensatory ad-
vantage.
His Indirect calling the car the
''devil," is sure, it is believed, to give
updying offense in St Petersburg.
In the city of London (the financial
district) yesterday great depression
prevailed.
Mr.. Chamberlain main and i'm
mediate object is known to be to force
France to evacuate Brosseau, West
Africa, even at the risk of war.
1t has leaked out that in his private
talk to bankers last Thursday, Lore
Salisbury said that the West Africa
question Is the most serious matter the
cabinet has now to deal with, and that
it's satisfactory solution seems well
nigh impossible.
This snticipatory declaration by
the prime minister gives gravity to
Mr.. Chamberlain speech, which it
otherwise M ght have lacked because OF
the universal suspicion that he was
playing simply his own hand.
A further element of seriousness is
impaired to the situation by the re-
volunteer banquet on Friday nigh
that France has been given a month to
clear out OF BrOusseau, the disputed dis
trict IN West Africa. The duke today
denies having said this, but volunteer
officers present declare that his words
were taken down at the time and pass
ed around the table to all the guests
ON slip OF paper marked ''confiden-
tial."
A variety of circumstances, in short,
tend to cause great anxiety here con-
affected by the inspired statement
from French agencies that the West
African negotiations are progressing
satisfactorily.
Everything seems to prove the truth
OF the words of an editO ial published
broa cast here that Mr.. Chamberla n e
proposing an Anglo-American alliance
springs from . desire to drag the Unit
| ed States into q war over q miasmstic
swamp in West Africa, Among even
| the limited section of politicians in
parliament favorable to such an al
lance the idea of Mr.. Chamberlain Z
declaration is treated as absurdly in
sdvsnce of events, while the bulk of
the members of parliament, who would
either be Indifferent or hostile to it,
are affronted that q minister should
hawk offers of British alliance in the
market place.
ed over the sensation he has created
t. ough his jubilstlon obviously is not
shared by his colleagues. Several
members of parliament pressed him
privately tonight for O more explicit
statement concerning the danger
ahead. He merely replied oracularly
events will justify"
Lhe Liberal leaders intend to have a
debate on his speech at the earliest
possible moment, which cannot DOW be
until Friday after the Whitsuntide re-
cess.
The drift of opinion regarding the
Anelo-American alliance may be gath
cred from articles in the principal pa
pers except the Mail, which has cham
phone none but lost causes during it
short existence. No newspaper has
received the suggestion with enthu-
siasm.
The News fears that whatever chance
there is of realizing an alliance, "gush
and jtnRoism"sre likely to destroy Mr..
Chamberlain. 1t says:
SsHo waa Oni1tu 0f iinooicro in f0ur
ing Anglo-American alliance as an en-
CINE of aggressive and threatening &C.
tion."
The Globe observes:
1--WE would be glad to live in the
likelihood OF permanent union of all
the English-speaking nations but il.
the case of the United States their
foreign policy undergOes such quick
and violent changes that friend OF
today becomes an enemy of tomorrow.
AS long as.our naval supremacy endur-
ocean, while the United States could
give US no help on land
The Star, strongly pro-American,
"Let us not fall into the error OF
forcing sentiment in ahothouse of self
ishness. That is Mr.. Chamberlain
mistake. In this business of an An
glo-American alliance pushfulness is
likely to do more harm than good.
The st. James Gazette remarks:
1.-The good people who fancy that al
is now compete but signing q formal
treaty OF offehse and defense are goin g
much too fast and are likely to do only
mischief. The United States have vet
to realize their own isolation and &C
tual danger, but for British support In
Europe"
The gush referred to by the News lie
supplied by editorials from certain
New York papers, which may hav,
been easily drawn out by Mr.. Cham
berlain's interested effusiveness
An Impressive Custom.
An impressive custom, if, indeed. it