The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1898-04-08
AN ANGLO-SAXON LEAGUE.

AN ANGLO-SAXON LEAGUE.
Washington Post.
The utterances In the British house
of commons the other day, touching
the propricty, and, indeed, the obvi-
Gus duty, OF England to tender the
services OF her fleet to the United
States should there ever be any need,
forcibly recalls the views OF one OF
the ablcst men OF our generation upon
this very matter. The Hon. L. Q. G.
Lamar served his people and the coun'
try as congressman, senator, cabinet
minister, and associate justice OF the
supreme court OF the United States.
He was a man of broad views and a
far-sighted craftsmanship that, when
remembered to-day seems like pro-
phccy. lie foresaw that sometime
America must be In need Of allies.
"I'll tell you what will occur then,"
said he. "Some wise British states
man will suggest an Anglo-Saxon
league; something akin to the league
in Europe when Henri Nv ruled
France. But this will not be an al
lance offensive and defensive" Mr..
Lamar continued: II am opposed to
any such national move. l will recall
what Washington said touching such
an alliance. An Anglo-Saxon league
is not a conception of to-day. 1t dates
back to the time when Lord Lyons SC
ably represented England here. l was
q young Congressman then, aud one
lovely night, after charming dinner
at Mr.. Corcoran's, Lord Lyons said tC
me: Lamar, let's walk home togeth
err So he dismissed his carriage, and
| lighting a cigar-I did not smOke-he
commenced talking: Some day. sale
Lyons, you Americans will have tt
flght Spain for Cuba This was verI
shortly after Pierre Soule. once ou
minister to Spain, then Senator from
Louisiana, spoke on the celebrated
resolution, authorizing Mr.. Buchanan
to offer Spain 800, 900, ,OOO-5OO, ,OoO,
600 Spanish pesetas-for the island o
Cuba. Mr.. Soule opposed it, ant
talked cloquently Of the golden ant
bloody flag OF Spain.
"That night" continued Mr. La
mar, "Lord Lyons suggested the pla
of an Anglo-Saxon league. The In
preston the thought made upon m
mind has never faded. l have 0fte
wondered, as 1t becomes more an
more evident to me that we must or
l day fight Spain or some other Eur
I pean power, where we should find OF
;, allies In such an event. CASTELAR,, tt
greatest orator Spain has ever know
z won his chief fame in a great speed
+ when he was the Republican lender
l. in the Spanish cortes, In which
brilliantly advocated the formation
/. France, Spain and Portugal into
|. grand Latin republic. See how "
!, YOUR united the Italian States into
). great Kingdom, and look at unite
,t Germany, welded together oy oioo
It and iron under Won Bismark.
a "Like co like. We will have to 10
I. low the universal example some DAY,
VI "And are you in favor OF it?" aske
r tho person to whom Mr.. Lamar WI
t talking.
: "To certain degree, yes" came q
{ answer. "There are many reaso
! justifying some such undertaking
4 tween the two great English speak,
y nations. The frst IL the power
0 motive Of common interest. Engla
! holds twenty-five hundred millions
d American securities. They own S,0t
IL 600 acres Of land here. Our Pac
railways furnish Engllshmen with
a. shorter route to their colonial poss
.. slons In the Pacific than they had
Of fore. Any attack on our great cis