The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-17
THAT ALLIANCE.


New York. May ga dispatch TO the
World from London says:
The Sunday papers are curiously silent
on Mr. Chamberlain's remarkable pro-
nouncement in favor Of an Angio-Ameri-
can alliance. The Observer, the most
influential politically OF them. however,
applauds Mr.. Chamberlain's declaration
on that point while referring 10 the ac-
t0mplishment OF his ideal TO some re-
mote contingency which has not yet
arisen The Observer says;
1T is well understood in the United
states tha, the European Intervention is
not even discussed by the powers just
now. because England will not tolerate
Ia. The real crux will come when the
terms OF peace are drafted. Then, II ever.
the league Of which Count Golochski
limited not long ago. will lift its head.
We doubt the substance OF any such oc-
.currence. because the commerce OF Amer
lea is too big business for practical
politics, but the day that witnessed any
serious combination against the United
States or Great Britain ought also to
witness their consolidation into an Anglo
American alliance,
The World correspondent has had a
conversation with one of Mr.. Chamber
ialn's most trusted followers, to whom
Mr.. Chamberlain had several weeks since
opened his mind on the subject OF an
Anglo-American understanding as well
as on the general foreign policy Of Great
Britain. This politician said that Cham
berlain has been convinced that Sails
burys policy is steadily and inevitably
TO the ruin of Euglands commercial su-
premacy. and he is convinced that ii is
necessary to the United States and Eng
land that they should oppose European
combinations, England's supremacy on
the sea would enable her. in his view 10
seriously cripple, II not to destroy, French
naval expansion for years, and he regards
lt as England's most imperative interest
to weaken France So that IL would be
Russia alone she would have to deal
with in the far East Englands interests
and those of America are Identical in that
region and Chamberlain regards their
combined action there as the first step
toward a realization of the Anglo-Amer-
lean alliance. That is the underlying
motive Of his speech. although &c was
under circumstances which give iy the
appearance of an attempt to oust Lord
Salisbury from the foreign office
The Daily Nails Berlin dispatch says
that Chamberlan's speech is character
ized by the German press in general as
undiplomatic, acknowledging England's
weakness in the face Of Russia and as an
bid for Americas favor
The government IS evidently reservtng
It's opinion. The semi-oilicial papers con-
tent themselves with expressing aston
ishmtnt at member of the cabinet
speaking SO plainly. the Stadt adding
that 1t would have been better for Eng
land if the speech had not been delivered
The Koeluiche Zeimng described the
colonial minister's speech as n model OF
modern political eloquence and cougratu-
lates the orator on being a practical poll
ticlan with modern views, speaking to
the British nation with Bismarcklan
bluntness.
The National zeltung says the speech
was nothing less than an acknowledgment
of bankruptcy, not only Of England's
policy hitherto, but of the whole British
power, and remarks that the British ma
ton is hardly likely to identify itself with
the minister's utterances,
The general impression is that England
will not be able to form an alliance with
the United States, as the interests of the
nations are not identical in the East, and
America would not supply the necessary
military quota in the event of war with
Russia. All newspapers which allude to
the subject think that England will find
no ally in Europe, and Russia. least OF