The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-16

TEE new ALLIANCE
The speech Delivered By Joseph Cham
nusfain. secretary Of state for the Brit
"A colonies. made at Birmingham On
FRIDAY, Is very remarkable for three
rsassns. Chief At these b the fact that
r formed the first occasion upon which
. cabinet minister OF Great Britain
his declared himself ~ In favor OF .
closer fraenashsr between that country
ana the United States. So far - II
Seistss 10 home Affairs. Il IL rsnarkabls
berause Of its frsnkness. and. second,
baceuss II disposes Of the rumors that
there were dissensions In the cabinet Of
Lord Salisbury.
The people OF this country were never
"A better humof 70 receive advances
from Great Britain. and 90 far a. Eng
Had u concerned the majority OF the
reople win agree with Mr.. chamberiaIn
that 4 u one Of the most satisfactory
results At Lard saiisbury's policy that
u the present time the two great Anglo
Saxon nations understand each other
better than they have ever done since
ever century ago. when. 70 use the
sig1tncant language OF Mr. Chamber
Lain. thar were separated by the blum
lGr Of . British government"
Twice within very short period have
teaAtng Britieh Statesmen had the moral
courage 70 admit m error In policy.
The Arst time was when the British
premies admitted that a mistake was
made In refusing to assent to Russia's
natural wish for . passage TO the Medi-
terraneAn: and the second In the ad-
mission now made by Mr.. Chamberlain.
British statesmen have too frequently
in11sted upon the righteousness OF Eng
IaAd's cause and the wisdom OF her
course. 10 y degree which has been re-
garded by impartial countries al stub
hornnsss. The cAndor with which Mr.
Chamberlain lays before the people the
purposes Of the government and the
necessities Of tho nation promise q bet
tef understanding between tho two
copntrisA
Presenses Of friendship from disintsr-
ssesd motives alone on the part Of one
nation 10 another always arouse sus-
picion: the best bond OF unity between
two powers II identity Of interest and
perfect fairness In their dealings with
each other. Great Britain and the
United States seek prosperity by the
same means. They have the same oh
Ject In view. They both desire 10 pro-
mote the welfare OF their people by ex-
tending the markets for their products.
They are the most civilized peoples in
the world: they have higher concep-
ttou Of the ultimate destiny Of mankind
than any ether race. Although the
forms Of government are different. the
spirit OF Independence and individual
liberty permeates them both. We have
many faults in common. and one Of the
most Influential In self-assertivenes
which 10 not always sufficiently tolerant
Of the same disposition In the other.
A combination OF the English speak
Ing race throughout the world viii form
such . power as can control and keep
In check the selfish aggressions os other
nations whose ambition Is 20 deprive
each other Of part OK their ioca, terri
tory. We know that England has been
blamed for what has been called her
greed. But there 10 this marked differ
ence In her career and that OF the ether
European powers: While England has
sought 10 open up savage lands to civil
txation and commerce. the other ma
tiens have sought to steal adjacent ter
ritory. Russia seized Poland: Austria
sought part of Italy and part o. France.
and has conquered Hungary and Boz
henia. Germany has seized Schieswig-
Ho,stein and ether provinces adjacent
TO her own territory. and stIll holds
Alssce ana Lorraine from France.
England has been the grea, eoionixing
nation. but her conquesss have been Of
land which had been abandoned for
hundreds OF years TO. and some Of which