The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-23
CHAUNCY DEPEW
ON IMPERIALISM.
He Has Partly Recanted His Former
Opposition to it.
NEW CONDITIONS ARE ARISING
Which Make IL Difficult to- Keep out
OF the Colonizing Business-Our
People Will Never Return Any
Colonies to Spain.

LONDON, June 22.-Dr. Chauncey De-
pew has partly recanted his opposition TO
Imperialism as the result OF the latest
war developments and Of three weeks in
Europe.
During his sojourn he has had unusual
opportunity of learning the sentiment
Of politicians and OF the public. lie will
return to New York by the Kaiser VIII
helm Der Crosse on Friday.
Requested by the correspondent of the
Associated Press to summarize his views
Of French and English opinion on war
questions DIT. Depew said:
WHAT OURS WOULD BE.
The sentiment in France is about what
It would be in the United States il Eng
land and France were Sighting and every
paper In the United States were daily
abusing the French denouncing the In
justice OF their going 10 war, picturing
them as a race Of robbers, shop-keepers
and pigs. declaring that England was
poor and was the under dog and holding
up France as actuated by nothing but a
pure brute desiring TO steal Englands
property.
That's what all the papers but three
are doing in France. When we also con-
slider that France and Spain are both Of
the Latin race and Of the same religion
and that Frenchmen have hundreds Of
millions invested in Spain. we need not
be surprised that the feeling there is
practically unanimous against ms. 1 think
only one man prevents this feeling TAX
ing acute form That Is NJ Honatoux.
the Minister Of Foreign Affairs. But for
him the French Chamber Of Deputies
might have taken action. openly siding
with Spain.
WOULD HAVE REJOICDD.
There is no doubt that had Manila
been a Spanish victory there would have
been an illumination Of Paris. It was on
account Of this sentiment that I endeav-
ored TO give the causes OF the war when
the Temps and Matin asked for inter-
views. / was told it was a revelation to
the French and led to material modihaca-
ton Of French opinion. They had not
heard our side before"
When the talk turned on England, the
interviewer suggested that the sympa-
thies of the British aristocracy were
largely with the Spanish. DR.. Dcpew
said ne mad not found them so.
SYAIPATHIES NOT WITH SPAIN.
Il have met many OF them during my Wis
IT," he said and found them all en-
Enthusiastically with ". The women are
al vita as. rnat is the best test. The
majority OF the people DO not want a
mere understanding. they want hard
and fast alliance. II continental Europe
intervenes on the side Of Spain, Great
Britain would go as far as we were will
ing to make an alliance Their Idea OF
the policy Of imperialism is that II could
be worked very successfully between the
two nations. They are unanimously In
favor OF our keeping the Philippines ana
make no distinction btween our making
cuba republic or keeping II ourselves.
Tho result they say, would be the same
NEW CONDITIONS.
Asked II his opinion on Imperial policy
had changed Or. pepew replied: There
are difficulties In my position which ana
not exist when I took il up New condi-
lions are arising all the while with the
progression OF the war. which make II
difficult TO keep out or get out of this
colOn!zing business. We must take into
view the temper OF our people, who
would certainly never give any colonies
back 10 Spain. Transferring them or
any OF them to n European Power would
lead 10 a European war i'm sixty days.
II looks as though we would have 10 paint
our white elephant brown and teach him