The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-02

been made have been of the vaguest char
acter. / can understand men who might
be interested in possible war contracts
wanting to see us involved in trouble with
some other nation. Such contracts are
often very profitable. But can say posi-
lively that there is no cause Of umbrage
between the two peoples-that there has
been no difference between them which
could not be adjusted on the basis of COM
mon reason and common fairness. II
there was any such difference, / should
know 1t, for / was for four years at the
head OF all the foreign affairs of this gov
eminent and for four years represented it
in London"
Mr. Bayard refused to consider seriously
the proposition attributed TO an unnamed
senator some time age. that we really
need war TO arouse the dormant patriot
ism of the American people.
Il don't know thatsany one said anything
of the kind" he said, ''or whether he had
been drinking"
What is the attitude Of the English peo-
pie toward us?'' I asked.
There are a great many kinds OF Eng
lsh people" said Mr.. Bayard. 1T would
be difficult to say just what is the attitude
Of all of them
Say. the commercial attitude"
There is undoubtedly a great deal OF
feeling among the business men OF Eng
land because of the restrictions which our
laws have put on their trade. England is
our best customer. yet the Dingley law
seems 10 seek 30 put the greatest OBJ
stacles in the way Of England's paying us
for our goods In the things she produces
Then the disagreement about the time
when that law went into effect. which i
believe Is still In the courts. may make
considerable difference in the duty TO be
paid by Enelishmcn on large quantities OF
goods which had passed out of their own
ers' hands before the law was pass q.
How great the feeling over that may be |
do not know.
Mr. Bayard picked up little pamphlet
which lay or his desk.
"Hera" he said. is something I was
reading today. II is by the Hon. Redfie'i
Proctor. j senator In the congress of the
United States ard man Of great intelli-
gence This is WAT he says about the
Development of the British empire
Mr. Rayard read alO0d a paragraph Civ
ing briefly the statistics Of Great Britain's
growth.
Now want 10 say to You" he said as
10 nut down the pamphlet. that here
has not been a port opened 20 the co9i-
" rec Of England I'm the extension of he
British empire which has not been as free
~ open to she trace Of the United States.
There has not been a place where an
american could rot 80 and engage IN
business without being asked what his ma
tfarality was American trade has rad
every advantage ~, the extension of Bril-
isn traie around t.e world
suggested :hat Canada was giving Brit
ISL trade p~eferenu over American
That" said Mr. Bayard. lis a develop
men. of tae las: three months Such rro-
ua~eIS were ~1ade tut what was done about
tao'n 7 don't know
'Th. EneH-hrost does not ask if goods
are American when 70 buys. When ! was
ora q HTf.i>h nan-0f war recently noted
ti,e fsct that the tire things which made
her formidable Nsfe made under American
patents Fey We .av h4rvsyixed steel
for bsr sides the Hotchk.ss guns on her
.a, Isio csschers 81 t5e Asxim rarfd tire
guns m the tops. The british government
p=y~ a royalty 81 those three patents TO
Americans