The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-01
DEpEw RETURNS FROM EUROPE.
Ills Interesting Account of the Foreign
 Feeling for Americn.

New York, June 30-After a six weeks stay in Europe Chauncey M. Depew returned to New York to-day on the steamer Wilhelm der Crosse. A tug, on board of which was the recep- tion committee of the Republican club, met the liner at qudsantine and brought MT. Depew to the city. In an interview Mr. Depew said that in France the feel ing was most bitter against this coun- try. Everywhere in Paris the newspa- pers, except three unimportant ones, published long articles showing the greatest hostility. It is believed there that the object of the United States in beginning war was the extension of her territory, or imperial extension. The same opinion seems to prevail in Ger many. In England there was a com plete reverse of sentiment The come dian at a concert hall where he spent an evening, called out, Where is the Spanish fleet?" and such @ yell went up that it seemed like being back in New York. Six weeks time had changed the sentiment of ninetyfve years and all animosities were cast aside.
 MT Depew said that in Paris he had given an interview to the Temps and Matin, and in that interview he gave a history of what led up to the war. When 1t was published all the papers took it up and there was a general dis cussion both in French and Spanish pa pers, which resulted in educating the people about the United States and en- Tightening their ignorance, which seem ed complete. He said Dewey's victory had had a more beneficial effect in arousing respect for the United States than the possession of the Philippines for hundred years. There had been a general belief that our ships were no good and that our army was gathered from the field and had no experience or
 training. In place of what was expect ed it was discovered that our vessels
 were of the soundest construction up to the most modern type of warships, with armament unexcelled in effectiveness of | service, manned by and officered by skilled seamen and tacticians, while the army had displayed all the qualities | of veteran troops.
 MT Depew further said: "The one | question more interesting than all oth- 1 CTS is our war with Spain. In England
 everybody. classes and masses, rich and | poor, is with us; on the continent there | is bitter hostility or indifference. The
 nations of continental Europe are anx- 1 iously watching the apprehended en- | trance of the United States into their circle in the far east. Their position is
 one of distmst They are trying to
 solve the problem of the influence upon | their interests of that Anglo-American | alliance which they think either exists
 or is inevitable. Even if disposed to in | terfere in our war, they are restrained | by the belief that any movement in
 that direction would precipitate an al 1 liance with England Their newspa-
 pers discuss our unpreparedness fol
 war, the impossibility of our becoming 1 a military power until we have a larger standing army and universal cumpul-
 sory military service. They argue that with modern guns and machinery of l war the best volunteer material could | not be educated to meet drilled veter- ans like the German, French or Russian | armies under two years. They admit | the tremendous possibility of our or l ganized military, but doubt our people wishing or submitting to become sol. diers. They severely criticise our sup
 posed plans of campaign, but do not | suggest others"
 I MT. Depew was rendered a reception
 tonight at the Republican club, of
 which he is president. More than three l hundred gentlemen were in attend | ance. MT .Depew made an address, in
 which he told of the feeling in Euro
 pean countries regarding the war. He
 spoke strongly in favor of the pro-
 posed anglo-Saxon alliance. He said | that although we had entered on a
 colonial policy in haste and without | preparation, we would uphold it with
 the strong arm of the military and | navy. Much enthusiasm was mani | factaS d,1rinp Ts napn1y'a epanoh