The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-14
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LONDON, May The IT. Hon. Joseph
f.h.u.terlain. secretary Of state for the
colonies, made an important speech Oh
pubssc Affairs at Birmingham THIS even
ing.
Mr.. Chamberlain, after depreeaiing the
constant assertion In certain quarters ,hAe
Lord Salisbury was "a.scredited" ard the
government weak and yaci.latins." said:
~ foreign countries believe and act
upon those statements they Will! ma them
selves much miataken, and that courteous
diplomacy ard graceful concessions are
not incompatible with final maintenance
Of the coantry's honor and inserests.
Then ke declared that he intended 10
make q ''piasn statement Of the facts. ur-
feftered BY the mysteries and reticeEce OF
the diplomacy OF ha.f century ago.
which, without revealing secret negotia-
lions. should be undetermined OF the
pecple.'"
Nr. Chamberlain said be would accept
ahe Judgment OF the people as willingly
~ that Of the wtsest dip.omatist In the
world. Referring to the policy Of strict
Isolation that England has pursued since
ne Erimean war. he remarked that this
hAs been .perfectiy justiHable." and add
"a, 'sthe time has arrived when Great
Britain may be confronted by q combina-
tion Of powers. and our first duty, shere-
fore. II to draw all parts OF the empire
to close unity. and our next 70 maintain
the bcn1a Of permanent unity with our
kinsmen across the Atlantic" loud
cheers)
There Il powerful and generous ma
fton. said Mr.. Chamberlain using our
n0euage. bred Of our race and having In
sereets Identical with ours. I would 20 90
M ~ to say that, terrible az war may be,
even war itsAlf would be eheapiy pur-
CHASED y ln . great and noble cause. In
wh;ch the Stars and Stripes and the Union
jazz should wave together over an AuTio-
Saxon Alliance. prolonged eheers.)
y one OF the most satisfactory re-
eaite OF Lord 6aiisbury's policy that at
sne present time these two great nations
unossstand each other better than they
evee nave doks since ever q century ago.
vhAn they were separated by the b.under
Of = Britain government"
NJ. Chamberlain proceeded 10 draw n
eioomy picture Of the situation IN China
WNere We have 10 count with Russis. al
IN Afzhansstan. except that We do not
poceess any army or defensive frontier In
cnina. Ard cannot. therefore. injure Russia
wstnouf an ally. The fate Of the whole
chinese empire is involved. and our In
seets arc 80 enormous that no more
vitsa question WAS ever presented for AZ
cisssn 10 the British nation by q British
government Unless the fate OF China e.
% Dc decided without Eng.and's ,es.
We must not reject the idea of an Alliance
Win those powers whose interests are
similar to oursl''
London Pagers War~lv I-a...~ =.
ION, May 1.-THE Times. comment
INF ediforia.ly upon Mr. chamberlain,s
sPeech ~ birmingham last evening. saws.
MT. chamberlain was assured before
nand ot the approval OF the whole body al
mss.. onn ,e when contendIng that we
snu6 efaw closer the ties binding us 10
ne colonies II was almost as much n
svse9one conclusion that the opportunity
s snoeid DC seised OF establishing perna !.
thine more with the United ststs a E s3me.
SUCCESS In the operations that have IafeIv
49, place has been welcomed here an
nou sonly Justified by the goodness OF her
capcity OF the Anglo Saxon race. In the
buegSess OF war even when no adenusee
preSrstions for the struggle had been
To Daily Chronicle w.,com.. NJ
ch2nheriain's Grave and histor,rs, n,a.
Tor IN An9lo-Amer.can alliance.
Tm Morning Post save.
''3r. Chamberlain insists that n In only
ns aspiration when he declares that we
should seek an Anglo-Saxon alliance but
We acubs whether this open-mouthed d.
ranesmenfs at q moment when spain ana
america are involved In a contest In which
We 4fe neutrals'
Tho Daily News thinks the speech al
atroax signal" and believes that .the I'm
medtate point Of danger IL West Africa"
Tn Standard. applanaing Mr.. Chamber
iain1 stand. says:
here IL not the smallest reason TO sup-
pos4 that his convictions are not shared
ny Every member or the cabinet They
had been anticipated By nost men who
have tried TO lock below the surface cur
rent OF diplomacy. and the special quality
whtrh he has impaired 10 the declaration
was the emphasis OF concentrated and ua-
aduHerAted truth, We are liable al anv
moment 10 be confronted by q commission
Of Iii the European powers. The coutir-
gency should not be dismissed as irnpos-
sihlG merely because II woa.d be startling
" unpleasant.
Already we havd endcavored with no
small success to draw ali parts Of cur
VAST empire together IN the firm fnten-
ton 10 cooperate for the common defense.
nor can 10 be said that there Is ANYTHING
lacking in our feeling Of regard and friend
ship for the great kindred community on
the other side Of the Atlantic"
LIEUT.. ROWAN