The times., 1898-06-01
Nothing succ, eds Like Success.

Nothing Succ. eds Like Success.
Continental Europe. which was scowl-
ing and growing at us only the other
day, now smiles and strokes our back.
We are expected to arch it and purr.
All this pleasant change Of sentiment
started with the polite remarks in Co
lonial Secretary Chamberlain's speech
concerning the propriety and feasibility
of an AnglO-American alliance. Astute
as we know the statesmen and diplo-
matists of Europe to be, it is a little
strange that the possibility Of such
thing, as a result of French, Austrian
and perhaps other hostility. does not
appear 10 have dawned upon several
courts and cabinets until then.
We want to say now that, despite
some apparently unfriendly utterances
in certain Russian and German news
papers. proof has been wanting that
those powers ever have countenanced
active interference in our affair with
Spain, the irritation having been Gre
ated and maintained at Rome, Vienna
and Paris. French sentiment has been
veering 10 our side for several days, un-
der the dictation of seIf-interest in a
degree, but perhaps also in consequence
OF improved knowledge of circum-
stances and conditions. German good
Will seems TO be apparent, and the Of
fetal press Of Russia has nothing but
friendliness to express.
AS might be expected, Russia does
not look with favor upon an alliance of
the English speaking peoples, which
she does not consider either necessary
or TO the advantage of the United
States. The Cars government. if its
views are to be judged by such journals
as the Novoe Kremya, Of st, Peters
burg, rather thinks that this country,
emerging from war with Spain as one
Of the great powers having a stake and
a voice in the Far East, would do better
to seek an understanding with Russia
and France.
All this goes to show that. as matters
stand today, our friendship and, if pos
sible, our alliance, is looked upon as
something worth having. We are
afraid that our national character and
designs are misunderstood, and that
there is a suspicion in the Old World
that the young American lion, having
once tasted human blood in the way
Of territorial acquisition. will neer
content with meaner food" but viii
want to run amuck for more. to the
end Of the chapter. 1t should be the
aim Of our diplomacy to remove this
impression wherever ii may be found
to exist There is not the smallest
thing concealed in connection with the
aspirations or aims Of the Western
Republic Nothing was further from
the thoughts of the American people
when they started TO castigate Spain
than any idea of territorial aggy andize-
ment. They entered upon the task SIM
ply in fulfinnnent of their mission TO
guarantee a semblance of civilization
and humanity in this hemisphere, and
to expel miscreant Spain from it. as
the common enemy of mankind. They
could not accomplish this completely
without taking Porto Rico, which they
viii hold because ii is a military ne
cessity. They do not intend to hold Gu
ba, great as its Importance to them
would be. They promised to and will
make it free for the benefit of its own
inhabitants.
British neutrality, which hung our
Asiatic squadron in the air without a
base, providentially compelled US to
take the Philippines. Since they came
into our hands in the prosecution of
honorab bic war, we win keep them, gov
ern them with equity and develop their
resources for our legitimate advantage.
AS one of the leading producing and
commercial civilized powers. we are en-
titled to our honest share of the far
Oriental trade. The Philippines are
ours to stay.
So much for the future, as it may
be directly affected by the present war.
There are other things which we intend
to accomplish, because our material
conditions and national welfare viii de-
rand them. We will build and control
the Nicaragua Canal That will make
1t necessary for US to establish and
maintain a strong naval base in the
Caribbean Sea, and another in the Pa
cific, in the Hawaiian Islands, which
viii be ours within the next month
This second base Will be also required
to support our position in the Philip
pines.
Considering the desire of all Ameri-
cans to live at peace with the world.
and their willingness to be satisfied