Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-11-19
Thu BRITISH DEFIANT.
Joseph Chamberlain Declares They
Need No Outside Aid.
THE SECRETARY FLoUTs RUSSIA.

He Asserts That a Combination Be-
tween the United states and Eng
land Would Fear No other Alliance.
Relations with Germany and Japan.
London. Nov. 17--Joseph Chamber
lain, who was the guest of the Con-
sentative club in this city last evening.
In replying 20 a toast TO his health,
SPOKE at length on colonial matters.
The secretary Of state for the colonies
said that almost all international trouh-
les of recent years had arisen from the
competition of nations for the unde-
veloped territories on the worlds sur
face in the possession Of harbarous
tribes or decaying nations. He dwelt
upon these vast tracts as outlets for
the teeming populations and trade OF
civilized nations"
Mr.. Chamberlain predicted an I'm
mense future" for Rhodesia and Great
Britain's other acquisitions in Africa,
even the gold coast and Lagos when
medical science shall have succeeded
in overcoming malariai diseases He
warmly defended the government
Chinese policy, contending that CTeat
Britain had good reason to be Salts
fed with the results obtained as COM
pared with other powers"
Regarding the contention that Great
Britain ought 10 have an agreement
with Russia he said:
Experience has taught us that we
require better guarantee than paper
agreement to secure the policy of an
open door. The best security, In my
opinion, Is the desire of other nations,
like Japan, Germany and the United
States. to preserve an open door. Japan
is becoming an important power, with
whom our relations throughout have
been those OF cordial friendship, while
with Germany and the United States
our relations rejoice TO say, are now
closer and more cordial than they have
been for some time.
Germany and the United States are
the two great commercial nations
whose interests are Identical with our
own. In what / have said | have not
meant a permanent, formal treaty OF
alliance. nor need ] say this now. but
that a speech OF mine some months
ago gave rise to Neutrality-suspicious.
Those persons are very premature
very much mistaken, who think that
Great Britain Is in need OF an alliance
for her own security or in order that
other powers may pun chestnuts on;
Of the fire
This was received with loud and pro
longed cheers, which greeted every
reference 10 the United States. In an
eloquent peroration Mr.. Chamberlair
developed this theme. declaring that 81
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would give as much as she received
but that she would never need more
aid In his opinion. than would be cheer
fully afforded by her own children. II,
scorned the idea that England SHOULD
fear German competition, as he heliev
cd, he said, that Anglo-s'txon co-opera
tion and influence would prove ire
sistible and that there was no reasoi
why. even without an alliance Grea
Britain's friendly relations with Ger
many should not be strengthened.
Il rejoice" he said I'm conclusion, "a
the change that has occurred in the re
lions between Great Britain and tn,
United States. To us they stand In
relation different from that occupied
by any other people. I know a hun
dred reasons why we should be friends
none why we should be otherwise; and
7 believe that has been the true feel
ing Of this country toward the United
States for many years. All misunder'
derstandings nave been happily re
moved, and the combination of the tive
English speaking nations would feal
no other alliance.
our imagination must be fired wheT
we contemplate the possibility Of sucf
cordial understanding between the
100000 900 people Of the United States
and our $1,000 900 Britons-an under.
standing which would guarantee peace
and civilization to the world. We shall
welcome the United States in their new
career as a colonization nation. because
we know they are animated by the
same motives and aspirations. employ
the same methods and love Justice as
ourselves, and such a new departure
viii doubtless, as Lord Salisbury has
said, serve our interests. not in any sell
fish or mercenary sense, but because
II will give us q better undoreta ndtng A"