The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-30
ENGLAND IS IN SYMPATHY
MINISTRY LOOKING TO AN
ANGLO-AMERICAN ALLIANCE

Compact the End in View-The
COmmander-in-Chi of the Brit
ish Forces Predicts an Easy Vic
tory Over Spain for United States.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 29.-Mr. Balfour is
being sharply criticised, especially IN
Radical quarters, for his seemingly
curt, half-ironical answer to the house
of common last night respecting Anglo
American relations, and the Times to-
Gay thinks 1t necessary to publish
long dispatch from it's Washington cor
respondent expressing MIR. McKinley's
painful surprise at newspaper tales of
changing English opinion.
Yet it would be quite mistake to
assume from Mr.. Balfours reply that
Lord Salisbury, Mr.. Balfour and the
ministry generally are unSympathetic
towards the movement of Anglo Amer
lean accord, Of which evidences are not
less abundant here than in the states.
The ministers here await with the
keenest interest the development of the
line OF Anglo-American cooperation
they suggested some time back to Prss-
ident Mckinley.
Then the British proposal was for
joint Anglo-American action in defense
OF the policy of an open trade door in
emma, as against expected Russian
German exclusiveness, and, to quote
Mr.. Balfour's own words, when speak
ing or the proposal, "They were mighty
civil at Washington about that"
But those who have talked with in
dlV1duai ministers in the past few days
assert that the British government
realizes the far wider scope for Anglo
american cooperation to which the
American intervention in Cuba may
now open the way.
me policy of the open door is threat
ened In West Africa East Africa and
South Africa, as we'll as in China. and
ministers, believing that the Cuban in.
prevention marks the close Of United
states Isolation from the foreign poll
tics OF the outside world, are convinced
that this cause Of unfettered commerce
in the undeveloped markets of the
world must soon bring England and
the states, not into formal alliance, that
must be matter Of slow development.
put into close, definite, mutual un.
Outstanding, and to that end they will
continue to work.
Childish Temper
Much amusement has been OCCASION
ed among the members Of the diplomat
ic corps by the attitude assumed by
the secretaries of the Spanish legation
:
states legation. Until recently the most
cordial relations prevailed between
them, but since the outbreak Of war.
the Spaniards when they meet Amari-
cans at the clubs or in society merely
recognize them by the most frigid and
most formal bows. Naturally, the
Americans are obliged to reciprocate
with similar greetings, while smiling
IN their sleeves at this display of Cas-
titan hauteur. The other diplomats con
slder the Spanish tactics as decidedly
childish.
;. A prominent Englishman, who be-
Heves in the justice of Americas cause
and who is also of the opinion that the
United States will have a walkover.
is Lord Wolseley, the commander-in-
chief of the British forces. During a
dinner party conversation. Lord Wolse-
ley drew parallel between Cuba and
Crete, saying: while England inter
Tered In Crete on moral grounds, the
united States has both moral and ma
ter1al justification for Intervention in
Cuba. - fntf.f. j,.z.l.5.lfa,
1 believe the quality of the Ameri-
can army and navy is so much superior
to SPANS that the Americans will have
no difficulty in defeating SPANS ships
and land forces, which are their equals
or superiors on paper only
iHe w eehlleS. except the Saturday
Review, continue to favor the United
States and have faith in her success.
The Statist thinks that, if the con-
tinental powers threaten to intervene,
Great Britain ought to veto their ac-
ton, and urges the government to make
this clearly understood.
The Spectator expresses confidence
that Commodore Dewey will be victori-
GUS at the Philippines, but says: "We
see great difficulties before the Amer
leans. but not from Spanish warships."
The Saturday Review pursues its at
tacks upon America, and the following
extract will indicate the tone of its
comments: American action unfortu-
nately suggests the attitude Of a huge
and boastful bully attacking an effete,
but gentlemanly old roue, with whom
one cannot help sympathizing; especial
ly when the bully, not content with
thrashing his feeble old opponent and
stripping him of mis- valuables, bellows
out with tears and protestations that
he does 1t unwillingly and with the
highest moral purpose"
SENTIMENT OF ENGLAND.