The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-26

neous would il be to imagine that the
value of an entente in the eyes of English
men is generally dependent on the Amer
lean adoption of a policy of colonial eN-
pansion.
Official England would undoubtedly like
to see America planted in the Philippines,
enabling her to exercise a potent voice IN
behalf of the policy of an open door in the
far east, but it is difficult to convince the
average Englishman that he cannot by
himself keep that open door If the minis
tiers show stiff enough back and England
maintains the supremacy of the sea.
lie begins too, to appreciate the force
of the opinions of many leading Ameri-
cans which are being published mere.
Chauncey Depew, for example. has been
very emphatic in insisting that America
must remain absolutely foot-lose from
entangling alliances, though that need not
prevent The solldity of the English-speak-
ing race in a common cause.
1t is only two weeks since the move
ment for the proposed alliance took defi-
mite form in the appointment of COM
mittee whose duties are to try to promote
better relations and closer union" be-
tween America and Great Britain. This
committee Is not to touch in any way upon
the present war America is conducting
AGAINST Spain; but the widespread interest
in the alliance may be inferred when il is
IeDeaIGN mat ltfG tOAllIlAlAGG pIOkOSCS "
enroll 10,009 representative men and wo-
men of Great Britain on its books.
on the day the first list was published
more than 100 had already signihed their
! Intention of joining the committee, incud-
| ing the Archbishop OF Canterbury, the
| Archbishop of York, the Duke of Fife, the
Earl o. Jersey, Earl Grey, the Bishops of
Icndoh, Durham, Winchester Chester,
| Hereford, Liverpool Manchester, Worces-
ter Ripon and Peterborough, Viscount
| Peel Lords Brassey, Colerldge, Vinniard
/ Tisfer. Weiby and Charles Beresford, and
4 Cofmoners Asquith, Bryce, Mowbray,
\ Northcote, II, NJ. Stanley, Sir Frederick
Pollock DE Broadbent, the Prince of
| Wales physician; Lewis Morris, Sir Wal
ter Besant Ian Maclaren, Anthony Hope,
lConan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling and a num-
Ger of the leading non-conformist clergy
men. IgaQdition TO these the list has been
IS,aduaiy growing the added names being
b evFy way worthy of association with
he 6ove distinguished cognomens.
ATT goes to prove how the states
hef of the British empire are affected
klhe alliance. The common people
" great middle class-are showing their
tdly disposition toward ~their Yankee
hsins in a way that would have seemed
lhpossib,e here only a few years ago.
Everything that is American goes-from
Iof clubs to the Stars and Stripes, yes,
bven American jokes are beginning 10
maSe their way not only into favor, but,
wat is more difficult into being under
stod vaguely. In the places of amuse-
rnt the most wildly applauded songs are
| pse which allude to Uncle Sam and
Mother jonathan joining forces. AS for
pur national embem-it was never so
romlnent in London or treated with such
Farmth and respect as it has been during
the past two months
But perhaps the trump card of those
who are behind this new alliance is the
proposed visit of the Duke of York
TO the United States in the coming sum-
mer, the duke acting as commander of
one or her majestys finest ships The
leaders here realize how little interest IS
felt by the great majority of Americans
TO whom dreams OF empire" are Verit-
able dreams, indeed. They also realize.
however, how easily the race is swayed
10 or from a cause. And they feel GER
tain that the visit of a man of such
charming social qualities as the Duke
of York to the cities of the Atlantic sea-
board during the summer months would
arouse in American minds an interest
in The Anglo-Amerlcan alliance before
whose sweep DIRECTORS would be whirled
away like bubbles in a tide-way.
1t is a new phase for British political
leaders to have to face-this concIlia-
ton of the United States of America And
no better proof Of how great is the
importance it has assumed in their eyes
could be cited than TO glance over the big
guns they have brought to bear upon
IL, beginning with his royal highness, the
Duke of York, and the long list of nota-
bilites who are working to secure closer
relations" between the two countries. To
our politicians there is a grim kind Of
humor in your American jokes about
Dewey did It," And without a doubt
many of them wish he hadn't