The herald., 1898-12-04
AN ANSWER SENT FROM THE
ETERNAL CITY
ANGER, DISGUST AND ALARM
Too Great for Expression in Words.
Also More Fear Than Is Pleas
ant to Acknowledge

says:
The answer to the question, What does
the old world think of the new world, has
never been made with greater EN- phass than
In the Eternal city. The Oldest old world
regards the newest new with feelings of
anger, disgust and alarm almost too great
for words. The sentiment of indignation
differs in intensity. But it is universal.
There is no sympathy for the United States
either among whites or blacks. In fact, dis
like of the American seizure of the Philip
pines and conviction that the humane en-
thuslasm which made the war possible was
mere mask OF cant, assumed in order to
facilitate conquest, are almost the only senti-
ments shared in common by the rival camps
OF the Quirnal and the Vatican.
With the kings men sentiment is COM
parativey mild. They do not believe in the
least in the disinterestedness of the Ameri-
can war of liberation. The American dec.
iaratlons are almost universally derided as
hideous examples Of worse than English
hypocrisy Uncle Sam, they say determined
IN all things to surpass John Bull, has out
zone MN even in pharisaism and cant. The
friends OF America wiring their hands in un-
anected grief over the fall of the United
states and the temptations of lust of terri
sVriai expansion. Her enemies shoot out
tne lip and can shrek in derision over what
..'ey regard as the unmistakable demonstra-
si9n which the demand for the Philippines
snords OF American cupidity, American bad
.a',n ana american ambition. we told YOU
~, .hey exciaim That is what the unctuous
eo''Iqoe Oh the AngloSaxon always ends
Al: ne always begins by calling heaven to
nncighbors, but he always ends bv st.o,;ns ms
his spoons ~ s'eaiing
1t is unpleasant for the Ano,o- S,xor -
hear this on every side. but since tho 49, "
negotiations have developed a demand for
the complete cession of the Pb;Jnn;nos
Americans will do well to recognize thai
some such statement as the above renroserts
tne current opinion of almost every ono -,
europe Will pay cursory attention to ,vbot
gong on abroad. The immense mo;or;t, :,
OF europeans are. of course, absolutely ;ono,..
ant OF what has happened, Infant On
tneir daily toll, they neither know nor =, w., ra
what occurs in other hemispheres. Rut Tho
europeans who read newspapers who 60.
what may be described as the public on;n;nn M, ~
Vi the old world, are practically of ona 49,, =
vi .he matter. Outside of England T have
met no non-American who did not disI;,, :,
:ne expansion OF America, nor do 7 tb;nl,
~ 'he whoie OF our tour through Eurone
naVe met European who did not receive
Al! pro,estatlons as to the genuine sincerity.
'H "iiicn' the American people entered
ulity. AooNihg lhcred-
~ Is all very fine they say in effect 10
sss,ipie US I your love, but why did Won kick
me Iown stairs! 1t was all very we'll 10
proclaim your disintereste edness bnt ,rh,. ~ y
you seize the Phippines?' VII! uiu
iele national brigandage, marlsedlv
ro,,.LI. iharisaism, is phrase which
.ous1y represents the Judgment of the old
word on the recent deyelonment &c W Vlu
new from which may be learned onoa y, - e,.e
,ne ola truth, that in a mans iudgmo,t E
nis neighbors motive we see tho n;r,.n, os os
nis own character. For the most nart ~ ~ VI. ~.
express no surprise. They ef No. tHes
T Ts'.er from these English of the now .ms ,,n,,I
!hey are true to their ancestry Rut thau.
IN every country minority of tLomnh.s', 49,
meh' VINO, having for all their lives bae,, ~
slaunchest friends of the American .um .ile
wea1h' are now confounded and uttorl,' ....
" shame at what is universally reaa ,. 49, Pue Ut
she apostasy of the United Ststas u .hs as
..tpanaonment of their national no,;o, .n. .ne
syW auop'ion OF the world policy of conoraat snt
so, "hen l listened, as have been Esten;n.
ia M ,nohehs past, to alternate tonnts s any
lamentations of the foes and friaua anu !
nmerlca' the babel of voices seemad nes ~ oi
merge INTO one scornful chorus of ,ro,o ,,o 'as'
n,.,. may urge, protest and rape as vo,,
ase' ~ as .Ie old world has made un ts M ua
vi tne subject, and nothing that can h. ,-,,lu
" oohe IN the United States will ,n. e saio .1
Judgment. The American eovernman. ~ i's
.ome OUT OF its ring fence. II Las thu nas
iss hat INTO the arena of the world ~ :, =
aunIneu on career of conquest which lii ~
oe an the more predatory because = ~ -
ahasked by humanitarianism. Tbo - Is
A,ohwealth, they hold, has succunho,, In. ~
tne maiady which has so long nlaa,,oJ A. 70
oid world. A bright hope for tho bu bmn,au .o. .ne
was extlngushed when the only no,,,.':,'
tary power, which eschewed nil scham,n.
Oh aggression and annexation. enrolled ;tsnIs
among the common herd of conouer;na -
s.ates; s,a, 80 men talk everywhere in Eurone
whether they regard the old American idea
WIN sympathy or with contempt. they an
agree IN believing that it has been obon.
doned, and that forever. "''''''
The annexation of the Philippine islands
may seem but small thing, but il is do.
cisive. ~ 10 ue'
In the course of my tour, I am now
compelled to admit, l found proof of exist.
ence OF a disposition on the part of the now.
ers TO intervene on benalf of Spain, which
might have been very serious had it NOT
Ieen checked in the bud by the KNOWLEDGE
that England would have nothing to do with
1t. When l was in Paris was positively
told that no proposal had ever been made
10 intervene, and that, therefore, England
mad never had reason or opportunity to out
her foot down on the anti-American coal.
ton. That, no doubt, was true, SO far as
overt action on the part of the government
was concerned. But it is not less true that
Immediately after the war broke ont a
diplomatic representative of the powers
communicated to an American minister nj
European court, in plain and unmistakable
terms, the displeasure of the powers and
their desire to express that displeasure nuh'
licly and forcibly This communication wa 5
sufficiently serious for the contingency s,
the use of all forces of the European ma.
tions for the coercion of the United State.
Ito be frankly discussed, between the two
diplomats. The result Of that discussion
was to put summary stop to all notion
of European Intervention.
If you intervene, said the American
minister, it means war;
eyes rejoined his visitor, and the
forces of the great European powers act in,