New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-08

u, N what is considered neIe nd importance
IL Of exceptional in!,ueicee seor,ed 10 be
tion Months ago the Americans rrI.nd and
y rev "o n .ha advances toward i.hs.aiu, anu
mn Gas no adequate response | ~ Anrlo-
t,,oi, smoke at B.rininghaIn ait having
prIiu '.,I 1innsr was held. Eng -iaH''.e - 80
Amer ..n~ .eS on the path 4 Internal 60
o''ee AVE pushed ahead win ,r,cDa5
49,. and they think they nav not make
the americans. Proha2N tne! ,hot Americans
..z,iert allowance for the fdct 10 an1 any
sul'''..'s c,,,,ie5 With the excitement a.u a. ~
s,les ~ war: but many OF thel:I G a.; lax of
d,so,noInfo1 BY what theF 80. "a h-,n ~
reciprocity IN ~ he closest possible re-
,,to,e II there has De"n an! .i.bout nariv
;n America 70 organize a 80 ,nauential men
lines. recFu'tu "a assigned 10 promote the
IL puoHc '.,e Of both countries IN ior-
.tr noll,,es Of common acr n inderc ~ no
capped observation nelD would be highly
Anglo u, mere were similar orsahlzstIoh IN
I.easTT.u ,.na states They Wouin coiSluer
~, response 10 Their OWL rnoIord anu
g., ..a,ca nubllc opinion IN Ehs'aHu'
n'''u'" sIcxs OF GOOD FEELING.
:. every quarter Of England and among ell
.I,s classes ard conditions there are 80 many
.'r,s n. good feeling toward America that
,a,.o considered It a duty 20 refer TO the Anglo
,,oorican Committee in detail. ana II mention
s,sa,nointmert which is feli because no
Si,ect answer is made - the movement IL
49, 10 a similar league in the United states
lis voice has not been heard mere me AhElo-
,,srican Committee does not advocate either
a Formal international alliance Or dIpl"HIdtAC
" biration Of any sort. Ii simply stands for
aoos feeling between the two countries. anG
1ledges itself to bring it about in every posi-
tie wav Il does net NEEDLE with the dipIo-
r1ati, business Of either G0vernm' MT 1t does
DOT menace the Foreign ONCE with premature
criticism or pressure. Il does not propose 10
drag foreign policies int" domestic poHucS' IL
Tn which
crietlv exerted under ordinary conditions ana
yirh excepiional powers and influence In an
emergency for the purpose OF uniting the Eng
lish people in a policy OF permanent goodwin
toward America.
There is much said here about the revolution
wrought during the last year in American
opiniOn toward England There has also been
q tremendous change in English opinion toward
America II there was neither bitterness nor
rarcorous resentment here, there was a ieehns
of Indifference and contempt for American al
nlonnacy and politics and Il has passed away!
1mperialisn was the dominating note OF Eng
lsh opinion year ago. and splendid isolation
was the conjurinG phrase. The hrst sign OF
change in public opinion was the Sratlhcauon
caused nv President Mckinleys action In send
ing tne Jubilee Embassy to London ENen's
have been marching rapidly from mat gay. M
Chamberlain notwithstanding ms IhG,srIr'. ~
in referring to the necessity for a military a.,
lance with some Power on the Continent. mao
public opinion behind him when he advocated
the closest possible relations between fhs'"IE
"A
The possibility Of their fighting side ny size io'
high ends of civilization. This was more pouiaI
than his imperial policies. "Splendld lsoIation
has lost its charm for the English imaginauoh.
There is public rejoicing everywhere over '"e
era of Anglo American good feeling
on Sunday an East End audience OF work
ing people is 10 assemble IN the Stepney meet
in house to hear Colonel TAYLOR. the president
Of the American Society. explain IN detail why
The American people celebrate the Fourth of
July as the high festival Of their Nal "ndI
calendar on the following night Independence
Oav Is to be celebrated at a public INNER I"
which an exceotiOnally large ana hrllhant c"le-
cation Of English leaders has accepted invita-
fions The time has been when seats al ms
dinner have gone begging. There are now rev
,efusals for the honor of representing England
81 this American feast. The meeting at star
ford House nine days after viii be conNihc-
ing proof not only that the classes are no
longer against America as they once were: nut
that all the influential forces of public OPINION
q re united in friendship and goodwin for me
common interests of the English speakihs
world II there has not been a revolution ol
rublic opinion in England toward America ther
has been a shakingup Of mems m'ndS anu
hearts which seems almost like an oia. iash-
Toned miracle Of grace. l. ~ r