The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27
ENGLAND IS {.
NOT t/=I =I.RNED
FTancO-|tafan S,nent Will Not
Affect British Interests,
THE FRIENDSHIP OF AMERICA
viii OverbaIance Any Combina-
ton of Continental Nations.
IN EVENT OF WAR WITH GERMANY
ltalY's Powerful Mediterranean Squad
ron Would Prove Valuable 10 France.
QUESTION OF THE PHILIPPINES
News Received in London That the5ry.
surgents Are Preparing to Wage
War Against America in the
Event of Annexation.
ItaIy's Powerful Mediterranean Squad
ron Would Prove Valuable TO France.
QUESTION OF THE PHILIPPINES

London, November 26-France and Italy,
after decade of tariff warfare, have sur
prised their friends and enemies by conclud-
ing commercial treaty which promises
to shift the balance of power In Europe.
But for the friendship of the United States,
which emboldens Great Britain to compara-
tive Indifference regarding continental COM
binat.ons, the British would be alarmed at
this prospect of Italy deserting the triple
alliance and adding her formidable navy
to the Franco Russian compact, which is
to be the inevitable result of the reunion of
the two estranged Latin nations. The CRIT
les here regard the treaty as a sequel to
the Fashoda incident.
frances defeat in Egypt opened her des-
tnes; the increasing of her friends. Here
tofore she has had negotiations with Italy
and will G We her weaker neighbor the bene-
nit of the minimum tariff long and vainly
sought by the latter. The Italian esti-
mate that under the new arrangement u
million hectolitres of heavy southern wines
which used in mixing the lighter
French wines will be exported to France,
resulting in a great impetus to Italian in
dustry. In return, France expects to re-
move lue usiHSSI VI HdNlIS ~ cope with ilo
Italian navy in the Mediterranean in the
event OF a German war, and also TO null
lify Germanys policy of isoiating France.
Free trade Britain has no subsidies she
can offer to retain Italian support. but in
the present position of the worlds poll
tcs she is not so anxious for it as she
would have been year ago. What Great
Britain loses in Italy the Westminster Ga
zette declares she gains in the Philippines.
Must Continue to Buy
Conversations which a representative of
..e Associated Press has had with politi-
clans here indicate that the interest of
Englishmen in the United States eastern
tariff is increased by the belief that once
embarked in colonial acquisition the United
States will be compelled as great Britain
has been, to constantly add to her colonial
possessions, which may be thrown upon the
market merely to prevent them falling into
the hands of her rivals
The Inauguration of a CLOSED door" poll
icy they think here would do much poten-
American utterance tending to foreshadow
the "open door" policy has been seized up
on and magnfied by the editorial writer's.
The Speaker says:
"The government at Washington is cred
IDLY anxious to show the world that 1t does
not desire mere aggrandizement from the
victory over Spain, and If 1t does not desire
to shut other nations from the material ad-
vantages which the United States derives"
The London office of a Philippine COM
pany has received letter from its agent
at Manila, dated October IS, in which the
agent says:
THE rebels are prepared already to re-
sist annexation. l am in the confidence of
their chiefs. and l assure you they are
quite prepared to retire to the hills II more
than a protectorate Is attempted. hope
1t will not come to war, for IL would be
protracted affair. The Americans would
not find the insurgents easy they did
tie Spaniards. They nor have 5000 rifles
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