El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-05-17

lea better than ever. over q century
ago they were separated by the blunder
of q British government"
He proceeded to drew a gloomy
picture of the situation in China.
Nv bere we have to count with Russia
except that we do rot possess an army
or defensive frontier in China and can
not therefore in jure Russia without an
ally. The fate of the whole Chinese
empire is involved and our interests
are so nornous that no more vital
question was ever presented for de-
cision to the British nation and q
British government. Unless the fate
of Chn is to be decided without En-
glands voice We must not reject the
id ca of al alliance with those powers
whose intere SITS are similar to ours
PRESS COMMENT.
The Times, commenting editOrially
upon Mr.. Chambe aims speech at
BIZ nit g ham, says:
forehand rof the approval OF the whole
body of the unionists when contendlng
hat we must draw closer the ties bind
log us to the colonies. 1t was almost
as much q foregOne conclusion that the
opportunity should be seized of bring
ing about permat emit relations OF amity
add something more with the United
l
tions that have taken place have been
welcomed here as not only justifylng
| the goodness of her cause, but also as q
tribute to the capacity of the Anglo
Saxon race in the business OF war,
evenwhen no adequate preparations for
| the struggle have been made"
The Daily Chronicle welcomes Mr..
Chamberlaln's brave and historic plea
| for an AnelO-American alliance.
"Mr. Chamberlain Insists that it is
only his own aspiration when he decla-
res we should seek an ADglo-SaxOn al
| lance, but we doubt whether this
open -mouthed diplomacy would suit
| Lord Salisbury's arrangement at q
moment when Spain and America are
involved in contest in which we are
| neutrals :"
The Daily News thinks the speech a
"stropg signal' and believes that the
immediate point of danger is West
Africa
The Standard applauds Mr.. Cham
| berlain's stand.
LORD SALISBURY FEARS WAR WITH
FRANCE, AND HINTS THAT MAT
TIERS ARE MORE SERIOUS THAN
THE PEOPLE KNOW.
London Special to Globe-Democrat, May ID.
Lord Salisbury attended private
dinner of the BANKERS association
| Wednesday night, and made speech
thai h las profoundly impress ed the 300
| leading bankers of toe kingdOm. The
prime m Ulster sp Ike more freely than
il reporters had been pre>eat. His al
fusion 10 the events of the past few
months were taken to Indicate that
| there ere the most serious causes for
anxiety and watchfuluess on the
part of the ministers, and that
| tn csc were not principally matters
W hich have been publicly discussed.
In surveying the future, it is stated
that Lord Salisbury was pessim site,
emphasizing the necessity for respon-
sible persons in the country looking
the facts in the face and being thor
oughIy prepared to discharge the seri-
! Gus duties which the course OF events
might impose on them.
Lord Salisbury's references were, it
is believed, prompted by the condition
of the negotiations with France, which
are critical and threatening. This view
is shared by Sir CHARLES Dixie, who
fe.rs mat The Anglo-French conf r.
enc will break down through failure
to agrse bu; he does not regard war
as a necessary outcome.
COLONEL, HAY. AMERICAN AMBAS-
SADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN, SAYS,
1--WE ARE BOUND BY A TIE WHICH
WE DID NOT FORGE AND WHICH
WEI CANNOT BREAK
Spec ch at Lord Mayors Banquet, April 20.
[ am nonored in having the privilege
of thanking you on benaIf of ali my
colleagues, as well as myself and the
countries which we represent, for the
coroiality with which this toast has
been proposed; and the kindness with
wnicn it has been received. In this
place, the civil heart OF London, the
home of traditional and prlnceIy hos
pitaiiLy, whence from time immemO-
rial the only challenge That has gone
forth has been one lnvltlUg the world
TO that wholesome competition In
civiliZing arts which benenJs all part
les to it, we cannot but accept this
courtesy in the spirit in which it is
tende red, and in return wish success
and prosperity to England and To
British trade and commerce, in the
full assurance that all the nations of
the world will profit more or less direc-
tly by every extension of British COM
merce and the enterprise and enllght-
eminent that 90 with IT hand In hand.
Perhaps l may be pardoned if | say
word about my own country. Knitted
as we are to The people of Great Bril-
tain by thousand ties of origin, of
language, and OF kindred pursuits, it is
inevitable that We should have from
time to time occasion of discussion and
even of difference. We hear some
times that we are thought TO be some
what eager and pertinacious in pursuit
of our own interests. If that be SO,
can say, 1 hope with no impertinence,
and in u spirit rather of pride than of
contr ltion, that il merely goes TO show
of what stock we are. But this truth
is unquestionable, that for now nearly
three generations of men there has
been peace between us and friendly re-
gard; a peace growing more sOlia and
durable as years go by, and friend
ship that l am sure the vast majority
of both peoples hope and trust is TO be
eternal.
The reasons of good understanding
between US lie deeper than any consi-
derations. of mere expediency. All of
US who think cannot but see that there
is a sanction like that of religion which
binds us to sort of partne rship in tue
beneicent work of the world. Whether
we will it or not, we are associated in