Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-11-17

Britain's other acquisitions in Africa,
medical science shall have succeeded in
overcoming malarial diseases"
He warmly defended the govern
ment's Chinese policy, contending that
Great Britain had good reason to be
satisfied with the results obtained as
compared with other powers"
Regarding the contention that Great
Britain ought to have an agreement
with Russia, he said: Experience has
taught us that we require a better
guarantee than a paper agreement to
secure the policy of an open door, The
best security, in my opinion. is the de-
sire of other nations like Japan, Ger
many and the United States to preserve
an open door. Japan is becoming an
important power, with whom our rela-
tions throughout have been those of
cordial friendship: while with Ger
many and the United States our rela-
tiOnS are now closer and more cordial
than they have been for some time.
Germany and the United States are
the two great commercial nations
whose interests are identical with our
own. In what / have said | have not
meant permanent formal treaty of
alliance, nor need | say this now, but
that speech of mine some months ago
gave rise to misrepresentation
Those persons are very premature,
very much mistaken, who think that
Great Britain is in need of an alliance
for her own security. or in order that
other powers may pull chestnuts out
of the fire.
This was received with loud and
prolonged cheers, which greeted every
reference to the United States
In an eloquent speech, Mr.. Chamber
lain developed this theme, declaring
that if England ever ceded an alliance,
she would give as much as she re-
ceived, but that she would never need
more aid, in his opinion, than would
be cheerfully afforded by her own
children. He scorned the idea that
England should fear German compe-
tition, as he believed, he said, that
Anglo-Saxon influence would prove
irresistible and that there was no rea-
son why, even without an alliance,
Great Britain's friendly relations with
Germany should not be strengthened.
Il rejoice he said in conclusion,
'at the change that has occurred in
the relations between Great Britain
and the United States. To us they
stand in relation different from that
occupied by any other people. 1 know
hundred reasons why we should be I
friends, none why we should be other
wise, and l believe that has been the
true feeling of this country toward the
United States for many years. All
misunderstanding have been happily
removed, and the commission of the
two English speaking nations would
fear no other alliance
Our imagination must be fired when
we contemplate the possibility of such
cordial understanding between the
l0,000e00 people of the United States
and our 5O,0O0,000 Britons. an under
standing which would guarantee peace
welcome the United States in their
new career as colonizing nation, be-
cause we know they are animated by
the same motives and aspirations, en-
ploy the same methods, and love JUS
tice as ourselves; and such new de- /
parture will, doubtless, as Lord Sails |
bury has said, serve our interests, not |
in any selfish of mercenary sense. but |
because it Will give each better un-
derstanding of the others work, in
crease our sympatisies bring us closer |
together and make easy and in
evitable that most desirable co-opera- I
tion''
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