Evening star., 1898-05-31
European Nations Abandon Hostile
Attitude to United States.
ANXIOUS NOW FOR ALLIANCES
Remarkable Change in Sentiment
of France and Germany.
JEALOUSY OF AND

The European edition Of the New York
Herald this morning publishes special news
articles from the capitals of France, Ger
many and Russia, all going to show that
the tide of European sentiment is setting
strongly and favorably toward the United
States in regard to the war with Spain.
In the case OF both Germany and Russia
this sentiment is represented as going so
far to advocate an alliance between GER
tain combinations of European powers and
the United States.
The Sentiment of the French.
Regarding the sentiment in France, the
Herald says:
The struggle between the United States
and Spain is probably followed with keener
interest in France than in any other coun-
try in Europe. In Paris especially all the
war news Is closely read, the passers-by
eagerly buying the evening papers from the
street vendors every time some new details
are ,peceiyed from the seat of war.
1t is more especially among the labOring
classes that one hears the most sensible
comments on the events which brought
about the conflict between the United
States and Spain. And it is this class that
accords to free America the most sympa-
thy. We have been able to convince our
selves of this fact by an investigation car
IleQ OH DIT llc VI the ldIS Sc
workmen's corporations in the Partisan
faubourgS, where is centralized the indus
trial activity of the great city. An impor-
tant federation which has an added i'm
portance from the excellent moral inf1u-
ence Of its members over other working
mems associations Is the Typographical
Federation, otherwise called in composing
room slang typos" NJ. Powrier. a former
member of the federation's comml,tee,
gives his opinion, in substance. as follows:
Hope for Americas Triumph.
1--WE most sincerely hope for the triumph
of the United States. 1t is not with us
question of affinity of race, but as the re-
suit of what is. we think, intelligent rea-
soning, we affirm that to the United States
belongs the palm In the modern social
movement by reason of the number of
wOrkingmen's syndicates and associations,
which play an active role in the solution OF
the problems which have vital Importance
for US. All workers, therefore, no matter
to what form of industry they belong, owe
II to themselves to copy the model offered
by the new world. From this point of view
the Americans in the unity. in the group
ing of the vital forces of all corporations
Of manual labor have given proof of
veritable genius for solidarity and for prac-
teal organization of solidarity. An the
,printers of France now have their eyes
fixed in sympathy on the United States. be-
cause the United States is marching with
giants strides toward the socialistic i~eal.'
Russia Wants an Alliance.
As TO Russia's attitude the same paper
says:
Everything goes to indicate that Russia
is trying to edge into the Anslo-American
agreement
Russian opinion is mostly concerned with
the war in its bearing upon affairs in the
far east, and consequently the Russian
Tress is striving with might and main to
show the impOssibiity of an Anglo-Ameri-
can alliance, which would be calculated,
most of all. to affect the far eastern situa-
tion. Thus the Novoe Vremya says in a
recent editorial:
The United States has been drawn out
of its completely isolated position by the
war with Spain, which in the end will bring
the great American republic in closer touch
with Europe.
Americas New Policy.
This does not imply that after the war
with Spain the United States will begin a
fresh war with another power, but will
proceed to give voice to all the matters of
old world policy in order to defend its
power in the new world and the interests
of its trade and commerce. All European
powers having colonies in America and
first OF all. England with her Canadian
possessions. will feel the effect of this
awdkenlng TO an active policy among the
ruling classes of seventy-fve million citi-
Zens of a rich republic
Triple Alliance Urged.
NO one, therefore, should be deceived bv
tne assurances of the London press that
the relations between England and the
United States are daily improving ard The
relations between France ard the Ameri-
Gun republic more strained. Naturally
unat is desired in London, but not all
Ntshes are realized 1t may sooner be pre-
suhed that the United States having be-
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p"llcJ, VIII seek close union with France
ana Russia. for common and pacific
struggle with other western European
monarchies-'
The Change in Germany.
prominent American who has travelled
extensively in the German empire of late
is quoted as saying:
IN my opinion the change which has
come over German public opinion during
the last Tour weeks in regard to the war
Is very remarkable. The first idea Of SYM
pathy with the smaller dog and Ieaner ami
mai mas given way to q more common
sehse view or things. They now see that
a1ter all is said and done, that the main
questions at stake. stripped OF excrescen-
sts, are those of civilization and progress
The Germans strike me very forcibIy as
Delng proud of their kinsrnen in the United
States, and they Undoubtedly are beginning
10 feel something of that affinity and pride
n
&C marked manner in English public
opinion toward America
ms mas shown itself Indirectly here by
the utter feeling toward England Irish
protests both in England and America
nave been closely followed in GERMANY
and have had this very good effect thar
they have opened the eyes OF Germans TO
the fact that the friendly race feeling he
tween England and America is undoubted-
y genuine, and Is resented by the Celtic
Irish"
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