New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-27

guard OF followers when he forces division on
any detail OF imperial policy. Industriasm Is
greater force than ever before in England. but
the opinion no longer prevails that mercantile
interests require peace at any price. neutrality
under all conditions, abstentiOn from European
diplomacy and the l!ghtest possible ornaments.
Sea power az any cost IS the accepted policy Of
all parties except the minor group Of Little
Englanders. The present session Of Parliament
witnesses large increase OF the army and the
heaviest naval estimates ever submitted to the
Commons. and there is opposition OF any
weight 10 either development OF militarsm.
There are, however three distinct views respect
ing the which should be made OF national
ornaments:
First-The Forward view. which makes ag-
gressive militars'n the end. Those who advo-
cate this policy responsible for the recent
ill-manased campaign on the Indian frontier.
Lord Roberts lent his great authority the
same party in his recent speech on Chltral
Lord Charles Beresford. who is constantly call
Ing attention to weak points I'm England's armor.
summed up this view Of sea power at the din
ner Of the Association Of Chambers Of Com
nerce this week In this striking sentence: "Our
policy OF protesting and OF asking for
ances Is not at all suitable to the in the
depend upon foreign policy. but our foreign
policy depends upon the strength OF the fleet
and the positions Of advantage which We hold
with regard TO other countries This is mill
turism for the sake OF militarism.
Second-The Moderate view. which makes ra-
tonal sclfdefence the end. This was we'll ex-
PRESSED by Lord RosaDery this week, when. IN
reply to Lord Charles Beresford he contendcd
tina. ornaments should be mainly defensive. ana
that there was more In the maintenance OF the
empire than fleets and armies IL our fleets
and armies he said are not guided by states
manshp and fair dealing and regulated with
foresight. they will be futile and purposeess"
The same view has been held by Lord Salisbury.
whose temporary retirement from the Foreign
Office IS regretted by the conservative classes
in England. Unsuccessful as his recent diplo-
matte policies have been. he IS not in sympathy
with that aggressive m!litarism which seems
bent upon picking quarres with rivals and
Haunting military and naval resources in every
quarter and never is in any mood for concilia-
ton or compromise. He represents the old
school Of British diplomacy based upon eau
tion. conservatism and enlightened sef-interest.
Th,rd-The Imperial view. which makes the
expansion and Development OF the resources Of
the empire the end Mr. Chamberlain in West
Africa has been accounted aggressive and dis
lines Of diplomatic action; but he is to be judged
by his entire record at tho Colonial Once rather
than by a single detail. He began by electri-
fyIng the British colonies with a proposal for
improving the neglected estates ~ the empire
but nothing has come Of Il except the beggary
grant voted this week for the relief Of the Brit
ISL West Indies. suffering from the destructive
competition q the European beet countries.
South Africa engrossed his attention FOR long,
harassing period. and his suggestions FOR an
Imperial Zollvcrein Wcrc made premcturey and
had 10 he Withdrawn. His most successful
stroke was the invitation 10 tho Colonial Pre-
MFRS. which impaired an imperial character TO
The jubilee festivities. Mr.. Chamberlain is the
foremost Imperast Of the day and Is not
ashamed q dreaming about federation and the
establishment Of an economic empire. united for
business interests and for sef-defenoe against
the world. He is an Imperialist f0r the sake
Of Imperialism.
Ea,n Of these three views includes mainte-
nance of military and naval aruamcnts on
large scale The Forwards the Modorates and
the Imperialists are equally Interested n having
the fr.cndliest understanding possible with the
United States as the chief base of EnglanG's i'm
ported food supply, but they have each their
own point II View for considering an Anglo
American alliance premature and impracticaoie.
Tho Imperialist is for the empire first and last;
the Forward is fer England self-dep"nd"nt,
Woll-armed. aggressive and free from entangling
alliances. and the Moderate is for sobrieiy of
judgment. Cancellation. conservative diplomacy
and avoidancc f unnecessary experiments. Time
viii be required for converting a Brton into
an Anglo saxon UnI0nist When Tali"NrandS
Good Europcaue lave disappeared from the
continent th. Good AnGlo-SaArn ~ he future
appears almost freak Of the imagination.
nave been considering this question OK
clus!v,ly from the English point q view. That
an Anglo-Amcrican alliance viii have draw
hacks for the United States, especially in the
contingency Of a war with Spain. is Self-evi-
dent such coalition would prejudice both
Franc and Germany against America. FOR Eng
lands ally would share her own appropriately
on the Continent II would be frdught WIN
danger al present. These considerations are
suporGuols when there is ~ probability that
su, alliance Of this nature is Immediately pIaC-
tiCatlc The CoTiial!ty ana warmth Of tnsI4s"
feeling toward America arc none the less uil-
kahle signs Of tn times and deserve :ecoB-
nltion What was said o. the jubilee last year
may be repeated respecting the present era ~
GOOD feeling between England and AmeI''d. ~, /
Cucor's gala week ala not bring about az
Federation but 4 created an atmosphere 'v d..
Th- generous motives and sympathetic i'ipuu
which are now inspiring feeling OF so'd-1ti"N
chin between America and England Has hD'
he fUO nations into an AHeIp-SdN""