New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-08
Joseph CHAMBERLAIN HERE.
Continued from first pnge.

49,, shape Of actual rlhu'"' Iney nave the
ns,aing Of their own revenues and their re-
$50 49, usually are sufficient to cover their ex-
~p ,.rrss In solitary cases. rko the West
r1,o, islands where there vas distress be-
",.e II the failure Of the sugar crop. We gave
',, hit these Instances arc exceptional
F.no.her factor which should be worthy Of
=. deepest consideration ie that If YOU took
phuirpines Il would make II nantes, 20 the
I'D that you 90 not intend 70 he left out of
8. Pacific and China trade The tCr denCy Of
-, events as YOU we'll know has hecn 70
r. china. which has hitherto beer open--to
',.,e lis ports in fact. to the United states and
e,ond The efforts # tho British Government
,.no been to keep the ports Of China oper. and
nav osepr,dlv II is to the interest Of the
$50 states that thoso ports should he kept
oA 1nst how far the United States is willing
~ 20 10 further her Interests in that direction.
49,. he acting herself or ieavinc he interests
- 10 taken care of by us in connection with
" own. Is matter which has to be deter
mined.
From, all can learn in my capacity a. Colo
ia, cocretary" continued MI chamberlain
.,rn,scantIy the one thing the Continental
pou.e-s are afraid Of is that an understanding
.houu be come to between the United States
and England
THE QUESTION OF TARIFFS.
rha question Of protecting American tr7de
,,,srests in her possible colonies by placing
.,rrar tariffs upon outside I'M oris as arc
,,,nosed in this country was broa .hel 10 Mr..
r,smberlain hut he dismissed II with this
o,lv. ~ YOU become a colonial Power. and
,,,ce tariffs upon foreign imports into your
,os.ssson, venture 10 say that your colonies
ou,s not pay In Wow of the fact however.
that YOU have tried tariffs here. and proved
,be policy successful for years. it would not
10 becoming on my part TO say anything fur
Their on this head.
The dispatches from London published in yes
te-iay afternoons papers. based upon purely
tentative rumor intmating that q treaty of
alliance between G. eat Britain and Germany
was about to he signed we've shown 10 Mr..
Chamberlain. Negotiations looking to suCh
treaty have been in progress" was MS first
remark: hut a few seconds later. I'm the course
Of further conversa tion. he said outright: The
treaty has been slgT ed
What are its terms" Mr.. Chamberlain was
asked.
NOT AT PRESENT
All, that is something cannot divuGe az
present" he replied s;nilinsiy.
MI Chamberlain was asked in turn spe-
cihcally whether the treaty was purely an Of
fensve or deisrs e one. or whether II was
restricted TO a cormon policy in regard to Rus
sa and China involving At the same time. the
settlements Of points Of difference between Eng
land and Germany in South Africa: hut to each
O, these inquiries he refused to make answer
An can say in connection with this" he
marked. is that this treaty will lead 10 a bet
ter feeling between England and Germany"
Mr.. Chamberlain attention was then diverted
10 the subject OF the talked-of alliance between
the United States and Great Britain
Il think" he went on that a somewhat eX-
trenA view has been taken in some quarters Of
the desire 10 establish the best friendly relations
between the two nations. So far | under
stand the question. there is no proposition IF
hard and fast formal alliance proposed \ regu-
larry drawn up and signed treaty i not sug
cested so far as my knowledge goes. What the
English people desire is no more than q COM
plete understanding and amcable relations he
tween the two countries II We can only under
stand each other better. as | think truly that
NE are beginning to do. and II find that our
mutual interests will be benefited by knowing
one another better think that perfect unity
between the two countries will he developed
without the aid Of any formal alliance ! can
say with certainty that ninety nine out ri every
hundred people in England are eager that there
should he same cor, NJ ,aci, friandl- aoreernen,
be,uAAn their nation and Yours The English
people are ready 10 enter into such an agree
rnent as far as YOU wish to carry IT, How broad
i shall be or how restricted depends entirely
upon the American people"
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