The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-07-17

LONDON, July 16.-The idea of draw
ing closer the friendship between Eng
land and America has resulted in the
formation of an Anglo-American
League which already numbers many
of the foremost names in Great Brit
ain, including two archbishops and
twenty-three bishops. Among it's mem
bers is the Earl of Jersey, who at last
Wednesdays meeting at the Stafford
House moved a resolution to found an
Anglo-American League. The Earl
kindly granted me an interview and
expressed himself as follows:
IT have always sympathized with the
people of the United States and could
never see how the fact that the United
States are a republican and we a
monarchical country should ever be
bar to mutual friendly understanding
Difference Of state form by no means
implies difficulty in the way Of friendly
good will and mutual regard. | be-
lieve every individual effort to show
that good will is felt toward a great
and kindred people means influence
exerted for the good of both. l do not
lean SO much to formal influence as I
do to the strengthening conviction that
two free peoples, each pursuing it's own
way in the world, should at the same
time feel that they are working for the
greatest object for which a nation can
exist and statesmen toll, namely, the
spread of freedom and justice and
peaceful development
In further course of conversation
with his lordship, who takes a keen in
terest in events happening in Cuban
far-c he sod III cole p no
highest terms Of admiration concerning
Lieutenant Hobson's daring exploit,
while also paying just tribute to the
gallantry of Admiarl Cervera
Lord Farrer assured me that he, in
conjunction with his old friend, Lord
Thring, had been imbued with the i'm
portance Of a friendly understanding
nifty years ago. He has never swerved
in this conviction, but even to-day he
thinks 1t prudent not to go too fast.
1T is" he said, "but recently that
we have witnessed instances of antag-
onism in the United States toward
Great Britain, and it would be defeat
ing the laudable object in view to lose
sight of these things. Englands pol
icy has long been an open door, and it
is to be hoped the United States may
one day see it's way to. meet England
ON this platform of community Of COM
mercial interests, which is, after all,
sound foundation for community of
policy and sentiment"
Lord Thring, K. G. B., received me
very cordially at his London residence,
Queens Gate Gardens, and expressed
himself as follows: "Some fifty years
ago 1 was asked to write a pamphlet
on American law. 1t was to be written
to further a scheme Of colonial fedora
ton for a colonial society to which I
belonged in my younger years, and it's
programme necessarily included the
necessity of friendly understanding
with the United States. The society in
question included among its members
men who differed as much in politics
as the late Spencer Walpole, Sir Will
liam Wordsworth, Golden, Bright and
Rintone, then editor of the Spectator.
Ever since those days / have taken the
greatest interest In American institu-
tons and have made personal friends
of those distinguished Americans with
whom I have from time to time come
in contact I think the present moment
is extremely favorable for drawing the
ties Of friendship and good will closer
between the two countries. Perhaps the
less we exact as terms Of mutual I'M
derstanding the better, but the main
object is to have associations in both