Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-26
AN ANGL0-SAXON ALLIANCE
Sensational Speech by Chamberlain
Rings Around the World.
Causes Widespread Discussion -ACcord Be-
tween United States and Japan About
Hawaii and Philippines

Secretary Chamberlain made a
speech at Birmingham which has
created great sensation. He adj
vocated an Anglo Saxon alliance.
Indirectly he called the Gar the
"deN l." and he sail Russia was
an impossible ally on account of
her "per6dy." The prevailing
opinion in England is that the
speech was an indiscretion. Papers
all along friendly to America are
afraid Chamberlain's "gush" and
"jingoism" will retard rather than
promote the desired consumma
ton.
Prince Bismarck is reported,
from very sick bed on the 10th,
as ridiculing Chamberlain's
speech. He is quoted in these
comments on the speech:
"The Importance thereof de-
ponds upon whether Mr.. Cham.
berlain's private opinions are
those of the British government.
Closer ADglo-American relations
are doubtless feasible, but an alli-
ance is improbable and unservice-
able to both. Besides, it is mis-
take to call the Americans Saxons.
Theirs is mixed blood, British,
Irish, German, French and Scan
dinavian. The Anglo Saxon does
not even predominant today. This
dwelling on 30 called race inter.
ests is nonsense in politics.
Look at the Russo French agree
ment and the Dreibund. Politics
are not dictated by such far
fetched sentimentalities. Germs
ny's duty, plainly, is to maintain
her interests by carefully
nursing the good neighborship
of the European nations"
Rear Admiral Lord Charles
Beresford, Conservative member
of Parliament for York, in an ad.
dress expressed his strong ap.
proval of the Birmingham speech
of Joseph Chamberlain, Secretary
of State for the Colonies, on the
Anglo Saxon alliance, but des
cribed it as "the right thing said
in the wrong way" 1t seemed to
him an alliance with Germany
was what Chamberlain asked for,
but be added: eff people speak
in enigmss and fail to bring a
thing out straight, they often de-
feat the object they have in view"
As for an Anglo-American
alliance, his lordship continued:
81 sympathize with that idea also,
but 1t seems to me premature"
The Tientsin correspondent of
the London Telegraph says
Chamberlsin's utterances have
made a deep and favorable i'm
preston there. at is universally
understood" he continues" to refer
to a possible alliance which will
include japan. l am enabled to
state that japan is ready to join
England in an active and deter
mined policy calculated to control
the Government at Picking, to re-
form the Chinese administration,
to check Russia and to save China
from anarchy or complete ABSORB
ton.
"Further, 1 am assured that
japan is ready to place 300, 900
men on the mainland, besides
lending the assistance of the feet
in the East to Great Britain. The
general view here is that the bold
est policy is the safest. The sug-
gestion of an Anglo American
alliance is most cordially in
dorsed."
The press of Yokohama, dis
cussing the recent speech of Mr..
Chamberlain at Birmingham adj
vocating an Anglo Saxon alliance,
expresses the opinion that the
time is ripe for the formation of
an Anglo Japanese alliance.
Chicago, May ia special to
the Journal from Washington
says:
Secretary Day and the Japa-
nese Minister had a conference
today. Incidentally they discuss.
ed the situation in the Philip
pines.
Minister Hoshi officially dis
proved the statement that Japan
intended to protest against Ameri-
can occupation of the islands.
There is a clear and definite
understanding between the Gov