New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-19
THE NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS.
LONDON.
,r-pOpFAN DISCT SSION OF THE NEW
AMERICAN POLICY
,xcr.AND AND THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ATTACK INTENDED FOR COLONEL HAY.
TpY CABLE TO THE rRIDUNE.l

TpY CABLE THE rR1DUNE.1
1,ndon. June 1S.--Whne military action IS
,rogr,ng In the West Indies European moralists
w. ,,,lv occupied IN forecasting the trend OF
spanish diplomacy and the development OF new
.r,oricsn policies 4 most remarkable dispatch
.os anneared In "Tne Times from Its regular
vienna correspondent. who is one Of the best
,,torned observers on the Continent 1t fore
.hodows a speedy negotiation Of peace since
cno,r has done something TO maintain her honor
IA NAV now be justified in bringing the war
- close while # Is still possible TO save the
philippines after abandoning Cuba and Porto
p,co The Times" has q competent corre-
srondent at Madrid. but he does not confirm
.s. forecast Of an early armistice.
Berlin dispatches nave been contradictory, but
there is reason to doub: the alleged anxiety or
Germany TO prevent a permanent occupation OF
,hs Philippines by the United States. The EN-
,-or may not be an enthusiastic admirer Of
America but he is no: disposed 10 meddle
r,ematurely in what does not directly concern
Germany. He may propose at later perloo an
International conference for settling the fate OF
The Philippines and his fleet may now be IN
Manila FOR that purpose but at present 'he
csrman Government is bent upon remaining
strlctly neutral English opinion is impressed
With the facility with which the Americans are
cisl burdens Of the war. and with the new con-
dt,ons Of public opinion under which the an
nexation Of HaweH is FASTENED and the growth
q, colonial policies is stimulated.
American imperialism is depored by many
liberals as midsummer madness. and anxiety
is EXPRESSED respecting the bearings NJ the Pro-
tectionst policy upon the future Of British trade
with the American dependencies Dogmauc
hat hQ
statss will prove an equivocal champion Of the
nrInclrle Of the open door when the new i'm
periallsm Is once well established under the
susnices Of the high tariff party Cobdenite
zeaIots are peined 10 observe that with all the
,riendliness now existing between America and
England there Is no sign that the United states
will be converted 70 Free Trade or that Eng iand
will jnsist upon the sacrifice 0f Protection as
the price OF an Anglo American alliance Nhpor-
ing OF this kind is Of no real significance. fraS-
tical Englishmen. following the lead OF Mr.
Chamberlain. do not aim TO place the On'ed
States under bonds to respect Free TRADE
What they desire first Of ali is American friend
ship and goodwill. and. secondly. that the Phlhp-
pines shall be permanently occur led by 'he
limited States as a valuable territory. rich In
productive resources. which cannot be trans
ferred 10 any other Power without danger OF
provoking a European war. The Ministers
would reinforce the British fleet at Mania
promptly II they supposed that the German
squadron there had any other purpose except
friendly observation. The fact that the BriHsh
souadron is not Increased Immediately in the
Philippines is proof that the G"vernment does
not attach much Importance to the German ac-
t!vity In that quarter as anything more than
a diplomatic move.
Trodds attack upon Count Arco-Valley has
directed attention 10 the necessity for public
protection against dangerous cranks TINS man
seems TO have fancied that General Collins.
the former American Consul-General had az
fronted him in some way: hence it Is proha-
BILE that the American. rather than the Ger
man Embassy was his real objective point
The police have discovered the addresses or the
German. Russian and American Embassies In
q notebook In his possession. and also the ne"
address of Mr.. Henry White. Secretary Of the
American Legation. He probably was lying In
wait for somebody connected with the Ameri-
can Embassy and got in front OF The wrong
house In Carlton Honse Terrace. Colonel Hay
passed BY the Embassy few minutes after the
assault Trodd IS und )ub;edly insane; hut there
are a hundred men equally irresponsible who
are at large in the streets of London franks
OF this kind are familiar figures at the entrances
themselves how long II VIII be before some dcs-
perate horicidal attempt viii be made by these
creatures.
The opening Of the Browning Garden at Wal-
worth has enabled Miss Hay TO obtain an IN
teres ing souvenir OF her residence IN LONDON.
The key IN the gate which she unlocked haa been
presented to her. The Ambassador. who accom-
panied her. had a unique experience in sarnplng
.l,f,,e rl A
lea. Men in the East End could not attend
Anglo-Amercan dinners to cheer for the Union
Jack and old Glory, brt they knew how 10 ex-
press their pleasure when they had a repre-
sentative Of the United States among them.
Several speeches brmmng with good feeling
were made before the Ambassador was intro
duced The typical East End audience. having
warmed % its york. received him with rounds
Of applause and when fairly ont OF breath
cheered him afresh at the bidding or son OF
toll Let us give him another"
Colonel Hays speech was mainly about
Browning but nearly every sentence was ap-
plauded by the audience OF working people with
remarkable heartncss. This demonstration OF
the goodwill Of the English masses toward
America was as significant as the recent Anglo |
American banquet
Another straw showing which way the wind
Is blowing Is the eagerness Of representive Eng |
nshmen 10 obtain seats at the approaching |
Fourth Of July dinner Invitations ordinarily go |
begging. but this year nearly every influential
Eng!ishman invited promptly accepts the Ameri- |
can Society's hospitality
Credit FOR the Wcst African settlement is al
iotted here 10 Mr. Chamberlain. and for that |
reason the convention is regarded as salts
factory and honorable compromise. NJ. Cham |
*r!an IS popularity regarded az the shar?est |
statesman in public life. consequently the con- |
Vehon which he virtually made is accepted |
az sensible arrangement for England; II he |