Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-11-30
ENGLAND NEEDS US
And We Need England to Thwart
the kaiser's Schemes.
England and the United States Mus
Stsnd Shoulder to Shoulder IN
the East.

A dispatch ID the New York Times
from London says: The contemporary
Review, issued tonight, contains a
sensational anonymous article enti-
tled "The Arch Enemy OF England"
This is the German emperor. The
writer alleges that the kaiser seized
Klao-Chou by an agreement with
Russia to prevent England from get
ting II, and the czar holds the present
promise to yacaSe IL when called upon,
Russia providing Germany with
coallng stations elsewhere.
The writer declares that the kaiser
had drawn up complete plan arrang-
ing for the naval superiority OF France
Russia and Germany oyer England
four years hence, when England is TO
be compelled TO make humiliatinR
terms throughout the world, leaving
Germany the chief commercial colon
lal power.
All these plans have suddenly been
thrown into confusion by the Ameri-
can Spanish war and America aud
England drawing together.
The article, which Is sure TO attract
attention for its extraordinary attack
on the queens grandson, continues:
"The American people, with char.
acterlstlc shrewdness, have detected
this with resentment aud hostility,
and are In no mood to put up with
browbeating from any one. Consid-
erlng that the Americans took up
lnconsiderable part in opening China
and Japan TO external influences,
the only ground for surprise Is that
they have been to slow Ia manifest
Ing interest In the situation in the
far east, but now that the impulse
has been supplied aud an assertion
OF the claim TO have "A voice in IL has
been msue there will be no drawing
back or hesitation Ia pushing mat
ters TO a conclusion.
at ls precisely In the Gar East that
the actiOn-tbe mere presence-of the
United States is so dlsconcerting and
disagreeable TO the German emperor.
IL dlsarranged all his plans, depriVes
himself and all allies OF that ascen
dency In the China seas which they
have twice asserted for their own ben
eft, and from which they saw a long
train OF future advantages.
Under such circumstances the con-
tinued proximity of American and
German squadrOns at Manila, aggra-
waited by the demeanor Of the German
officers, is full of peril. The peril may
pass Off, but will only do so by the
withdrawal OF Germany's pretenslons.
"At the moment the question turns
on whether the German emperor can
induce Russia and France TO join him
Ia a demonstration OF superior naval
force TO tnat possessed by the United
States, both In the Pacific and the
Atlantic, and the answer To that
question largely depends on whether
he and the cZar OF Russia between
them can exercise sufficient personal
pressure Ia England to induce our
government, Ia return for some empty
concessions In Africa, some easily
broken promises as tO China 10 hold
hand, To hesitate for the necessary
moment while they enforce their will
on the United States.
"TLis ia TO be the real peril t0 the
creation OF u real AuglO.Saxon ALI
ance.
From the beginning of the crisis u
the far East. the English policy has
done nothing but hesitate and
give way, has allowed and assisted
the creation OF difficulties that never
would have arisen II IL had only stood
tlrm at the beginning OF the question.
"rhere now appears on the scene In
totally unexpected manner one ally,
who could and would adjust the bal
ance OF power In the far East In our
favor. IL is 0byiouslp 10 our interest
20 support that.pOwer with all our
strength aud make every effort so that
IL shall not be discouraged and re.
strained On the threshold OF the new
and beneficial movement IL Is making
toward more active external policy