The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-27

observers that conditions ID lie Uuitod
Stntes are exceedingly pron.s;re.
at Ia felt tias luSj conditions In
thcmsclycs-tho p~rosr@rcps couldition IL
tho farmers, tho cncr;non1 trEde balance
which tho United Sth.ns hat to it's cred
Il, which means the addition cf fresh
blood TO its COMMERCIAL artcr;cs-are
promising factors, and then, COO. .hs
new and broader policy of t:;is country.
as seems to be contemplated with rafor-
onco to the Philippines. Porto Rico,
Hawaii-although not som=ch Ia heard
OF tho last--and possibly Crbs. appeals
strongly To English sentiment. Hssa
departure which seems to as to p-olzise
great things for the future interests Of
the United States.
II wish americans could fully I'M
dcrstand how thoroughly sincere and
deep seated arc the feelings OF friend
ship which ure entertained In England
for the United States. It is no 4 mat
ter of q days growth, either. The best
class of English people has Tor q CON-
siderable time felt kindly toward tho
United States, and tho evidences ox q
lack OF reciprocatior Oh this side which
have now and then coma to tao front
have been o source Of deep regret with
ps. We have felt that ths maplfest deo-
TIMES of tho two great EngIish 1psaking
peoples lay along the sam< lines and
have wolcorncd everything which seem
ed 10 promise to bring them : to-
Hethe-.
with the outbreak Of the war some-
thing OF tho same spirit which probably
has caused tao French people 10 sylnpn-
thisc with their Latin kinsnlcn, the
Spanish. has warmed the blood Of the
English for their Anglo-Saxon kinsznen
o. this side Of tho Atlantic. until you
would DO surprised at the intense inter
est with which tho results CT tho war
ara watched for throughout England
and tho delight With which every
American success Is received.
with references 10 tho much talked
Of alliance, tho sentiment In Engldnd is
rot 90 much in the direction q rny cf-
xcnsive and defensive treaty letwcen
tho two countries as Ia tho cultivation
OF those kindly sentiments which will
draw the two nations together ms q cor
serving influence in tho enlightened
civilization for which they stand. Ont
OF this eventually there may spring
closer ties, but at present the feeling is
n OF kindly, sympathetic interest.
II will say, however, that England
would stand by but for a precious Gy,v
moments il Germany should attempt tv
Rrsi anything at the Philippines. Sho
W, ~.i no tolerate it for o moment. and
any government which failed to array
EngIand's battlcships promptly il the
defeDso Of Americas interests would 10
quickly aud overwhelmingly repudiatcd.
with reference to the philippines
and tho other SpanisL possessions
which America already practically PCS
scsscS, the feeling in England Is fhut
sho is entitled to chem. and wa SHOULD
like 10 seq her retain chem r~csrranent-
IT," When asked regarding tho cnor-
nous subscription 10 his English prop
critics last March, which wcro said 10
have broScn ali London financial rec
ords IN thai direction. Sir Thoinns said
"Ycs, 10 WAS q record breaker. In rhrco
days there was subscribed ri4, COO, 900,
or s220. 900, 900. Tho shares ynra sn.,-
scribcd many times over" sir Tiiosuts
will remain in Chicago fer a few ttHys
looking over his properties here. With
reference to tho report that no ivcor-
additional investments. lie
said he had nothing III prospect AZ pres
ent. but would not refuse 10 lock nc
anything which seemed TO ~ tai Of
promise. chicago TribGnc.