The sun., 1898-12-05
ENGLAND LOVES AMERICA
The Patriotic Race Bond Appears
to Increase in Affection
Steadily.
THRILLING WITH DREYFUS CASE
French Deputies Know He Is limo.
cent, But They Lack Moral Cour.
age to Set Him Free.
Value Of Civil
Liberty.
speclsl CORRESPONDENCE to THE SUN.

Liberty.
Special Correspondence to The SUN.
New YORK, Dec. 4.-More about the
patriotic race bond between America and
Great Britain reaches us from England,
whose jingoes at least are growing to love
us more dearly every day.
They appear to increase in affection
steadily for the nation that whipped
them twice and snubbed them so sharply
over the Venezuelan incident through
President Cleveland that they were very
nearly ready to fight us again.
But Dewey's cannon changed all that
and the affection displayed for Greater
America is really touching. Sir Edward
Gray, Liberal member Of the British
Parliament, who was Under Secretary Of
State for Foreign Affairs in Lord Rose
bery's Cabinet, in a speech yesterday,
referring to the magnificent effect on
the relations between the United
States and Great Britain, accomplished
by the free press of a free people on
either side OF the Atlantic expressing
the generous impulses Of each nation"
said:
II would rather have the free play of
this national sentiment, which is enrich.
ing the public life Of both countries, than
a written alliance.
"We have finally come to realize a
double patriotism, the patriotism of race,
and the patriotism of country. There is
a common bond between the two peoples
and we should look in times Of peace to
see the sentiment growing and in times
of disturbance to find in it something
upon which we could lean for mutual
suppc IT." .
In this connection comes an interest
ing tip from the London Times which,
after warning Us of our perils in the
East, speaks of the necessity for our hav-
ing powerful navy in Asiatic waters.
Read between the lines it is clear that
the Times means to say:
"We have big navy in the East
Don't you want it? If go it's yours if
we join hands against our common
enemles." Evidently the Times has for.
gotten that Dewey is still in Manila Bay
and can take care of Uncle Sans inter-
ests there pretty well, thank you
Nv
Although the French Cabinet and
Chamber of Deputies have done a good
deal Of bowling during the week over the
case OF Exile Dreyfus, the victim of the
army conspirators, yet there is no indi-
cation that the luckless prisoners cause
has advanced. All these people know
Dreyfus is innocent and that he is being
made the scape-goat for INSCRIPTIONS
officials and other scoundrels and yet
they do not possess the moral courage to
set him free. A full expose of the con-
spiracy is said to be in possession of the
German Emperor, and it is understood
that he will take steps to see that the
light Of truth shall be shed on the great
scandal. More than one court of Europe,
outside of France, is involved in this dark
plot, and some OF the royal thrones may
be shattered by the revelations should
they ever be disclosed. Count Ester
hazy, who is suspected strongly of being
t he really guilty man, and who confessed
That testimony was manufactured by him
by order of his superior officers, is on his
way to the United States to deliver lee
lures. A good many wanderers from the
lecture camps of Europe have found
America profitable field, but it is safe
to say that Esterhazy will not be one of
them. In such bad odor does this man
stand in France, and so thoroughly we'll
known Is his nefariOus association with
The Dreyfus scandal that he is practically
ostracized. A surprise, of an unpleasant
character awaits him in the New World.
~
The value OF civil liberty to citizens of
the United States is strikingly illustrated
by the summary locking up of an Aweri-
can civil engineer, Frank Knaak, of New
York, who is waiting trial at Berlin for
what is called there lese majesty, or in
PLAIN English, speaking disrespectfully
OF the Emperor. Knaak denies that he
did so, but heavy bail has been de-
1nanded for his coming trial. If such
tyrannical law prevails here our prisons
would soon be uncomfortabIy crowded.
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Since that bold and intrepid explorer.
Andree, sailed away from Norway in a
balloon in July, 1897, in the hope of
penetrating the Arctic regions round
about the pole, and clearing up the mys.
terry, no authentic news OF the expedi-
ton has been received, and it is safe to
assume that he and his two companions
long ago persled. And yet the scientific
world has clung to the hope that Andree
may yet be alive, and a report from
Eastern Russia that message has been
received from him, found in a bottle by
an engine driver, will be investigated.
IN the bottle was Il message saying "An.
dree's balloon has crossed the Ural
Mountains Every lover of progress
and every. admirer of the great hero
would rejoice to find this report true.