The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-31
NO ALLIANCE NEGOTIATIONS
MUCH DISCUSSION OF TREATY
WITH ENGLAND.
But the Diplomats Have Not Taken
the Matter Up-A Reciprocity
Treaty Will Soon Be Concluded.

Washington, May 30.-Inquiry at the
state department, and at the British
embassy, fails to develop any substan-
tial basis for the supposition. that ne
| gotiations are afoot looking to a close
compact between the United States and
Great Britain, covering all possible
subjects of differences, comforting spe-
cial trade privileges on both parties.
providing for the joint use of the Mic
araguan canal, and embracing what
would amount to an alliance, offensive
and defensive, to the end that Great
Britain may enjoy in peace her Asiatic
possessions, while the United States
will have share of the trade in that
| quarter, and will be secured also in the
application of the Monroe doctrine. All
of these subjects have been discussed
from time TO time in the press OF the
United States and England, and the
probable basis at this time is to be
found in Mr.. Chamberlain speech, re-
Gently delivered, which has aroused so
much interest on both hemispheres.
So far as the Nicaraguan canal is
concerned, it is pointed out that if the
United States contemplated a joint use
of that means of communication, there
would be no necessity for including
such provision in q treaty, inaSmuch
as the same result would be attained
by a simple affirmation that the Clay
tCn-Bulwer treaty, under the terms of
which both the United States and Great
Britain declared for joint control of
any waterway to be constructed in the
future, is still in force.
The trade relations are even now be-
ing adjusted on a new basis, through
the drafting of an agreement between
Sir Julian Pauncefote for Great Brit
ain, and Mr.. Kasson for the United
States, under the terms of reciprocity
of the Dingley bill. This has advanced
almost to completion, and the result
may be proclaimed within the next
week, unless some Unforeseen delays
are encountered.
The talk of a union on an interpre-
tation of the Monroe doctrine is rather
sentimental than practical, at this
stage, and there is the best authority
for the statement that the subject has
not been preached in any manner in
the diplomatic exchanges of the two
governments since the celebrated pas
sage between Secretary OIney and the
Marquis of Salisbury during the nego-
tiationS that led up TO the Venezuelan
arbitration agreement.
AS to- the relations of the United
States and Great Britain in the Asiatic
trade, there is no reason to believe that
there has been any change in the pol
while animated by the kindliest feel
ings towards the British, and appre-
ciating what has been done by Great
Britain TO iiberalize Chinese trade, has
confined it's efforts TO the single OBJ
ject of protecting American trade from
invidious Northumberland, so far,
If is believed, with signal success.
By the British officials here much |
satisfaction is felt at the conspicuous
growth Of friendship by the English
speaking people onB both sides. of the
water. hut it Is the view in these cir
cles that it is a. healthy and desirable
growth, which cannot find immediate |
expression in formal treaties or con-
ventions. p
Such larger results are hoped for in |
the course of time as the result of pub
lie opinion. Meantime there is a dis
position TO adopt a conservative view |
as to what should be attempted at the |
present moment. The report that far |
agreements are under consid- !
Grafton or about to be made are looked !
upon as very prejudicial to the accom- !
plishment of any real result. AS stated |
by leading diplomatic official today, |
radical criticism of Great Britain has !
apparently given away to radical SYM /
pathy and in both cases this radicalism |
misleads people in having false expec-
tations and false fears, and serves to |
defeat those conservative results which |
are secured only by patience and by