Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-10
SIR JULIAN'S VISIT.
Said To Have Conveyed Compli-
ments Of the Queen.
Hints That Great Britain is Contempaf
ing Seriously the Possibilities of an
American Alliance.

Washington, March 10.-Much conjec-
ture has been INDUCED in touching the
visit paid to the White House by the
British ambassador The Washington
Post this Thursday morning says;
Queen Victoria has, through Sir
Julian Pauncefote, conveyed to Presi-
dent Mckinley her qualification at the
wise and conservative course which he
has thus far pursued in relation to the
Cuban and Spanish situation. She also
expressed to him her thorough sympa-
thy with the efforts put forth by the
United States to relieve suffering hui
manity in Cuba, with the hope that
these endeavors may be conducted to a
successful conclusion without war.
'These expressions were not sent in
official form. They would have been
communicated through Mr.. Hay, the
United States ambassador to Great
Britain, but for the fact that he is abb
sent on voyage on the Nile, They We're,
therefore, communicated directly to Sir
Julian, with the request that he present
them in person to the president
''The desire OF the queen that war
should be avoided, was emphasized for
several reasons. 1t was pointed out that
the commercial relations Of Great
Britain with the United States were too
extensive to be jeopardized by war
between this country and SPAIN The
blockade Of the port of New York, for
instance, it was pointed out, would be
of irreparable damage to British ship
ping, while the cessation of the snip
ment of food supplies to England would
be exceedingly serious.
'The, reply of the president expressed
his pleasure at the utterances of the
queen, with the additional statement
l, nil cd hot t1ran
avoided Public announcement of the
real purpose of the ambassadors visit
has been avoided, and a denial of the
fact that it had, relation to the present
crisis has been made because 1t was
feared that the friendly utterances
might be miseonstrued 1t was thought
that the approval given by the queen
to the presidents course might be DIS
tasteful in certain quarters, and might
be regarded as unduly influencing the
presidents action in the future.
There was another reason, however,
which had its weight in the direction of
secrecy. The attitude of Great Britain
goes further in this matter than mere
expression of good wishes. There is
desire, which has yet only reached the
stage of tentative suggestion, that an
alliance may be formed between Great
Britain and the United States. 1t has
been shown that the interests Of Eng
land and this country are not only iden-
tical in a general sense, but are espe-
cially identical in the great question of
finding in China and the east market
for manufactures. This suggestion has
considerable weight with the admins
tration. Great Britain is finding her
supremacy in China seriously threat
ened France has already established
herself on the south, and Russia is ag-
gressive in the north, while Germany
has secured a strong foothold. If Eng
land proposes to hold her own, she must
fight for it. This explains why she is
forbidding her ship owners to part with
the vessels they are constructing, and
accounts for the rapid increases she Is
making in her navy.
1T was the suggestion that, if the
United States would afford TO Great
Britain her moral support in case Of
trouble IN the east, she would offer us
her sympathy and practical aid in any
trouble that threatened with Spain.
"The administration appreciates the
value of this friendly attitude. Although
it is well understood that in
this country it will be impossi-
BILE for the navy to be placed
at the disposal Of Great Britain in up
holding British supremacy in the east,
there are many ways in which our in
fuence could be exerted with effect in
British behalf"