The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-04
10 Friendship N Italy.
pUDLIC 0EHTIMEKT DECIDEDLY
AvERsE 10 THIS COUNTRY.
0he Taking Of the Philippines De-
nounced Beyond Measure, and
WhDle Course Of Country Held


Wrtstug from Rome under date % November
n, says. The answer 10 the question:,
What does the Old World think oi the New
World has never been made with greater
emphasis than In the Eternal CITY. me
Oldest Old World regards the newest New
World with feelings OF anger. disgust and
9larm Amos. too great for words. The sen
eiment OF Indignation differs In intensity.
But II Is universal There Is no syZnpa-
Any for the United States either among
whites or blacks In fact, dislike OF lbs
American seizure Of the Philippines and
conviction that the humane enthusiasm
which made the war possible was mere
mask Of cant assumed in order to facih-
tate conquest are almost the only senti-
nenis shared In common by the rival camps
Of the Quirinai and Of the Vatican.
with the kings meg the sentiment Is
<souaparative.y mid They do pot believe
In The ieazt in the dsiuseressedness Of the
American war OF liberation. The Amer
lean declarations are almost universally DE-
r.ded as hideoug examples or worse than
.'EncIe sam. they say. determined in all
things TO surpaas JOAN Bull, has ousdone
him even in Pharisaism and cant The
friends OF America wiring their hands IN
unaffected grief over the fail OF the onsseG
States under the tefEeia tion OF the lust os
Territorial expansion. Her enemies shoot
out the lip and can shrek IN ders-on owe!
what they regard as the uninssiakapie
demonssras hon witch the demand for the
Philippines affords OF American cuQiaily,
American bad faith and American am
We told vou So they exc.ain,. That
= what the une;uous rectitnde o. The Anglo
Saxon always ends In lie always De2ins
BY calling heaven 20 witness the 70 him
uneeash desire TO help MS nelghnoEs. but
he always ends by stealing his spoons
1T !. nnpioassnt for the Angie-Ssxon 10
hear this on every side. but since the peace
negotiations have developed a demand FOR
. oompIe;s cession II the philippines,
Americans will do we'll 70 recognize that
some such statements a. the above pre-
SCENTS the current opinion OF almost every
one In Europe who pays cufsory attention
60 what Is going on abroad, The i'm.
course absolutely ignorant Of what has
happened, Intent on their daily toll. they
neither know nor care what occurs on
other hemspheres. But the Europeans
who read newspapers. who form what
may be described as the public opinion OF
the old world. are practically OF one mind
on the matter. Outside OF England have
met no non-American who did not dislike
the expansion OF America. nor do / think
y the whole OF our tour through Europe
have met a European who did not re-
csive my protestations to the genuine
sincerity with which the Americans en-
tered Into the war with more or less mock
9ng tncredulity.
g 1t is all very well they say In effect.
TO dsssemhie yolr love. but why did You
kick me down stairs? II was all very
bur why lid YOU seize the rhiiippinesT
Mere national hrisandags. markedly
udioiis pharisaism.' is phrase which thor
oushly repraseh.s The Judgment OF the old
new. From which II may be learned once
more the old truth, that In n mans tllfis-
nest Of his neFhbor's motives We see
the mirror OF his own character For the
most part they express no surprise. They
expected nothing better from these En-
Giish OF the new world. They are true to
their ancestry
But there III Tn every country a minority
of thoughtful men ~fo having for ali their
lives been the staun,hest friends of the
American commonwealth. are nov con-
FOUNDED and utterly pat 10 shame at what
Se universally regarded as The apostasy of
the United States the abandonment of
their national policy and the adoption OF
ehe world policy OF conquest.
when | listened. a | have been listen
ing tor months past 70 the alternate taunts
and lamentations Of the foes and friends
OF America the babel OF voices seemed al
1east 10 merge into one scornful chorus
Of welcome to Uncle Sam.
Hell from beneath il moved for thee
20 meet thee n thy coming: it stirreth up
The dead Tor thee, even al the chief ones
OF the earth: Il hath raised ZIP from their
Thrones all the kings of the nations, All
they shall speak ana say unto thee
art thou also oecome as weak as we9 Ar
thou become lkt unto 49, How art thou
fallen from heaven O. I4ueifer. son OF the
morning.
You may airge protest and rage as YOU
please. the old wpFia has made III. is mind
on The ssibjsct and nothing that can be
eaia done ~ the United States viii
alter It's 'udgmen.
The American government has rome ngi-
OF It's ring fence. i has thrown It's hat
into the arena Of the world II 10 launch
ell on u career of conquest which viii ~
eli the more predatory because Il 81 mask
ed by hnman!tari3n The common
w"ti'h. they hold. has succumhed 10 the
old world. A bright hope for tha human
rae was eNtinguisAed when the one non
military power. wFirh eSehewed all schemes
OF aggression aud anueS sttau enrolled H.
rel ~--s,ii~ The common herd IL conquer,ne
eeates, so men tsla everywhere IA I.u-
sope- Whsther Trey regard the old Amer.
loan IDEAL with sympathy or contsr, pt
they al aErea ia N.sffrxffg thar II IA. bee,
abandoned ana that foe sve~
The ANNEXATION az the Philippine islands
cisfve.
In the course ar my tour am new casn.
eolied II admit | found proof existing IL a
disposition on he part % IN pceFYz - ar
xeffehe on heoaf ~ S2ain. which ga ghs
have been very SERIOUS hai 60 NOT f.a,,
checked ia 'nc bud hy tbs i>nawlciSf that
LnEiand woii4d haNs aota.ag T. D., w~:th it
When I WIS in Iaft~ H.As pa~,tfv.!v f..lf
Thar no proposal had oVer been r-aie n a
serrtne, and thai therefore Ens,au1 h4H
never 5lad tfe trc4s.cH az aYneFtt-}isv tn
put her foot down on ;hs anita gnerican cs,-
clifton. That uH t3uUhg Was fTlfe a. rsr mss
over action ~ '5e part = IN Eovefnm q
was concerned Bu. g fpt les -rue fhst
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