Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-12-31
London Press Insists on Equal
Control by England of the
Nicaragua Canal.
From an English Viewpoint the
Canal Is Worth More Than
Ever Now.
The United States Senate viii
Not Respond to the Siren
Invitation.
ENGLAND WANTS US TO FOLLOW HER

The following letter from Michael
Davitt to the Irish World contains much
information that is valuable at this par
ticular time. He writes from london,
furnishing facts that should be made
known to all citizens of the United States.
He prefaces his letter with description
OF the treatment in England of President
McKinley's late message:
President McKinley's message appears
in a very abridged way in someof today's
London papers. Its tone and terms are
profoundly disappointing TO such 'alli-
ancen organs as the Daily Mail, the Pail
{ Mai Gazette and the St. James Gazette.
They cry out, almost in voice of agony,
& us this all we are toreceive for our great
services to our cousins during the recent
war;" The services" arenot specified
but the sel6shness which prompted the
blatant professions of interested friend
ship on the part of the British press for
the winning side, i'll an unequal contest,
is now undisguisedly proclaimed in the
loud lamentations at the Presidents
silence on the subject of the alliance"
and especially at the language used in the
message in dealing with the matter of the
Nicaragua canal.
The Daily Mail heads its comment with
the caption, "a Disappointing Surprise"
and ends its argument in the best style OF
the most innocent nation for which it
speaks, as follows 1t is strange that
the United States should propose this
course. seeing that the joint control (of
the canal) by them and ourselves would
be at once an emblematie1end = (e16lo]t
he'd Il 81 Is III (yoffd? Why on earth
cannot america hand over the Senate to
the joint control of England and the
United States? Or why not reciprocate
the tenderness of ourselves" for the
republic by adopting tariff favorable to
British interests Instead of one which
exists for the advantage of interests that
are only American
Because joint control of an American
canal is not promised to England, the
Mail says, most sadly, a" 1t would only be
affectation of good feeling to refrain from
expressing our surprise and disappoint-
ment
But don't imagine that you are going
to be let down too easy after all the recent
gush over Anglo-Saxon-unity-c ombina-
ton against Latin races and joint ruler
ship .of the world, with which some of
your Anglo-American papers have
deluCed us. You are to be held to the
terms of the bond. The Clayton-Bulwer
treaty must be adhered to. England is
your "friend" when it costs her nothing.
but don't for moment dream that she is
going to abate one iota of her claims,
even in behalf of ''the kinship" which
she patro aizingly processes. This, at
least, is the language of the Globe. the
organ of military party. "We are
told," says his paper in its issue of this
afternoon, no doubt, that the Claytor-
Bulwer treaty has become practically
obsolete, and in the present friendly rela-
tions between Great Britain and the
United States its Obligations will be
allowed to lapse. We venture to say that
those who argue in this way will find
themselves mistaken. So far from hav-
ing become obsolete, the treaty is really
of more importance than ever, from the
non.American point of view, now that
the United States are becoming a first
class naval power.
"No British government can admit the
pretention which seems to be put forward
by the President ~
What do you think of that loving Ian
gnage from our kindred" over here?
Imagine, for instance, any such words
as these emenating from Russian, Ger
man or French paper speaking for the
ruling classes of these nations. What
would be the reply of the pro-English
newspapers of New York to expressions
SO unfriendly and menacing1 We know
stance by these papers, but it is safe to
predict that these organs OF TRANSATLANTIC
Anglo-Saxonism will not resent, but will
probably indorse or re-echo the insolent
pretentions of the London Globe.
The Pail Mall Gazette is equally strong
upon Great Britain's rights, equally sad
over Americas possible ingratitude, and
no less emphatic in insisting upon dual
control of any canal which Congress may
order to be built across Nicarauga. Says
the editor "By the terms of the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty the two nations, Eng
land and the United States, stand on q
precisely equal footing with respect to the
control of the future canal. The feet that
they do so will offer them ready-mads
opportunity of practically demonstrating
the reality of their present assurances Of
mutual friendship.
"And this country could not, In justice
to itself, surrender is treaty rights.