Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-12-31

no disposition on the part OF the United
States to question the position of friendly
equality in which the two countries stand
in this matter" @s
So disappointed was this journal with
the message about which it writes that it
did not even mention it on its contents
bill, course which was also followed by
the Westminster Gazette and the ST.
James Cazette--the three leading London
evening papers and ioudest advocates for
the Anglo-American alliance movement.
The Washington correspondent of the
London Daily Chronicle (who is the edi-
tor of the Washington POST is also Keen
ly discouraged at the silence of the mes
sage upon the question of England's
services" to the republic. Listen to the
pro-British sentiments of this American"
editor "The failure also to refer in more
than perfunctory way to the relations
of the United States with England, ignor-
ing Englands great services to this coun-
try in the early days of the war, creates
the impression that the President has
already forgotten these services, and is
not so sincere in his friendship as was
Imagined"
The meaning of all this to observers
over here is that American opinion has
been too strong for the pro-British faction
in the conspiracy which was being
Matched to make the United States the
subservient instrument of English de-
signs. The voice of section OF the
American press was declared by the press
of London to be the voice of the republic.
France, Germany and Russia were told
that this was so. An alliance was spoken
of as all but an accomplished fact, and
England's rivals were warned that re-
sistance to Great Britain's plans in Egypt
or policy in China by any continental
power would find "Uncle Sam at the side
Of Johnw The Presidents message is
not only silent on the subject of alliances.
but it seems to speak on the Nicaragua
canal question in terms which preclude
the possibility of admitting the British
claims under the clauses of the Clayton
Bulwer compact. This is an anti
climax to the alliance humbug and
'John's" numerous rivals and enemies
will have their gayety very much stinu-
lated on learning that difficulties are
more likely to arise between him and
Sam before this canal is constructed than
between your republic and all the world
besides.
English hopes are now centered,
strange to relate, in the Senate! 1t is
believed that the great body which has
hitherto been ridiculed or denounced by
organs of British opinion as being
4 'owned by American trusts" as "the
Refuge of ignorant wealth, which buys its
! way to Senatorial honors, etc.. will
spond more hopefully to the open do
invitations addressed to America Il
the President has so far done. The Senate
is expected to sanction the grabbing of
the Philippines and to favor the adjust
ing of the tariff for the islands in ac-
cordance with the "open door" interests
of British traders. Of course the sinister
motive behind this hope will not be lost
sight of by members of that body or by
those of the House of Representatives.
1t is too patent in his shameless selfish
ness to be obscured by professions of
kindred commercial aims.
England wants her example to be fol-
lowed by your country, because it will
drag the republic down from the unique
position she has held as mighty demo
cratic commonwealth, founded and ruled
on principles of equality, to the level of
an empire of class domination, and of
governing infamies such as are carried
on today in Africa, India and elsewhere
under British rulers. She knows you
can not under your constitution admit
the Philippines to the family of the
United States in any dependent capacity,
She urges you therefore to violate the
constitution in order to have you COM
mitted to the formation of such arbi-
trary government in the Philippines as
England exercises i'll India, where over
200, 900, 900 of so-called British subjects
have not a single vote allowed them in
the rule of their country or solitary
voice in the expenditure of the taxes
which they pay. She wants you to do
this, not for your sake, but for hers. She
even urges her own perfidious example
in Egypt, and advises you to go back
upon your declarations to the Cubans, to
the Philippines and to the world by an
nexing these islands instead of freeing
them and insuring their liberty and in
dependence.
The Senate of the United States will
surely not respond to this siren invitation.
To do so wouldlbe to break forever with
those great principles and traditions OH
which the republic has raised itself with.
out aggression to the formost position
among nations. Congress will. it is to be
hoped, take warning from the tone of the
English press on the Nicaragua canal
question, and will refuse to commit
America to the policy of military despot-
ism which the retention of the Philip
pines will inevitably involve. at the
request of power which declares that il
must, in obedience to the terms of an
obsolete treaty, be allowed to exercise an