New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-26
THE NEW WORLD POWER
WHAT IT MIGHT DO If 1T WEE FORCED
TO A BIGGER FIGHT


From The London Saturday Review
America has already annexed Hawaii Oh.
will certainly take Cuba and Porto Rico a.
well. and IL the Spaniards do not make n nn
with her quickly. the Philippines and the Camp
RES 10 boot. Those who think America WIFI Re
restrained by German bluff or by Franco Rus
sian menace do not understand her or her Eco
nile The seamen on the German ships Il an
pears, are fraternizing with the Spaniaris IN
Manila. And u may wen be that William tie
Witless takes II for granted that he can ourh
Americas onward progress when he Dleasag o.,
at least share In the booty her arms nay win
Pint the War Lord Is mistaken In this assurnr,.
tion The Americans are not people that can
no huied and the slightest attempt or his
mart 10 bully them would result In war which
would quickly enlighten him as 10 the limits OF
German power ,,.
shins IL is our settled belief that the Navy OF
America even as IL IL at present. Is strong
enough 10 beat the navy OF the Kaiser. For the
Germans are neither sailors nor gunnsrs, while
~ An,er,cans have proved themselves 10 hs
both We believe that the Americans would
win from the beginning but even IL superiority
i'm material did give the Germans victory or
two in the beginning, the end In any case would
be certain.
America can build ships faster and better than
GERMANY and in such war she would Put
forth her utmost strength. besiues America
has a very large mercantile marine, ana thou.
sands OF hardy able seamen, that most people
know nothing about, II would surprise good
many Europeans TO learn that the shpDlns that
naeses through a canal connecting TWO Of the
greater North American lakes Is considerably
larger than all the shipping that passes through
the SueZ Canal. America We say, mas tens q
thousands of frst-rate seamen, whereas there
ere hundreds Of men serving at present on board
German warships who never saw the sea I'll
a year or two ago Ana the saii9t tiads Is tne
most difficult trade In the worid 70 mas'-r.
For these and other reasons we believe that
America will not be stopped in her imperial
nrogress by German bluff nor daunted BY
Franco Russian menace we shouln nor even
now be afraid Of the issue OF a connict between
the rrnited states Navy and that Of France for
the American superiority as gunners would give
them an enormous advantage put IN such 9
conflict should probably take nand p ana
nrobability would change to certainty II Rus.
ala dared to support her ally. The truth Is mat
a new Power Of the very first rank mas pushed
itself among the nations. and our hopes tnat
there was at least one people VINO preferred
Deace 10 power and security 10 seil-sss'aiai@e'
ment have been disappointed =.
Now how will the advent or tnis new ROVER
affect the European equilibrium EVen We
do NOT take at the foot Of the letter That new
horn affection which the Americans now profess
for us IL seems 10 be plain enough ,hat tne cir'
cumstances which have broaght doou. ,ne
reconciliation between the TWO kInureu peop.es
will go on making for closer ana ever cioser
union between Great Britain ana tne Ohiteo
states After all, we have the same piood, tne
Same religion the same institutions the same
democratic government. the same language ana
merce and a working mixture OF freedom anu
equality before the law TO which no other pee.
pie has attained From the seihsn BRUSH polr r;
of view then we hope that the americans on.
tci.a both the Canares and the Philippines. ana
:, ,,ey, wished (Which Is unlikely for port on
me cast Of China besides. they shouid nave OUT
hoD in getting 1t. ,,.., ,r,o,a
TIE weary Titan" that Matthew Arnold
spoke Of with every muscle strained ny vac
weight Of empire. challenged on this sue ana
on that by new competitors, menaced now ana
then by combination Of envious enemies. SUD
denly finds standing by his side staiwart sou;
who. though he has his own place IN ,ns ~9' -
and his own ambitions. yet seems lncuheo "
saw that the old Titan shall always nave q.
least fair field. and. perhaps. II 'ne "J nss
comes TO the worst, some little favor' anu '"a'
is the way we Britons feel about America
This fact that the two nations Which $500 $3.50
against each other at the beginning OF the nine
teenth century now stand ogetheI d. as. !. .a :.
If not as allies will probably turn OUT 20
the most important fact in the history OF '~
twentieth century.