The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-30
MUST STAND
SIDE BY SIDE
Absolute Necessity Of an Anglo
Saxon Alliance Shown by
an English Writer.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS PLAN
lie Is Doing Everything In Ms Power
Against Great Britain and the
United States.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS PLAN

NEW YORK. Nov IA dispatch 20
tho Times from London says.
Tho Contemporary Reyiow issued 10.
night contains Sensational anonymous
article entitled "Tho Arch Enemy OF
England" This IN tho German emperor.
Tho writer alleges that the latter nolsod
klao Chow by an Agrecm0nt with RUSSIA
% prcyont England getting II. and the
oEar holds his present promise 10 yaoale
" when called upon. Russia providing
Germany with ooailng stations elsewhere
The writer declares that the kalnor had
drawn up u complete plan arranging for
the naval superiority " France. RunBIa
and Germany Oysr England four ycaru
hence, when England N 90 bo compelled
10 mako humiliaiing terms throughout
tho world, leaving Germany tho chief
commercial colonial power.
Az these plans have suddenly BEEN
thrown into confusion by tho Amorican-
spanish war. and America and England
drawing together. Tfio article, which IL
pure 20 utraa attention for Ito extra
ordinary attack upon tho queens grand.
son. continues.
'"fho Amrrioan people. with character
ip,lc shr0wdnoas. have dctcUtcd this and
ara IN no mood 10 put up with brow beat
ing from anyone Considering thar tho
Americans Dok no incoBuldrrahle part
In opening China and Japan 20 external
lnfucncos, tho only ground for surprise
II thai they have bcon 20 slow In man
lfestlng interest IN tho situation IN tho
far east. but now that tho Impulse has
bocn supplied and an assertion Of the
claim 10 have vOiec IN Il haa been made.
lhero will bo no drawing back or heaila-
ton IN pushing matters 90 conclusion.
1T v pruul@ely In tho far east thas the
action she mere prcaencr--of the United
States 10 20 diHconcortinG and disagree
able 10 tho German emperor.
1T disarrangeA all hts plans dcpnyeu
himself and allies OF that asccndoncy IN
tho China soah which they have twice
asserted for their own benefit. and from
which they saw long train OF future
advantages.
"undrr such circumstances the con
I linucd proximity of tho American and
German squadrons AZ Manila. aggravated
by the deSnoanor ot tho German officers.
IN fun OF peril. The peril may pass on.
\ bu, will do no only by the withdrawal
- dermnnys pFSsenAlons
IA this moment the question turns on
whcthcr tho German emperor can induce
Russia aud Frahco TO Join him IN n dem
onRra,ion OF superior naval force 10 tina,
Poaaessed by tho United States, both IN
the Pacific and tho Atlantic. and the an
Ewor 10 that question largely dcpcrda
on whether he and the cEar u Russia
between thcm can exercise SUFFICIENT per.
ponai pressure In England TO induce our
government. In return for some empty
CONCESSIONS In Africa, some easily broken
promises as to China 10 hold It's hand.
10 hesitate for the necessary moment
willis they enforce their will upon the
United States.
This II TO be tho rc,l peril 10 the Gre
alton os a real Anglo-Saxon alliance.
Prom the beginning OF tho crisis IN
tho far east tho English policy has duue
nothing but hesitate and give away.
haa allowed and assisted the creation OF
difficulties that never would have arisen
II Il had only stood firm AZ the beginn ng
OF tho question.
There now appears upon the scene IN
a totally unexpected manner an ally.
who could and would adjust the balance
OF power in the far Gust In our favor.
II Ia obviously to our interest To support
that power with all our strength, and
mako every effort 30 THAI II shall not be
Discouraged and restRlnod upon the
threshold Of the now and beneficial move
ment Il IL making toward more active
external policy"