The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-10
The Goodwill and GratifiCa-
ton of Her Majesty Are
Expressed Through
Paunceforte.
PRESIDENT GRATIFIED
ENGLAND DESIRES TO AVOID \
BLOCKADE.
AN ALLIANCE IS HlNTE0 AT

Sympathy With the Wise and Conservative
Course Of This Government and With Efforts
to Relieve Suffering Humanity in Cuba
Moral Support of This Government Desired
tn Case Of Any Rupture Between England
and China.
Washington, d. c., March 9.-Much
ing the visit paid to the White House
Tuesday by the British Ambassador
The Washington Post this Thursday;
morning says on this point:
"Queen Victoria has, through Sir 'Iu-
liam paunceforte. conveyed to President
Mckinley her qualification at the wise
and conservative course which he has
thus far pursued in relation TO the
Cuban and Spanish situation. She also
expressed to him her thorough sympathy
with the efforts put forth by the United
States to relieve suffering humanity in
Cuba, with the hope that these cndeav
ors may be conducted TO successful
conclusion without war.
These expressions were not sent in
official form. They would have been
communicated through Mr.. Hay, the
United States Ambassador to Great Brit
ain but for the fact that he is absent en-
u voyage on the Nile. They were there.
with the request that he present them
in person to the President. There has
been NO correspondence with this coun.
try upon the subject so that the QHeen's
sentiments do not appear on record.
"Ihe desire of the Queen that war
should be avoided was emphasized foT
several reasons. 1T was pointed on.
that the commercial relations of Great
Britain with the United STATES We're
too extensive TO be jeopardized by war
between this country and Spain. Thc
blockade of the port of New YORK, for
instance, it was pointed ont, would be Of
irTeparabe damage to British shipping.
while the cessation of the shipment Of
food supplies to England would be eI
ceedingly serious.
The reply of the President expressed
his pleasure at the utterances of the
Queen, with the additional statement
that he also hoped that wal could be
avoided. Public announcement Of the
real purpose of the Ambassadors visit
has been avoided, and a denial of the.
fact that it had relation to the present
crisis. has been made, because it was
feared that the friendl! utterances
might be misconstrued 1t was thought
that the approval given by the Queen
TO the Presidents course might be di>
tasteful in certain quarters, and might
no regarded as unduly influencing tie
Presidents actions in the future. -
.sThere was another influence. how
ever. which had its weight in the d:rec-
tion of secrecy. The attitude of Great
britain goes further in this matter than
a mere expression Of good wishes. There
is a desire, which has yet only reached
the stage of tentative suggestion, that
an alliance may be formed between
Great Britain and the United States. 1t
has been shown that the interests OF En-
gland and this country are not only
identical, in a general sense. but are
especially identical in the great question
in finding in China and the East lna"-
ket for manufactures. Tbs suggestion
has considerable weight with the al
ministratiOn. Great Britain is finding her
supremacy in China seriously threaten-
ed. France has already established her
self on the South and Russia is aggros-
slve ON the North, while Germany has
secured strong foot-hold. Ii England
proposes to hold her own she must fight
for it. This explains why she is forbid
ding her ship owners to part with the
vessels they are constructing and lc-
counts for the large increases she is
making to her Navy.
lit was the suggestion that if the
United States would afford to Great
Britain her moral support in case of
trouble in The East, she would offer ms
her sympathy and practical aid in any
trouble that is threatened with Spain
that resulted in q discussion of the Eas-
tern question in the Cabinet meeting last
Tuesday. The administration apprr-
ciates the value OF this friendly attitude.
Although it is we'll understood that in
this country, it will be impossible for