Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-18

and arms of at least three of the Euro
pean nations. Well, the war is over, the
United States has demonstrated her
ability to look after her own interests
and Il change has come over the atti-
tude of continental Europe. The United
States is a power whose friendship is
worth ~Cultivating and securing; her
men behind the gun shoot too straight
to make the prospects Of trouble with
the American republic peasant.
During the past week Russia has an
nounced through one of the highest Off
GERS connected with the St. Petersburg
court that at no time in the history of
diplomatic relations between the car
and the government at Washington has
there been as perfect an understand
ing between the w countries as at the
present.: hat friendly relations We're
V closer. and no matter what action
the United States might see fit to take
regarding the Philippines, there would
be no protests from Russia.
Germany. despite the hostile attitude
assumed by the press and people Of that
country toward the United States the
past nine months, proclaims through
her emperor that the undying affection
American republic, and no matter what
time might bring about, there will never
be any change in that love. The actions
of Admiral Diederichs in the Bay of
Manila the past summer are apologized
for and every overture made toward re-
establishing the relations that formerly
existed between the two countries. ST
far as Germany is concerned, her apollo
gy is accepted by the people of this
country, but in the future German ad-
mirals and generals would better keep
their places. Had it not been for the
f%orbearance of Admiral Dewey during
the months of June and July, Emperor
William would have been in the deepest
trouble of his life, and the result never
for a moment was in doubt.
France seems to be the only nation
that shows n enmity towards the
United States over the result of the
American-Spanish war, and that hatred
| undoubtedly arises from the fact that
| the greater number of Spanish bonds
| are held by the people of that country.
The United States has made demands
upon the Madrid government which in
| the end must be complied with, n
| then Spanish bonds will be worth less
| than good, clean, white paper. How
| ever, the attitude of the French on the
settlement of the terms of peace be-
| tween the United States and Spain is
not worrying this country in the least.
| American strength, riches and right
| control the situation, and no further
| trouble will arise over the disposition
| of the Philippine islands, the rejection
of the Cuban and Philippine debts and
the settlement of peace upon the terms
dictated by this country.
The change in the attitude of Russia
| placed in the reports which come from
across the water, points to the fact that
| in the conduct of the war with Spain
| and the result, the United States has
achieved an enviable position among
the great powers of the world, and to-
| day holds the balance of power, regard
ing the division of the lands Of Asia, in
her hands. For that reason all the ma
| t.-.- i, -1-,;sN~ ,1Arr1-
| sions in the Celestial empire are anx-
ious to secure America for a friend, if
possible, and if not able to do that, to
secure an expression of non-interfer-
ence in Asiatic matters. The matter of
IAN open door, in the Philippines.
| which is talked about so much by the
free traders and papers, has nothing t,
do with the matter. America can take
the Philippines and do what she pleases
with them, so long as she does not ma
terially interfere in the eastern quesl
ton, as it has been known for the past
quarter of a century. Judging from all
appearances, the Philippines will be re-
tanned permanently by this country.
Spain will be allowed to pay her own
debts, and not a nation in Europe will
dare say a word for fear that the
shadow which has been cast by the
stars and stripes over the shores of the
eastern continent will materialize into
a substance and involve the world in a
war disastrous to the interests of all
countries except Great Britain and the
United States.