The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-16
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 1e, 1895.
THE CONFLICT OF THE FUTURE.

In tho present temper of the American
neonle il would not count for much If
there were a certainty that in the event
Of war with Spain she would receive the
active support Of one or more Of the
great Powers OF Europe. The people OF
The country have feeling that war is
belns forced upon them and, with that
sentiment uppermOst in their MIND they
will not hesitate whatever the apparent
odds may be- II We have to fight we VIII
fight Spain backed - another power
lust as quickly as We will fight Spain
alone. II il becomes our duty TO fight
who II is that We shall have TO fight Will
cut a very small figure. This is not said
in a boastful spirit It is said most
solemnly and seriously as giving express
sion 10 the national sentiment as we be-
leve IL to exist.
But while we stand ready to do our
duty. whether foreign Powers double on
MS or not 1t is most gratifying TO all
Americans TO see the way in which our
English blood relations are warming up
10 us as they see the clouds gathering
over US. When forty years ago an Ameri-
can commodore saw Englishmcn slaugh-
tered by semi-ciyilzed Chinese he uttered
the memorable saying, Blood is thicker
than water" and he interfered with as
sistance for his English relatives. The
same spirit Is animaung Enghshmen
more ana more every day towards Amer-
cans.
No one would ever think OF accusing
the ST James Gazette of impuisiveness
or gysh. II IS as cold rs marDic, endca'-
oring al all times TO found itstn upon the
severest logic. Yet in It's issue Of las
Saturday 1t said.
The cuban situation cannot be allow
ed 10 10 on Inucn longer. III the Name .
destruction IS proved 10 have Dech cue
10 an external explosion, IL VIII tneh Do
SHOWN tnat SPAN cannot as mucn as Keep
or0er IN the narDOr OF the CUBAN CAPITA,
ana the United states Will be Jusuhed IL
refusing TO Tolerate such q cOndluOn Oh
things any longer, and is ASKING our
moral support 10 bring It TO an end. In
Chna. no doubt, it IS we VINO are chiefly
concerned but, the United States have
genuine interests there, and they are
identical with ours. We both ask for
the open door and nothing else. Here,
then, moral support may be given for
the moral support Of the American Gov
ernment
1T has every claim to insist upon
making its voice heard; IL must needs
have seat at any conference on the
Chinese question, and we calculate II
will be found I'm agreement with ours.
Ia rultuu 90
ciple in American politics TO abstain from
alliances with European Powers. But
the time FOR alliances has come for the
United states. They can no logger AFFORD
20 View the conflicts of the European
Powers as something remote and no con-
Germ of theirs. II may be "a fortunate
thing for both taat this should be the
case. Just when IL is so very possible for
England and the United states 10 act to-
gether. on our side there is every dis
position. and We can claim TO have
shown II I'm our acts. IL Is for them %
take the next step. They can now, by
speaking a word In regard 20 China. make
clear TO the world that the two Anglo
Saxon communities are prepared TO act
together"
This may be taken as a fair expression
OF the highest thor ght in England that
N+'N'7HN WYNN AAhNAiA ANA'H anu 'NlAlfUlH
when the excited PEOPLE get through with
their harraugues end n nation settles
down 10 the serious consideration OF a
case. 1t IS becoming clearer and clearer.
therefore. every day that II the world is
a; last being brought to face that onor-
nous coafic, which every one has had
an uneasy sort OF feeling lay in the not
distant future England and the United
States will be foInd standing together as
practically one country asserting the
democratic principles Of Anglo-Saxon in
su'utionS against the autoeratic and des-
potic theories Of the Old World mon
arches. As long ago as the fare up IN
this country over the Venezuelan hum
buggery, The Times said that the Jngoes
could never make war between England
and the United states. but that 81 wal
ever came England and the United States
would be- found fighting together 10 pre-
serve the principles Of democracy from
that extinction that the autocratic mon
archs OF Europe so eagerly hoped 20 se'
them suffer. That is the real quarrel a
this time depending between nations