The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-25
FAVORED ACROSS THE LINE.
CANADIANS WOULD APPROVE An.
GLo-AMERICAN ALlIAyCE.
Sir Richard Cartwright and SIR @.
HILBERT upper WARMLY lndorsc
Chambcriain's Recent Rirminx-
ham Foreign Policy speech.

Special Dispatch to the acknowledgement.
OTTAWA. May I-Repressntative Ca
madam opinion iavofs the idea of an Al
glo-American alliance. snca as Mr.. Cham
beriain advocated in his ''Birmingham
foreign policy" speech last week. and
frunkly avowed that the Union Jack and
Stars and Stripes might be intertwiaed
IN friendly folds over an understanding
mutually advantageous ard honorahle,
strikes a responsive chord In the hearts of
public men in Canada. Questioned upen
the subject or Mr.. Chamherlalns remarks
Sir Richard Cartwright, minister Of trade
and commerce. said:
Il have read them, and they are entire
~ n accord with the policy and sentiments
which have advocated both publicly ANA
privately fer the last thirty years. in fact
ever since the date of the Geneva award
IL has long been clear to me that the sub
stanual interests of the British empire.
and especially OF Canada, and the United
states. We're in accord. and that while IL
was utterly impossible for these countries
ever to be- united under one government.
there was every ground. in the truest In
terests or humanity at large. why a friend-
~ alliance should subsist between tho two
great Eugi!sh-speaking nations.
Nv hat / mean by substantial interests
Ia this: England and the United States
are The two great manufacturing nations
or the world. At the present moment ~
least one-haif of the human race are con-
tered in China and India. and the policy
of Great Britain Is to have perfect frea
trade and open markets with the whole
East. and especially with these two coun-
tries. This policy is as much III favor OF
the United States as the citizens OF Great
Britain. whereas IL Is morally certain that
IL both or either OF these countries fell
under the control of other European pow
ers, they could exclude all foreign COM
petitors.
at is very probable that the. results OF
the present war with Spain will be To de-
n
naval power, possibly only second to Great
Britain. and. moreover. tt Is now very ev-
ident that the people OF the United States
need expect no sympathy from any Euro
pean power except Great Britain. l ad.
Wise now. as always. that all reasonable
and honorable means be taken to pro-
mote. friendly feeling between Canada and
the United States. and believe that Cam
ada can best discharge her duty TO the
empire at large by pursuing this course
Sir &. HILBERT Topper. ex-ininister OF
marine, In response 10 request for
statement as expressive OF the views Of
the Conservative party. said:
Those who, with me. believe that. with
or without the United States. what We
have weil hold will agree that the Brit
ish empire. relieved from Its splendid is0-
iatIon by Its kith and AIN Under the Stars
can preserve the peace of the world whsr-
ever such thing be possible OF accom-
piishment. Certain II Is that the Ang.o-
Saxons could easily. protect their hearths
and homes successfully from the attack
OF any POWER or of the rest OF the world
combined.
IAN alliance based on the principle of
international arbitration wou.d defeat the
schemes and diplomacy so long IN vogue
for the express purpose OF keeping Eng
land and the United States apart. W.T.
ness the motives OF Russia In iSsS-sa. g
Ing Alaska at a noYinal price to the Unit
ed States OF AmeI>ca.