Washington sentinel., 1898-12-24
AN ENGLISH ALLIANCE
WrIttep for the wAsHINGrON SENTINEL
WEST STEEvER

The trend OF sentiment among
! the people OF the two great English
speaking nations is undoubtedly
towards an alliance To weigh
ponder and consider the value oI
such an alliance to the United
States is the objective point in the
following discussion Of the matter
in question.
In case Of war betW cen England
and any European power, can she
| allow us to remain neutralF Inc
| greatest wealth Of England IS IN
her carrying trade. On a money
investment OF two hundred mil
lions, il is estimated that IN TINS
single line Of industry return OIL
fourteen millions OF pounds er
ling is the amount netted annually,
besides the indirect advantages
accruinP from the increase OF trade
and a nursery for the sailors TO
man her navy. Having tour-hlths
of the steam tonnage and three
ftths Of the sailing tonnage Ot the
world under her flag, England is
quite aware that she cannot afford
to give Up this supremacy on the
ocean to us by allowing the United
States to remain neutral in case
she is involved in war with any
European maritime power. We
must be either for or against her.
Her peculiar position is such that
our neutrality would be more dam
aging to her than a declaration of
war. We will be forced to take
sides. II she allowed us TO
remain neutral the carrying
trade would certainly fall into our
hands, as our ships would not be
subject TO capture, This was the
principal cause of the war between
England and the United States in
1872. Tor the impressment Of
American seamen was done more
for the object of cripPling our trade
than Tor the obtaining OF a few
more sailors to man her navy.
That she understands this one need
but to look at her preparations OF
war in her possessions on the
American continent. We have de-
clared by the promulgation Of the
Monroe Doctrine that we will not
permit any European power to
gain a foothold in the future on
this continent. These prepara-
tions consequently can have but
one object and that is a war with
this country. No one who has read
the history OF the United States
from 1928 to this date, would doubt
the action of this country in case
of any European power attempting
to gain such tOothold by conquest
or otherwise. 1t was the attempt
in the above year by the Holy AL
lance, as the price OF their assist
ance to be rendered to Ferdinand
VII. in his contest against the Lib
erals, to deprive Spain Of Cuba for
England, Mexico for France. and
California, Pert and Chile Tor
Russia, that brought about the
famous message by President Mon
roe. 1.-THE Monroe Doctrine means
anything, it virtually guarantees
the possessions OF Eng land on the
American continent from con-
quest by any other European
power Yet why does England
.persevere in iortiiYing every weak
point on both the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts1 1t is certainly not
done without a purpose or a de
finite object and there can be but
one answer to this question, and
that is a probable war with the
United States.
Twenty years ago England
claimed one-third Of the globe and
one-fourth Of its inhabitants. To
day she claims to rule one. half
the civilized globe and one-thIrd
Of the inhabitants. With her lately
acquired possessionsin Asia, Africa
and Europe, the Queen OF England
is the greatest Mahommedan, and
the greatest Brahman, and perhaps
the greatest Buddhist sovereign in
the world. She has double the
number of Mahommedan subj cts
as the Sultan OF Turkey, and as no
accurate census exists of the
Chinese Empire. her claim tc rule
more Buddhists than the Emperor
of China cannot be definitely de-
termined, but in any case she can
substantiate her claim as a good
second. Powerful as England is
on land, she is still more powerful
on the sea. With the auxiliary
aid OF her mercantile marine, the
English navy could in very short
period OF time sweep the ocean Of
all the combined nayies OF the fest
of the world, and blockade the