The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-22
l6.L|MER|CAN ALLIANCE.
.uay NEWSPAPER COMMENT ON
cmAnDERLAIN's SPEECH.
ue,ss.vv Authorities sim Crifieise
- Army, and Point Out the 1m-
renuabiIify of United states Militia

eauvr.gssted. les. By the Associated Press.
ggRLaS. Nsy l.-PubIie attention in
Ssss country has been temporarily diverted
ems the war between Spain and the Uni
- States TO the significant speech recent
= made at Birmingham by Joseph Cham
gsvfafn the British, secretary OF state for
- rogonies. The hulk OF opinion. since
- text Of the speech has been available.
snrresponas TO the utferance o. Prince
nssuaxck, which Was tsiegraphed 10 the
I.epriased Press or Wednesday last, when
a. former chancellor was quoted as say
~.
whsfker Sir. CfanlbeFlain's private opin-
go are those % the British government"
pIpjomats say they do not believe that
= Anglo American alliance - feasible.
erssp4, possibly. for purely pacific and
1rfenssys purposes. They utterly repudi-
- The idea Of Germany joining such an
susancr. The government is cautious In
1ruxessinx an opinion on the subject. but
9 inclined 10 be- favorable towards Mr..
chambeYisln's declarations.
mt Seiileswig Zeitung. one Of the lead
~ eemI-offIc.ai papers. says:
n Il q mistake 10 nndervalue 4 man
- - Intimately knows and expresses
~ tdezs and wishes OF his countrymen.
fsr from being an expression Of Great
lr1fainfs weakness and entertainments.
fkk, perhaps. must be regarded as the ex-
sssfipn OF q political leader who is so
~ a. the strength of his country that he
~ not hesitate 10 point put weak
SO"
- Liberal press fayors a better under
aaa1ing between the countries. but even
~ most favorable OF the papers do not
= q the length OF advocating an alliance
sffh Great Britain. still less with .he Uni
- states. A notable case Of Anglophobia
Z furnished by an article in the Taglsche
nupdeschau. vehementiy supporting the
rheme of the Russian Prince Uchtomaski
lar an zntE-Brt.sh combination for deal
ins WITH an Angio-American alliance. This
paper says:
.srhs British Hon would rather roar than
Ant Il sounds well and costs nothing.
Dut England nnds herself confronted with
the question Of her very existence. Con-
seanent;y the nation of sheep-killers sud
denly raises the cry Of a kingdom for an
Alliance and behold. an ally appears In
~ shape OF Brother Jonathan. America.
Win its mismatch Of waste pieces of ma
t,onality. millions OF immigrant murder
sfs. English tongue. and black. red and
yellow skins, suddenly become an Anglo
baron race.
The TagI.che Rundeschau then proceeds
10 argue thai "noney-bag seifshness con-
p,stutes the basis OF the coming alliance
n order to counterfeit tbs Germany must
3on Russia thereby also helping to In
erase Frances anger against England.
Relative TO the war between Spain and
the United States much impa thence - man
Tested In this country over the alleged dill
a,srsnAss Of the beli.gsrents. Those per-
sans doubling Americas ability TO put a
military force In the Held strong enough
10 overcome the Spanish or eventually I'm
ish the war are again In the ascendant. A
hlgh German military official. In speaking
OF this matter, said 70 a correspondent of
the Associated Press:
IA VIII ere long be seen. probably TO
ths As;anshmens OF the Americans. that
gar az invas sion even against power
elassed 10 the third rank. cannot be made
with militia