The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-05-21
AN ANGLo-SAX3N ALLIANCE.

! The speech delivered in Birmingham
last week by Joseph Chamberlain, the
Judas of British politics. who deserted
the Gladstone party and joined the
Tories after preaching radcalism and
reform in and out Of parliament for
many years, has attracted international
attention because OF the following utter
ance:
There is y powerful and generous ma
ton, speaking our language, bred CT our
race. and having interests identical with
ours. | would go so far as to say that,
terrible as war may lie, even war itself
would be cheaply purchased if in great
and noble cause the Stars and Stripes
and the Union Jack should wave togcln-
CT over an Anglo-Saxon alliance"
Such language as the foregoing, COM
Ing as it does from the British secretary
CT state fcr The colonies in salishury's
cabinet. has been hailed with inexpress-
iblc delight by all the Anglomaniacs in
this country who have Laen INCREASINGLY
advocating Il poicital alliance with the
mother country and who think the
Cnitcd States cannot erapple single
handed and alone with such Il feeble
power as Spain in the present conflict
over Cuba. In spite of the brilliant vic
tory won by Dewey in Manila halhor
mln2 Americans Of Angio-S Saxon lineage
hr1intn tl..T i,, II,
the cooperation OF the British navy TO
defeat Spain on tho ocean and so the
words OF the renegade politician and
srTcw-nlaker OF birmingham throw them
British expressions of goodwill spring
from selfish motives; chat England is
now mcnaced by borh France and llIs-
STA. the two lest friends CT the United
States. and that this country cannot at
ford to ALLEVIATE them 1T this time Ivy
forming nn alliance. offensive and dofan-
sivc, with Great Britain.
The evening OH which Chamberlain
made his remarkable address the Union
lists had met with IA crushing defeat in
South Norfolk from the Liberals, at least
Il thousa2d union;ets having abandoned
Salisbury because of his weak foreign
policy. Salisbury and Chamberlain
kno" perfectly we'll that a war with
France and Russia may occur at any NO.
mGnt, and they fully realize their inabil-
ity TO cop" with both powers combined.
They therefore turn their eyes toward
their Amcriran cousins" to help them
in their difficulty. Salisbury in recent
speech showed his lack OF sympathy
with Spain and Chamberlain goes him
rAc letter by saying: ''lne time has
arrived when Great Britain may be con-
frontel by Il combination Of powers and
cur first duty, therefore. is to draw all
parts of the empire into close unity. and
our next to maintain the bonds of per-
mannnt unity with our knsmen across;
the Atlantic"
Our kinsmen" here compose about
nne-follrth of the population. Blln-
magcm Joe rorgcts that fact. 10 be
sure. the small Anglo-Saxon element in
the United States is most potent in poll
ties. but tho majority of American citi-
zens repudiate any kiEship with "pnrlid-
ious Albion" and could not be induced 20
fight under the bloody Union Jack with
out bringing on Il revolution. As the
Chicago Tribune says:
The Stars and Stripes and the Union
Jack are not likely to wave together
over an AneloSaXon alliance. 1t is not
to be expected that the United States
sizes with other nations where it's own in
tcrcsts are not directly and Immediately
involved"
The worst thing that could possibly
come Il partner with England in her dep
relations. England would keep this
country continually in hot water and
nothing is brr.er calculated to irrtatc
the great powers of Europe than the sill
ly talk about an Anglo-Saxon alliance
against the whole world. In the event Of
Il coalition between this country and
England the result may lie the crushing
out OF the British American arrogance.
No sensible American will take any
stock in Chamherlains speech. He is
tr"itor to his former party and would
prove a double-dyed traitor to the United
States If he could drag it into war with
friendly nations like Russia and France,
Out upon his hypocrisy!