New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-26

IL,
The tone Of Mr. Holmstrem's letter inclines us 10
think such is the case. Between me '"o wv ''''''
M, ottemnt 70 hold the balance. nor is there any
reason why we should. We have no'mhs u Wv
with their loves and hates. We are not aware
that any attempt has been made 10 Inocu'''
Americans with British RusSophobia We h"Ne
noror soon line in the important British press
that tended in that direction: certainly no'h'ue
a. oil comnarable with Mr.. Homstrems own az
,or,n, N cot ia agoinst Great Britain. But even
.ho, &c Of minor consequence What IS impor-
,on, and what is certain is that no snch ihn"-
noas ;f evorted have anv effect in TINS conn
.r, Our ottitudo toward Russia is based solely
on tho relations existing between us and kus-
sie No other nation has anything 70 90 VIII
+. Co FOO our attitude toward Great BRIAN
10 datermined solely by the relationship between
tho two countries No third factor cutters me
nrohIem To recall former allusion L'"ie
veu deals with both Goblin and Short accord
,nc 70 their merits and not according TO what
they say about each other.
porodoyIcol as II may seem. TO DO as Russla
according 70 Mr.. Homstrem. wants us 10 no.
would he to bring upon us exactly wha' SIZE
warns us 10 avoid To refrain from closer To-
lot,ons with Great Britain because OF the Coh
t,nentsl Powers hostility to her would ne 10
nsta ourselves n party 70. or at least sub)ec' 'o
tho Influence Of those European internatoha
fouds against which Mr.. Holmstrem warns Us
and which il has ever been our consistent pohcy
70 avoid With those feuds. and with all 'he
,oocues and counterleagucs and intrigues o'
Euronaon diplomacy. We have nothing 10 40
Ua cannot hermit our National policy 10 be dc
tated or Influenced by them. We do moi hno
wit EurODe1n
,,ra csnocities either as allies or az opponents
% oocb other hut as separate individuals. each
solely according 10 it's own merits; ana III "o'"e
% our o,n, is m maintain friendly relations with
orarr ono az them IT, following the lead ~
roco and blood and language and law ana com
man ,nterosts we draw close to Great Br1tain'
- Al No, therehv mean 10 menace Russia IT..
remembering and prizng Russa's long standing
friendship for this country. we strive 10 preseIN'
and 10 strengthen the bonds that connect her
with lis we do not thereby mean 10 share what
over anlmoslty she may feel toward Great bri-
tain love me love my dog" or It's converse
IS not our diplomatic rule.
Nor are we. finally. prepared IN believe that
Croft Britain IS so much outawed that 10 he
on friendly terms with her IS TO be under susp''
cIon n not under condemnation. She mas peeh
ao,no In commerce and in territorial scQulsi-
ton lust about what most others nave n''h
doing or have been trying 70 10 f'rhHpS "''
sunerIor success has aroused some envy. but
in past wears more than one nation even nus
STA herself has been glad 10 be allied Win 'r'"'
britain and there ~ little reason 10 doubt mat
d moro than one would welcome SUCH an alllan'e
~ the present time Nor Is th"r" anyth ne VII.
natural or Indignantly portentous IN inc ld'a "'
Anglo. Saxon union. Has not Russia Tor many
veors been conducfing Pan-Slav propaganda :
surely the Anglo Saxon race IS not INFERIOR n
RIGHTS and privileges to the Slav Nor YET 30
we share Mr. Holmstrcm's fear TINT in fan
"Rrtish federation the United states VIII he
"relcgated 10 n second place surronnd"d as IL
as by Great Britain. Australia ana 'hhh"h.
II e not AZ all certain that such rederh'loh
Is contemplated II Il were. ana II II were
ofocted we fail 10 see how this country 'oulh
no relegatcd ~ n second place seeing mat " u
geographically the centr" of IN" group anu
numerically greater than all IA" rest put 10
gcther No; whatever friendships 1T Is mls
nomer to speak now Of federa'ions the United
Stotes NAV form and strengthen. II VIII DO so
without reproach toward any other nation IN
Tho world and assuredly without fenr ~ any
/ conseuuences that NAV hefall " In me way OF
right and Justice and Of National honor