The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-31
An ENGLISH ALLIANCE
Mr.. Chandler Speaks of British
Change of Attitude.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE
A Fortunate War in Many Respects - 1t
VIII Save Many Larger Ones in
Future-shows Our Strength
and Determination.

Washington. May sO.-The general
policy of England is in accordance
with ours: that is to say. she wants
open ports everywhere all over the
world. and so do we. She gives her
colonies greater freedom than any 9TH
er nation, and that. too. is IL line with
nj American idea. So far as we have
sy mpathies with the colonies of Euro
pean nations. We certainly have more
sympathy with English colonies than
with any other. So that, IL the conti-
nent of Asia, III the continent of
Africa, Is to be divided up among the
European powers. 1t Is more in accord
ance with u natural sympathies, as
wen as IN line with our material inter-
ests, Tor us to prefer that England
should get the largest share of IL.
Ihese are the closing words Of an
article prepared by United States Sem
ator William L. Chandler. in which ne
the conditions arising from
and likely to be brought about by the
war with Spain:
The new feature in our information
al relations Is already evident in the
great change which has taken place in
the feeling between England and this
INT This change OF feeling is
palpable In both countries. The way
In which the British government has
acted during the past few weeks. ever
since our dispute with Spain reached
its elimination. has made a deep and
lasting impression upon the American
people.
Their has never been any very bad
feeling between England and rae Unit
ed states. except what has grown out
OF what l may call the assumption Of
england toward us of the tone and
manner of the big brother to the little
brother. England, in times past, has
been disposed to play the big brother.
When we have had a difference with
her she has seemed to assume to treat
IL, n to decide 1t. not as IL we were
a nation OF equal power and dignity
with herself. but as IL she, having that
big navy of hers, was entitled to act on
the big brother principle say: We
are going to have Ii so and so, and you
help 1t IL you can
I'm order To get at n working ba sis
OF alliance with the English, which
this val has brought into sight as a
dlstinct possibility, some method will
nave to be found. of course. of de-
Gliding questions between the two coun-
tries on some other principle thar that.
IL Is evident enough that an alliance
between the two nations. or. let us
eosf oh uid stdiui1k DtlWeen tnem as
against the rest of the world. would
not last long IL. whenever a dispute
arose themselves England
were to assume, as she has done on
previous occasions. to settle 1t by her
ipse dixit. The big brother attitude
will have to be given up forever. And
unless som other way OF adjusting
differences between England and our
selves can be found the danger will
be that pyanfnally Wa shall ally .,.
selves with the other great nations of
the world.
II England Is seeking to make her
navy bigger than the combined navies
of all the other great powers of the
world. then all the other nations will
naturally find themselves in a sort of
conspiracy to act together to offset.
and. II possible. at some time to over
match England's supremacy. That
undoubtedly has been the recent ten
dency of things In Europe, and IL has
been the tendency. In my mind. l con-
fess. to look upon that as the natural
order of things. But now / am quite
strongly led in the other direction, to
consider whether there should not be
an English alliance. or an understand
ing that would be equivalent to an al
lance. between the United States and
England. for certain large and broad
purposes.
Assuming that we can first arrange
a basis for a fair adjustment Of dis
putes between England and the United
States in such a way as would dis
tinctly guarantee to this country abso-
lutte equality with England as a great
power. and a distinct recognition of
certain fundamental American princi-
ples-notably the Monroe doctrine-I
believe there are good reasons for such
an alliance. Their is not merely our
common language and the ties of race,
but IA regards International questions
there is a broad community of inter-
ests.
the Idea that every generation must
and ought to have a war. in order that
the courage of the nation may be pre-
served and the sterner virtues OF man
hood be maintained. Tha is a theory
which has been held by men of con-
siderable eminence, who have believed
that without the hard discipline OF
wars, occurring at more or less regu-
lar intervals. the virility of a nation is
in danger of being lost. so that Its
people will degenerate into softness
and weakness.
But while / do not share this view
Of war. ] note ID as a curious fact that
In the past century and a quarter of
our existence as a nation events have
IN SUCH d way as 10 give US
exactly one war to every generation.
Thus. in the first qus~rter-century we
had the war of the revolutions: In the
next quarter-century the war with
Mexico: in the third quarter-century
the war Of the rebellion; Inc now.
when it's last quarter was running to
its close without any war. 10 and be-
hold. We have this war with Spain.
Whatever may be said about the
blessings OF peace-and assuredly they
are very great-it is undeniable hat
war. particularly when IL Is a war
waged. as this one is. for what the na-
ton believes to be a just and righteous
cause, must have an enormous and
wholesome tonic influence. bracing up
not merely the W n physical but
the higher and moral life OF the nation
engaging in IL. Suppose. IL you please.
that this Spanish war were To come to
an end now. and that no more lighting
...x- - -. laYa II would haxra hen