The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-01
BRITISH CONQUEST OF AMERICA.
How Correspondent Looks at til
Hispano-American Wer.

How Correspondent Looks at the
Hispano-American War.
To The ST. Paul Globe:
Forty years ago my father &c. T. R. James,
was British consul in an American city.
was naturally a patriotic little Englishman
in them days" 1 well remember that once,
when expressing my Indignation at the dis
memterment of the British empire b. G.
Washington Co., l was informed by my
seniors that England no longer regretted that
event, and would not now accept Of her re-
VOTED colonies ii they should propose return
ing to their allegiance. 1 thought, as small
boys sometimes viii take the liberty of think
ing for themselves, tina. this was a case Of
DR. grapes. But, as also is the habit of
small boys, / have learned in growing up,
to believe that the old folks knew their bust
ness a little better than 1 could teach them
at that time. For some years past 1t has been
my deliberate opinion, which have incurred
certain amount Of rdicu.e through advo-
eating that if these United States did offer
to resume the status of British colonies and
England accepted the proposition, she would
make decidedly bad bargain. For she has
so fully retrieved by diplomacy all she lost
by arms that she is getting out Of the United
States as much as, nay, more than she could
get if they were called colonies, without the
cost and responsibility which calling them
so would require. Any doubt about the
finally set to rest by Senator Davis remark
abe speech
England says Senator Davis, "has no
need to go whining for an alliance. AS
true as preaching. The days of her splendid
isolation are p But how has this come
to be the case? Let Senator Davis tel us.
For some years, until her navy has been
strengthened, the oversee possessions of
America must be he'd more or less on suf-
ferance; but, with the certainty that the
British fleet is on the side of our kinsmen,'
all peril to the United States vanishes''
There you have it! The oversee possess
sions of America consist at present or rather
it has been officially announced that they
will consist of the Hawaiian islands. In &C
quiring this speck OF territory, less valuable
and popu.ous than one American city like
Milwaukee OF, Memphis, we have hoodooed
ourselves with III han an possession
through the protection of the British fleet.
Consequently England has no need to go
whining for an alliance M1 She has got US
and stolen the kitten to drink 1t, and the
fine we must pay for stealing the kitten is
to demean ourselves as the dependent ally
Of England. 1t won't do to kick any more.
tat least some years." America holds her
Oversee possessions on sufferance." She
needs the protection of the British fleet! The
hegemony Of the American continent incud-
ing very particularly the United States them
selves is formally transferred from them to
England. The Monroe doctrine is dead as
land and the United States may keep other
nations from charging their American do
MAN. but If England wishes to enlarge hers
the United States must henceforth know she's
boss! 1t Is not indeed probable that England
will do any such thing directly She knows
her business far too well. Ever since the
principle fors which we fought her in 1912
was laid down by the ignominous treaty of
Client she has simply made US a catspaw.
We had chastfsed the Barbary pirates and her
merchant marine got the benefit which she
had been too inert to win for It, while ours
was taxed out OF existence that we might
compete with her, in hemp-raising and iron
manufacture (Which we cannot do at lasO.5
We robbed Mexico and mortgaged the stolen
territory to Englishmen. We may next steal
tai, and increase our debt to Britain for
what we can only use on British suffer
ance" Meanwhile we may also amuse our
selves with borrowing British money to "in-
crease our nayy"syup to the point of restor-
ing our Independence. But unless all signs
borrower is servant to the lender"
For the resubjugation Of the United States
to England, both the great national parties
deserve q share of blame; for both with
greedy stupidity. have been gorging British
bait these seventy years, ,o But during the last
to the Republican. Born of civil hate, nur-
tured on fraternal blood, the party of tariffs,
taxes and martial law, since the close of its
ignominious reconstruction fzzle, has main.
to the robber instinct and holding up before
us the humbuggng expectation that, con-
sidered as a pirate We may come to equal
England Surely the frog In the fable was
never blown up with windier expectations.
crime complete, its principal stands forth to
announce the future policy Of his faction;
which 10 dependent alliance On England. b.