The San Francisco call., 1898-12-09
CHAMBERLAIN ON
 THE AFFAIRS OF
 GREAT BRITAIN Frances Policy of Ex-
 aSperatiOn. PREVENTS UNDERSTANDING RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND GERMANY AGREEABLE. The Colonial Secretary Also Rejoices Upon the Development of Good
 Feeling Between John
 Bull ana Uncle Sam.
PREVENTS UNDERSTANDING
RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND
 GERMANY AGREEABLE.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LONDON, Dec. Slight Hon. Jo- seph Chamberlain. Secretary of State for the Colonies, speaking at a Con- servative gathering in Wakefield, York shire, this evening, fully discussed home and foreign affairs and the Gov ernment's policy in Egypt, which. he said, depended entirely upon the pos sibility of reaching an understanding with France, "a thing which is impos- sible as long as the French pursue a policy of eXasperation."
 With regard to the relations between Great Britain and Russia, in connection with the far East, he said that while hitherto the endeavors to reach an agreement had failed he believed an agreement with Russia was necessary, unless very serious complications were to be encountered. There were, he con- tinued, no insurmountable obstacles to an agreement. On the cC 7 it was quite possible to conciliate .c reason able ambition of Russia with the fixed policy of Great Britain to maintain equal opportunities of trade for all na- tionS.
 T am more sanguine of arriving at a settlement" said Mr. Chamberlain,
 
 The objects We have in view are shared also by the United States, Germany and Japan, all of which have identical interests. I dare say you have ob- served the very pregnant passage in the recent message of President Nc Kinley to the United States Congress, the passage referring to the very inn portant interests of America in the in xxyb hn hot interests shall not be prejudiced by ex- elusive treatment. That is a very noteworthy passage, and, without being a prophet, 1 think l shall not be. too sanguine if l say that in the future we shall not stand alone as guardians of the open door.
 Mr. Chamberlain then referred to the charge of inconsistency brought against him in boasting of Great Britain's splendid isolation" and then touting for alliances. He said: When I re- ferred to isolation meant the isolation of the British empire, comprising the United Kingdom and our children over seas, who are well able to defend their own possessions and their own eX- elusive interests against all attack, but surely it is not unreasonable to seek an alliance and to expect cooperation where the interests involved are those of others as well as of ourselves.
 In the case Of Germany We have aS- certained by a friendly and frank in- terchange of opinion that there are many interests regarding which we can assist one another. l think l may hope that in the future the two nations-the greatest naval and the greatest mili- tary power-Will come more frequently together, and that our joint influence will be used in behalf of peace and of unrestricted trade.
 But, if l congratulate you upon the development of good feeling between us and a great Continental state, still more do I rejoice at the growth of friendly relations between ourselves and our colonies, between ourselves and the United States. Already the United States, if regarded from the standpoint of potential resources, is the greatest of civilized states-with its immense pop ulation of intelligent citizens, chiefly Anglo Saxons, and if we are assured of the Anglo-Saxon race, whether it abides under the stars and stripes or the union jack, there is no other com bination that can make us afraid"
 Replying later in the proceedings to vote of thanks for his address, MT. Chamberlain said he hoped ere many years had passed to see a federation of the empire, with colonial representa- tives in the imperial Parliament.
 Referring to a personal alluSion to This setting a good example in forward ing the hoped-for alliance with the United States by marrying an Ameri- can" he said: "So many Englishmen are following the example that I think it quite possible that the alliance may be accomplished without the interfer- ence of Governments" Oaughter.).