The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28
FOR AMERICAN EXPANSION.
SENATOR BRIcE ON THE EFFECrS
ABROAD or THE WAR.

the PhilfppineH-Our Ability to Con,
troll the Conmerce OF Chinn-P0wer OF
This Country Recognized in England,
See Senator Brice IL you want to hear on,
best reporter and philosopher downtown said
a bank man TO me. He IL lust back from New.
port and is full Of his foreign tour"
After 4 O'Clock I'll have some time IL you can
ride along with me TO the Oriental Hotel" said
Mr.. Brice. who was and again may be the Com
modore Vanderbilt of the West In opposition
lines.
At 4 o'clock he came promptly out in his
English suitinRs and tight curl Of topknot hair
and began In a monologus to lose no time from
questioninEs.
II spent two weeks in France and six weeks
in England. Ny eldest daughter was with me
and we had many invitations to visit friends we
have known in Washington and here and New
port. | also spent many nights in the houses
Of Parliament rowing from quarter to quarter.
and I'm the department. on Downing street met
Messrs. Chamberlain. Balfour. Curzon and
other affable members Of the British Govern
ment, and went in toys to Buckingham palace.
The course OF acquaintance. marriage and
events has brought together as probably never
before the two Governments and their individ-
ual members. We stand high in regard TO all
that Is representative In England. Nothing has
ever approached the completeness Of recogni-
IlOu VI liz AHtflCin sI0Ie anu people Dy TO-
days England nor have any other people that
lean hear of-foreign ~people-secured the full
measure OF respect America now has in the
British islands. and especially in England
Is that the result of the Spanish ware
The efficacy Of the American state and mill
tary machine in this extraordinary war of four
months solved all samples OF doubt In England
that we have become and are n high modelled
nation. with u people "a capable as the state
and military. This recognition ia without any
exceptions of pnrty. sect. avocation or any
thing. The solitary cad who may raise his ex-
ception falls out of pity to Il sudden depth Of
contempt. We occupy the situation OF . full
equal anu master power in the world. The
a~tfability Of the Americans in victory continues
the impression made by our onset. When the
feet began is work and not a gun was I'M
shipped. no steel frame disturbed. no weak
ness made manifest in our ship carpen-
try. the new navy stepping buoyantly
into the sea and crushing the armed enemy
at every point. with a cheerful beginning and a
swift succession of great events hardly matched
in history. the last scale fell on the eyes of Eng
land. The intrepidity of the army and its trI-
umph over climate as well as Spaniards were
coincident. But above even these physical
achievements stood the wealth of the republic
in the manifestations it gave while stripped for
battle. The subscription OF $500, 10000 by
the plain, unvarnished population in sums OF
$500 apiece and less. so that the Treasury Is
probably going to reject any bid above $4,000.
and take no $1,000 subscription. was
another wonder to England. Wealth. at
ter all, makes war successful. and war
10 the parade day OF nations. The large ex-
cess of the loan offered and refused by the Gov
ernmenr. the turning down OF bankers and
syndicates. and their absolute unimpUrtance
in the loan. and the close concord between the
land 70 feel that here was a new scene upon the
world. Add TO this the trade OF the United
states at me war period, ITS OF
mighty balance. three times the cost of the
whole war1,,and the confidence Of England was
greater still. Then they. saw 2OO,OOO volun-
teers come to the President. call. from the
flower Of the family. "a we'll as the helds Of toll.
so swiftly that before criticism could begin
and England said. Yonder are man
The cost Of the war Is a iea bite to the credit il
wins lls among almost the only people who
were likely TO show sincere regard for rs in
our victories no less than our reverSes. Here
tofore England has had the jealousy of other
powers concerning our acquisitions Of territory
England almost fears our moderation. because
she knows Europe SO well and sees so clearly
the instantaneous advantage We have gained
in islands and points Of trade
Are We going TO abuse the credit again by
peddling schemes against IL Z"
England owes US $15O.OO0. 700 which she
has not paid us. She will probably pay it IN
gold. for we have very little of u security sort
lying over there. Every time there has been
weakening OF American stocks in London we
have bought them back low, The loan at 3 per
cent. the banks are now taking from the sub
scribers who can realize instantly ar 1O5. This
shows a movement Of money 70 the centre in
America gold will flow TO us and We may
Surely We have a large line of Pennsylvania
Railroad and other stocks in Eng and 2"
Investment stocks. not available to obtain
against a balance Of trade. The nature Of Eng
land makes an Investment opportunity a set
TiA.t hln 1hA sAnllFIf nT an q lErAn /
the last thing secure over there. l found that |
the country life among estates. so dear TO the
they can no longer afford it. A tax upon sue
ceSsions il levied by the Crown ut each proprie-
as it is further alisnated in degree Of relation
ship. and III many cuses the tax il more than
the worth Of the land. and the payer of the tax
enters probably upon his passionate 10Y OF an
estate without the money to stand 1t long.
Here. blessed with abundant land. we do not
love its patrimoniai associations. The Ameri-
can will exchange. any one home for another,
and perhaps all homes for u hotel, The want
OF local patriotism is most noticeable here af-
ter seeing the pain Of giving up ones country
IL south Africa still a genuine source of
Yes. it is worth SeO.OOO.OO % gold a year. or
about as much az all our American gold dig-
in gold TO England. The posses
sion Of colonies Ia che cause Of the return of
old country; Germany. France. and RUSSIA see
the circulation England attains by colonies and
ipt ntT rolOnIdl pOlltN Win very llIIle OF Eng
hearty and liberal spirit. The United
suddenly follows those later nations in
Sben qb@ 9n asHIs AMI niig RF9d am9ng a t fhnst Riis a.
DO you favor keeping the Philippine Isl
ands 2"
nations is. 'Geutlemen. the inability of one Of
your mum Der TO keep the peace and utilize his
colonies compelled us To assume their trustee
ship, and now thar the Philippines are ours We
mean To keep them to start our trade with
Ihina and have Il point Of vantage according
o your late and impressive example,
What IL the state OF the railway concession
Tou and others Obtained in China p
1T IL all right. We are not affected by Rus
.ia and China having gotten closer together.
We submitted to the Russian government the
concession offered to US and asked If it would
% unpalatable 10 Russia, They replied that
ye were preferred by Russia as the least OBJ
nation, because We would not be
,olOniZers OF China, but only investors there.
Here. however. lies the whole value Of that
and all others that Americans may
procure in eastern or tropical countries: viii
he United states support its citizens in their