The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1898-07-08

Senator Fry Of Maine has given
out the following interview:
81 have no hesitation in saying
that the conduct of Great Britain
during our present trouble has made
her millions of friends in the United
States. That epitomizes my views
Of the Anglo, American situation"
said Senator Frye. "About the
possibilities of an Anglo American
alliance do not care to talk, as that
is matter which would have to come
bafore the committee on foreign re-
lations of which l am member"
ado you think you have been mis-
taken in your antagonism to Great
Britain in the past ?"
"No," said the senator. England's
policy toward us has been selfish al
ways She has never done a friend
ly act toward us until now. She has
sustained Canada In everything the
dominion has done against our fish
ing and seal interests. She tainted
US with being slave country, and
yet when the opportunity to free this
country from slave holding offered it.
self, she gave her sympathy and aid
to the cause which would have per
petuated it forever. She did it for a
commercial reason-because the con-
stitution of the confederacy contained
a clause declaring for free trade, and
the English government thought to
profit by that fact.
81 say the English government,
because l believe the people of Eng.
land have been with US all the time
1t is only the government which has
pursued the selfish policy which has
kept us apart. The great object OF
England has been to extend her trade
and to do that she has been willing
to ride roughshod over any one wht
came in her way-America or an,
other nation. have always felt tina
if the time ever came when the ma
tions of Europe were united agains
her, l could not help but be he
friend. Blood is thicker than water
after ell"
| / asked the senator if one result O
the war would not be the strengthen
ing of our navy. He said that wa
already assured.
"Do you think the enthusiasm
which grows out Of the war is goin
to die out before congress has
chance to vote for an increase whic
would give us an adequate navy ?"
"No. That enthusiasm is not &c
ing to die out for 10 or dozen years
War has always had the effect
make a people liberal. We are &c
: ing to have large navy as quickl
as it can be built"
"And how about the Nicaragu
r canal ?"
: "That is settled now"
: "You mean that it is going to
built !"
"There is no doubt about it.
will be built by the government"
"Or by the guarantee of the con
pany's bonds ?"
e st is the same thing. The con
pany cuts no figure. 1t is the go,
eminent which will build the cana
D That has become even democrat
, doctrine. The democratic CONVEX
lions will be putting that in the
platforms. The democrats are ge
ting up to our camp6res on GOO
many questions.
4 GLOW about the colonial expansic
4 which is so much discussed ?"
So far as that concerns the Ph,lil
pines, l don't care to discuss it III
til the war is over. We cannot kno
D until then what our policy should b.
e will say this much, however, tn
the Philippines must never be give
8 back to Spain. That would be
o moral wrong. From the accoun
Z which have come to us through Il
o newspapers of the conduct of IL
q rebel chieftain and his followers,
would seem as though 1t were poss
BILE that a self-governing nation cou
be created there. Among hal
savage people oppressed as tho
people have been, it would only
natural to expect that, when the d
portunity offered, they would ri
and Stay their oppressors.
1.-The conservatism of the rebel
as reported in the press dispatche
seems to indicate unexpected poss
bilities in them. But we cannot for
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