The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-23
DEPEw STILL TALKING.
Has Now Recnntcd His Opposition to
Imperialism.

London. June 22.-Dr. Chauncey NJ. De-
pew has partly recanted his opposition TO
imperialism as the result of the latest de-
velopments and of three weeks In Europe.
During his sojourn he has had unusual
opportunities OF learning the sentiments Of
politicians and of the public He win re-
turn to New York by the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse on Friday.
Requested by the correspondent of the
Associated Press to summarize his Views
of French and English opinion on war
questions, DR. Depew said The senti-
meut In France As about what II would be
in the United states IL England and France
were lighting and every paper in the Unit
ed States were daily abusing the Frencn,
denouncing the injustice of their going 10
war, picturing them as a race of robbers,
shopkeepers and pigs, declaring that Eng
land was poor and was the under dog ara
holding up France as actuated by nothing
but pure brute desire to steal England
property.
THAT'S what all the papers but three
are doing In France. When we also con-
slider that France and Spain are both OF
the Latin race and OF the same religion,
and that Frenchmen have hundreds OF
millions invested in Spain, we need not be
surprised that the feeling there Is prac-
tically unanimous against us. think one
man prevents this feeling taking acute
form. That Is NJ. Hanotaux, the minister
of foreign affairs. But for him the
French Chamber of Deputies might have
taken action openly siding with Spain.
There is no doubt that had Manila been a
Spanish victory there would have been an
illumination of Paris. il was on account
Of this sentiment that l endeavored TO
give the causes of the war when the Temps
a. tsts.. 4 Hst.
told IL was a revelation to the French and
led to material modification of French
opinion. They had not heard our side
before"
When the talk turned on England, the
interviewer suggested that the sympathles
of the British aristocracy were largely
with the Spanish. Dr. Depew said he Rad
not found them so.
II have met many of them during my
visit" he said. "aud found them all en-
Enthusiastically with us. The women are all
with us. That Is the best test. The ma
jorty of the people do not want a mere
understanding, they want hard and fast
alliance. If continental Europe interven-
ed on the side OF Spain, Great Britain
would go as far as we were willing 10 make
an alliance.
Their idea Of the policy of Imperialism
Is that il could be worked very successfully
between two nations. They are unani-
mously In favor of our keeping the Phil
ippines and make no distinction between
our making Cuba republic or keeping II
ourselves. The result they say would be
the same"
Asked IL his opinion on imperial
policy had changed, Dr. Depew re-
Piled: There are ditflcultles
in my position, which did not exist when
/ took IL up. New conditions are arising
all the while with progression Of the war,
which make 1t difficult to keep out or get
out of this colonlzing business. We must
take into view the temper Of our people,
who would certainly never give any coll
onies back to Spain. Transferring them or
any of them to a European power would
lead to a European war In sixty days II
looks as though we would have TO paint
our white elephant brown and teach him
to work"