New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-14
A FRENCH VIEW OF AMERICA.

THE VAST POLITICAL POWER AND INFLUENCE
or THE UNITED STATES a
While with an abnormal persistency cable dis
patches daily report the unfriendly comments or
American policy made by reactonary and unpopu-
lar papers with problemauc circulation. like the
"Gauois' the "Soeil." of Paris II is gratifying
to hear the opinion Of the United States published
in the most popular and most largely circulated
newspapers I'm France. one OF them. the Petite
Republique. an International labor organ OF Paris
whose tremendous circulation is second only to
that OF "LIntransgeant" said among other
things. in its leader OF October 25
Seventy five years ago the Monroe Doctrine
Am"rica for Americans vas proclaimed To-
gay events nave gone further; the United States
nav" engaged IN international politics plaving I'm
them role more and mDrc important Just A.
Seventy-fve years ago the Powers Of Continental
Europe were compelled 10 witness. pOwerlcss to
interfere the nsurrectIon Of the Spanish colonies
and their separation from the mother country just
now old Europe Witnesses without protesting the
taxing possession OF cuba and Porto Rico 10y the
Chlted states Ihat conquest opens to the latter
great economical futlrc. insuring them SUI
wllI unite The Atlantic and Pacdc oconns ~
the most important ways OF maritime communica-
ton, the sucz and Panama canals, will be in
Therefore one must be astonshed If as a con.
sequence OF the war with Spain the political
power OF the United States Increases heyond ali
proportion. and II It's influence over America IN
creasos also In such manner that the Pan-Amer-
lean policy Will he the way to realization
Thanks to its enormous mass Of capital lho prog
ress Of its industry and agriculture tho elevated
sentiment OF Its citizens and the rapid increase OF
its population. the United States finds itsef to-day
one OF the most powerful factors Of international
life. The flag of the Union floats to-day not only
over Porto Rico and Cuba. but also over Hawaii
and the Philippines and its Influence will soon
he felt In China. where many interests are now
engaged. The expansion of the United states will
not confne itself 10 the Atlantic and the Pacific:
II appears that soon American feet will be
stationed in the Mediterranean and along the coasts
OF Morocco. thus paying role in questions which
formerly Interested Europe exclusively Despite
the present understanding between the United
States and England. there IL no doubt that in the
near future the American Union will annex also
Canada and the vast territories belonging Eng
land in the Northwest. that the political axis
and the equilibrium Of the Great Powers will be
and more displaced.
In America one sees growing a formida BILE power
before which all others have had 10 bend knees
or later. The successes OF the Unit ed States
be considered those OF the laboring class
the world II Spain had been victorious in the
last war. that would have delayed for A long while
tho cmancipa ton of the labOrer in the countries
she would have retained under her domination
The United States count now more than seventy
millions Of people Il plays one OF the most mpor-
tant parts In the industry and commerce OF the
whole word Il Is not only the products Of its agri
culture. hut also those of its Industry which will
to Europe and Asia. so that at tho beginning
Of the twentieth century America will he. perhaps
tho first country OF the world. and the most pow
erfu democracy which has ever existed.