The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-11
STIRRED UP
BY SALISBURY.
Remarks Of Great BTitain'S
Premier Arouse Europe.
JEALOUS EYES ON AMERICA.
Talk Of an Anglo-AmerIcan Agreement d.
rected Against Germany.
NO SLIGHT TO THE UNITED STATES.
London Times Says Such Construction Of Lord
SalIsbups Remarks Is Perverted Ons---
Comments Of Paris Press on Speech.

London, Nov. 11.-Lord Salisbury's
speech at the lord mayors banquet at
the Guild hall. especially his reference
tn America, Is making q stir throughout
Europe. The Paris evening papers yes
terday, having longer time for refiec-
tion. had a much less satisfied tone
than the utterances OF the morning press
In the French capital; while the whole
continent reflects the feeling that the
speech conveys a grave menace for the
future.
La Lberte OF Paris says: 1t is a
question of an Anglo American agree
ment respecting the Philippines directed
against Germany.
The Journal Des Debats regards the
speech as IAN invitation TO America
TO make an alliance against Europe"
but doubts whether Americans will will
ingly play the roll of ain-bearers to
English politics"
The London morning papers revert to
the subject and again take occasion to
wish well 10 Americas colonial mission.
The Times says editorially: No doubt
the idea of La Liberte is grotesque, yet
it shows q truer appreciation OF the
spirit OF Lord Salisbury's remarks than
the singular Interpretation put upon
them ty one oorrespondent-Henr Nor
man-who finds In them the preposter-
Gus implication that the English attitude
during the war was due 10 the motion
that our interests would be furthered
by the United States being plunged into
war. Lord Salisbury clearly did not
refer 10 the late war at all. He paid the
United States the compliment of hold
ing that their entry into the worlds
politics is an event Of great Importance.
His further remarks obviously meant
that America and England would stand
together ln friendship based upon com
munity OF aims, sentiments and in
terests. II needs strangely perverted
ingenuinity to see a slight to America
in views of this kind, enunciated by the
statesman who directed English politics
throughout the Hispano- American war
and the Anglo American rapprochment
IL produced. German critics are more
perspicacious and evidently dislike the
prospect Lord Salisbury suggested.
The Daily Mall which deprecates En-
peror Williams visit TO Spain as most
ill-advised and inopportune," says:
The first article of our national policy
is close friendship with the United
States: and IT would be better FOR Ger
many to act in harmony with Great Brit
ain than to try to irritate America.
The Standard, In it's editorial, absolves
Lord Salisbury of any intention TO sound
q note OF warning in alluding TO Amer
ica's entry into world politics. and
welcomes the cooperation Of the United
States with England in preventing the
vast domains of China, should they be
come derelict from becoming the pre-
serve of any single European state
The Daily News says: Lord Sails
bury's remarks were unusually obscure.
Perhaps he was alluding to Germany's
irritation. In any case Germany can
not contemplate the supreme folly of
fighting TO exclude America from the
Philippines. II she wants 10 display
colonial energy in that direction, Ger
many Is too late. America has been
deeply and justly incensed at Germany's
favor toward Spain, and she certainly
will not ask the kaisers leave before
approprating the fruits OF victory.
Lord George Hamilton secretary OF
state in India, speaking in London tagt
evening, said he agreed with Lord Sails
bury that ii was quite impossible TO
overestimate the Importance OF Ameri-
cas- entrance upon a colonizing policy.
England and America" ne declared,
"whose ideas and interests are iden-
tical. should stand side by side in the
promotion OF civilization and good gov
ernmcnt in the dark places OF the earth"