The Portland daily press., 1898-11-11
EUROPE STIRRED UP.
Lord salisburs's Remarks Have Caused
Great Sensation

London, November 11.--Lord Sails
bury's speech at the Lord Mayors ban.
quet at the Guild Hal1-especially his
refer ence to America, is making stir
Ithroughout Europe. The Paris evening
papers yesterday (Thursday) having
longer time for reflection had much less
satisfi ed tone than the utterances OF the
morning press in the French capital,
while the whole continent reflects the
feeling that the speech conveys grave
menace for the future.
La Liberte of Paris, says: 1t is ques-
tion of an Anglo American agreement re-
specting 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 willingly
play the role of train bearers to English
politics."
The London morning papers revert to
the subject and again take occasion TO
wish we'll to Americas colonial mission.
The Times says editorially:
"No doubt the idea Of La Liberte is
grotesque, yet it shows truer apprecia-
tion of the spirit of Lord Salisbury's re-
put upon them by one correspondent MIR.
Henry Norman. who finds in them the
preposterOus implication that the English
attitude during the war was due to the
notion that our interests would be
furthered by the United States being
plunged into war.
Lord Salisbury clearly did not refer to
the late war at all. He paid the United
States the compliment of holding that
their entry into world politics Isl an event
OF great Importance His further remarks
obviously meant that America and Eng
land wonId sJand together in a friendship
based upon community OF aims, sentl-
ments and interests.
sit needs strangely.E perverted in
genuity to see slight to America IN
views Of this kind enunciated by the
statesman who directed English policy
throughout the Hispano-American war
and the Anglo-American Rapproohment
it produced. German critics are more
perspicacious and evidently dislike the
prospect Lord Salisbury sugg ested.
The Daily Mail which de precates Em-
! s-ss' Williams visit to Spain as most
ill-advised and inopportnne. says: THE
| first article of our natiOnAl policy is q
close friendship with the United States;
and it would be better for Germany to act
| in harmony with Great Britain than to
| try to irritate America.
| The Standard in its editorial, absolves
| Lord Salisbury Of any intention, to sound
q note of warning I'm alluding to
| Americas entry into world politics and
welcomes the cooperation OF the United
| States with England in 'preyenting the
vast domains Of China, should they be-
come dersiict, from becoming the preserve
| of any single European state.
The Daily News says: Lord Sails
bury's remarks were unusually obscure.
Perhaps he was aliuding to Germany g
| irritation. In any case Germany cannot
contemplate the supreme folly of lighting
to exclude America from the Philippines.
If she wants to display colonial energy IN
| that direction, Germany is too late.
"America has been deeply and justly
incensed at Germany's favor towards
| Spain and she certainly will not ask the
I Kaisers leave before appropriating the
fruits of victory.
/ Lord George Hamilton, secretary of
state for India, speaking in London last
evening, said he agreed with Lord Sails.
bury that it was quite impossible to over
| estimate the Importance of Americas en-
trance upon colonizins!. policy. Eng
land and America he declared, whose
| ideas and interests are identical, should
stand side by side in the promotion OF
civilization and good government IN the
dark places of the earth. =
THE GERMAN PRESS.
Berlin, November I0.-The National
Zeitung says today:
"Germans regard the American refer
encs in Lord Salisburyss Guildhali speech
as the most sieniticant portion of his re.
marks. They believe it was the hope OF
American support that gave him the cour-
age to speak with resolution.
| The Vossisohej Zeitung and the Berllner
Post also refer to Lore Salisbury s Anne
rican illusions and reach the conclusion
that his speech .tgives little hope OF pro-
longed peace