New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-04
EUROPE AGAINST AMEhlVh.
WILLIAM T. STEAD SAYS THE sENTl-
MENT is UNIVERSAL.

MENT IS UNIVERSAL
lie ALSO TELLS a cIRcuMsTANTfAL sio"i W
HOW A COMBINATION OF THE POWERS
ADVERSE TO THE UNITED STATES
WAS BROKEN UP.
London. Nov. A-William T. Stead. writing from
Rome. under date OF November q. says:
THE answer to the question. What does the Ola
World think OF the New World! mas never oee'
mad. with greater emphasis than In the E'erhai
City The Oldest Old World regards the newest
New with feelings OF anger, disgust ana alarm
almost too great for words. the sentiment vi "
dgnation is universal. There is no sympathy ,''
the United States either among whites OF o.a.n
In fact dislike OF the American selz're Vi w
PHILIPPINES and conviction that the humanitar'a"
or,husiasm which made the war possible was
mere mask OF cant assumed in order 10 iacih'a'e
conquest are almost the only sentiments S."
in common by the rival camps OF the Qui''"" ~
OF the Vatican. =, 49,.
with the Kings men. the sentiment Is Gun"
paratvely mild They do not believe III 'ho -.
in the nterestedness Of the American war OF I'D
Grafton The American declarations are almost
universally derided as hideous examples Oh "o,Ho
than English hypocrisy. Uncle Sam. they say oe-
termined in all things to surpass john Bull mas
outdone him even In Pharisaism ana cant. ~.
friends OF America wiring their hands In unaHecteu
grief over the fall of the United states uhder inc
termination of the lust OF territorial eApahSio'
Her enemies shoot out the lip ana shriek III ue
rision over what they regard as the uhihis'dhao'S
demonstration which the demand for the fhinp
,as affords Of American cupidity, American bad
faith and American ambition. We told you 60
they exclaim That is what the unctuous rec',
,ude Of the Anglo-Saxon always ENDS H. ne al
wavs begins by calling heaven to witness ms vi,
selfish desire to help his neighoor' pu' he a'""''
ends by stealing his spoons
THESE ENGLISH OF THE NEW WORLD
ut is unpleasant for the Anglo-Saxon TO near
this on every side but since the peace negoua'o"'
have developed a demand for the complete cessioh
80 tho pbYinnnes Americans will do well to recog-
nize that some such statement as the above repre-
sents the current opinion OF almost every one III
Europe who pays cursory attention 10 "ha' 10
going on abroad. Mere National prlgahuase'
markedly odous Pharisaism.' is phrase when
roughly represents the judgment Of the Ola Woriu
on the recent developments of the New. rroI"
which II may be learned once more the old truth
that I'm n mans judgment Of his neighbors mo-
tives We the mirror OF his own character for
the most part they express surprise they ex-
pected nothing better from these English OK the
New World. They true to their ancestry.
But there is in every country a minority OF
thoughtful men who having for all their lives been
the stanchest friends of the American Common
wealth. are now COMPOUNDED and utterly put to
shame at what IS universally regarded as the apos-
their National policy and the adoption OF the Ola
World policy Of conquest.
"You NAV argue protest and rage you please
The Old World has made up It's mind on the SUBJ
ject and nothing that can be said or done In the
United States will alter it's judgment. The Ameri-
can Government has come out Of It's ring fence
II has thrown its hat into the arena of the world
1t is launched career Of conquest which VIII
be all the more predatory because IL Is masked by
humanitaranism. The American Commonwealth,
they hold has succumbed to the malady which has
so long plagued the Old World bright hope for
the human race extinguished when the one
non-mitary great Power which eschewed all
schemes OF aggression and annexation enrolled IT.
self among the common herd Of conquering States.
SO men talk everywhere in Europe whether they
regard the old American ideal with sympathy or
with contempt, they all agree In believing that "
has been abandoned, and that forever.
The annexation OF the Philippine Islands may
seem but small thing. but 1t is decisive when
Eve ate the apple IT was but the act OF moment;
PARADISE VIVA; the Old World says is that the
New World has eaten OF the forbidden irult
w VII nrcvent ali return to the peaceful tradi-
ton of the fathers Of the Republic.
A DIPLOMATIC INCIDENT.
I'm the course Of my tour. am now compelled
10 admit | found proof Of the existence OF ds-
position the part Of the Powers to intervene on
behalf Of Spain wnch might have been very seri-
ous had II not been checked in the bud by the
knowledge that England would have nothing 10 %
Win it. When va; IN Paris w was p9syey tOa
and that. therefore England had never had the
occasion opportunity 10 put her foot down on
true as far az action the part OF the Gov
eminent was concerned. But II Is not less true
matte representative OF the Powers communicated
! TO an American Minister at a European court IN
the Powers and their desire to express that, ais-
/ cu1i
of the use the allied forces OF the European ma
frankly discussed between the two dlplomatists.
The result of that discussion was 10 put sum
III you intervene said the American Minister
Yes rejoinei his visitor and The forces %. 81
the great European Powers acting in alliance wouid
overwhe.m any opposition which America could
doubt said the Aeries can bpt you ", Would ths
haze S Sgs nd keep e
Of your natural lifs For the New World is No not
Cir not any more than II submitted century since
when the odds far worse. -,, .,.,.
when you were hurrying your armies ana Sout
navcs three thousand miles OF sea 70 ngh'
Who is certainly not friendly to your enerPr Ton
This put an exHsusher on tSe
HHaand The Shoe design checked at the the
ye5y Sg'ast y o America played his cards in
Mi the dealings OF the English-speakng people WITH
/ their Jealous and suspicious neighoors 49,, ..,,,
very glad to be able to set o ben t were o
in e a, drst hand by the person most Immediately
/ nnncerned and you can absolutely rely upon the
accuracy Of the above statement
ANGLo-sAXON BROTHERHOOD.
"If the Old World regards American growth ana
evanston with unconceaed alarm. the British En-
,ro ,ybich is seated both on the Old World and
the New contemplated tho new departure with I'M
affected sympathy The relations between the EN-
bassies OF Britain and America at constantihope
and at Rome could hardly DE closer ana more