The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-22
Wales and some of the other potsnt:
forces in the background. Then II was
that England, that is, the real powers

mat England, that is, the yeal powers
| that be here, switched things about
| suddenly for American friendship and
| practically admitted, to the minds Of
| thinking fhen, that England would not
fight strong power If she could
avoid the conflict. She for1nti-
| lated then this plan of courting
American friendship to try to shift
| the balance Of power in the world, and
| has worked hard at it ever since Eng
land knows well that a war with Amer
| lea or Russia, her two natural rivals,
! would cost her her present place among
| nations. A war between France or
| Germany and England would give
Russia the chance England fears,
| and 1t IS hardly within the realm Of
| probability that England would fight
Russia now unless she could pull
America into it on her side It Is Just
as probable. however, that she would
almost go to the length of direct
challenge to. Russia if she could by it
gain an alliance with the United States.
so there you are in cold type.
TRADE THE OBJECT.
And what Is at the bottom Of all
these international complications
Merely trade. Lord Rosebery, I think
1t was, in recent address predicted
that the next great war will be for
trade. Surely trade is at the bottom
or all of England's moves
And here is the hard rub. The hand
writing is as plainly ON the wall as it
was at the ancient feast. England is
now meeting with strong competition
in the worlds markets. Germany has
undersold her and America knocks at
the door Of nearly every country. Eng
lish workmen will not work, the labor
organizations are stronger than ever,
the cooperative idea has cut up
profits, and England is in reality en-
tering upon a fight for existence in
trade. She sees cotton mills being
moved to our South; she is compelled
to use American machinery; American
locomotives go to Russia; Americas
prices for vessels of war are now
cheapest in the world, and the ships
the best: and Mulhall, the English
statistic1an, comes out periodically
with his figures to add to the success
sion Of shocks.
When 1t Is realized here that Amer
lea, free as she is from alliances and
arrangements, proposes to remain SO
and to go on her own road with malice
toward none and charity for all, do
you not suppose that the press and the
public here will be advised to stop
their bluster and brag and admit that.
arter all. there are others, even though
they may not be so fortunate as to
speak the English language?
Perhaps, then, the ordinary English.
man will spend his holiday IN France
or Germany, or even in Russia
ana learn something, instead Of sitting
down In England and explaining, as
ne does today, statistics prove, oh
Lord, that we are the greatest
L have lived in England a great deal
for years, and I love my English
friends, but may I be delivered from
the ordinary Englishnan who has new
er been out Of his own country!
BLUFF WORKED OUT
England has bluffed the world about
as long as she can. America is her
last hope for means toward a RAPIDLY
fading end. Her boasted naval demon
strations no longer terrorize the other
No--S " ei-S Se1i III, lOl IL Is kuOWu
that England will do anything rather
than engage in big war. Her press
still tells how the world ought to have
been made, and comes out with bluster
and blow about British interests at
every opportunity, but you usually no.
tice that it finally has it's honor or
something satisfied, and marches with
great dignity to the rear. Occasionally
1T satisfies gentle reader by tremen-
dous account Of a fight in the bush with
some species Of Hottentots, and pa
rades the great British victory, togeth-
er with a long-winded editorial sum-
ming up Of the great addition to Brit
ish interests and then there is re-
joicing, indeed, all round.
And so I predict we shall before long
see an entirely new development of
British thought in the same line that
America has and will continue to fol-
low, and the exact time this new de-
velopment will be noticed in the press
and general public will depend some
what upon how long it takes for them
to realize that American public senti-
ment Is against any kind Of combina-
ton, expressed or implied with any
foreign power. Once it is understood
here, however, that Americas policy
will not include the advancement of
British interests the press and pub
lie alike will be advised to shout less
about these British interests and all
together to put on entirely different
and far better foot forward toward
the rest of the world. That proverbial
British arrogance and selfishness will
| give way to better characteristics the
game Of grab will be ended, England
will be less inclined to meddle in every
| part Of the world, and she will not have
to tread upon her toes.
1t being necessarily, fortunately,
against her policy, for obvious reasons.
| to really engage in serious war, the
refusal Of America to Join her now will
force her to take her proper place
among nations-an influential one, but
hardly one for dictation to everybody.
And by Americas standing alone and
forcing England to the same policy, 1t
will mean more the peace Of the world
than for England to feel the thrill of
such power as an alliance with Amer
lea would give her, Russia, for one,
Is In no frame of mind to stand much
more from England, and she will not
have to do so unless England can draw
US In with her.
America can get more friendly con-
cessions from Russia by refusing to