The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-08
GREAT BRITAIN
IS FRIENDLY
sympothi1ss With the United States
10 the Spain Affair
A SPIRIT OF CoMRADsHIP
More Thsn Ever Noticeable BstNeen the
Two tsslish-Spssting Nstions--hOid
the keIiare Of the World.

New York March lin view OF the
/ possibility of war between the United
States and Spain there has been a great
deal Of speculation IN Washington as TO
the attitude likely to be- assumed by
other European powers. and especially BY
Great Britain. says the Herald's Wash
lngion correspondent There has been no
idea that England would b. actively !
drawn into such a war IN any way. II IL !
now generally believed the United states
would have her moral support and sym.
patty. News Of the Maine disaster was
received IN Great Britain with almost as
much horror as IN the United States. II |
wat noted at the time that the first ex-
I precision OF sympathy received at the state |
department was from Sir Julian Paunce- |
fote. the British ambassador. who without
waiting TO learn whether the Spanish gov |
ernment was involved called In person
az the state department. This was fol |
lowed by messages from the queen ana
the Prince of Wales and many high off, |
cials Of the army and navy An American
naval officer who has just returned from
I a cruise on which he associated great |
deal with English persons and officers OF
the British army and navy, referring to
the warm feeling that the English have
FOR the United States In this crisis. said
TO your correspondent:
ITO the observer OF current events In |
this country and England. no more strik-
ing thought makes itself felt than the
good fellowship evinced by the average in
tellisent Englishman for America and
most things American. Especially Is
this the case in times OF public danger
for the institutions and prosperity of
England. At such times the feeling seems
widespread that America Is but another
section OF the mother country. to be
counted upon for mutual defense in the
same way that larger colony would. Not
only is this the case. but there is a grow
ing sentiment favorable to our lnstitu-
tions aside from those which appeal TO
the English mind on the surface. as it
were. To those who travel abroad on gov
ernment duties this has become specially
patent. With naval officers there is
spirit OF camaradie which has never ex-
listed before, but which has become a
permanent factor in the conduct OF affairs
on our various foreign stations. The thing
is so evident nowadays that frequent re-
mark is passed on the great changes the
last few years have wrought in the
friendllness between the two services.
And now only this sentimental manifesta-
tion OF the true kindness felt by indi.
viduals. but We are constantly reminded
OF this feeling in an unofficial or, speaking
more properly, in a semi-governmental
way
''ln many OF the inspired utterances in
the press OF London this sentiment has
been dominant for the last few years,
Navy officers abroad frequently hear such
expressions as this; oh in time of any
great national calamity We could count
on the assistance of our American cou-
sins Without doubt there is more
friendship felt and expressed in England
for America than In America for Eng
land. For, unfortunately. 1t has become ,
the fashion to deride everything English I
and to scoff at England ard the English,
from whatever view the report takes it's ,
rise. But literally speaking 1t would {
seem, aside from any tinge of sentiment
allty that the two English-Speaking ma !
tions OF the world should properly stand q
shoulder to shoulder in the future con- 7
tests from a military, commercial or
political point of view. I
Commercially the two nations are al I
most as one in their interests and it re-
Quires but little stretching of the imagi-
nation to see the day when our COM
mercial laws shall be practically alike
for the interchange OF the vast wealth of
turned from the mills and
looms of the two countries.
From a military outlook the prospect is
more dubious, but it can be
foreseen that time might come, con- +,
tingencies might arise. when the existence
Of one nation might depend upon the good
will of the other, This idea is based on
the indlsputable fact that the welfare
of the civilized world is in the keeping
of the English confederation OF people and
anything to break or disrupt the fedora
tion would be catastrophe of world
wide significance.
"Closer relations, politically, perhaps
may be only an aspiration for the COM
ing years to solve, but that there will be
strong afiillation between the two peoples t
is almost demonstration our manners $
and customs are to all intents and pur- d
poses Identical at the present and when /
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