The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1898-11-18
CONCERN ABOUT AMERICA.

in the politics of the world. This
fact IS brought out by expressions of
some public men and newspa pers on
the other side of the Atlantic in the
past two or three days. Oddly
enough, Premier Salisbury, though
unintentlonally, is partly responsible
for this misapprehension. In speech
q few days ago the Premier remarked
that this sis the first year in which
the mighty force of the American
republic has been introduced among
nations whose dominions are expand
ing, and whose instruments, to a GER
tain extent, are war" He added
that he is not refusing sympathy to
America sin the difficulties through
which it has passed, but no one can
deny that its appearance among
factors AsIatic at all events, and pos
sibly in European diplomacy, is
grave and serious event, which may
not conduce to the interests of peace,
though think in any event 1t is
likely to conduce to the interests of
Great Britain
Throughout Europe, in and out of
England, 1t is plain that an lnterpre-
tation has been put upon these words
which their author did not have in
mind when he uttered them. Some
of the English papers say that the
Premier's words in relation to the
United States are "ill-advised" and
maladroit. One of them, the Lon
don Chronicle, says the entrance of
the United States into the politics of
the world will neither make for war
nor be a partisan advantage to Great
Britain. Outside of England the
Premier's words are exciting some
alarm. Silvela, the Spanish conser-
vative chleftain, said recently, in
referring to these remarks and to the
result of the American congressional
elections last Tuesday, that America
is determined to 'extract the full
pound of flesh from Spain" The
diplomats of the various European
countries who are stationed at Rome
imagine they see in the Salisbury
speech indications that ian under
standing exists between London and
Washington" This feeling IS voiced
by many of the newspapers in France,
Germany and Spain. AS the Lon
don Spectator says. "the statesmen of
the continent fear the advent of the
United States in European politics.
they think there is san Anglo-Saxon
alliance" and they imagine this has
''all manner of menaces" TO the peace
of Europe.
All this is surprising to the United
States. On both points covered by
continental Europe's forebodings the
American people can make a very
positive disclaimer. No alliance
exists between the United States and
Great Britain. The entrance of the
United States in the politics of the
world carries with it no menace of
war. 1t is possible that there is an
understanding between the govern
ments of the two nations on certain
matters of foreign politics, but it is
safe to say that if any such agree
ment exists it is IN the vaguest and |
most general terms. 1t falls far |
short of what is understood In CONT
mental Europe by the term alliance.
The United States would enter into
no alliance except in actual war, and
that compact would cover no exigen-
cles except those occurring during
that struggle or directly growing out
of it. There is not the faintest prob
ability that any conditions will arise
at any time in the near future to
make an alliance necessary or desire
able. There is certain sympathy
and identity of interests existing be-