The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
A CANDID ENGLIsHSfAN
Says Britain Wants America to Aid in
Chinese Trouble.


Copyright, 1898, by the Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 3.-The practical conclu-
sion of the peace negotiations at Paris is
hailed here with considerable satisfaction,
and the newspapers daily discuss the So
called imperial" future of the United States,
coupled with the fervent hope that the
United States will adopt q colonial open
door policy. In fact, the latter point is re-
garded as being the cornerstone Of the An
glo-American understanding, which is now
an important feature of every political
speech delivered on this side of the Atlantic.
The Saturday Review is very candid about
what it describes as ''the slobbering cant
and hypocritical blazoning of doubtful af-
fection" between the United States and
Great Britain and says: Let us be frank
and say outright that we expect mutual
gain in material interests from this rap
prochement. The American commissioners
at Paris are making their bargain, whether
they realize it or not under the protecting
naval strength of England, and we shall
expect a material quid pro quo for this as
sstance. We expect the United States to
deal generously with Canada in the matter
of tariffs and we expect to be remembered
when the United States comes into posses
sion of the Philippine islands, and, above
all, we expect her assistance on the day,
which is quickly approaching, when the
future of China comes up for settlement, for
the young imperialst has entered upon a
path where it will require a strong friend,
and a lasting friendship between the two
nations can be secured not by frothy senti-
mentality on public platforms, but by
reciprocal advantages in solid material in
terests." The foregoing opinion is certainly
outspoken enough, but every American NOV
ing in business circles here knows this
voices the expectations of the average En-
gllshman.
The question of the Sulu islands has
awakened great deal of interest and this
again is viewed through the spsctacles of
British commerce, the Pail Mall Gazette re-
marking: Let the United States acquire
the Sulus il they want them, but let US
have an open door there for our trade"
adding: "The Sulus are the connecting link
between North Borneo and the Philippines
and we have as much interest in these ISL
ands as the Americans will have. An equal
ity of treatment will promote trade not only
between Borneo and Sulu, but between
Borneo and the Philippines also"
The rumor that the United States had ac-
qured a coaling station at Chiriqui. Colom-
British press, prompting the government to
demand compensation for the abrogation Of
the Clayton-Bulwer treaty The Spectator
however. takes a very conciliatory view of
the matter, and declares it would be an i'm
mense mistake for Great Britain to insist
pedantically upon the maintenance of the
treaty, pointing out that the Nicaragua
canal viii never be constructed unless the
treaty is abrogated. and adding; 1T is very
much to our interest that the canal be made
The canal win enable US to reinforce our
Pacific from our Atlantic squadron and vice
versa, while the advantage to our commerce
IS obvious. We want to see the treaty alb
rogated on the sole condition that the
Americans make the canal within definite
time" 80"
Aguinaldo's supporters in the Philippines
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