The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-03-18

than 25 per cent. of our foreign trade.
The United States sold to Great Britain
products of the value of $483, 00O, 900 and
bought from her products valued at
$16T. 000,0 England is our greatest
customer and would suffer greatly If
there should be any serious interruption
in our shipments of breadstuffs and meat
products. In those specialties we are her
chief source of supply. In addition to
this, hundreds of millions of British CAPT
tai are invested in American property
and enterprises. Practically, com
mercial alliance already exists between
the two countries on account of the in
innate INTERVIEWING of interests. and in
war with Spain there would be no
question to which side Great Britain
would incline. She might not place her
fleets at our disposal, but her enormous
naval establishment would be actively
enlisted in the protection of her own
commerce, and incidently ours, from
Spanish guns.
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There is no question that the United
States will have the moral sympathy
and support of Great Britain if war is
the outcome of the present strained re-
lations with Spain. and if any other
power interferes on the side of Spain but
that Great Britain would interfere on
our side. This simply shows Great
Britain's anxiety for an alliance with
this country. Nations do not interfere
in the quarrels and wars of other nations
except to gain some purpose of their
own. Great Britain is not unselfsh in
this matter. She is acting, as she has
acted in all similar instances for CEN
turtles, from motives of self interest. In
this she is not singular. All other
nations have acted from the same
motive. It is the duty of those who con-
duct the affairs of the United States to
to take advantage of this motive in other
countries whenever and wherever by SO
doing they can advance the interests of
this country. The aphorism of Sam'l Of
POsen, that business is business" ap-
plies as well to nations as to individuals.
The administration learns with salts
faction that Roadway is being made in
the campaign which is being conducted
in Europe to extricate the Spanish gov
eminent from the Cuban predictament
in which it finds itself.
A short time before assuming the di-
rection of affairs, Sagasta made open
confession of his sincere belief that the
Cnban war was hopeless and it is pri-
vately known that he has not changed
his mind. 1t is assumed, therefore. bv
very well informed diplomats, that as
soon as he can safely move he will indi-
cate that ne is ready to receive sugges-
lions and to take action looking to a set
Element of the Cuban matter. He is
now prevented from so doing and held
in check through very lively fear of
successful revolution.
With a general knowledge of what is
going on for peace President Mckinley
feels that he has better reasons for look
ing for peaceful termination of the
pending problem than the public at
large has yet been able to appreciate or
understand. In the nature of things
there can be no official advertisement by
the Administration of the nature and
scope of the vitality important deals
which are in progress abroad. The Ad-
ministration is not adverse. however, to
dropping hints for its friends of the press
to work out, in order that the people
may have an lnkling of what is going ons
Unless the report of the Maine Court
of Inquiry should be sensational and SO
radically different from what it is ex-
pected to be as to compel the President
to take an aggressive stand which would
bring matters to sharp and decisive
issue there is not likely to be White
House action which will interfere. 1t
can also be stated by authority that the
President is not anxious for further de-
lay, but that he is DESTROYS of bringing
the Maine matter to a head. He does
not look for trouble to result therefrom
and will be glad to see negotiations for
settlement under way without further
delay. EDWARD WRIGHT BRADY.
All Souls Hospital has now thirty
patients; Memorial seven. six in the