The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-01
II Bri!aln's Nslghhsrs Do Not Cease Their
Attacks on the Queen.
Also Refers to the Understanding
Between Great Britain and the
United States, and Advocates an
Anglo American German Al
lance. Which Might Do More'
Perhaps, Than Any Combina-
+;on of Arms to Preserve the
Peace Of the World.

1ONDON Nov. 3O-Joseph ChaHnpei-
,o;n Secretary of State for the Colo
MES in a speech at a luncheon at Lei-
castar TODAY. said that ever since the
.yreat split in the Liberal party ne hao
found himself a mark for the sianoers
and MISREPRESENTATION of the paser
sort of politicians" but that ne mao
compensation in the generous apprecla-
tion of the majority of his countrymen'
Continuing, Mr. Chamberlain SAID ne
,vas deenlv gratified that the foreign
relations of Great Britain were SO sat
ssfactorv and asserted that the country
owed a debt of gratitude to LORD SAILS
burv for the great improvement in
Great Britains position. 1t was espe-
cially gratifying, he said, 10 hole tiie
friendly relations existing between the
Anglo Saxon branches, saying tnal the
understanding between the United
States and Great Britain was indeed d
guarantee of the peace OF the Worlo.
This statement was greeted WIN
cheers.
Referring to the attacks OF the lot
eign press, Mr.. Chamberlain SAID THESE
newspaper had not even spared the al
most sacred person of the queen.
This" continued the speaker, pro
voked natural Indignation, which may
have serious consequences if our neigh
bors do not mend their ways.
An outburst of cheering greeted this
threat of the Colonial Secretary.
1t was a matter for congratulation,
Mr.. Chamberlain asserted. that the
worst of these disgraceful attacks did
not appear in the German papers"
Dealing with the attitude of foreign
nations Mr.. Chamberlain said:
Il rejoice, and it is perhaps natural,
for | have taken a personal interest in
the matter, in the friendly feeling which
l hope is now permanent between the
two great branches of the Anglo-Saxon
race. l have so many friends in the
United States, almost as many as
have here and / can conceive of no
greater disaster to the two countries
than to find themselves hostile to each
other. Yet, l remember, when | first
visited America, my surprise and aston
ishment at the evidence given me ny
statesmen and politicians, and in ar
ticles in the press. of constant suspicion
of the objects of Great Britain, constant
doubts as to her integrity, and a gen.
eral unfavorable estimate of our pros
poets and character. Once, addressing
d great meeting in Philadelphia, l VEN
tured to say that what we wanted was
a new Columbus to set out from Amer
lea, discover the United Kingdom and
return to America and tell them some
thing they did not know of the charac-
ter of the strange inhabitants of those
islands.
This i'll feeling was due, no doubt,
to many causes, but to the fact that
the United States has never been at war
with any great power but England, due
to their traditions, extending over
century, due to a feeling that the SYM
pathy of Great Britain was not with
them in their civil war; and to the gen.
eral belief that the people of Great
Britain would see with satisfaction any
harm that might befall them.
1T appeared to me almost useless to
contradict these mistaken opinions But