The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-01
AN AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
Secretary Chamberlain Asserts That an
Understanding Exists.

Secretary Chamberlain Asserts That an
Understanding Exists.
London. November SO.-Mr. Joseph
Cham berlain, the secrstsry Of stats for
he colonies In q speech st q tuncheon at
Leicester today said that ever since the
great split In the Liberal party he had
fouad himself . mark for the ISLANDERS
and the misrepresentation Of the
''baser sort Of politicians" But, he
added, be found compensation In tie geu-
eral appreciation CT the majority Of his
eountrymen.
Continuing. Mr.. Cham ber!ain said he
was d.eply gratitied that the foreign re.
laticns Of Great Britain were so satiffac-
.ory and he asserted that the country owed
4 debt Of gratitude to Lord Salisbury for
the great improvement Of Grent Britain's
POSITION.
Dealing with the attitude of foreign
nations, Mr.. Chamberlain said:
"Isjoice and It IL perhaps natural. for
have taken y personal interest," In the
matter In the friendly feeling which l
hope 10 now permanent between the two
great branches OF the Anglo-Saxon race.
l have 60 mary frisn3s In the United
States aim ,st as many % have here. and
can conceive of NO greater disaItsr to
he two countries than to find themselves
hostile to each other. Yet, / remember
when 1rst visited America, my sur
prise and astonishmsnt at the evidences
given me BY stat ssmne and politicians and
t. tnla In hA ~ "a ne
pioion Of the objects Of Great Britain
constant doubts as to her integrity and
centrally unfavorabls estimate Of our
prospects and Clearwater.
''This ill-ieeling was due. NO doubt. to
many oauseA DIe to the fact that the
United States has never been &C war
with any great power hut England, due
to their traditions extending over can.
tury: due to feeling that the sympathy
Of Great Britain was with them In their
Civil War and to the general belief that
tho people Of Great Britain would Gee
with sati sfaction any harm that might
Sefall them. The assurance that was CIV
IN the United States IN the course OF
the Spanish war will, believe, never be
forgotten and has placed our relations ir
an admirable position. Ihs union, tbs
alliance, II you please. the UNDERSTANDING
between these two great nations 10 indeed
: guarantee Of the peace Of the world.
But th.r, Is something more which
think any fAr-sesing English s,atesmap
muat have long desired. that We should
not remain permanently isolated from tho
continent Of kurope and think 1t must
have appeared evident to every body that
he natural alliance is between Ourselves
and the great German empire. We have
had our differences, quarrels and oonten-
lions. but they have all been about petty
matters. eau foreses many things In the
future which must Gauss anxiety t. the
statesmen Of Europa, but In which our
interests are clearly the same as Ger
msny's and In which the understanding
II which have sroseu In the case Of
Amsricl might, II extended to Germany.
10 more perhaps than any combination
If arms to preserve the peace Of the
world.''
The world, he asserted. was net gov
srned by interests. Sentiment was ems
Of the greatest factors. Referring to the
stacks Of tbs foreign press, Mr.. Cham
tsslain said these newspapers had not
sven spared the almost sacred person
Of the Q lssn." This, continued the speak
or. provoked natural indignation. (which
may have serious CONSCIOUSNESS II our
neighbors do not mend their ways"
A new triple alliance bstwssn the leu
tonic race anu the two great branches of
the AnRlo-Saxons would. said the secre-
tary. bs potent int1rencs In the future
Of the world. The speaker explained that
he used tina word "sllianoe" nut, he add
sd, 1t matarsd little whether they had
an alliance committed to paper. or ian
understanding which existed In the
minds OF the statesmen Of thu respsotives
countries"
A determination in every case to look
for favorAbls motive upon the part Of
thoss with whom friendship WAS desired,
would be an enormous advantage to both
the nations concerned and others.