The Irish standard., 1899-05-20
CARNEGIE AGAIN HEARD FROM.

CARNEGIE AGAIN HEARD FROM.
No Republican of wealth and infu-
ence in the country has surpassed An
drew Carnegie in his antagonism to Nc
Kinley's policy OF Imperialism. The ar
mor-plate millionaire is now in Eng
land, but is watching the course Of
events in the United States quite close
ly. The other day he gave signed
statement in London to representative
OF the New York World in which he
said some interesting things about the
war in the Philippines. He says that
Englishmen who have always been the
friends OF this republic regret and la
ment the lapse of true Americanism to
the miserable imperialism of the present
administration. He also says that Eng
lishmen who have been the enemies OF
this country are enthusiastic over the
foreign policy of the man from Canton.
The latter are the foremost advocates
OF the race alliance. Continuing, Mr..
Carnegie says:
ave must have a tremendous navy
and huge standing army, for Britain
judges truly that into whatever enter
prise the Republic goes she will not
be content very long to play second fid-
die. She is now only the cat's-paw OF
England She could not maintain her
position for a day in Manila if Eng
land withdrew her august protection.
This is the humiliating position. 1t
makes my blood boil as speak Of the
recreant President who is the sole cause
of it. He it was who changed his mind
and demanded the Philippines against
the advice and wishes of most of his
colleagues. Will the President permit
the sacrifice of the lives of our soldiers
much longer in futile effort to con-
quer 1900 islands that would not stay
conquered if beatea?"
The Scotch-American philanthropist
has poor opinion of Gen. Otis and
says that the contrast between him and
Dewey is significant While the admiral
always reports what he has done Otis
tells what he is going to do. OF the
latter Mr.. Carnegie says: "Otis has
mised the country several times about
what he is going to do. His plan Of
campaign was given out with great
flourish of trumpets. He was going to
corral the enemy. So far he has been a
complete failure. He won skirmishes,
as everybody expected, but lost the cam
paign."
The former supporter of Mckinley
and the generous contributor to his
campaign expenses deprecates the sup
preston of pews from the Philippines
and declares that the censorship of Our
Republican president would not be toll
Grated by monarclical Britons. He re-
fers to the great fatality in the Nebraska
regiment as announced by cable and
goes on to say: 'The season approaches
when military operations must cease,
and the President no doubt stands
agfast at the grave situation. He is
now reported as going to call an extra
session of Congress in a vain effort to
relieve himself Of responsibility"
Mr.. Carnegie makes prediction to
the effect that Mckinley will get out OF
the Philippines and return to American
principles to save himself from defeat
in 1900. He thinks that he has already
secured the nomination, but the election
is another matter. The Philippine prob
lem must be settled in some way by him
or he will be rejected by the people.
Ii the Democratic party were to drop
free silver and present to the people the
principles of true Republicanism as
against imperialism, Mr.. Carnegie be-
lieves there would be no doubt of the
result. "Our party would be beaten"
he says in conclusion, land it deserves
to be-" Thousands OF Republicans in
all states of the Union are OF Carnegie's
way OF thinking. The rank and file OF
the Republican party, unless bulldozed
and inundated as in 1885, will repudiate
the policy OF imperialism and consign its
authors to everlasting oblivion.