The evening times., 1899-04-26
AMERICAS ONLY FRIEND.
Captaia, CoahIan's Article on II
), Good Will of EnxlamL.

Captains CowhIan,s Arttcfc on the
Good VIII of EnKlaal.
New York, April 26.-Captain Coghlan.
Of the Raleigh. has an article in the cur
rent Independent" in which he says the
late war ,showed that all the great Euro
pean nations but England were unfriendly
to the United States. The article is head
ed. English Good VIII. By Joseph Bull
loch CoghIan. Captain Of the U. s. Cruiser
Raleigh" In 1t. discussing the attitude
| OF the Kaiser's admiral in Manila Bay,
| Captain Coghlan says he does not believe
| the Germans meant fight" The article.
| In part. follows:
$50 far as actions can be taken as a
| criterion Of thoughts and feelings. the
English during the war with Spain were
with us heart and soul.
when we got word to leave Hongkong
1 and attack the enemy the news spread
about through the various clubs and ex-
| cited divers sentiments. 1t was supposed
| that the defences Of Manila we're very for
midable: that the channel was heavily
mined. the forts manned by an active and
intelligent garrison furnished with all the
implements for detecting the presence OF
an enemy and making him regret his in
trusion.
THE Spanish feet. on paper, appeared
to be as strong as our own, and altogether
the attack ON Manila looked like an ex-
ceedingly hard proposition. So much was
this the case that Prince Henry OF Prus-
sia felt sorry for u.s. He did not exactly
say SO. but you could see it in his manner
and his look when he heard that we had
to go.
II do not know whether Admiral Chi
chester told Admiral Diederich that no
one but Dewey knew what the British
fleet would do In case Manila was bonn
barded. That was the rumor. at any rate.
But the Germans certainly did give us
some anxiety. while the attitude Of the
English certainly saved US from much
trouble. ! do not however, believe that
the Germans meant fight. The French
ships were polite enough. but the French
papers in Asia simply frothed at the mouth
when they spoke Of US. They did nothing
but blackguard US after the battle OF Ma
Mia. calling us bullies. cutthroats. rob-
bers. Previous to the battle of Manila we
had been towards and men without dis
cipline. who would be very easily put to
rout by the Spaniards. The japanese
seemed TO be very friendly.
1.-The kindness. courtesy. generosity. and
whole -souled sympathy which We found
among the English everywhere is to
great extent a new growth. We were
tTlenulS tHouSu ou IoieiSu Stdtiouo PiSNi-
Gus to the Spanish war, but still there was
little feeling of something that resem-
bled jealousy. All that has been swept
away. The feeling of the English toward
us is undoubtedly deep and sincere. be-
lieve that the Americans understand and
appreciate it. and that we are certainly
moving toward an alliance. perhaps not
paper alliance, but certainly a closer un-
ion and understanding between the two
English speaking people.
This war has opened our eyes. We
have been living with a Chinese wall
around US, and there were many things
which We did not see.
This war showed US that all the great
European nations were unfriendly, with
the single exception of England. and il
also. / believe opened England's eyes to
our prowess and our possible mission and
development.
The East is big with the coming OF
great events. | believe that China will
soon be going to pieces, and that it is our
duty to ourselves to be on the spot and
protect our own interests. We must stand
shoulder to shoulder with England. We
understand each other, We speak n COM
mon language. we have common interests.
and we know that nowhere else in the
world can We find such a stanch ally. Our
possession of the Philippines and our in
tcrests in China make US one OF the great
figures of the situation. and l believe that
we must prepare to meet our responsible
ties. Combined with Great Britain, and
probably with Japan. we can TRANQUILITY
await the bursting of the tempest