The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-01
TEUTON AND ANGLO-SAXON
Mr.. Chamberlain Regards the Recent
Tacft Understanding ~ Saving
the Worlds Peace.

LONDON, Nov. 30.--Joseph Chamberlain.
secretary Of state for the colonies, In q
speech at luncheon at Leicester today, said
he was deeply gratified that the foreign
relations of Great Britain were SO salts
factory, and asserted that the country owed
a debt of gratitude to Lord salisbury LOT
the great Improvement IN Grea t;, nr,sa'r hs
said, to note the friendly relations exist
ing between Anglo-Saxon branches. say
ing that the understanding between the
United States and Great Britain was. IN
deed, guarantee Of peace TO- the world
This statement was greeted with cries that
1t was Of the utmost Importance.
Mr.. Chamberlain further remarked that
Great Britain should not remain isolated
in Europe, and her natural alliance was
with the great German empire. They
had difficulties with Germany. but their
interest and sentiments were the same,
and an understanding between the Teu-
tonic and Anglo-Saxon races might do
more than any combination Of armies to
preserve the peace of the world. Refer
ring to the attacks Of the foreign press,
Chamberlain said these newspapers had
not even spared the almost sacred per-
This" continued the speaker, PRO
voked natural Indignation. which may
b ors do not not mend their ways An out
burst Of cheering greeted this threat Of
the colonial secretary. A new triple al
the great branches OF Anglo saxons
would. said the colonial secretary. be
potent influence in the future Of the
Dealing with the attitude of foreign ma
lions. Mr.. Chamberlain said:
II rejoice. and 1t is perhaps natural, for
I have taken personal interest In the
matter, in the friendly feeling which I
hope Is now permanent between the two
great branches of the Angio-Saxon race
I have SO many friends in the United
States, almost as many as have here. and
I can conceive of no greater disasters to
the two countries than to find themselves
hostile to each other. Yet remember,
and establishment at the evidence given
me. both by statesmen and politicians, in
articles In the press. of constant suspicion
doubts as to her integrity and a general
unfavorable estimate of our prospects and
character.
:. "onse, addressing a great meeting, in
we wanted was q new Columbus to set
out from America, discover the United
Kingdom and return to America and tell
them something they did not know Of the
character of the strange inhabitants of
those islands.
.This ill-feeling, was due, no doubt, to
fact that ' the ''' United Rd''pI States has has
great power but England. due to their
traditions extending over century. due
Britain was not with them through their
civil war, and to the general belief that
the people of Great Britain would see with
satisfaction any harm that might befall
them.
at appeared to me almost useless to con-
tradfct these mistaken opinions But what
the assertions of men could not do was
done by the sympathy we were willing TO
give. them when the United States found
Itself the object Of suspicion. which has
so often accompanied our own transactions
justice against oppression, a war In favor
of civilization and good government. Our
action proved to the Americans that we
were indeed one people. OF the same
thoughts and guided by the same prlnci-
Piles. The assurance that was given them
In the course of the Spanish war will.
our relations in an admirable position.
1.-THE union. the alliance II you please
the understanding between these two ma
tions is indeed guaranty of the peace
Of the world. But there Is something more,
which / think any far-seeing English
statesman must have long desired, that we
should not remain permanently Isolated
from the continent of Europe, and think
It must have appeared evident to every
body that the natural alliance is between
ourselves and the German empire. We
have had our differences, tquarrels and con-
tent.ons but they have all been about petty
matters. Those difficulties have been
gradually removed until now I cannot con-
ceive that any point can arise In the i'm
and Germany into antagonism of interests.
On the contrary can foresee many things
In the future which must cause anxiety to
the statesmen of Europe. but in which our
manys, and in which the understanding
of which I have spoken, in the case Of
America, might. II extended to Germany.
do more perhaps than any combination of
arms to preserve the peace of the world
The speaker explained that he used the
word ''alliance," but II mattered little
whether they had an alliance committed
10 paper or IAN understanding which ex-
ieted in tho minds NJ the statesmen of the
representative countries"