Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-19
SEEN BY BRITISH EYES.
" hat the London Times Says About
Dewey and America.

From the London Times.
Few characters are so popular amongst
ourselves as that of the sailor, and the
stray anecdotes which reach US of the
admiral all Indicate that he IS a typical
sailor, man who would have been after
Nelson's own heart. 1t Is related that
during his attack upon the Spanish ships
in Manila bay, shot from the forts came
uEpleaS antly near his flagship and that
an officer asked whether he should not
turn some of the guns upon the forts.
BY no means" said the admiral, ''let
US finish the ships first" We yesterday
recorded now ne produced to the officers
OF the Olympia box which had been
presented to him, containing young lion.
and told them that he would name the
lion chichester" after his good friend, "
the captain of II. NJ. s. Immortalitee In
this country we may fairly claim not only
to be admirers of naval proves, but also
to be Judges of it, and we can have no
more pleasant duty than that of congratu-
lating America on the possession of gall
liant seaman, and upon her exhibition of
legitimate pride in the possession of him
Whilst scrupulously observing the duties
OF neutrality, this country made no secret
OF its sympathies during the war The
circumstances which in our opinion justi-
ned the armed Intervention of the United
states were too similar to those with which
we nave not fnfrequently had to deal in
like manner in the course of our history.
and we nc more questioned the sincerity
Of feeling and honesty of purpose which
inpcDed our kirsmen cross the ocean to
face the grave responsibilities of war than
We should hope to see them question ours
IN like emergency The vast majority.
al least, Of the American nation have IN
queStonably appreciated the friendly At
dtude of Great Britain during that criti-
cal period. but We doubt whether il was
or could be anywhere so cordially apprc-
ciatcd as amongst American sailors who
had special opportunities of putting it to
f,N-ar tJ,.;r
relations with the British navy
We do not believe that the seeds of
t"Iendship thus sown between the two
countries are destined to remain sterile
or to yield only an ephemeraI harvest of
empty professions of good will Ancient
nllsunde1 standings, due to ingrained preiu-
dlces and carefully fostered by Interested
parties, cannot be altogether removed from
one day to another. and those who are
bent on reviving them will always find on
POI tunlties ready to hand, even in those
MINOR differences which in the complex
relations Of modern states must from time
10 time rise between the friandliest nowere
But until better proof of the contrary
Is forthcoming than the difficulties ard,-
Gus though they may be. which have
hitherto defeated the efforts of the Joint
commission, or the ungenerous criticism
of our South African policy by some
American newspapers, which seem DELHI
eFately TO Ignore the fact that. of the ut-
ianders whose grievances we have under
taken 10 redress, Americans constitute no
tnconstderable section, we hold to the con-
viction that the attitude of the British
government and of the British people to-
ward the United States throughout the
Spanish war has definitely and permanent
~ opened new and better chapter in the
history Of the relations between the two
Gieat AhSio-Saxon communities. 1t Is In
that hope and in that belief not less than
IN admiration of d distinguished sailors gal.
lantry that Englishmen will, we feel sure
| unanimously Join in the congratulations
, hos
rendered, on behalf of the whole renubIic
TO the victor of Manila