The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-01
ENGLISH PRESS tP|IOMES.
AMERICA OCCUPIES A VERY LARGE
SHARE IN CURRENT REVIEWS.
The Assentfos Devoted to the Mise
~ This R~pubife to the Froat
Hank Among the Powers Of the
world oyershadows All Topics.
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Copyrighted. sss2 b. the Associated Pres
LONDON Dec. 1i--@The Spectator thss
week eyifoullzcs The reviews OF ttsS pass
Ing year which III all tnday's Tea apas'ssss..
declaring tssaH s.the dosnls.aas fact of Asss
has been the rise IN tho position OF tna
nxissh-aDeaking peoples IL describes
how Europe has been amazed ana itta-
fafeG by the expansion OF America.
though Europe has not dared TO interfere
But sss Spectator ssya. the powers are
spprehsnsise that the change MAJ sonl-
pei q defensive Coalition 0f the military
powers Of Europe. IL also quotes one
periodical a. saying that the Was %
European contempt for Great bfilatn
have beess succeeded b. Te2peet eoMps'iaso
b. tbs stfIenlng general policy OF me
Enggs ST. sseakIng faces when dgsrssafs-
ed In 1876. are. IN lsss. regarded a.. ms
potential equals Of tie remainder OF the
world"
Though usually pessifniss.c, the Spec
fat0r coneiutles in the splrit Of kipling
.+KeceSsienal." saying: The t.nES;sh-
speaking peoples may govern bail tn.
world without gracioas0ees or system Bus
II they Try 10 govern IL without justice ana
consideration for the rights OF others.
their dominion VIII some terrible day
come crashing down"
TIE word "Asnerica" might we'll be writ
ten az the head Of ali these annual re-
views. as the text is SO overshado~ins in
the attention which they devote 10 ths
renssllic's affairs mis- new feeling con-
tras1s sharply with the same writer's feel
ings III regent years, when they found little
for comment gave the lyHchlngs and The
corruption Ia different citie=- The friend
illness OF all articles liz equally eouapicu-
Qua though It's universal sincerity Ia not
credited by Americans acquainted with
the inner working IF British fotsign pol
ICY, and VINO know that several OF the
papers acquired this good will only when
the British government, during the recent
war with Spain. hiatrd 10 them that IL
was a most important opportunity TO
cultivate the friendship OF the United
States and that IL should he Improved,
The only growI comes from the satgr-
day Review. which. discussing the French
encroachmeass on Liberia and the posi-
biiity OF us attempted absorption, says;
would Il not be more appropriate that
ths United States should vent their new
imperial ambitions by taking charge OF
their wTetchef offspring"
The prospectus with which the American
anti-iusperialis. league supplies all the
newspapers here this week. apparently
hoping to enlist British support OF their
movement. II treated respectfully but
cold.y. while the press unanimously urges
the United States To suppress the Fill
pinos summarily II they ara troublesome.
The report comes from usually well
informed source that the British govern
ment coatcmplates being represented at
the cars conference by the prince OF
Wales. the marquis Of Salisbury and Lord
Eosebery aided by military and naval COM
missions. II true, this VIII give the pro-
J.ct Immensely greater importance than IL
has yet attained and IL probably due TO
the personal influence OF Queen Victoria
Except William I. Stead who has
thrown his whole energies into the leader
ship of the peace conference propaganda.
the mass of British subjects are skeptical
on the whole subject.
The projected maritime canal through
Nicaragua and Costa Rica has been the
subject Of informal conferences between
cabinet ministers and diplomats during
the holiday week and the results confirm
the forecast cahled Ia the Associated Press
- 81. F.sr ;.
canal being built BY the United States
with guarantees OF its neutrality In case
OF war The negotiations on the subject
are not being hurried. They have hardly