New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-18

merely the result and the tanRiDie ihueA va
something greater and more benehcent' 10 VIII
change OF attitude and disposition among
tbose Powers. under which they have come 10
regard each other ms friends and coworRers ior
the development OF n commerce that VIII prove
advantageous tdFall. Each has come TO reaiiZe
NOT only that II cannot shut the others out, but
olso that II would not be to Its own advantage
10 do so II II could.
The portitIon of Samoa. as we have hitherto
nointed ont. establishes Germany as n colohiai'
commercial and naval Power in Polynesia as
we'll as in Melanesia, advancing her porueiS
some - degrees in longitude nearer our
Pacific Coast. 1t does not lessen Grea' bri.-
aims influence I'm Polynesia, the Tonga lsiahus
being more than an equivalent TOT her renio'"'
from Samoa and II does greatly strengthen her
positIon in Meanesia AS for the United states
the arrangement gives 1t the best harDor III
all POLYNESIA, II not in the entire South RACINE
and n simply invaluable way station Ior 'ne
facllItation OF commerce with New-Zealahu anu
the United States of Australia. Each OF the
three thus has It's position strengthened ana us
interests promoted, and each Is In the hios'
nractIcal manner moved TO regard the others as
the friendliest sort Of rivals engaged, lndeeu' III
that rivalry which Is essential to inc hieheS'
welfare of ALL It will not escape notice that'
anart from the great Dutch Empire in Malaysia
the islands of the Pacific are now practcaiiy
divided among these three Powers. France IL
is true has New Caledonia. mere penai se''ie-
mont Tahiti and the Marquesas and some minor
,sIonds and of course no part Of the French
domain can be deemed negligible quanuty.
Rut France Is making no such efforts at col
onization and commercial expansion as the
other three Powers we have named, and Is not
TO he reckoned n rival OF any OF them
II Is of interest to note. as Mr.. Chambers re-
minds us that these three great Pacific Ocean
Powers are respectively the greatest naval
power the greatest military army Power and
the greatest industrial Power in the world.
That ie n strong combination. We may call It
n combination, although there is no actual al
lance between any two OF them. lhere IN
something really better than an alliance, TO wit,
a recognition of Identity Of interests ana n SIN
cere determination 10 act together in harmony
for the common welfare OF all. mat, as MI
Chambers SAYS. Is commended to each of the
Powers on the ground OF selhshness' II on ho
other But we may confidently hope 1t has
other foundation than that, IN generous ue-
termination TO serve the cause OF civliHauoh
and 10 preserve the peace OF the world MORE
over. these three nations have natural ai1nity
OF race and blood among them. Two are Anglo
Saxon and one is German, but all come OF the
great Teutonic stock. That Is the stock which
to-day is the most aggressive force IN the worid
for civilization, colonization and general prog
ress of humanity. 1t is scarcely too visionary
70 eypect from It's solidarity, II not political
millennium. at least an immeasurabe benefit to
that race and 10 the whole world