The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-01
COMMENT OF THE PRESS.
Liberal Press Not Pleased, but Con-
servatives TiclkIed.


| a public speech has been delivered that has
| berlain's yesterday. Every provincial pa
per, important. or unimportant has a lead
ing editorial this morning discussing the
| colonial secretary's deliverance. The Lib
| eral and Radical papers naturally are little
pleased They think that England ought
to continue the policy of withholding her
self from entagling alliances, and they at
tack Mr. Chamberlain hotly for the irritat-
| ing tone he adopted toward France. They
remind the public that this is only repeti-
tion of the splash he made in his speech
of May Is, last year. when, in the same
way, he incensed Russia. One journal
ironically asks whether the foreign secre-
tary still exists or whether the Foreign
Office has been merged into the Colonial
Office.
On the other hand most of the Conserv-
ative and moderate Liberal oroans COM
ment upon the speech with great approval.
alleging that there never was a time when
such an understanding was more essential
between nations who are natural allies for
peace and civilization.
The Daily Mail remarks: "Once more
Mr. Chamberlain has acted as interpreter
for the nation. The new alliance OF Eng
land, the United States and Germany. with.
perhaps, Japan thrown in and Austria and
Italy in the background, is something to
make those foul-mouthed Parisians shiver.
If they cannot cease their insults their col
onies will be taken from them and given
to Germany and Italy. England has no
quarrel with the present French govern
ment, but how long will it stand against
the Vaccinations of DR.. Leyds and the
loI;t 81, r;,,cv
to make an Anglo-French WARP"
The Graphic says: ''The country will be
glad to hear that it's relations with the
United States and Germany are so cordial
and of so close a character as to justify
Mr. Chamberlain in speaking of an under
standing amounting to a new triple alli-
ance."
The Standard says: "There are no other
peoples who have so much In common as
those which have the old Saxon blood in
their veins Great Britain ard the United
States can scarcely deem each other aliens,
and there are few Englishmen or Amer
leans who would not rejoice to think of
Germany as associated witn them in the
mission of defending civilization. progress
and liberty. The alliance-or let us say
Observation-Disclosures them is natural
one and would assuredly crafty their feel
ings as such. as it would add to their Sc
curity against external dangers"
The Daily Chronicle says: MIR. Cham
berlain's enthusiasm, like his antagonism,
suffers from overemphasis. Alliances are
almost out of the question. His remarks
regarding the United States. however, are
distinctly happy. But the Germany public
is in no mood for such an alliance. and Mr..
Chamberlain's uncalled-for and unstates-
manlike reference to France is reprehensi-
ble."
The Daily Telegraph says: "The future
may or may not see realization of this
new triple alliance, which would sway the
destinies of the world. 1t is sufficient for
the present that the understanding between
the governments of Great Britain, the
United States and Germany is more inti-
mate and more likely to be lasting than
ever before Friendship with America, cor
dial relations with Germany, the recon-
quest of the Soudan, and the approaching
federation of South Africa under the Brit
ish fag-these are the results in which the
Salisbury Cabinet has rendered as splendid
service to the empire almost any gov
ernment of the country"
The Daily News. commenting in the same
vein as the Daily Chronicle, says: Obvi-
ously, Mr.. Chamberlain is very much graf
flied over his conversation with Emperor
William and some allowance for this per-
sonal factor should be made in interpreting
the speech However. the substance of
what he had to say is clear and satisfac-
tory, and it derives real significance from
his interview with the Emperor But there
is strain of exaggeration and effusiveness
which will defeat It's object by raising the
price of German friendliness."
Complaining Of the tone Of Mr.. Cham
berlain adopted toward France, the Daily
News says: IF offensive cartoons are to be
made political issues we shall soon have
our hands full"
appearance Of all former misunderstanding
between Great Britain and America" says:
I'VE have no objection to urge against Mr.
Chamberlains real meaning. At the same
time the proposition as stated by him may
lead to possible misapprehension. Amer
lea, like ourselves, is able by virtue of her
geographical position to keep free, not only
from entanging alliances, but from en-
harrasstng neighbors. Germany has power
full neighbors all around, neighbors with
whom she has been in conflict and may be
again. This alone differentiates the polem-
ical situation of the two countries, and
would render anything resembling an alli-
ance for general purposes exceedingly diff
cult and possibly prejudicial to the interests
of the British empire