The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-01
FOR NEW
TRIPLE ALLIANCE
ChoDberIoiD Favors q Combine
Between America, Great
Britain and Germany.

LONDON, Nov 30.-Joseph Chamber
lain. Secretary Of State for the Colonies,
in a speech at luncheon at Leicester
to-day, said that ever since the great
split in the Liberal party he had found
himself a mark for the ISLANDERS and mis-
representations OF the "baser sort OF
politicians, but that he had found COM
pensation in the generous appreciation
of the majority OF the countrymen.
Continuing. Mr.. Chamberlain said he
was deeply gratified that the foreign rela-
tons of Great Britain were so satisfac-
tory, and asserted that the country owed
a debt of gratitude 10 Lord Salisbury for
the great Improvement in Great Brftain's
position. 1t was especially gratifying, he
said, TO note the friendly relations exist
ing between the Anglo-Saxon branches.
saying that the understanding between
the United States and Great Britain was
indeed a guarantee of the peace of the
world.
Tnis statement was greeted with cheers
II was of the utmost Importance, MIR
Chamberlain further remarked. that
Great Britain should not remain isolated
in Europe. and her natural alliance was
with the great German empire. They had
had difficulties with Germany, but the
interests and sentiments were the same.
The speaker explained that he used the
word alliance, but II mattered little
whether they had an alliance commit ted
10 paper or an understanding which ex-
listed In the minds of the statesmen OF the
representative countries. A determination
In every cause to look for favorable mo-
tives upon the part of those with whom
friendship was desired would be an
enormous advantage to both nations con-
cerned and others.
Dealing with the attitude of foreign ma
tons, Mr.. Chamberlain said:
II rejoice. and ii is perhaps natural, for
have taken a personal interest in the
matter, in the friendly feeling, which I
hope is now permanent, between the two
hrn hos nf he ner1r Co
/ have so many friends in the United
States, almost as many l have here,
and can conceive of no greater disasters
TO the two countries than to find them
selves hostile 10 each other. Yet, l re-
member. when ! first visited America my
surprise. and astonishment at the evi-
dence given me by statesmen and poll
ticians and in articles in the press OF con-
slant suspicion of the objects of Great
Britain, constant doubts as TO her integ-
rity and general unfavorable estimate
of our prospects and character.
"Once, addressing a great meeting in
Philadelphia, ventured TO say that what
we wanted was a 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 !ll-feeling was due no doubt 10
many causes-to the fact that the
United States has never been at war
with any great power but England; due
l.
fury; due to feeling that the sympathy
of Great Britain was not with them in
their civil war, and TO the general belief
that the people OF Great Britain would
see with satisfaction any harm that
might befall them.
1T appeared TO me almost useless TO
contradict these mistaken opinions But
what the asSeverations of statesmen could
not do was done by the sympathy we were
willing TO give when the United STATES
found itself the object OF suspicion
which has so often accompanied our ov n
transactions when England engaged in "A
war of justice against oppression a war
in favor Of civilization and good govern
ment.
Our actions proved TO the Americans
that we were indeed one people. of the
same thoughts and guided by the same
principles. The assurance that was given
them in the course of the Spanish war
will, | believe, never be forgotten and
has placed our relations in an admira bic
position. The union. the alliance, II you
please, the understanding between these
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 per-
manently isolated from the continent, OF
Europe, and i think il must have an
peared evident to everybody that the NAT
ural alliance is between ourselves and the
German empire. We have had our differ
ences. quarrels and contentious but thew
have all been about petty matters Those
difficulties have been gradually removed
until now ] cannot conceive that any
point can arise in the immediate future