The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-28
AMEEICA AND ENGLAND.

AMERICA AND ENGLAND.
We made come reference the other day
10 the position OF Hon. clifton II. Breckin-
ridge on the TraSvad question. Mr..
Breckinridge addresses a communication
10 the washington Post. in which he says
that an error creot into the interview.
/ he explains:
j may add thai in COMMON. ! Dres@ine
with Ill. / greatly deplore that war be-
tween two hlgh-mindcd and NOBLE peoples
| however great the political occasion for IL
| may be. and ] would see II assuaged By
every OTopef means. There are doubtless
! faults on both sides, as generally u the
| case IN such wars and conditions most
! difficult OF reconciliation except by an alp
! peal 10 arms. II IS largely IN Internal
question with England. difficult Tor US 10
fully understand. and with which we can
officially have substantially nothing 10 DO.
But what does concern as Is the possible
attempt u one OF more powers 10 make
the present embarrassment Of England the
occasion Of an assault upon the integrity
Of the British empire. and 10 that point
confined myself In this connection our
supreme interests Justify. If they DO not
require. that by speaking ont in the good
American way. we give assurance upon
the first scent of danger OF where we
stand.
That is exceIleuuy well put There MAY
be differences among Americans as TO
whether or not Great Britain IS iustiia-
bile in the war that she is making ON The
Beers. but when the European powers talk
about interfering and threaten 10 train
their guns upon Great Britain. there can
be no question as 10 the attitude that
America should assume. There were diff
ferences of opinion. even amongthe people
of the United States. as % the justification
of our war with Spain and there were.
no doubt, many Euglishmen who thought.
as many Americans thought, that there
was no sufficient casus belli But Great
Britain did not go into that question
when some Of the European powers threat
ened to take sides with Spain. Americas
war with Spain IS hcr own affair. she
said. but that when European powers
threaten 10 interfere IT becomes
England's anair. and she would let them
all understand that they must hold hands
Off OF reckon with her. We would be the
most uugrateful nation on earth II we
did not love Great Britain for the stand
that she then took. and We should now
take a similar position towards the Trans
wall affair Tho United States govern
ment should say. and We feel confident
that st will say. if occasion arise. that
Great Britain's war in the Transvaal j.
her own AFFAIR. and that if any Of them
train their guns upon Great Britain, they
must reckon with the army and navy Of
the United States
This is not a mere qtestlon Of senti-
ment. II anything was demonstrated By
the Spauish-American war it was that the
Anglo-Saxons are one family. England
and the United states are bound together
by strong. indissoluble ties We do not
believe in any formal treaty 4 alliance,
but we do believe. nay we DO know. that
whatever betides these two great nations
will hereafter stand together Moreover
We say that there IS no more potent ass
surance Of the worlds peace than the proc
mitigation Of this fact America and
Great Britain together can defy the world
and the European powers know that wei
enough Let them understand that these
TWO great Anglo-Saxon nations will make
common cause and they VIII be- very sow
TO provoke them TO war