The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-23
Our Future Relations with England.

1t appears that the London Saturday Re
Vie,s, which represents the small minority OF
Englishmen who still dislike this country,
has made in Its latest issue the following
statements: First, Englands future in the
West never received 30 severe an injury as
that inflicted upon it by Lord SALIsBURY's
recognition OF the right Of North American
interference in South Americas concerns.
Secondly. the completion OF the Nicaragua
Canal by the United States will deal Brit
fish commerce perhaps the greatest blow it
has ever sustained Thirdly, Englishmen
are destined to be certainly rivals, and,
possibly, enemies Of the United States in
the years that are to come. Let US see
what these assertions amount to.
1t is not true that British interests have
suffered from Lord SALIsBURY's virtual re-.
cognition Of the Monroe Doctrine, a recog-
milton implied in his acknowledgment OF
our right to interpose in tho Venezuela
boundary dispute. When the Monroe
Doctrine was proclaimed, it was viewed
with approval by Mr.. CANNING. for our
State Department was then cooperating
with tho British Foreign Office to prevent
the resubjugation Of the Spanish American
colonies which was contemplated by tho
Holy Alliance. Mr.. CANNING foresaw that,
II the South American republics should re-
tain their independence, they would be-
como customers Of Great Britain, whereas.
II they were replaced under Spanish sway,
their markets would again be closed to
Engliahmen. His prescienoe has been vim
diDatod by the event. England is now the
ohiaf purveyor Of Latin America, but she
would not remain 80 II, in the twentieth
century. the process Of partition which
has been carried out In Africa, and Is
threatened in China. should be applied In
South America
Had England gone to war with us, instead
of acquiescing in our claim to shield Ven
eEuelA from foroible ACKNOWLEDGMENT, she
would have done her best to level the
principal barrier that stands between tho
South American commonwealth and
European aggression II, In the case of
BrftAsh Guiana. the principle had been es-
tabliShed that q European power may
arbitrarily acquire territory at the expense
Of . LAttn-AmericAn community, France,
acting on the Same principle, would have
pushed the southern frontier OF Cayenne to
phO nhloLOIs COulu easily
have found pretext for annexlng Rio
Grande do Sui, the most southerly province
OF Brazil, which contains a largo German
population The work Of parcellation, once
begun. would have proceeded rapidly, and
England would have. eventually, found her
self shut out from many South American
nArksts She now controls.
She ID. In . word. as deeply Interested In
UNFOLDING tho policy of the "open door" in
South America a. abe Is In China, and the
chief guardian of the open door" in the New
World Is tho Monroe\ Doctrine which Lord
SALISBURY, by his wise response to Mr..
CLEynAED's message, undoubtedly did
much TO strengthen.
Now let us soc whether tho Nicaragua
Canal will prove detrimental to British
commerce. 1t Is well known that the Brit
iSh Government Long viewed with misgiv.
Ing the construction Of the suez Canal
undertaken by LDssEPs, believing that the