The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-01
HE HAS CHEERS AND JEERS
soME OF THE PAPERS APPLAUD
MIR. cHAMBERLAIN's REMARNs
And Hope He Spoke Truly, While
others Criticisc Him Hnrshiy for
the Policy He Outlined.


others Criticisc Him Hnrshiy for
the Policy He Outlined.
London, December lit has been long
that has excited so much comment as Mr..
Chamberlains yesterday. Every provin-
cial paper important or unimportant, has
leading editorial this morning discussing
the colonial secretary's deliverance. The
liberals and radical papers are naturally
pleased, They thing that England ought 10
continue the policy OF Withholding her
self from entangling alliances and they
attack Mr.. Chamberlain holly for the irri-
| tating done he adopted toward Fyance. They
remind the public that this is only a rcpc-
t'ticn OF the splash" he made in his
speech of May 10 last. when, In the same
way. he inceused Russia. One journal
| ironically asks whether the foreign sccre-
tary still exists, or whether the foreign
| office has been merged into the colonial
! . nee. On the other hand, most of the
CONSERVATIVE and moderate liberal organs
comment upon the speech with great APP
/ proval, alleging that there never was a
a time when such an understanding was
more essential between nstions 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 ana
! Italy in the background, is something TO
make those foulmouthed Parisians sniver,
1 If they can not cease their insults, thon
colonies will be taken from them and given
! 10 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
general stan, no are deliberately seeking
to make an Anglo French war
The Graphic says:'Th country VIII he
glad 10 hear that It's relations with the
United states and Germany are so cor
dial and so close as to justify Mr. Cham
berlain in speaking of an understanding
amounting to new triple alliance.
The Standard says: There are no other
two peoples who have so much in common
as those which have the old Saxon blood
in the veins. Great britain anu ~ VI.
United States can scarcely deem each otner
aliens and there are few Englishmen or
Americans who would not rejoice TO tnlnK
of Germany as associated with them IN
The mission OF defending civilization, prog
ress and liberty. The alliance or "ne--iet
us say understanding between them rs
natural one and would assuredly graul!
their feelings as much as II would ada
2 to their security against external Van
gers , c.
The Daily Chronicle says; Mr. Cham
herlain's enthusiasm like his antagohlsih'
suffers from over emphasizes, Alliances
arc almost out OF the question his re-
marks regarding the United STATES nov
), ever, are distinctly happy, but the Ger
man public is In no mood lot suan
!; alliance and Mr.. Chamberlain uhcaiieu
for and unstatesmanlike reference 10
France is reprehensible.
! The Daily Telegraph says; The future
may or may not see realization u 'nls
new triple alliance, which would sway lhe
| destinles of the world. II is sutiicien'
. for the present that the understanding DC
tween the governments OF Great Britain
I the United States and Germany Is more
. intimate and more likely to be lasting
, than ever before. Friendship with Amerl'
: ca cordial relations with Germany. the
llreconuuest of the Soudan and the ap-
proaching federation OF South AFRICA hh
; der the British fag--these are the resuit'
, in which the Salisbury cabinet has rem
dered as splendid service TO the empire
as almost any government OF the coun'
try.
) The Daily News, commenting In TIM
, same vein as the Daily Chronicle, says
l'obviously Mr.. Chamberlain Is very much
gratified over his conversation with EN-
lperor William and some allowance fol
this personal factor should De made In N
terpreting the speech. However. the sub
! stance OF what hs fad TO say Is cIea
and satisfactory and II dsT;'eS real fig
, nificance from his interview with the EN-
peror But there Is a strain OF exaggera
lion and ef.usiveness which Will defeat II
, object by raising the price OF German
friendliness.
!. Complaining OF the tone Mr. chamber
: lain adopted toward France the pai
: News saws "If offensive cartoons ar
. TO be made political issues we shaii SOD
have nu~ h7nds fp'l :
The Times. which rejoices In the dis
appearance OF all former misunaersfand
ings between Great Britain rrd Amf-icH
; save: I'VE have no objection TO urge
against Mr.. Chamberlasps real meaning
Al the same time the proposition as states
/ by him may lead To possible missppr.
hcnsion America. Ike ourselves, Is ADJ
ny virtue az her geographical position !,
keep from not only entaugllng Alliances
but from embarrassing neishoors ger
many has pawerful reighhQrF ali around
n neiuhbors with whom she has been in con
Z ff'rf ana may be again This alone differ
entistes the polerical situation of "a
two countries ana wnuid render snythinl
resembling an alliance for general puf
; poses exceedingly difficult and passih
: rrejuaicial to the interests OF the BIRTHS
empire"