The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-06

OF Americas rights and feelings. We
should dread victory over America only
one degree less than our own defeat.
Granted that Germany wanted TO infringe
the Monroe Doctrine. she would simply
consider whether America had the physi-
cal power TO maintain il"
That view is important. for it is largely
held among English public men, especially
among those who. having imperialistic
tendencies wish TO see America keeping
step with them; but there are other Eng
lish views not TO be ignored. These other
views are less concerned with leading
Americans into swollen Army and Navy
expenditure than with the appreciation of
the entire change which American excur-
sions into Asiatic and European affairs
must involve in Americas national policy.
The Economist" makes irreverent fun OF
the Monroe Doctrine. II says: 1t has be-
come so increasingly illogical that the
older diplomacy will not consent 10 Tecog-
nize il, and will undoubtedly, when the
emergency arises deny that il can be an
excuse for compelling any European power
10 surrender its purposes.
The Saturday Review" In its more
truculent way, agrees in the possibility OF
| of trouble brewing with Germany over
| Brazil but says there is grave reason to
| doubt whatever the United States has
not voluntarily abandoned all moral claim
| to insist on the recognition of the Monroe
| Doctrine by Europe. Their right to do
| 50 has never been questioned even when
| confined to operations strictly on the
| American continent, but now that it has
| chosen to appear as conquering power
in Eastern seas and among the West In
| dies the claim is being gradually exposed
| in all its naked extravaganza.
The Outlook takes parallel ground, in
| cidentally turning Mr.. Roots warning
| against the Boer delegates appeal to
| America TO intervene in South Africa. 1t
| says: THE sole ground upon which the
| United States can successfully maintain
their exclusive influence on the American
continent is that they shall not interfere
on other continents. The rule applies to
men and nations alike, that in requiring
others to attend to their own affairs you
must define your own business and stick
TO it."
The Archbishops' pgonouncement against
the practice OF the reservation Of the sara
ment hating though it be, seems TO have
put fresh life into the High Church party.
One hears of a renewed campaign of direct
| and Indirect resistance. Some ritualists
| clearly expect short, sharp blaze. Mr..
| Gladstone's advice when the doctrine Of
the real presence was condemned by Arch
bishop Sumner will be followed; that is
|
more strongly than ever before. In the
second place, reservation will be practiced
on the ground suggested by the Archbishop
| of York that necessity has no law. High
ehurchmen seem to hope for Bishops who
may refrain from stamping out reserya-
ton. In any case the Church crisis is still
reality.
The Duke of Orleans will find London a
most uncomfortable place for future resi-
dence. The clubs will not accept his fee
Bile explanations OF his letter to the yul-
gar Partisan caricaturist OF the Queen.
and II he does not soon reply TO the re-
quest OF the committee of the Bachelors
Club that he resign his membership he
will be expelled. The St. James Club, OF
which the duke is a member Is also in
earnest, and the Marlboro Club has sent a
letter TO the duke demanding his resigna-
tion. Certain Parisians, with the national
love of dramatic effect. threaten as re-
prisai that every English member be ex-
PEELED from every Partisan club.