The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-03-31
lavy will be under orders Of Britisb

navy will be under orders of British
general in China within two years. /" He
encloses clipping from the National
Magazine for March which contains an
interview with Joseph Chamberlain, the
Judas of British politics, in which he is
quoted as saying: "Your president
has spoken OF federation OF the world
am not as sanguine as he, but I do
desire to see federation Of the Anglo
Saxon races. 1t is coming nearer and
nearer. There was time when it would
be considered dream, but we are COM
ing to understand each other more and
more. 1 like to see the flags of Great
Britain and America interwined as you
exhibit them. desire to see them al
ways floating together. You may we'll
look back with pride on the battle OF
Lexington, while we have feeling OF
satisfaction at the results ultimately at
tanned. If it is not possible to form a
real alliance, hope that there may be
general understanding to that effect,
to bring about a closer union OF the
English-speaking nations"
Mr.. Wilson also incloses dispatch
from Montreal which conveys the in
formation that Capt Mahan is to have
the honorary degree Of doctor of laws
conferred upon him on April 80 by the
McGill university. The dispatch refers
to two letters from Mahan to Principal
Peterson in which the American fun
key writes about the kinship between
the United States and the British en-
pire" and the result of the cordial
and mutual understanding which is
sure to be reached" The Anglo
maniac refers to arbitration of the
boundary dispute and tells the Canad-
ians to be patient your comparative
ly homogeneous people," continues
Mahan, "6nd it hard to understand the
violent utteranccs and professions of a
nation (the United States) which has
not yet reached the stage even of being
composite, but is simply heterogeneous,
with prejudices often akin to the soil.
In this the Irish are conspicuous, but
even the Germans do not wholly escape
although as Americans they have a
higher and more intelligent patriot
ism" =.
Another clipping from Mr. Wilson
relates to talk OF deal with Eng
land affecting the forti6catioi1 of the
Nicaraguan canal 1t is stated that
England will permit the United States
to control the inter-oceanic canal in
peace and in war on condition that
she receives an outlet through Alaska
to the sea, which means the cession OF
Pyramid harbor to the British govern
ncnt. We venture to say that the
present administration will not dare to
grant such a concession just now for
evident reasons. Ii Mckinley be re-
elected England can obtain almost any,
thing, but between now and the ides OF
| November England must not ask too
much. If McKinley's imperial policy be
endorsed by the people at the coming
election we firmly believe that there will
be an open alliance between the repub
lie and the empire. The republican
party of today with Mckinley at its
head is pro-British in the extreme, and
the only way to save this country from
ertangling European complications is
to turn that party out OF power The
matter entirely lies in the hands Of the
people whether the republic stands or
falls at the opening of the twentieth
century.