The Irish standard., 1900-08-11
UNDER THE BRITISH LIONS PAW.

Notwithstanding the fact that the
British soldiers in China are Sepoys
from India who will die like flies in q
cold climate, and that the army in Afri
ca cannot be spared for the Chinese
campaign for a year to come, the Unit,
ed States is acting in perfect accord
with Great Britain on the complicated
Chinese situation when Russia is anx-
ious for an understanding with the
Washington government to prevent an
international war.
1t is said in dispatch from St. Pet
ersburg that overtures have been made
to the United States whereby peace may
be preserved, and the only way to &C
complish that end would be for the two
nations to agree upon Chinese policy
and act together. But SO far as known
John Hay has turned deaf ear to the
Russian proposal and is in constant
communication with Lord Pauncefote
and Lord Salisbury, who are working
for triple alliance between England,
Japan and the United States. A recent
dispatch from China conveyed the in
formation that the troops of the three
nations were marching together toward
Pekin.
1t looks strange that Mckinley and
Hay can precipitate this nation into
foreign entanglernents without any au-
thority from Congress, which alone can
declare war. In 1857 when England
was at war with China, President Btu
chanan was asked by that country to di-
rect the United States naval forces in
Chinese waters to participate in an at
tack on Chinese forts. General Lewis
Cass, the then Secretary OF State, re-
piled that United States naval officers
had the right to act in self-defense and
for the protection Of the persons and
property OF American citizens in China,
but he added: Military expeditions
into Chinese territory cannot be under
taken without the authority OF the ma
tional legislature"
John Hay thinks differently, and SO
American troops are now on the way to
the Chinese capital Mckinley wants no
Congress to convene lest the discus
sions may injure his chances for re-elec,
ton, and so he acts in defiance of the
Constitution and will soon have war
in China as we'll as in the Philippines
without any declaration from Congress
There is no doubt whatever OF Sc
cret coalition between the English Tor.
les and the American imperialists
Both are engaged in the same work OF
imposing their hated governments upon
people determined to be free The Bo-
ers and the Filipinos are the victims OF
their greed, but they are fighting to the
death for the inalienable rights be-
slowed on them by their creator as set
forth by Jefferson in the American dec
laraton OF independence.
The New York Journal OF recent
date gives ten decisive proofs OF the ex-
istcncc OF an alliance between this coun-
try and Great Britain One OF them
is the note to the powers by John Hay
indicating an objection to the partition
OF China. This was in entire accord
with Great Britain's policy as against
that OF Germany, Russia and France.
Russia saw the object of Hays note and
changed its tone regarding the British
demand that Japan should have the sole
mandate in China. Japan is secret
ally OF England. as already shown in
these columns, and the United States is
another under the present administers
ton. AS one of the London papers re-
Gently said: 1t is fortunate for England
that American troops are in the Philip
pines, SO close to China. The triple al
lance OF England, Japan and the United
States is an established fact, as sug-
gested by Senator Davis in his famous
interview with the London Daily Mail,
and it is time for Americans to under
stand that this country is entering on a
gigantic war which may last for years to
come.
PRETORIA IN WAR TIME.