The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-27

revive it, Salisbury and Chamberlain,
with the connivance and assistance OF
Secretary John Hay and Lord Paunce-
fote, British Ambassador in Washington,
were ready to proceed with their RAID or
rapine against the South African repub-
lie, assured that the United States would
stand between them and European
alliance.
There is one thing the European Powers
know as a certainty, and that Is that
Great Britain has an understanding with
the Administration at Washington; that
the United States will contrive, on somt
pretext. TO get into the scrimmage. in case
one or two of the Powers should inter-
vene TO preserve the integrity of the dis
tressed republics. But for this certainty,
the intervention would have occurred ere
this. It is q matter of common talk
among the British officers in South Africa,
according 10 Americans recently returned
from there. that the United States
officially in in league with their govern
1nent in the work OF conquest and destruc-
ton now in progress there.
THE PHILIPPINES.
With what arrogance Great Britain has
won this Administration over to its plans
may be gathered from the fact that prior
to the outbreak of the Spanish war Ger
many had been negotiating with Spain for
the sale Of the Philippines. AS the war
progressed. Spain showed disposition
to sell them to the empire. The negotia-
tons had been kept secret, but the tact
leaked out, and Sir Julian Pauncefote was
cabed from the Foreign Office TO stop the
sale.
He presented himself at the White
House on Sunday. Dewey had. mean
time, destroyed the Spanish fleet, and was
waiting for troops TO take possession of
Manila and Luzon. The plan with refer
ence to the Philippines at that time was
to turn them over to Holland. as neu--
trail Power, for a consideration-aS Hol-
land owns contiguous islands in these
waters, in Sumatra and Java-and thus
get rid of bad bargain.
Sir Julians visit altered all this, and
launched the Administration upon the
career of conquest and bloodshed which
has since resulted in the death OF SO
many Americans and Flliplnos. he tod
the President that he had a message from
the Queens ministers that if Spain were
allowed to sci! the Philippine Islands to
Germany, the acquiescence of the United
States would be regarded as an unfriendly
act. And under the fear Of Great
Britain's displeasure. the first stone was
laid for the policy of animosity to Ger
many, now so carefully nurtured and
fostered by the Administration spokesman
and Administration newspapers in this
country and in-London.
The United States took possession Of
the Philippines to prevent Germany from
getting them, and to please Great Britain.
Pauncefote told friend that he was
teaching the Americans how to take
advantage of their opportunities-in other
words. giving them lessons in the game
of foreign poIitics-which has since borne
such good fruit that Hay boasts Of
6ip,omatic triumph over the simple Boer
ENJOYS, because they did not literally
observe the delicate tracery and intrica-
cies of European diplomatic form in pre-
senting their credentials for recognition
in other words, neglecting to do what up
TO the time when John Sherman, as
Secretary of State, offended British diplo-
mats by disresarding this form, was the
boast of American statecraft.
Had Sherman remained Secretary OF
state. the whole trend of history would
have been reversed. Because he believed
in continuing the way this country has
gone for a century and quarter, which
did not comport with the Napoleonlc
schemes entertained at the White House
and BY its supporters. he was reiegated to
the rear, and Day was put in-an able
man, and 100 conscientious to acqriesce
in all the ambitious projects of the
Administration. This man did not fill the
bill, therefore, and Hay, fresh from the
glare and glamor of court ceremony, and,
basking in the favor of British royalty
assumed the reins OF the State Depart
ment. He was the right man. COM
mitted to no traditions or policies, with
to President Lincoln, and popular with
the masses as the author OF Lattie
Breeches' and lin Biedsoe. he found
no difficulty in treading paths ntherto
unknown to the foot Of American states-
men