The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-04-07
A Pure Fabrication FoiSted on
the American People.
OF ENGLISH MANUFACTURE
Fiction Denied Several Times by
Russian Ambassador.

During the late war and since its
close. dispatches regarding lLngand's $
attitude toward the United States have
been constantly appearing in a large
number OF British and American news
papers. These dispatches were sent on,
with the view OF creating the impression
that France, Germany and Russia were
ready to intervene in the interest of
Spain, and were held in check only by
the knowledge that England would ar
ray herself on our side in the event oi
such contingency. says writer in
Donahoe's Magazine for March.
Acting on the theory that a lie, ii told
often enough, will in the end do duty
for truth, Il small but noisy group Of
Americans are constantly referring to
these statements in support OF their CON
tention that out OF pure gratitude we
should support Engand's position in
South Africa. become her ally, and re
lievc the tension OF her present isolated
situation i'll Europe
A great deal OF maudln sentiment
tality has been uttered since the begin
ming OF this pro-British campaign in
the United States which has been any
thing but ilat,crng to our national
pride
What has hccn the object, ! ask. oi
this snbScrvicncy to European power
which las been always our consistent
ana uniring enemy? Why should
American citizens be SO anxious to
credit England with part in our vic
tories during the late war and attribute
to her moral support the achievements
ol our army and navy? How insuffcra-
bly, trucking in spirit appear citizens
WHO make use OF a statement branded
time and again by the highest a,,hori-
ties as falschood, which has the effect
of exhibiting their country as Il pro
tccted wcalling.
This so-callcd coalition was not of
continental, but OF English manuiac-
turc. 1t found its origin in papers no.
toriously under the control OF the Brit
ish foreign Office, for the purpose OF
working an unscrupulous imposturc
upon the crcdulity of the American pco-
pie.
AT no time was there Il purpose on
the part OF the great powers to inter
pose against the United States, so that
there was never an occasion for such a
demonstration OF English friendship as
has been assiduously presented. The
story, although very widely circulated
and generally accepted as a fact, is
nothing less than a pure fabrication,
and for the truth OF history, as we'll as
for the removal OF the groundlcss rcflcc-
ton upon the attitude OF the European
powers, it should no longer be accepted
as a part OF the records OF the war.
Upon the outbreak OF the late war
England set to work the springs of her
journalistic machinery in the European
capitals to prejudice continental opin-
ion against the United States. At the
same time, in order to fan the flames
OF whatever disafcction existed toward
America she insiduously spread rumors
OF an understanding between London
and Washington.
The leading correspondents at the
European capitals arc Englishmcn. anI
most OF the news passes through Lon
don to America. The correspondents,
were instructed to carefully sclcc; for
transmission here the uttcranccs OF the
most anliAmcrican newspapers, papers
which have always had reputation oi
being suspiciously close to the English
foreign office This journalistic cam,
pagn is an old trick OF John Bull, and
has been frequently worked before, but
in no case so flagrantly or so success
iulIy as during the Hispano American
war.
Every ridiculous canard cablcd IRON
London. purporting to represent cont
mental opinion, was published here with
startling headlines, while the views OF
reputable newspapers were hidden
away in the most obscure corner Our
papers seem to have fallen into the trap
so clcverly laid, and joined with eager
ness in the British campaign OF palavcr,
buncombc and hypocrisy
This fraud and cheat upon the public
mind carly showed its fruit, because
continental criticisms OF the United
States increased in direct ratio to the