The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-05
In America Causes Ensiishmeu 70
Worry Aboutths
ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES.
UnfriendllnesS Alleged 70 Exist.
Pnunssfote Nay b Left at wash
iugton, enough Salisbury has Not
ordered ~ The sPremisr Is OPP
posed to an Alliance.

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curious, and 70 Americans, more in
teresting phase comes over the fascin-
atlng web OF International relations as
portrayed through tho press. This con-
sists OF sdpposlti6nh regarding the attl-
tude Of the American Congress toward
Great Britain, the possibility OF its
recommending Intervention, voting
sympathy with the Beers. refusing to
ratify the Nicaragua trsaty, and. last
~ but eh.sBy. refusing to consider the
Canadian contentious In a spirit Of
frlendllness:
The great public interest In all this
Is mainly the result Of many special ca
BILE dispatches from English corres-
pondents.. stating that the adminIstra-
ton, being severely attacked for al
legged fnendiineHs toward Great Brit
ain, and IN view OF the coming elec-
tlon, might be forced to make some
sort of an antl-British demonstration
in order to OFFSET such accusations us
that OF forming an alliance. To cap
this climax comes a strenuous appeal
in the Times to-day that Lord Paunce-
fote, the British ambassador at Wash.
ington, should be retained at any rate
until the election is over.
Both in the cable dispatches and in
the comments made here. 1t is inferred
that Lord Salisbury is, or should be,
taking lively interest in the eontin-
gencles, and an active part in assist
ing those, peSsopH in the United States
who exhibit friendiiness toward Great
Britain. Inquiries reveal the fact that
the governments attitude, which is the
only one worthy anything at present,
must be considered from two points of
view, that OF the foreign office and
that Of the colonial office. For weeks
the friction has been growing, until the
colonial office Is almost at loggerheads.
not only with the foreign ONCE but
with almost every other department.
The latter meets all the situations
broadly, lasiitlwoaId in dealing with any
continental power. The former looks
at all United States matters through
the eye of, Canada. Lord Salisbury, for
some time past, has been taking little
interest in American politics. and is
aysrss to>any form of an Anglo-Amer-
lean alliance, believing that the constl-
tuition OF tie United States is unsulted
to such a bond. HIS idea is to trade
fairly and squarely, without embroiling
himself with any extFaneoas matters,
nor does he desire to sacrifice the good
OF the whole empire for the sake Of
Canada alone.
IN the case OF Lord Pauneefote, Lord
Salisbury has taken NO steps, and does
not contemplate doing anything to pre-
vent Ford Pauncefote from retiring
April /, in accordance with the age
limit Of the diplomatic service. Al
ready the ambassador has had an extra
year, ana this was not solely due, as
generally understood, to diplomatic
reasons. but chiefly on account of finan-
cial considerations, which personally
affected Lord Paunrefote. There are
Others in the service where promotion
Is unusually slow. awaiting to take his
shoes, and 1t would be bad precedent
to extend his term stlll longer.
That4s the oticial view. yet.it Is pos
sible, though scarcely probable. that Il
Lord Salisbury is convinced that Brit
ish interests. which now include so
many unsettled controversies with the
United States, would suffer, he might
within this month. ask Lord Pauncefote
to remain.
But while Lord Salisbury and the
foreign ONCE confins Themselves to the
broad Issues at stake, and marvel at
the accounts. attributlng to them a de-
sire to form an American alliance, the
colonial office apparently conforms It's
opinions and actions to meeting in be-
half Of Canada the political feeling in
the United States, as cabled by the
British correspondents. Thus, Mr..
Chamberlain several times has protest
ed against projected agreements with
the United States, and has sometimes
prevailed At present there pervadeS
in the colonial ofice an overwhelming
dread OF American complications. Fem
ian raids in Canada and what not,
while there are hopes of getting the
Alaskan and other disputes settled. The
low ebb Of feeling is not shared in the
slightest by the foreign ONCE.
Mr.. Chamberlain also exhibits almost
painful anxiety to keep In touch with
the party in power in Canada, the lat
est instance OF which is in his cable to
the Australian government. asking II
they could raise 1850 troops 1t is
learned that Mr.. Chamberlain did not
say: 'In the event OF the imperial
troops being needed elsewhere" It
was originally Intended that these
troops should come from Canada for
a body OF 5000 rough riders for service
in South Africa, under General Sir
Frederick Darlington. However. sway
ed by the differences In the Canadian
parliament and the reported dlIinelln-
alton Of the Canadian premier. Sir VIII
frid Laurlar, to come out boldly in ia
vOr of sending more troops, Mr. Cham
berlaln has left Canada out In the cold,
and asked Australia to furnish the
men.
Another curious view, which seems to
be taken by the colonial Office and the
writer's Of the press In close touch with
that department. is that since CANADA
has split blood forthe cause Of Great
Britain. canada's various contentious
with the United States must be consid.