The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-06

The visit of the Boer delegates is per
haps more responsible for this phase than
any other factor; but Secretary Roots
declaration of an aggressive Monroe doc
trine comes in for a large share Of com
ment, while Admiral Dewey's candidacy.
the continued troubles in the Philippines
and other minor qusetions are minuteIy
dealt with
The absence Of any development iu the
American controversy with Turkey has
resulted in that matter being bani he'd
from the serious probabilities and no
idea is entertained in England hat it
will result seriously.
Regarding the Boer delegates the Spec
tator and Outlook voice current English
opinion, the former saying that thLEe Is
no fear that the Americans will be taken
in, more especially as it is very doub.f .ful
whether the delegates have any power -
bind either President Kruger or the volks
raad, while the Outlook remarks:
The only hope Of the delegates in the
United States lies in the gamble of presi-
Dental politics. Yet even then the prOs.pect
is disheartening. The Americans WI Ie
member-if the delegates dont-that
America owes her Independence to armed
protests against being taxed without rep
resentation."
MONROE DOCTRINE.
Secretary Roots Monroeisn utterances
are dealt with in a long article in the
Spectator, which maintains that the war
secTetarys s explanation that he was
speaking academically must not be taken
into account, and that he deserves praise
for speaking as frankly as he did. The
article continues:
mo American who takes the trouble
to look the facts in the face can fail II
see the doctrine cannot be supported on
tall talk. America must not imag gine that
If she ever gets into serious contrOve~
sy with a great continental power she
will be treated as Lord Salisbury, with
the full consent Of the nation, treated
her, Here we should dread a victory
| over America, supposng we were able
to obtain it only one degree less Than de-
| feat. But it is idle to suppose that the
! continental powers, Germany, for in
| stance, would take such things into con-
| siderat ton. Granted she wants to infringe
| upon the Monroe doctrine, Germany
| would simply consider whether America
| had physical power to maintain it, If
| she had not America historical claims
| would not be held to be worth a straw"
| The Spectator then goes on to say that
! no power would dream of invading Amer
! lea but Germany. The paper adds:
| For instance, the latter country might
! get into dispute with Brazil and pre-
| pare to occupy its territory II America
] SlOuIQ WISH 10 enforce the monroe QOC-
! trine she must be able to destroy the
German fleet. Her present officers and
men," the article continues. ARE as
good as possible. They have superiors
nowhere, and equals only in the sister
navy Of Great Britain. But there are too
few of them.
The Spectator disclaims in those alarm
ist Views any wish to tempt America to
| take warlike course or to make any
iII hIood hefWeen America and Germany
but maintains that Secretary Root is
right, and IF she sticks to the Monroe
doctrine and yet refuses TO prepare
there is in store for America great hu-
initiation.
The paper concludes by reiterating the
authenticity Of former articles dealing
with German activity in South America,
and it's attendant dangers.
AMERICAN GOLD
The fact that the Bank of England is
apparently unwilling to advance New
York exchange. which is leading many
American banks TO ship their gold to
Paris for the benefit of their American
customers at the exposition, is made the
subject of striking protest in many OF
| the financial papers this week. Not only
that, but the financial experts now rec
ogniZe the fact that whatever the United
| States has been in the past, she Is now
! a gOld-lendtng country, and as a leading
article IN the Statist points out, has
| financed Germany for more than a year,
| and is employing her balance apparently
| now all over Europe. With the string
! ency in gold in Europe, Great Britain is
| exceedingly anxious TO cultivate the
American eagle, and if France proves a
/ greater attraction for American sur
| plus wealth, the matter is likely 10 prove
1 serious indeed.