The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-04
BRITONS in DOUBT
CANNOT UNDERSTAND POLITICAL
FEELING IN AMERICA AND ITS
PROBABLE EFFECT
ONPRIENDLY ACTION IS FEARED
POSSIBILITY OF CONGRESS ADOPT
ING PRO-BOER MEASURES DIS
CUSSED IN LONDON
LORD SALISBURY INTERESTED

British Premier Fails to Grasp the
American Idea of Things Political
differences With Canada Re
gnrded as Possible Cause for
FrictiOn-RetcntIOnO of PauncefOte
as Il Precautionary Measure.
Copyrighted by the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 3.-With the triumph
of the British arms the bogey of, CONT
mental Interference has passed into Sc
clusion, and now new and more curious
and, to Americans, more interesting
phase comes over the fascinating web
of international relations, as portrayed
through the press. This consists of sup
positions regarding the attitude Of the
American congress towards Great Brit
ain, the possibility Of It's recommending
intervention, voting sympathy with the
Beers, refusing to ratify the Nicaraguan
treaty, and, lastly but chiefly, to consid-
er the Canadian contentious in spirit of
friendliness. The great public interest
in all this is mainly the result of many
special cable dispatches from English
correspondents, stating that the adminis-
tration, being severely attacked for al
legged friendliness towards Great Britain
and, in view Of the coming election,
might be forced to make some sort of
an anti-Brltish demonstration in order to
offset such accusations as that of form
ing an alliance. To cap this climax
comes a strenuous appeal in the Times
today that Lord Pauncefote, the British
a af
retained, at any rate until the election
is over.
An utterly incorrect New York
special AYERS that communications are
passing between London and Washington
towards this, and vivid pictures are
drawn Of possible complications which
might ensue were the anti-British senti-
ment to become ascendant, either in the
present congress or in the next election
PREMIER is INTERESTED.
Both in the cable dispatches and in the
comments made here 1t is inferred that
Lord Salisbury is, or should be- taking
a lively interest in these contingencies
and an active part in assisting those per-
sons in the United States who exhibit
friendliness towards Great Britain. In
Press In
regard To this situation reveal the fact
that the governments attitude. which is
the only one worth anything at present
must be considered from two points of
View-that Of the foreign office and that
OF the colonial office. Between these there
is great gulf, daily widening. not so
much personally between Lord Salisbury
ana MI. Joseph Chamberlain, the secre-
tary OF state for the colonies, as be-
tween their
friction has been growing until the colo
NAL office is almost at loggerheads, not
only with the foreign office, but with al
most every other department. To such
an extent has this gone that any minor
detail OF business submitted to the colo
MAI Office by outsiders, but recurring the
sahctlon' say of the war office Is almost
certain 10 fail to go through, owing to
MI Ghamberlain's unwlllingness to CO.
operate with other heads. Even shonId
IL De accomplished 1t is with a degree of
Instant formality as deadly to effective
cooperation as unmasked hostility.
DIFFER AS TO VIEWS.
It is the foreign office and the colonial
office which may be said to be chiefly
concerned in the relations with the Unit
ed states The former meets all the
situations broadly as ii would in dealing
win any continental power. The latter
looks at all United States matters
through the eyes of Canada. Hence. be-
tween the two departments there are diff
terences of opinion and sometimes rric-
ton. Regarding Lord Salisburv's noin+
of view, the Associated Press Is able to
say that for some time past he has been
taking little interest in American politics
ana that he is averse to any form of an
Anglo-American alliance, because the
constitution of the United States is un
suited to such bond To use the words
OF one VINO Is In the closest confidence of
the premier. THE politics of the United
States have such an influence on foreign
policy and render the duration of su
preme power so uncertain that any alh-
ance would kill itself quicker than snv
one could kill It," He feels under no
obligations to foster pro-English senti-
ment in the United States. In fact, for
the most part, he remains In profound