The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-30
Greeting 90 Columbia by the Author
OF ..The Light Of Asia and
other Poems.
VIEWS OF A BRITISH sCoLD
AFTER-DINNER sPEECHEs-DEPEW
AND SALISBURY DERfDED.
EngIishmcn Preparing tn Erect Ship
yards ON the Gulf when the Nica-
ragua Canal Is Under Way.

LONDON, Dec. 2s-Reviews OF the year
and century fiji the weeklies and daily pa
pers In the latter and the broader field
the writers find greater satisfaction that
Americas part In England's history figures
prominently. Sir Edwin Arnold signhIizes
the new century with sonnet. Greeting
Columbia, England says:
''I send thee motherly kiss and benizon.
love me or love me not;
Hap what may hap, my pride and prayers
watch thy bright course begun.
Thou dost uphold the lessons learned from
and speakest my Shakspeare's
speech-God go with thee"
Columbia answers:
IF thy foes too much dare, I think we
shall be no more kept asunder
Than two great clouds in heaven that hold
the thunder"
That Sir Edwin Arnold's views are not
unanimously shared can be judged from a
letter Of Mr.. Cunningham-Graham "a
former member of Parliament, who. In
July, 1898. wrote series OF articles most
Insulting to Americans in the Westminster
Gazette). which is given place of honor
ar the Saturday Review. IT is the most
bitter arraignment of Anglo-American
friendship that has appeared for many a
day. The writer derides the after-dinner
speeches of Senator Depew. Lord Sails
bury and others, and declares this friend
ship has resulted only in kicks for Great
Britain in the cases of the Venezuela. San
Juan, Alabama and Bering awards. He
says:
I'VE went on, patting ourselves on our
diaphragms, making certain that all those
kicks were but symptoms of affection and
love the Americans bore US. In return for
our moral help. which we, gave them in
their brave punching OF brother Spaniards,
they gave us nothing OF kindred sort when
we started in to thrash our brother Beers.
Lastly, on top OF all our condescensions,
like a cold bath upon a drunkard. come the
clauses OF the Senate in the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty, 20 which we are commanded
to assent or prepare for a kicking. and 1
suppose Lord Salisbury Is going TO turn
his ample shoulders 20 receive 1t and as
sure the kickers Of his distinguished con-
sideration and thank them for the energy
with which IL is bestowed. IL seems inn
possible, so the experts tell Us. that tho
canal could be defended, even though for
titled, in case of war. but then the liar
d-n liar and EXPERTS a comparison
almost proverbial In this commercial age.
Il looks as IL we had voluntarily, by our
mean and senseless conduct In the Span
ish-Yankee war, placed ourselves In the
position OF a man who, having lost the
world, imagined he had gained his soul. but.
on consideration. found his prize mere hy-
pothesis."
In connection with the proposed Nicara-
guam canal IL Is said that when .he United
states definitely decides to build one OF
the greatest ship building concerns In Eng
land will simultaneously open, on one OK
the gulf ports an immense shipyard. Sew
eral steel manufacturers are also said &c
be considering the advisabillty OF estab-
fishing American plants.
The Manufacturers Record, speaking in
behalf of English trade. says: The men
who have dominated the metallurgioal ins
terests OF the world for so many years
whose trade ramifcations extend to ev-
cry civilized country, are not the men &c
yield TO Americas supremacy without shar-
ing IN il by becoming factor TN Americas
production. To these giants Of industry II
e. not very material whether the source Of
production Is England or Pennsylvania or
Alabama. The people of america should
welcome the incoming Of this capital, not
only for its material benefits. bat for that
close kinship into which the United States
and Great Britain would be drawn"