Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-11-02
1t Don't Need to Be Denied.

Colonel Sir G. S. Clarke, X. G. NJ
g., F. r. S. (whstever that may stand
for), an Englishman and a member o
the aristocracy of Great Britain, in an
article entitled "Imperial RESPONSE
bilities National GAIN" published IN
the February number of the North
american Pevie,0, OF 1899, said among
other things in relation to the pro
posed policy of the administration az
to the Philippines:
Gas snon, therefore, as the recent
hostilities came to an end, the many
frionde of the United States in England
carefully watched thi currents of popu
lar feeling. Would the new duties be
frankly accepted? Would the NANTES,
imperial destiny of the American people
be now realized. Or, would the dead
letter of the farewell message OF Wnsh.
ington so dominate opinion as to pre-
vent. or at least postpone, a new depar.
ture? These were the questions which
engrossed all thoughtful minds on this
side of the Atlantic"
This Englishman, speaking from the
standpoint Of member of the En-.
glish aristocracy, hopes that the
"dead-letter of the farewell message
OF Washington may not so dominate
public opinion as to prevent, or 2ost-
pone, the new imperialistic departure. "
Everybody will admit that a man OF
this kind is or ought to be a good
judge OF what constitutes imperialism.
Certainly he ought to be a better
judge than our Republican brethren
who have had no experience with i'm
perialistic matters, and who arc now
so loud in their denial that the Nc
Kinley policy has any imperialistic
significance. Republicans have had a
good deal to say about Manifest
destiny" and have rung the changes
on that phrase with view of defend
ing the Mckinley Philippine policy.
But they have never apparently thor
oughly sensed the situation. Accord.
ing TO the above writer it is not only
manifest destiny" but manifest
imperial destiny"
Naturally we are not surprised to
learn that our good friends across the
water, who at one time openly de-
nounced George Washington as an
arch traitor, are extremely anxious
lest the "dead letter of his farewell
message" shall dominate American
opinion in this critical juncture OF
American affairs.
But the above extract finds its COM
plement and the hali-circle of de facto
il not de iure, Anglo-Americsn alliance
is completed by the following asso.
ciated press dispatch, which appeared
in all the leading papers of the coun.
try under date July oath:
THEY FAVOR. AN ALLIANCE WITH GREAT
BRITAIN.
PHILADELPHIA, July 24.-In the be-
lief that an open alliance NTH Great
Britain will be an excellent thing for the
United States, a society has been formed
in Philadelphia composed of many men
powerful in the financial and political
world.
The first meeting of this organizatian,
which is known as the Transatlantic
Society of America, was held about one
week ago. The proceedings were kept
secret, but to-day the plans of the or
ganization became known through ap-
plication for charter.
In this application the officers OF the
new Anglo American society are given
as follows: @. Stuart Patterson, Presi-
dent; Theodore @. Searcy and John ii.
Converse, Vice-Presidents; Alfred Il.
Wiggan, Treasurer, and Thomas c..
Knauff, Secretary.
The Board of Governors consists of
William d. Winsor, William P. Henzey,
Charles Curtis Harrison, the Rev. Hor
ace p. Fuller, Edward H. Coates, the
Rev. j. l.. Levy, Alexander Van Renn-
salaer, John Thompson, Alba B. John
son, Fred Turnbull, G.. E. Freyer. Joseph
G. Rosengarten. Henry II. Edmunds
and William r. Lucas.
Mr.. Patterson is one of the most prom
inent financiers in this city. Mr.. Searcy,
one of the Vice-Presidents, is the Presi-
dent of the National Association of
Manufacturers, and John H. Converse,
the other Vice-President, is one of the
firm operating the Baldwin Locomotive
Works.
In the application to the Court the
object of the Society is stated to be
"the bringing into closer relations the
people of the United States and Great
Britain by the general Strengthening of
the political, commercial and social
bonds which unite the two countries.
This is to be done by rendering hos
pitality and friendship toward British
subjects who may be temporarily So
journing in Philadelphia, and by collect
ing, preserving and disseminating infor-
nation tending to educate public npin.
ion in this direction"
Thus are tho people at home
and abroad joining hands for the uni.
fication of British and American in
terests in all parts OF the world. Can
any laboring man, can any merchant
of moderate means, can any profes-
sional man who is not the hireling OF
corporate interests, perceive in this
program anything which will benefit
themselves or the great masses OF the
American people? Naturally, these
kid-gloved descendants and successors
OF the black-visaged buccaneers and
marauders of the olden times dare not
frankly avow their purposes. But the
fact can be no longer concealed that
that there is a tacit understanding
growing out of mutually OF inter
ests by which the money barons oi
England and America propose to ex'
ploit the peoples of the world. Mr.
McKinley's administration has taken
the pains to distinctly deny the ex-
.. - = aaorok alliance hetwaen