The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-10-09
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The British-MeKinIey Alliance.

may have to the British international
policy. and to British diplomatic
methods, we are bound to concede that
they are always based upon rock
bottom determination to advance the
interests, glory, and territorial amb:-
lions of the British Empire. II was
upon this principle that the badly used
Sackyille-W when Minister here,
thought it his duty to promote the cam
paign interests of Grover Cleveland, who
was engaged in an Anglo-American deal
for the gold standard and compulsory
arbitration. Whenever there is a party
or an executive in power in this country
suhservient TO British views and designs
that party or executive is bound TO re-
ceiye the support of Her Majes,y's GOV
eminent of the day, whether it happens
TO be Conservative or Liberal. Our
transatlantic cousins are undeviatingly
patriotic from their own point of v-ew.
and never lose chance to help their
own cause along in American elections,
in which it is obnoxiously noticeable
that they are taking an active and ever
increasing interest.
1t is not in the least strange. there
fore, that az time Of doubt and almost
of panic in the camp of the trusts aRd
of the Mckinley Salisbury alliance, tn ,
London Times" which unquestionsbly
speaks Cor the Ministry. should at
tempt TO aid the Hanna Admins
tration. Lord Salisbury has wen his
game at home. His violent extinction
of the Boer Republics has been successful
and has been fully endorsed by the
voters Of his country. 1t is quite natural
that he should wish TO confirm the domi-
nant influence of his government over
the policy and course of the enc Repub-
lie remaining which Great Britain, being
afraid to fight, seeks to own and operate
through colossal corruption in higa
places. and the devious ways of a
thoroughly selfish ana perfdlous dipl1,
macy.
The stake which the British have in the
reelection of william Mckinley is too OBJ
vious to require much EXPLANATION We
all know how yitaily interested the En-
pire is in preventing exclusive American
control of waterway between the At
lsntic and Pacific across Central America.
The ay-Pauneefote Treaty, which would
make the proposed Nicaragua Canal Amer
lean only in cost of operation and British
in a military and commercial sense. has
a fair chance of ratification at the hands
of the Senate, IL Mr.. Mckinley should win
at the polls in November. With its ac-
cePtanee would come final abandonment
OF the Monroe Doctrine, which is abro-
gated eonstructi,ely if not in terms by
the language of the treaty. With its ae-
eeptance, again. we should bind ourselves
to revival of the hitherto non-operative
Clayton Bulwer Treaty, which would COM
pei us never TO attempt the canalization
Of the Isthmus. except in alliance and CO.
partnership with Great Britain.
Is there not ample reason why Lord
practical exploiters behind them should
earnestly hope and pray for the success
of the trusts and their political agents,
Hanna and Mckinley? But the interest
OF Downing Street in the outcome of the
Presidential campaign does not halt in
Panama or on the Mosquito Coast. There
is the great question OF Alaska, which
is but half settled. 1t is true that Mr.
Mckinley has surrendered valuable Bit
OF our national domain to John Bull-two
thousand square miles in extent, and an
area which had been treacherously seized
and occupied by British forces without
shadow Of claim or nctiee-but the cession
a
elected. On the contrary. it may CON
fidently be predicted, in that event, that
Lord Salisbury will receive an ultlmatum
to get out of the Porcupine. district of
Alaska at once or accept the. alternative
of war.
On the other hand, IL AR. Mckinley is
reelected there is no reasonable ground |
for doubt that the ostensibly temporary |
cession Of the Porcupine district will be |
made permanent, and that Pyramid Har- |
Dor will be added TO the gift There are /
too many evidences that the revival Of the /
Treaty, the formulation OF
the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty, and the Hay
Tower modus viyendi for the cession of
Alaskan territory were all interdependent
provisions of a general secret treaty OF
alliance to doubt what would happen
should Hanna and his trusts and looting
Syndicates manage to buy the impending
election. as they did that of 1896.
Americans whe have not followed the
course OF the PLAY with critical attention
may not be able - see where Great Brit
ain could have touJ.d a quid pro quo to
'ffer to the Hanna combination for Amer
lean surrender OF the project of an Amer
ean canal. for abandonment of the Mon
roe Dectrine. and for the violent stealing
Of American territory. Probably there
we're concealed considerations OF which the
press and public RAY be hopelessly ignor-
INT. but the ominous deal in the shares
IF the eld and impraeticsble Panama ditch,
engineered by close friends OF the Admin
may help Us to partial under
standing II the new Panama syndicate
could obtSin possession of the hundred and
Fifty million dollars which the American
people are prepared TO spend for the pur-
poses Of an interoceanic waterway the
money doubtless would disappear.
number Of politicians. inanciers. and Ad-
ministration promoters would be enor-
mously enriched, the British Government
would gain its point in defeating an ex-
;lasiyely American canal. and would be
wiling, as we have no doubt il has already