The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-06

The visit of the Boer delegates is per
haps more responsible for this phase than
any other factor; but Secretary Root >
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 minutely
dealt with.
The absence of any development III 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 that it
will result seriously.
Regarding the Boer delegates the Spec
tator and Outlook voice current English
opinion, the former saying that thege is
no fear that the Americans will be taken
in, more especially as it is very doub sful
whether the delegates have any power to
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 prospect
is disheartening The Americans VIII re-
member-if the delegates don't-that
America owes her independence to armed
protests against being taxed without rep
resentation."
MONROE DOCTRINE.
Secretary Roots Monroeism utterances
are dealt with in a long article in the
Spectator, which maintains that the war
secretary'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 to
see the doctrine cannot be supported on
f.,I
If she ever gets into a 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, supposing 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-
sideration. 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 Americas 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
should wish TO enforce the Monroe doc
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
I'll blood between 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 its 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 a 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-lending 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 to prove
/ serious indeed.