Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-14
PEACE SENTIMENT GROWS
FREDERICK w. HOLLIS TALKS OF IN
TERNATIONAL RELATIONS.
Talk of "the American PerfIe In Eu-
rope an Excuse to Raise
Tariffs.

London dispatch says that Frederick
w. Hollis, United States member of the in
ternatiOnal court of arbitration at The
Hague, who is in London, after prolonged
visits to st. Petersburg, Berlin and Vienna,
sails for New York on the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse August IA. In talking Of his
impressions of the relations between the
European powers and America, Mr.. Hollis
said:
Although my trip was Of a professional
and private character, 1 have had the OPP
portunity Of seeing leading statesmen and
foreign ministers, as well as numerous pub
| licists and International lawyers. From all
we have heard we believe that the outlook
| for peace among the great powers and for
the. gradual but unmistakable develop
ment of the intent of the peace conference
could hardly be better. No European peo-
pie wants war any more than the Ameri-
cans. Notwithstanding all appearances to
the contrary, public opinion is today the
greatest European power. OF course, it
| would be folly to say there Is no longer
danger of war. for popular excitement in
any one quarter may upset all calculations.
Still, the existence of a permanent tribunal
to decide International disputes, the well
recognized economic breakdown which war
now means for all beiligerents, the lessons
of the Boer war, and the frightful fiasco in
China, all these elements of the situation
| are working powerfully for peace.
The present feeling in Europe regarding
the United States cannot be characterized
In one phrase. That it is not everywhere
friendly, must, I fear, be admitted. But
this is not strange. The strength and pros
perity of the great peaceful 'unmilitary re-
public is not pleasing to it's opponents and
critics Of our institutions. There is nat
| ural jealousy in commercial and industrial
circles of our economic progress. But it
should be remembered that governments of
all forms are averse to having their for
| eign policy dictated by theorists or even by
exporters and manufacturers Any policy
which even seems to be dictated by class
instead Of the highest interests Of the
whole people is doomed to failure by it's
inherent weakness.
Hence I believe It is long way from
commercial jealousy and the excited arti-
cles in the press about the American dam
GER to political or even economic hOstil-
lty. The talk about a combination of the
European powers against the United
States is fanciful and impracticable. They
have greater causes for quarrels among
| themselves than any of them has against
the United States. All talk to the con-
in my opinion, merely cover for an in
| crease in tariffs by the particular powers.
"Of this we certainly cannot complain.
1t vindicates our own policy of protec-
ton. Moreover, it is a question whether
| it Is not even desirable for us, for 1t will
compel us to adopt policy of reciprocity.
which ought to be a permanent benefit to
the country. feel confident Of one thing
whatever may be the attitude of particu-
lar governments or classes, the mass of
the common people In Europe, not only in
England, but on the continent, are SUI
fering from various domestic causes. They
regard us as ever their best friends They
view the increased prestige and power OF
the United States in the world Of politics
with hope and delight. They recognize
our new position as a guarantee Of peace
and progress.
Whatever objections are raised to our
assertion and vindication Of the Monroe
doctrine in its extended form come from
theorists only, and, so far as my observa-
ton goes, meet with no popular approval
whatever. Our claim to control and own
absolutely and exclusively any and all
isthmian canals Is cordially recognized, not
only on the continent, but by most author
tiles and organs of public opinion in Great
Britain. With skillful diplomacy on our
part 1t ought to be easy to arrive at an
agreement which should be entirely salts
factory to American public opinion, with
out impairing in the least the present cor
dial relations existing between the two
great Notwithstanding uatiOuS.n -.