Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-05-08
A CONTINENTAL LEAGUE
Vision Of One United to Subor.
dinate the United States.
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Interesting Comments On Admiral
CRncvaro's speech az Touion-why I
nritish Paper Advises u to
Strengthen our FIect-IIow worlds
Pence May he kept.
Reuter- reports a speech made by Ad-
miral Count Canpyaro at Toulon 90 the
representative Of the FIGARO which has
not attracted 90 this country the atten-
ton It deserved. says the London Spec
tator After tcllIng his interviewer
that tLe triple alliance would not Doe
broken. but that the reconciliation with
France would c1uduce 90 the settle
mcut of many questions iu the Mcd.icr-
rnnean. the count iu conclusion uttered
a most wc.glly and omlnous sentence
which wc may. we think. make sure
was never Invented uy any reporter
he was convinced thll flc triple alll-
aucc all tAc dual alliance taken to-
gcthcr. bad given Europe go years 0f
poace-which. We may remark cn pas
SAINT. Is certainly true-"aud said that
this fact would perhaps lead the Euro
poan nations 10 consider the possibility
and the necessity Of uniting against
America. Africa and Asia. as the fu-
ture Of civilization would require them
10 do"
Admiral Cancynro Is no man In the
street" lie attracted favorable atten-
tion from all Europe during the Cretan
imbroglio, he has been minister Of for.
elgn affairs Cor Italy. and he Is recog-
nized by statesmen ~ something more
than a good sailor aud clever diploma
tist. His utterance. moreover. corre-
spends exactly with that OF the Austri-
an chancellor Count Goluchowskl. aud
with al the recent trend Of affairs
There can be- no doubt In the mind Of
any one who has watched recent de-
yelopmeuts that all Europe. moved by
an almost insane desire Tor fresh mar
/ kcts and consequently more wealth. Is
! precipitatlng Itself upon Africa aud
Asia. aud there is none In ours that the
continent regards America as a danger
ous obstacle 10 the fulhllment Of lis
plans and an Intruder into the field u
world policy" who is at once most en-
harrassing and most formidable. Afri.
I aN.a.aN...A - "a "a
purposes. an operation which will take
a century. Is already divided 10 theory
and by agreement. but the attack on
Asia has just begun. and che obstacle
presented by America Is now clearly
perceived.
II had been foreseen before. as the
speech Of Count Goluchowski showed.
but the vague impression was suddenly
deepened by the collapse of spain un-
der American blows and the decision
10 build a great American deet. That
collapse startled the continent. vhich
for 300 years had reckoned the Spanish
court among the members OF "the Eu-
ropcan family" and unconsciously ex.
aggcrated lis resources. A force sin.
gularly potent absolutely new and no,
quite accountable bad suddenly put il.
self In evidence. and the old conserva.
tive forces sullenly prepared for resist.
ance or reprlsal. The papacy In par
ticular. which has TO think Of Spanish
America as well as the rest Of the
world, viii never forgive the Union for
crippllng the most Catholic Of powers
and the influence Of the papacy. though
II Is Indirect penetrates all through
Europe.
The annoyance Of the continent with
America, which Is very deep. Is based
upon three reasons. There Il FIRST Of al
dread or rather n conviction that
competition In business with America
is nearly impossible. Her wealth anC
energy are too great, and both are em
ploycd, as coutinentals think. TO mo
nopoliIe trade and so control In the enc
all the wealth Of the world. an idea no
without advocates even among our
selves. These giant trusts are regard
ed as enemies. inexpressibly formIda
Bile because they do not raise prices
which would 20 traders be some com
pensation. but look 20 monopoly o
. business as their reward aud becaus,
II the governments fence them OF witt
tariffs the Americans. being protec
tlonists, do not scruple TO cOmmenc,
quick and severe rcprlsals AZ th,
governments are always trembling
with nervousness lest their Industrial
II driven out OF work should turn 4
socialism as a refuge this cause alon
inspires them with a permanent suspI
ciOn and dislike OF American action.
Then they see. as yet dlmly. but stll
without doubt. that America viii inter
fere grievously with their plans Tor ~
curing new aud permanent markets
America does not Interfere IN Afric
because Africa Is negro. but the hope
Of continental chancellors of the "a
cheQuer turn 20 Asia. aud In Asia II /
clear that America viii be- sadly 4
their way The whole action OF Vast
ington In this Chinrso muddlr points {
single conclusion. that althoug
Americans took the Philippines the
are unwilling 10 see any hut natly
powers In possession or control OF th
richer countries OF Asia They do nC