The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-04-25
GREAT FEAR OF AMERICA
Combination of Countries Of Europe
Discussed.

! DISSuSSSus
London, April 2o.-The Spectator
discusses 'The Continent and Amer
ica," taking as a text an interview
with Admiral Canevaro at Toulon,
which the Spectator believes has not
attracted the attention which it de-
serves.
Admiral Canevaro, in concluding his
utterances regarding the triple and
dual alliances having given Europe
thirty years of peace, said:
This fact would, perhaps lead
European nations to consider the pos
sibility and necessity of uniting
against America, Africa and Asia. as
the future of civilization will require
them to do So"
The Spectator does not consider
this the rash outburst of the 'sMan-
in-the-Street," for Admiral Canevaro
has been italian minister of foreign
affairs.
Ills utterances," the Spectator
says, corresponds exactly with that
of Count Goluchowski (Austro Hun
garian foreign minister) and with all
the recent trend of affairs. The an
noyance of the continent with Amer
lea, which is very deep, is based up
IN the belief or rather the convic-
ton that competition with America
is neary impossible, her wealth and
energy being too great. Both are
employed, the continent thinks, to
| monopolize trade. and so to control
in the end all of the wealth of the
world, an idea not without advocates
even among ourselves"
The Spectator mentions the giant
trusts and protection and refers to
the Americans as mot scrupling to
commence quick and severe reprisals
if European governments fence them
off with tariffs"
THE second reason" the article
says, sis that America is sadly in
the way of Asia. The whole action
of the Washington government in
the Chinese muddle points to the
conclusion that although the Amer
leans took the Philippines, they are
not willing to see any but the native
powers in control of the richest coun-
tries of Asia"
The third reason is Americas at
titude in South America. She will
neither take it nor let anybody else.
THE total result is bitter dislike
of America, mixed with dread. Our
object is only to awaken the Ameri-
cans from an illusion to induce them
to increase their fleet and persuade
them to think steadily of what they
are doing. They may rely upon it
that the continent will lose nothing
by want of planning, and that. when
the alliance against America, of
which Admiral Canevaro talks, is
Transmitted into facts it will be full
grown and full armed"
TROOPS GO OUTSIDE WALL.
Chin csc Authorities Yield to Demands of
Foreigners.
Picking, April 20.-In consequence of
strong representations to the Chinese
government, an imperial decree has
been issued, ordering the Chinese
troops at Howai-Lu (Huai-Lu?) to
Immediately remove outside the great
wall.
D. m !; April 2o.-A dispatch from
iaris say ) t'yet,sin consequence of the
iiiiperlal oecree ordering the Chinese
troops to leaSe 4{a +ars,;tor oo,s;d-
cred under the p IN, - +ba 81
lied forces the Francos.se rfha aaas !. =
dition has been abandoned. France
will shortly withdraw 10000 troops
from China.
The Chinese troops whose with
drawal outside the great wall has
been ordered by an imperial decree
are understood to be the force which
"a German and French expedition were
preparing to attack. Huni-Lu has
been located in the cable dispatches
as southwest of Poa Ting Flu. The
Chinese occupied a position within
the limits of territory which the mil
itary representatives of the powers
had decreed as being under their pro-
lection.