The times., 1901-04-21
Circulation Statement.
Enron. Against America.

some notice of the interesting edilolld
which appeared in the London Spec
tator" yesterday entitled The Cont
nent and America" because 1t conveys
a new warning to the Government ana
people of this country that if the
United States. with its vast resources.
organization. and energy. is 10 keep
on seizing opportunities to monopoiize
production Of and commerce in the
chief staples of international trade,
there will be trouble of a most Sc
rious nature. It seems impossible for
the people who are the beneficiaries of
the trust system. and the public whose
support they have bought or coerced
during the past few years. to realize
that the peculiar expansion of Amer
lean commercial enterprise, based on
trust industrial conditions. while it has
not benefited the masses of this country
as far as the accumulation of capital
by them is concerned, has placed the
nation in very much the position as re
CARDS Europe that China held in Amer
lean popular opinion at the time the
Chinese Exclusion act was passed by
Congress.
Then. il viii be recalled. public senti-
rent was quite Indifferent to the fact
that to deny 70 subjects Of the Chi
nese Empire the right Of residence in
the United States which they undoubt-
edly possessed under existing treaties
would be to violate the principles and
rules of international law, and to put
the Republic in the position Of ignoring
a solemn engagement without hesita-
ton or conscience. Public sentiment
had its way. and the legislative and
executive branches Of the Government
Joined in a movement which, however
much it might be justified on the
ground Of domestic policy, certainly in
volved cool defiance Of an international
contract obligation
1t is easy enough for Americans to
understand why they ought to be al
lowed TO seek their own advantage in
cases where the same must be at the
expense Of other nations; but they ap-
pear TO be conspicuously ignorant of or
indifferent TO the maxim that what is
good for the goose, seryeth also for the
5Eander" In other words, they, or
rather their business and political bell
wethers. do not give proper value to
the probability that what we do to
others one Of these days may be done
to US on this account the argument
Of the spectator is well worthy OF
attention.
The editor Of the journal in question
refers to a statement recently made by
the Italian Admiral Count Canevaro. in
discussing the triple and dual all-
ances. which. he said. had been a guar
auty Of peace to Europe for thirty
years. IN that connection the count
said: This fact would. perhaps. lead
European nations 10 consider the ne
cessity Of uniting against America,
Africa, and Asia. as the future Of civ
ilization viii require them TO do So"
The Spectator observes that this IS
not the outburst of the man Of the
street" for Count Canevaro was once
italian Minister Of Foreign Affairs.
and his utterance corresponds exactly
with that Of Count GoluchoWski. the
Austro- Hungarian Foreign Minister.
and with the recent trend Of affairs
Then the article goes on 70 discuss the
reasons why the whole Of Europe is in
a state Of irritation toward America.
Il says:
The annoyance of the Continent with America
which j. very deep. is based upon three reasons.
the first being Jhe dread or rather the coryiC-
ton that competition with America Is nearly ini-
possible. her wealth and energy being roo great.
Both employed the Continent thinks t8
Hl0n9Polize trade. and 10 control Ia the end
al the wealth Of the world, idea not without
sdTocates even among ourselves.
that America f- sadly %
tie way IN Ass. Tie whole action of the Wash
ingt0u Government IN the Chinese muddie points
u the conclusion that. although the Americans
took the Philippine. they are not willing 90 see
any but native Powers IN control Of the richest
countries Of Asia
''The third reason Is Americas attitude ia
South America She will neither take it nor
let anybody else.
The total result IS q bitter dislike of America.
mixed with dread Our object IS only % awaken
the Americans from an Illusion, % induce them
L. }ncTea-e their feet ana 10 persuade them 90
think steadily out what tbey doing. They
may rely upon IL that the Continent viii lose
nothing for want IF planning, and that. when
the alliance against America, 0f which Admiral
C4neyar0 talks. Is Transmitted into fact IL viii
be fuil grown and full armed
In our opinion, the above Is good.
sound admonition. There is but too
much truth in the charge that, whereas
we have not scrupied 10 take the Phil
ippines, as beyond question il was our
right and duty TO DO, we have never
theless shown a disposition to oppose
European acquisitions on the Aslatic
mainland. and have acted the part of
a marplot throughout the Chinese en-
broElio. As for our policy with regard
70 South America. il is. Of course. inn
possible for Europeans 10 accept our
point Of view without reserve. II is,
ana long has been, considered a na-
tional necessity that We should prevent
European aggressions upon the soil of
= the Western Hemisphere: but we have
not always been true to our Monroe
Doctrine standard in that respect We
allowed Great Britain 10 violate the
Clayton Bulwer Treaty and 20 establish
the Crown Colony Of British Honduras
in defiance Of the essential and basic
provisions and considerations included
in that agreement without protest
And. now, nearly half a century after
that act Of perhdy was committed
y hen the American people were in
volved ia civil war and could not help
themselves, they are humiliateI and
disguised 10 see leading men -.s of
their Government engaged in am at
tempt TO give England absolution by
reyiving the violated, lapsed Clayton
Bulwer Treaty and endorsing the as
sault upon the Monroe Doctrine COM
mitted in its violation b. the other