Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-03-04
He Discusses Our Relations With
Great Britain.
THEIR BASISMUST BE MORAL
friendship Must Not be of n Party
Here and Party There -In-
justice of Boer war.

New York, March 4.-In the North
American Review for March ex-Presi-
dent Harrison has the second of his
papers on Musings on Current Topics"
treating on the British alliance" and
the "Boer war"
General Harrison says in mart.
IS not the inevitable tendency OF
any attempt to put Great Britain and
me United States in the relation of al
Hes To raise up and strengthen an anti.
BRUSH party in the United States and
an antl-Amerlcan party in Great Brit
ann If a friendship between Great
Britain and the United States that will
make their immediate relations cordial
and unite their influence for peace and
human progress, Is to be maintained
70 become status-must II not be laid
doWh on a moral instead OF a COM
herclal basis? Morals abide: COM
mefclal interests shift The friendship
must not be of party here with a
purity mere upon that basis we shall
nave rackng alterations of gush
~ ~ iNlihiN cooperation or the
TWO nations TO be rested upon the aban-
donment or modification of her ira
dltonal policy, or upon the aban-
comment of ours? In the prosecution
Of the open door policy-that Is, equal
commercial privileges to all nations
we have perhaps, found common
basis of diplomatic action. To us this
means, think, the recognition of the |
autonomy of weak nations and their |
rlght TO regulate their own internal af- |
lalrs as opposed to dismemberment or |
the paramountcy Of one OF the great |
powers, Does Great Britain accept the |
open door policy In that sense?
is II not possible that II suitably |
urged, Great Britain might come TO |
stahd win us against the fOTcible alb
Sorption Of weak states and for open
doors everywhere? She has lost her
monopoly Of expansion. She has found
mat her most loyal colonies buy In the
BEST market The increased cost and
competition In the business OF expan.
sion are suggestive
The American people gave generous-
" of their love 10 Queen Victoria. Her
death was felt here to be a family sor-
row She was not associated in the
american mind with this aggressive
,,te OF the British character and
,o'esn poIcy That other nations have
~ Hiuch resented The American love
vi ner Hs queen was largely based
'pon ule oellei that her influence was
'oou as tar as II might be, to ameliorate
s ,.,rt ana to promote peace.
ne lhslstence OF many individuals
lau Vi very large section OF the news
'aPeI press that, as matter Of recip-
,oety' we must give our sympathy to
IlVat Pillalh IN the Boer war and the
,,qq,quen' reference 10 certain crude and
~ Things IN the Dutch army Of
ne liansNdal as matters Justifying an
Iuleu intervention by Great Britain I
avg very naturally turned my vagrant !
uoushts 70 the consideration OF the
y ,s.loIl OF Whether these alleged faults
inltrilal administration of the Beers
~ nlsteu Justlhcatlon OF the war o
' ..Sr py Great britain upon the Beers, Q
me noeIs dll not seek war with u
Itat 5rltaln. Ihey retreated TO the .
az ine prltish intervention In South !,
lI,ca was not a response to any APP '
idl from so much as fragment of the | u