Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-07-18
EUROPE HOSTILE, SAYS csPgw
Senator Thinks Fight Of the Future
viii Be for Commerce.

PARIS. July 17.-Senator Dcpew.
who is spending most of his time with
General Porter and Mr., Miller and The
foreign ambassadors said today:
THE basis of future wars Is COM
mercial. Commercial competition ex-
cites the passions as competitive PROV
ess in other departments does Ger
many now is our most hostile com
petitor. The conclusion is obvious.
The issue is to be fought out on the
sea. hence the newspapers that are
advocating mighty navy are doing
most patriotic work.
Il am in better position than tour
lists or even than ambassadors to speak
of European relations with the United
States, for leading men never speak
frankly and fully with ambassadors.
Those of almost every European conn
try have freely discussed with me our
commercial and political relations
Continental Europe entertains h still
ity against the United States. Eng
land does not, but we don't reciprocate
her sympathetic feeling. Notwith-
standing competion all classes there
believe that if the country were in
jeopardy we would come to its assist
ance.
France won't become very hostile
because most of her products are con
sumed by her own people. Austria
seeks market for her surplus, and is
the tail wagged by the German dog.
Italy will stand in with her allies.
The difficulty with Russia may be set
tied by our administration.
"The hostility against us in the va
rious countries of Continental Europe
differs only in degree. Nevertheless.
an industrial alliance against us is i'm
possible. The countries could not
agree as to percentage. We are tie
best customers and could retaliate.
Suppose European countries tried
to form an agreement to keep out our
goods from places outside their Dor
ders-say China-siIch an effort would
fail at the very first council have
attended dozens of railroad confer
ences. and we never could agree: all
went to pieces. They might agree TO
keep us out, but the agreement could
not last. because they could not unite
among themselves as to how much
each nation should send in. Ger
many. the great producing nation.
might ask rs per cent: Britain would
want to dominate the whole market
Congressman Overstreet of Indi-
ana has been making a tour of Europe
with Representative Coward of Kan
sas City. and he said:
"Depew isn't correct when he says
there is a growing feeling of hostil-
ity toward the United States. ]
have been in every country in Europe
and find throughout friendly dispo-
sition, even in Spain. Commercial
combination against the United States
is impossible because the laws of
kings and congresses cannot override
the laws of trade. American goods
will be bought wherever such
purchase will benefit the buyer Mod
ification of our tariff must be made to
suit changing conditions. If Frank
Vanderlip of the treasury found grow
ing hostility against the United States
in Europe the probability is he was
taken for an Englishman.'
Senator Fairbanks will be our next
president. He is the right age. has
had wide experience. is well educated,
enjoys the confidence of the whole Re-
publican party, will be backed by the
men on the fence. and can carry the
otherwise doubtful state of Indiana"