Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-06-05
EUROPE VS.. UNITED STATES.
How Foreigners Look Upon Threat
ened Commercial Supremacy.

ened Commercial Supremacy.
The Literary Digest.
A commercial alliance of all Europe
against the United States is again ad-
vocated by a prominent European
statesman. Admiral Canevaro, of the
Italian navy, in adding his voice Of
warning against American competition
to those of Count Goluchowski, the
Austrian foreign minister, and Leroy
Beaulieu, the French economist, has
expressed himself with great emphasis,
and a number Of European journals are
now gravely discussing the possibility
of even a general war, military as we'll
as commercial. on America. In his
speech at Toulon, Admiral Canevaro
said (as reported by the Paris Figaro):
1.-THE peace of Europe under the dual
and triple alliances would perhaps lead
European nations to consider the pos
sibility and necessity Of uniting against
America, Africa. and Asia, as the fu-
ture of civilization will require them to
do" Commenting on this remark, The
Spectator Nondon). which Is generally
favorable to an Anglo-American alli-
ance, warns the United States that
there is real and strong sentiment be-
hind such speeches. It points out that
Count Canevaro Is no "man in the
street." that he has been Italy's minis
ter Of foreign affairs, and that he at
tracted favorable attention from all
Europe in the Cretan embroglio. His
utterance, says The Spectator, is mo
rash, irresponsible outburst;" but the
"matured judgment Of a man who
knows how people think" Africa, con-
tinues this London journal, proceeding
to analyze the speech, Is already "di-
vided in theory and by agreement; but
the attack on Asia has just begun, and
the obstacle presented by America Is
now clearly perceived" The annoy
ance of the continent with America, we
are told, which is very deep, Is based
upon three reasons. These are, first,
the conviction, that owing to our
wealth and resources, business compe-
tition with us is almost impossible; Sec
ond, the fear that we will elbow Europe
out of the markets she is aiming at in
Asia; and, third, the "dog-in-t n-the-man-
ger attitude of the United States about
the future of South America" Our
wealth and energy, Europeans believe,
are employed chiefly "to monopolize
trade, and so control in the end all the
wealth Of the world" The giant trusts
of America. says The Spectator, are re-
garded as enemies. "inexpressibly for
midable because they do not raise
prices. which would to traders be some
compensation. but look to monopoly Of
business as their reward. and because,
II the government fence them off with
tariffs. the Americans being protection
lists, do not scruple to commence quick
and severe reprisals." AS the govern
ments are always trembling with ner-
vousness lest their industrials is driven
out of work, should turn to socialism
as a refuge. this cause alone inspires
them with a permanent suspicion and
dislike Of American action" In Asia.
at is clear that America is sadly in the
way" Of the continental nations"
"The whole action of Washington in
this Chinese muddle points to single
conclusion, that although Americans
took the Philippines. they are unwilling
to see any but native powers In pos
session or control Of the richer coun-
tries Of Asia. They do not much mind
England, because she admits all the
world to share her commerce, or Rus
sia, because they regard Manchuria as
a mere railway route: but they are ut
terly opposed to partition Of China, or
a subjugation Of Japan, or any other
great change, which would place their
manufactures at disadvantage. That
opposition is most irritating to men
who sincerely believe that open trade
Is of no use to them because America
and England are sure to get it, and
who look therefore to conquest In one
form or another as the only permanent
protection for their industry. The bit
terness Is all the deeper, because 1t Is,
in a sense, philanthropic, those who
feel it honestly plying their own people
because they cannot, in the fierce COM
petition which prevails, get enough
work to do"
Europe Is bitter against the United
States because she will neither take
South America herself nor let any one
else take 1t. Says The Spectator on
this point:
"There lies the vast continent with
scarcely anybody in it, with climates
which, though various do not prohib-
~ European labor, with sources OF
wealth in the soil that are practically
limitless, and with vast rivers which
render entrance into the far interior at
once cheap and easy. There is no prize
left in this rapidly dwindling little
planet like South America. Germany
would like the whole of Brazil, in which
she is already strong; Italy even now
sends her children by the hundred thou
sand to Argentina; France would feel
richer if she could acquire the Hinter-
land of Guiana; and even Hungary
would much rather that her Slav chill
dren, who in tens of thousands are do
ing the hard work of North America,
should find acceptable homes under
their own flag in Uruguay. All are
warned off by the Union, in a way
which, as she will not annex, or even
allow herself to be responsible for these
territories. seems to the statesmen or
the continent the height Of selfish i'm
pertinence. Why, they think, should
their children be shut out by pure ca
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