The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-01-22
GREAT BRITAIN
MAY BIZ JEALOUS
Suggestion That Recent Ut
teranceS Denote Pique.
ENGLAND MAY NEED FURTHER AID
Parallel Between south Africa and
the Philippines Suggested ny
Lord CrnubOrnc.

The extraordinary course OF the British
Foreign Office in announcing formally
through Lord Cranborne in The House OF
Commons yesterday that Great Britain
stood between the United States and for
eign intervention at the beginning OF our
war with Spain excites much interest ia
Washington
The suggestion is made in some quar-
tiers that the reason is to be found in the
visit Of Prince Henry TO the United States
and the increased friendIiness between
Germany and this Government. but mas
much as Germany and Great Britain are
not at war, it seems hardly probable that
the British Foreign Office would under
take deliberately to admonisI the Ameri-
san people that our friendship cannot be
expansive enough 10 extend over both
Great Britain and Germany and that we
should remember the former has first
claim.
May Need Americas Aid.
What seems 10 be more reasonable in
depreciation OF Lord C-anborne's an
nouncement is that Great Britain appre-
hends danger OF the Powers who we're
parties to The Hague convention joining
in an effort to bring about peace in South
Africa, and that an appeal is made %
the United States 20 stand between" II
such Intervention should be attempted
and 10 protect Great Britain, as she
claims to have protected us when we
we're threatened with European interven-
tion.
This Government has probably gone as
Ear as the Administration would feel To be
safe in the direction of favOrinC Great
Britain in her South African enterprise.
Al the very beginning the British Govern
ment was apprehCnsive that there might
De foreign Intervention when war was de-
clared against the Beers. Having in mind
the coure CT Great Britain at the outset
Of the Spanish war. our State Department
then did a thing SD out of the ordinary
practices Of nations that i- could not fail
70 be interpreted bv an the Powers as
having significance easy TO be under
stood.
Roosevelt aud william.
The Secretary Of state instructed our
diplomatic Representatives abroad 10 no
tify the Powers that in the event Of war
between Great Britain and the Beers the
United States would pursue a policy Of
absolute neutrality and oI-lurerference.
This action was notice 10 the Powers liz
advance Of any action on their part that
the United States would rot join in a
movement 70 check Great Britain in her
designs upon South Africa and the for
wardness Of the notice and its unusual
character might have been interureted by
the Powers 10 be a wa-r ing that the
United States expected then 10 be neu-
tral also AT al events no Power in
serfered with Great Britain in her de-
tign TO make war
Gerrnany's Friendly Advances.
The unexpected exchange OF courtesies
eoen President Roosevelt and En-
cor William appears to relieve this
C.vcrnmeut OF anxiety as TO the inlen-
- 30 OF Germany with reference to Amer
lean terl tory u may also render less
secure Great Britaiu's faith ia our de-
Pendence upon her and. therefore. less
confident Of our good Offices 10 prevent
Intervention in South Africl mould Ger
many and other Powers propose 10 stop
the var which We were not disposed 10
let them prevent.
The cCrd-ality Of our relations with
Germany. 20 suddenly developed. can
hardy be Interrupted by Lord Crauborre-s
Tsrolucsr for so satisfactory was the
Aliel--. .at f-ElclEe or views between
Pre-. d-at Roosevelt and Emperor William
that -hcv have since been put IN official
form aud made Of record In the state De-
PaTtTcnt and our spiritual alliance
now includes Germany.
The Philippine Parallel.
One thinE. however. remains upon
which Great Britain may pin her faith
in being able 90 hold the sympathy Of the
American Administration. We may not
be yet beyond the sphere Of foreign in
tervcntioE in the Philippines. and. though
We pay Great Britain the compliment
Of there following her example for "a
colonial policy and her method Of sub
5ugating stubborn natives there may be
a little that is threatening in Lord Gran
boTEe's announcement Intervention in
South Africa might find a parallel 10 the
Philippines
Senators and Representatives decline 10
discuss the subject for quotation. but Uri-
vstely there is no attempt 10 disguise
their views Of the subject The opinion is
almost uDE1imOus that the statement
made 60 the House OF Commons was but
bit a. English politics. precipitatcd by
the British Foreign Office the Interior
purpose 1f which is TO protect the British
Government in its present trials ana trIb-
ulatlous.