New-York tribune., 1902-08-31
TWO BRITISH VIEWS.
A RABID ANTI-AMERICAN OUTBURST
AND FRIENDLY ATTITUDE.

Tondon Aug so-"A hated rivalry which may
sbme day be settled by the arbitramert of the
sword seems fairly TO sum up The Saturday
Reviews opinion Of the relations between Great
Britain and the United States. Discussing Presi-
dent Roosevelts pronouncement on Mcnroeisn. the
always bitterly anti-Amertcan Saturday Review
uses the Presidents speech text on which to
enunciate a long sermon on American Greed and
Hypocrisy and the danger threatening the British
Empire from the United Statess future expansion
says reviewing the history of the Monroe Doc
trine:
1t is unfortunate, if not exceptional that ia the
nniin pe f without at
tempting to explain it disinterested and high
with spain was undertaken resulting in the Philip
pines being annexed and Cuba being put under me
nous, but the individual States cannot act 10.
American extension southward, and American
j from a I ba snfsd states
Proceeding to discuss the effect of Monroeism on
the British Empire The Review says:
rated from the British Empire BY nothing but a
e a gtats aRd s the to nende 5etde ea esaea OF
United States is commercially growing fast at our
the power Of the United states in wealth, and
numbers will soon exeeeS that OF any itpa Tixa Te f1
relation to us terrtoriay is not nearly so critical
the bower verse we need be most Concerned about
America. Acute territorial and commercial riTaTy
ee IN a 4y nIa1 nT4 st be t. avoid doing anything
points in the struggle On that principle the United
matically never eoneeding a point We: on '4e
heip the United States as in the matter of the
isthmian canal We lost ground and America
gained The only balancing advantage would be
of America that We might count on her as meeting
such a MFR friendship The Saturday Review has shown
again and again that there is neither evidence nor
likelihood. There is question of liking or dis
liking the Americans It is, simply question of
side The controlling factors make II Impossible
10 put the position Of the two countries in any
curiously divergent view is expressed by THE
Spectator on the same topic. 1t says:
We are glad in the interests of the United States
and Great Britain and the peace Of the rest of the
clear and unmistakable terms that the Monroe Doc
trine win be enforced by the United States at all
costs. The Monroe Doctrine is a danger to peace
only IL and while it is underlined All authorita-
tive statements of the policy Of the United States
hold that the maintenance of the Monroe Doctrine
IS good for us for the United States We,
/ like the United States. have desire TO the
quo violently altered by the efforts of Cont
mental European States to carve out for themselves
would suit us more than the United States TO
see Germany established in Southern Brazil or else
where on the Western Continent.
Proceeding point out that Monroeism cannot
rest air and that unless based on power il is
sure to be exposed to be pushed aside and dsre-
garded. The Spectator continues:
The power on which it must primarily rest is sea
power. II the European States know that America
has sea power enough to enforce the Monroe Doe
trine 1t will be scrupulously respected. The mo-
ment they the Doctrine is based only paper
Il will be disregarded To make the Doctrine effec-
stronger than that of France Germany. She
need trouble outbuild us as not merely
agree to. but may be said be passive support
ers Of the Monroe Doctrine