The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-17

LONDON, August 3O.-"A hate rival
ry which may some day be settled by
the arbitrament of the sword" seems to
fairly sum up the Saturday Reviews
opinion of the relations between Great
Britain and the United States.
Discussing President Roosevelts pro-
nouncement on "Monroeism," the al
ways bitterly anti-American Saturday
Review uses the Presidents speech as
a text on which to enunciate a long SER
mon on American Greed and HypO-
crisy" and the danger threatening the
British empire from the United States
future expansion. 1t says in reviewing
the history of the Monroe doctrine:
1T is unfortunate, if not exceptional,
that the United States cannot be salts
fed with the plain, straightforward po-
Icy of self interest without attempting
to explain it as a disinterested and
highly moral position. 1T was on this
basis that the war with Spain was I'M
dertaken, resulting in the Philippines
being annexed and Cuba being put un-
der the heel. South America natural
resources are enormous. but the indivi-
dual states cannot act together, but the
individual states cannot act together.
1t is plain that they will not long re-
sist American extension southwark, and
American protection from European
aggression will soon incubate into into
occupation by the United States"
Proceeding to discuss the effect Of
"MOnroeism' on the British empire, the
Saturday Review says:
The United States is the only great
! power separated from the British en-
pire by nothing but a land frontier, and
| it is the settled object of the United
! States ultimately to include Canaua.
| The United States is commercially
! growing fast at our expense, and judg-
| ing from its present progress the power
! of the United States in wealth and
! numbers viii soon exceed that of any
| rival we have, possibly excepting Rus
STA, whose position in relation to the
| United States territory is not nearly so
! critical.
Under these circumstances it is
| surely clearly that the power we need
be most concerned about it America.
! Acute territorial and commercial rival
! ry always results in an ultimate trial
| by force. 1t is the only final settlement
| If that is so the policy of either country
must be TO avoid doing of either coun-
must be to avoid doing anything
which can increase the others power OI
give it points in the struggle On that
principle the United States has steadily
acted in opposing us automatically
| never conceding a point.
I'VE on the other hand, have usually
gone out of our way to help the United
| States. In the matter of the isthmian
canal we lost ground and America gain
ed. The only balancing advantage
| would be such consequent and active
friendship on the part of America that
We might count on her as meeting us
halfway by abstaining from injuring
us. OF such friendship the Saturday
Review has shown again and again thai
there is neither evidence nor likelihood
There is no question of liking or uIs.
liking the Americans. 1t is simply q
question of which shall ultimately gel
the better of the other side. The con.
| trolling factors make it impossible &C
put the position of the two countries il
any other way"
A curiOusly divergent view is express.
ed by the Spectator on the same topic
1t says:
! 1--WE are glad, in the interests of the
United States and Great Britain anG
the peace of the rest of the world thai
President Roosevelt announced in sucr
clear and unmiStakable terms that the
Monroe Octrine will be enforced by the
United States at all costs. The Monroe
doctrine is a danger to peace only wheT
it is underlined. All authoritative state,
ments of the policy of the United States
to this effect are therefore welcome. We
hold that the Monroe doctrine is gooC
for us as we'll as for the ITuitad States