New-York tribune., 1902-08-31
NEWS OF TWO CAPITALS
LONDON.
INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE OF THH
PRESIDENTS SPEECHES.
THE MONROE DOCTRINE AND THE BAL
ANcE OF POWER IN EURoPE-RELA-
TIoNs OF THE TWO ALLIANCES

TIoNs OF THE TWO ALLIANCES
special to The Nex-York Tribune by French canlso
Copyright. 1902: BY Tribune Assoeiation)
London, Aug. 30-The events Of the week
have thrown a new light on the oldtime prob
lem OF the balance of power The royal confer-
ence in Berlin with military parades and the
exchange of bumpers and compliments. has oeen
without practical result far as the COM
mercfal relations between Germany and ltalS
are concerned There is evidence that Count
Won Bulow and Count Prnetti have succeeded
in converting the German tariff bill into an
instrument for the framing of new CONNER
cial treaty and unless this can be done 'he
Triple Alliance cannot be reinvigorated- Warm
ly as the sovereigns may embrace each otner
and loudly as they may pledge eternal friend
ship the two allied monarchs have each in turn
been visiting the Gar and exchanging vows or
good fellowship with him. The dynamics OF the
alliances in Europe are now balanced so scien-
tifcaIly that the benefits Of membership in one
and the disadvantages of exclusion from the
other are equalized. The King Of italy might as
well be in both alliances. for he is on as good
terms with Russia and France as with Ger
many and Austria, and the German Emperor
was not more effusive in Potsdam IN vowins
unending friendship for poetic and artistic Italy
than he had been in pIedging his goodwill TO
stern, prosaic Russia.
The two coalitions for the maintenance or
European peace have established working reia-
tions with each other. The sOvereigns are as
polite and sincere in cross-swearing for the
benefit of future antagonist as in paying
compliments to a present ally. Self-governins
peoples meanwhile retain their constitutional
practices. and enact tariffs and engage in COM
merciaI wars which lie outside the range OF
diplomatic alliances
President Roosevelt's speeches on the Monroe
Doctrine and on trusts have cast additional
light upon that same question of the balance
of power, and have recalled Lord Cann1nss
forecast that resources would be created IN the
New World for readjusting the relations of the
European countries. The Presidents words
NAV have been misinterpreted in Vienna anu
in Paris but not IN Berlin and in London Eng ;
land accepts the Monroe Doctrine without
reservation, and Germany is equally emphatic
in disclaiming any intention Of offering re-
sistance to it. There is evidence of a suspicion &
in the German press that the President may De
hitting out at John Bull. and il is openly as
serted by English journals that the German OK
is gored by the Monroe Doctrine. Each country
accommodates itself to the traditional policy or
that great commonwealth which has ample re-
Sources power and wealth for enforcing the
principle that every seIf-governfng state in the
Western Hemisphere must be allowed to work
out It's own destiny The New World has BE-
come so rich and powerful that its commercial
exchanges are more important than the friend
ships of n1onarchs and the diplomatic coalitions
of governments. The Monroe Doctrine is not
challenged, for no European country can vent
ure to excite American resentment
The Presidents discussion OF trusts IN ike
manner attracts general attention in Europe
from the sheer magnitude of the resources OF
transatlantic production and commerce and the
worldwide Importance Of converting trusts and
combinations into servants of civilization rather
than into masters Of human distiny.
There is an increasing feeling of uneasiness IN
England over the course Of events in Cape Col
ony where Sprigg has become a puppet man
aged by Merrinan and Sa1er and dependent
upon the caprices and prejudices Of the Bond
Ministry which has deserted its own Ioyalist
followers and flung itself into the arms OF the
Dutch malcontents. after making bargain
with them by which the General Indemnity bill
will be carried at the high Of the appoint
ment of a colonial commission for investigating
the fines and sentences imposed by the military
courts bitter feeling has been aroused
among the loyalists in South Africa over the
| Indifference displayed by those who fought the
| battles of the empire, and especially over the
| softness and tenderness shown TO the Cape
| rebels and the sympathizers with Beers. Mr..
| Chant erlain is charged with being accessory
after the event IN so cOndOnlnS treason and
| discouraging loyalty that hereafter 1T may be
! said that the British Government protects those
! who plot and take against 1t and neglects
| those who are faithful In their allegiance to 1T
! 1t is predicted that Mr.. Chamberlain will re-
| verse his policy in October and suspend consti-
| tutionaI government in Cape Colony when there
| IS clear evidence that the leaders of the Bond
| are reviving racial passion and undermining,
British interests. There is also a theory that he
| is allowing affairs to take their in Cape
| Colony in order TO have free scope for en-
| Iarging the territories in Natal at the expense
! of the TransvaaI. and handing over TO it a por-
| tfon of the Portuguese possessions in East AZ
| rica, which are to be purchased and divided
| with Germany. South Africans here are
| grievously disappointed over the continuance
| of the political turmoil. and assert that Mr..
| Chamberlain is either playing deep game with
| masterfuI recklessness or else has lost his griE
| and courage.
| The Trades Union Congress. which meets IN
/ Iondon next week for the first time in twenty
| wears. promises 10 be political rather than a
| labor parliament. There will be a fight at the
| outset between Woods and Tillett over the Sec
| retaryship. and keen discussions Of compulsory
| a-bitration the Education bill. the payment cs
| salaries to Members OF Parliament. and old
| age pensions. The Taft Vale decision has not
/ been set aside, but recent htisations IN the
| courts have been running In favor Of trades
| unions The latest official statistics. however.
| are not favorable TO the conditions OF labor
| in the United Kingdom a decline all around
| in wages Is revealed in the figures for 1901 and
for the last six months. and there has been a
large increase in the number OF the unemployed
/ These facts lend Importance 10 the commission
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