The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-01-04
ENGLAND HAS BEEN
TAUGHT A LESSON
Lord Beresford Says He Wants
to Support Monroe Doctrine
DISCUSSES OUR METHODS
He Asserts That America Uses Bust
ness Men at the Head of Our lnsti-
tutions While Great Britain De-
ponds on Incapable Peers.

| London, January 8. - Admiral LORD
Beresford will sail for America on the
North German-Lloyd steamer Kaiserine
| Maria Theresa, which left Bremen today,
and will sail from Southampton tomor-
| row. The report that the admiral is to
| take position with the International
Mercantile Marine company is untrue.
Lord Beresford said to representative
of the Associated Press:
II am going to America because l have
some private business to attend to. 1t
has nothing to do with the shipping COM
bine II the Morgans had paid me the
compliment of offering me something in
that connection, which they have not, I
should be obliged to decline. However,
in addition to attending to private busi-
ness, l am going to have good look
around although I must be back In Lon
don for the opening of parliament In Feb
ruary. l hope to pick up information re-
garding the administrative element IN
American business. That's where Ameri-
ca excells. We do not know how to adj
minister here. Our workmen are as good
as theirs, but our administrations are fee
bic. Our companies want lords and COM
moners as directors who know nothing
about business. Yours demand straight
business men, who not only know, but
put their money, into the concerns of
which they are directors.
People Must Be Taught.
IF l can teach the people here to
adopt American business methods we
can then have greater inter-communca-
ton of capital and interests between the
two countries. 1t is the only way, and
once England and America get on
proht-sharing basis, tie world will not
dare to interfere with either. Neither of
US will stand for a political alliance. 1t
Is impossible. Changing parties and the
sentiments of both countries fCoeid it.
frankly confess that a business alliance
would be more to England's than Ameri-
cas- advantage. America can look after
herself. She can fight the world either
from an economic any otter view
point. They have not begun to realize
here yet that the long period which
Great Britain held the monopoly of trade
is over. They do not know the value of
scrap head, of the minimum cost of
production or of volume of trade. The
coming century will be one of business
BY trying to achieve a community Of
business interests and methods between
America and England. I believe shall
be doing much towards 1t being CEN
fury Of peace.
Put Brightest Men In Business.
You put your brightest men into busi-
ness. We put them into politics the
navy and the army. That has got to be
changed not for the sake of the money
1t makes for the Individual, but for the
general good of the country. When
return I hope to have lot more infor-
nation In my pocket Itch will further
these ends in parliament and elsewhere"
Asked what he thought of the Venezue-
Ian situation, Lord Berseford brought his
hand emphatically down on tue table.
THANK God" he exclaimed that 1t
has come out all right. But 1t has taught
out government a lesson-that they must
never try their hand again at such
game without the partnership of the
United States. l do not say word
against Germany; but, I do think 1t Is
to England's advantage to come right
out and say not only we support the
Monroe doctrine but by heavens we are
willing to fight for It, ="