The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-30
SCORING ENGLAND.
Declares Johnny Buii Il KnucklinG
Down 60 Uncle Sam.


Toronto World
Ever since Grover Cleveland humbled the
pride OF Britain with his Venezuelan mes
sage, British diplomacy has studiousy en-
deavored to cultivate the friendship OF
the United States. Meek submission TO
Cleyeland's daring insolence turned the
heads of the people OF the United States.
They were aggressive enough before, but
this triumph of diplomacy caused them
to make aggressiveness a policy rather
than an incident in their dealings With
Great Britain.
If the British government had any ex-
cuse for submitting to Grover Clevelands
dictation, IL had none for the policy which
it subsequently pursued British diplomats
apparently believed that they must not only
knuckle to the United States on the yene-
zuelan question but that they must per-
form various gratuitous kindnesses to atone
for the offense OF mourning American dis
pleasure.
Instead OF following up the Venezuelan
surrender with firm policy which would
have earned the respect OF the United
States, the British government went out
OF its way TO show that 1T had accepted
CleveandS scourging with due humility.
Britain extended her sympathy TO the
United States during the Spanish-American
war. Under the silent protection OF the
British army and navy, the United States
was permitted TO destroy tottering Euro
pean power. 10 plant the stars and stripes
i in the West Indies, and to assert Amert-
can power and prestige I'm the Philippines.
This protection was at times exerted
openly, even at the risk of imperiling Brit
aims relations with strong and friendly
/ powers: What did Britain get In return
for holding at arms length the powers
that all too anxious TO step in and
save a weakling from the power OF
bully? What did Britain get in return
for the abrogation of the Ciayton-Buiwer
treaty? These the two most notable
instances of Britains willingness 10 do
anything for the sake of humoring the
! United States. But they did not conclude
the series of concessions. To satisfy the
peevishness of the American people. Britain
failed to collect from Femszueia ldemnty
niZed by the United States. Now comes
the climax, so far as the interests of this
country are specihcaily concerned IN the
sacrifice of Canadian interests in Alaska.
Against all these concessions and sur
renders, what has Great Britain to show
1 in the way of fayors from the United
/ States? The British government Is evil
IDENTIFY trying TO persuade itself that il Is
getting something What this something
! is no one has yet pretended to describe.
And il is indeed a singular coincidence If
everything that Britain does for the United
/ States is exposed 10 broad daylight, While
everything that the United States does
. n
But we are told Britain is winning the
! friendship of the United States, even IL
there is no practical redemption OF favors
win the friendship OF each and every state
in Europe the same principle-that OF
readily conceding practically everything
! that the particular state may ask or de-
sire. The friendship so secured viii be
| just as strong. just effective, and just
as permanent as the friendship that is be-
/ ing purchased from the United States.
Lat Il,-iff c1 n fraln re lnnl< haR ia
past six or eight years and consider what
! American friendship sought by costly and
sometimes humiiiating sacrifices has done
( or promises TO do for Britain. The part
played by Britain I'm the Spanish-American
/ war and the abrogation of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty should have made the Amer
I lean people thrill with Anglo American
friendship If such friendship is possible.
And how do find American sentiment
when the Alaskan boundary dispute pre-
sents itself for adjustment? Are they
| footing? Not by any means. They re-
| fused four distinct offers of impartial arbi-
tration They declined to appoint members .,r
| tribunal of impartial jurists of repute."
| They would be represented by politicians
| or not at all.
From London, as well as Washington.
comes the calm assurance that even IL
the award had been in favor OF Canada
the Americans would have declined To
! evacuate the disputed territory, that they
/ would have resisted by force, II necessary,
any attempt on the part of Canada to
enter into possession of territory awarded
by the impartial jurists of repute.
Such is the character OF the sentiment
! of the United States after eight years Of
education impaired by London diplomats
| The methods employed TO bring American
sentiment to this high standard of broth
erly feeling are indeed edifying. Feed
the brute" is the motto of the august edu-
Gators Uncle Sam is a docie ogre under
this treatment, but Canada is tired of sup
plying the flesh.