Arizona republican., 1903-07-20
UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND.

1 UNITED STATES AND ENGLAND. There can be no question as to tho | sincerity of the governing classes in England, from the King down, in their | efforts to be on the most friendly terT1a | possible with the United States. It may | be that the millions of the British peo- | pie share in the same sentiment. all though they seem to be very apathetic
 on the subject. We never hear of q great meeting in Hyde Park tu voice their opinions with respect to it and
 in the labor publications. which dis cuss the problems nearest and most vital to their interests. allusion to it is scant and rare. Their thoughts centre on things far more practical-ths price 1 of bread, the rate of wages, the length of the working day, old age pensions municipal ownership, improved tene- ments and scores of other problems on | the solution of which their comfort and advancement present and pros spective. depend in so great degree. With the larger politics of the empire they, have no concern, or else they avoid it as
 either beyond their comprehension or
 unworthy of their attention.
 What is the situation among our
 selves? While we have. of course. no
 governing classes in the sense they have in England. that is no particular
 divisions of the people from whom the
 principal officers and officials are ex- cluSiVely taken because of the acci-
 dents of birth or wealth; there is nev- ertheless a professional political caste
 to whom the offices generally go be-
 cause the acquisition of them has be- come regular pursuit. MT. Roose- welt, for instance, is a good represen-
 tative of this element. From almost the year he attained to mans estate
 he has been in political life, either a
 candidate for office or a holder of one He was very young when he became a member of the legislature. When he
 was running for mayor of the greatest of American cities, one of his compet- itors was double his age. He managed to become a police commissionr with out the slightest experience in that di- rection. Civil service reform became
 fashionable and popular with men whom the political machines had re- jected, and he speedily got the very
 highest office in that field of usefulness. A not very able or accurate book about the navy which he called a history. helped to make him assistant secretary of that department of the government.
 Without training as a soldier, he rais-
 ed a unique regiment in the war with
 Spain and came out of the conflict dec orated by his admireres as d hero. Sore pressed for a candidate his party
 made him governor of his state. Then he was Shuffied into the vice presidency and the bullet of an assassin made him chief magistrate. Taken all and all it is pretty long political career But there are scores of men who dou- ble it in length of time, particularly in
 congress. MT. Allison of Iowa is one MT. Hoar of Massachusetts is another Senators Platt of New York, Quay of Pennsylvania and German of Mary land are others on the long list of men who have made public service the main
 pursuit of their lives.
 By men of this type little is ever said or written on the English ques-
 tion. It is not within the sphere of practical politics and so does not con cern them. If pushed to expression on the subject they will smilingly ac- quiesce in the prevailing sentiment of their audience. And the reason of it is that for them it is dangerous ground fitted with all sorts of traps, snares and pitfalls. But although the politicians maintain a judicious silence concerning the relations that should exist between the two great English speaking na- ucns, there is undoubtedly a very deep and earnest feeling all over the country that our national policy should travel along the lines of the closest friendship with the English people, The fires of past controversies have expended themselves. Ancient ami mosities concern not this generation and are remanded to the keeping of history where they belong. No right minded American wishes to see any other nation in distress, but most es- pecially the country from which the republic has chiefly sprung, the coun- try with which we have a common heritage in law, in religion, in language and literature. But above and beyond all there is the business nerve. Great Britain is the very best customer we have for all our products. the products of the factories as we'll as of the farms. Any interruption of the com merce between the two countries would be one of the greatest calamities that could befall us. A blow tc the | prosperity of Great Britain would be ! blow to our own progress and advance | ment. Self-interest. therefore. if noth- | ing else, commands that nothing I, be left undone to foster the ties that