The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-07-08
NO ALLIANCE.

ne w aSnlllSlOn ROSI plainly warns
our Anglo-men that the moment they
abandon their sub-cellar tactics and
come out in the open to fight for an
English alliance they will be confront
ed by a storm Of opposition that will
sweep everything before it. The Amer
Jean people simply will not tolerate
having their country made England s
catspaw, and woe betide the political
party that adopts such a suicidal pol
icy. The people of this country have
hitherto been tolerant of the hints
thrown out about a possible Anglo
Saxon union" reinforced by an alli-
ance with Japan. The persons who
have been blstantly advocating this
have been regarded as other cranks are
regarded who are in the habit of cham
pioning their special fads on every pos
sibie occasion. Let the alliance bust
ness, however pass from the academic
stage into the field of practical politics.
and this good-natured tolerance will be
at an end. There will be such popu-
lar upheaval as the country has not
witnessed since the guns of Sumter pro-
claimed that the question of slavery
was to be decided by the arbitrament
of the sword. The Washington Post
does not indulge in the language of
eXaggeration when it says:
The proposition, heretofore OCCASION
ally limited at. but never regarded with
popular favor of an alliance between
the United States. Great Britain and
Japan, is not unlikely to be developed.
in the near future, into a great and
exciting issue. In its self-evident
greatness IL will. if or when it comes,
dwarf all other questions of foreign or
domestic policy. In its capacity to
produce excitement it will have no
equal If any suggestion as to national
pciicy could be depended upon to excite
10 startle, not to say shock, the people
Of this country, it would be the propo-
sitton. seriously pressed. of such a de-
parture from the counsels of Washing
ton as that
This, picture is not overdrawr. Eighty
millions of Americans are not prepared
TO turn deaf ear to the sage counsels
OF Washington TO crafty a handful Of
denationalized .Anglo-maniacs. Any al
lance proposed by the latter will be
fought TO the bitter end. Let the issue
OF alliance and non-alliance be once
made fairly and squarely, and the re-
suit will not long remain in doubt. Eng
lands friends in this country will be
beaten ignomtniously from the field.
II such an issue as our Washington
contemporary intimates Will arise In
the near future so much the better.
II VIII be well TO have it out. once and
forever with our Anglo -maniacs, who
Tor years have been diligently mining
ana countermining. The Washington
Post thus describes the reception they
VIII meet with when they come out
into the daylight:
10 the contention that our unfortu-
nate. our deploraible departure from the
traditions and precedents in acquiring
sovereignty over the Philippine Islands
and their 100000 Of people necessi-
tates this departure, as one false step
cans Tor another, the people may not
nave a satisfactory answer, for they
see that in the event of war with ia
pan our retention Of the Philippines
would be extremely difficult. If not
quite impossible. But no argument
would reconcile this nation to any for
eign alliance. The people. not only the
plain people - but the other kinds
with few exceptions, would make any
administration or party extremely un-
comfortable if if should attempt to con-
suinmate such an international COM
pact. Still we think the Issue is COM
ing--is well on its way. and win arrive
before many months shall have
passed"
The fulfillment of the prediction made
by the Washington Post should not fnd
Us unprepared. Irish Americans. actinp.
either individually or in their organ
lzed capacity as Irish societies. should
De ready 10 co operate with all patri-
otlc Americans 10 prevent the success
ful carrying out of a conspiracy big
with danger to our common country.
Let no alliance be the rallying cry 10
muster under the same banner all
Americans who believe that the high
est interests Of the Republic impera-
lively demand that we remain loyal
10 the policy marked out by Washing
ton In his Farewell Address. 1t re-
mans Tor us only to make up our
minds 10 defeat the alliance mans of
the Anglo-maniscs If wo do sn the
victory viii rest with us. and America
VIII be saved from the gravest Of per-
ils.-The Irish World.