New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-01
All WORLD WATCHING
u. S. FOREIGN POLICY
1louob Official Attitude in London Is Most Friend
". Popular Feeling, Permeated with jealousy of
American Success, Is Exactly the Opposite.
INTERVENTION IN MEXICO HOPED FOR
Great Britain Unlikely to Take Sides with Her Ally Japan IN
alters Controversy with NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in
Paris and Berlin Cooler than of 4ore.

rsv cable 90 The Tribune
INDIAN. Jan. SL-Grest interest is
ing exhibited in England over ire
80, affairs ~ America, which are
-.,ers,ly considered here as most com
,rrs.ed and as presenting q greater
ror,ber 81 problems Of the most impor-
ant nature than for many years past
,,t - is not believed here officially 'h''
.-,erioa is i'm such an isolated position
automatically as the New York as
matches printed here would indicate
N,sxico. Panama and Japan are the 'n-
,e-,a-ioral problems Of America IN
uhich England is most interested IN
each case the official relations Of WASH
,retor and London are Of the friend
rsst and most sympathetic character
srd nothing in the attitude OF Foreign
o4ce officials could make the embassy
sYsrecf that the surface cordially ana
the repeated expressions OF friendship
are nrth.ng but a sincere expression
o. tr1e feeling.
England would undoubtedly welcome
American military intervention in Mex
,ro as the hest solution OF the situa-
ZION hut the Foreign Office is deter
mined 10 keep IS hands off and Leave
the question entirely 90 Washington.
aitaost making any attempt TO prod
the United states into action. There
have been many meetings in the city'
where fnanciers see their Mexican IN
vestments going "a ruin. and much talk
q interviewing the Foreign once and
asking for the adoption Of policy IA
voring American Intervention, hut
there have been no interviews with the
Foreign ONCE. because these hnanciers
were quietly but officially told that I'll
such attempts would be useless. as the
government Will absolutely refuse TO
,ry in any way to force Americas
hand
Enthusiasm for Wilson.
This attitude is largely due to Sir
William TyTrel private secretary 10
Sir Edward Grey. who has returned
from America filed with enthusiasm
for President Wilson. He has repeat
edly assured Sir Edward Grey and
others u President Wilson's high char
acter. ideals. purposes and sincerity
and has also assured every one thet
America has no ideas Of her own ag-
erandizement in Mexico particularly
with regard 20 financial affairs. but
that her only policy is TO give every
country square deal, with equal
treatment and equality Of opportunity.
The Panama question will not come
up for several months and . is due
10 Sir William Tyrrell that the For
eign Office feels equal confidence in
fair treatment being accorded. When
Dr. Wilson was inaugurated the For
eign Office was told 10 was useless TO
press the question of Panama. as the
domestic problems Of the United States
would take first place and no others
would be considered until they were
settled Consequently the Foreign
Office dropped Panama Temporarily.
and in the light of dispatches received
this week 30 feels that,it followed the
right course and that the question
would soon be settled
The japanese question is much more
complicated for England, but officials
here feel IL is impossible to take sides
against America. The whole desire Of
the British government is 10 see Amer
lea and Japan settle their trouble
amicabiy. officials here remember the
Australian and Canadian protests Of
few months ago against England TAX
Ing the side Of Japan and recall also
the summary treatment Of japanese in
British Columbia
Cannot SIDE Against United States.
The quarrel between South Africa and
lnoia over the alien race question when
Lord Hardinge. Niceroy Of India, and
Lord Gladstone Governor General Of
South Africa, slanged each other pub
iicly is still fresh in all minds OFF,
Gals in London realize that the Japan
csc question is too acute in Britain's
own colonies for England TO take sides
against the United States in that dis
pute, as such action might mean the
disruption Of the empire.
While the official attitude and official
opinion are thus entirely friendly 10
America. popular feeling, however is
exactly the opposite. England contains
many good friends OF America. but they
are q small minority Of the population
n this island. The English people asa
whole are filled with jealousy Of Ameri-
cans and are extremely antsgonist.c
toward American success. American
business men here handling American
products and American manufactured
articles find 10 necessary 20 disguise
them under other names and TO sup
press an idea Of their American origin
II they hope for success
Many representative Americans in
London TO whom The Tribune CORE
spondent has talked agree that the first
and hardest task Of the American bus,-
ness man in England Is to convince
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