Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-06-17
STILL HARPING ON AN ANGLO
AMERICAN ALLIANCE.
From the Irish World.


States in, an alliance with England
has not Yet been abandoned by prom
inent English politicians. In the
New York Sun and in the New York
Times OF last Sunday considerable
space was devoted to the champion
ing of such an alliance. Lord Miner,
who is mentioned to succeed the late
Lord Kitchener as Secretary for War,
and Moreton Frewen, a member of
Parliament, who is known as a writer
on financial questions, have under
taken the task of persuading Amer
leans that it Is their patriotic duty to
approve the efforts of Choate, Eliot
and other prominent Anglomen to
make our country England's partner.
Moreton Frowen starts out with the
statement that Senator Wolcott of
Colorado planned the formation Of
an Anglo-American league Of feder-
ais. This was at the time trouble
was brewing between the United
States and England over the Vene-
zuelan question England in her
favorite role OF champion OF smaller
nations" was trying to rob the little
South American republic Of a big
slice of its territory. President Cleve-
land in December. 1895, sent a fore
ible message to Congress In which he
told England that she would either
have to submit the Venezuelan ques-
tion to arbitration or fight. 1t was
then that Senator Wolcott came to
the front as a peace-maker between
the two countries. How the London
Times appreciated the service he
rendered England by so doing is thus
told by Moreton Frewen: "At the
time Of the Venezuelan controversy
between England and the United
States he spoke at length on Anglo
American relations. and this was the
first American Senatorial speech ever
reported verbatim in the London
Times. II filled five columns Of that
newspaper"
Mr.. Moreton Frewen, like all his
countrymen, is strong on the hum
anity" plea when it can be used to
England's. advantage. He tells us
that humanity is beginning to realize
that the present war must be "the
last great war" Humanity. of course,
is not concerned about those petty
wars by which the British Empire
has been upbuilt But a great war
which threatens the destruction of
that robber Empire--well. that is
quite different matter. Precautions
must be taken against the possible
recurrence Of such an international
armed struggle. The Englishman we
are quoting knows Of sure way by
which such q struggle can be pro-
vented In one way only" he
writes, and that by getting the two
greatest nations Of the world, yours
and ours, together"
Now. as to the methods to be
to bring about this Anglo
Union. Mr.. Moreton Frewen
recognizes that tho first step must be
the settlement Of the Irish question.
He frankly confosses that John Red
mond's much boasted Charter OF
Irish Liberties" is a fraud pure and
simple. Even the liberals" he says,
'now admit that the Home Rule bill
as passed last year is a stingy, in
effective measure. 1t provides flnan-
cial means quite inadequate for car
rying on the Irish Government and |
Is full Of imperfectiona. A measure |
much more generous to Ireland must |
be devised before we can declare the |
Irish question forever settled" The |
Of this is that "Home Rule |
on the Statute Book" must 60 to the |
legislative scrap heap as a prelimin
ary to securing the alliance upon !
which England has set her heart.
Mr. Moreton Frewon is emphati-
cally explicit on this subject He |
says. ireland must be reconstructed. |
She has suffered much. Her rebirth |
will take the greatest obstacle out of
The path Of a right understanding be-
tween the great English speaking
peoples on the two sides Of the At
antic."
Suppose. for the sake of argument. |
hat this obstacle is removed, what |
hen? After some installment of |
Justice shall have been conferred |
ipon ireland will Americans be ready |
10 turn deaf ears to Washington |
warning against entangling alliances |
and give their consent to an Anglo |
American consolidation such as Car
legie predicted would come as surely |
I'd tomorrow's sun will rise? We are |
.old that the Strong blood brother
lood" between England and America |
will be all powerful in bringing this |
about Then the Monroe Doctrine, IL |
we are to believe Mr. Frewen, is to |
play an important part in bringing |
lbout an Anglo-American Union. The
British Navy. we are informed, safe |
guards the Monroe Doctrinei Occa- |
iion may arise when America may !
nave need OF that navy In return |
'or services rendered by 1t we are to !
grant preferential duties to British |
goods imported into this country. 1t |
S suggested that that would have the |
,ffect OF injuring German trade. So
much the better in the opinion OF |
Mr.. Frewen. He tells us that Ger
many has built her dreadnoughts and |
equipped her armies out OF the prof
is Of her foreign trade. "Kill that
,verseas trade" he says, 'and when
Great Britain and America control |
he Pacific and Atlantic Oceans then |
Germany viii be taught her lesson"
This Is to be one Of the results Of the
Anglo-American Union that is so dear !
o the hearts of our Anglomen.