The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-17
Hunting for Islands.

ihceen years ago Prince Henry of
russia came to the United States and re-
ooiveu DIS enthusiastic a welcome as was
80 extended to any royal parsonage by
1 ou warm-hearted people The since ruff
iiou waves were smooth then, and so
t tdlni was the air, now rent by explosions,
that PRESIDENT Roosevelt could express his
nope that. 1.-THE bonds of friendship he
1weeh the two peoples might grow ever
stronger -could even saw to the distin-
gulshed guest at the subsequent lunch on
lne yacht Hohenzolern: q look forward
WIN great pleasure to the day on which |
snoi nc your guest in your quality as ad-
illrai on board one of your battleships.
fAilu IN return the Kaiser's sailor brother
gave IN season and out of season during
us soJourn among us the assurance of
H5Ilhany amlty for the United States.
now many among all the applauding
multltudes knew that there were at that
moment men in high places at Washing
ton who doubted Prussian sincerity and
reared even it's gifts of friendship The
story is now told for the first time by
Eoltor otrachey of the London Spectator
IN an article over his own signature. For
ne was the man who, in commenting on
Tie American reception wrote: "Ameri-
eau i photographers are taking snapshots
VI Inc prince at every turn in his progress;
pul Inc snapshots we should like to see
would be those of the President and Mr.,
nay Just before and just after the prince
mad made some political request. They
would hardly look, if our view of the
American temperament is correct. like
the faces of the same persons. The in
nnltely courteous hosts will in moment
De hard business men, thinking not of the |
peasant sentences to say, but of the per-
nanent interests of the United States |
Ohiy the humor might linger little in
the eyes. That particular number of
.lie spectator duly reached our secretary
Oh State, and as soon as a return message
couid be penned the editor received it
from his friend in this loconic form.
spectator, March l, P. 3l7, 81 col
umn, half way down. My dear strache,,
you are mind reader. III.
And Mr.. Strachey promptly found the
passage above quoted in the place assign
ed. 1t is his opinion now, as it was then, /
that the prince was mot merely a social, !
put political, bagman," and that he had |
asked for concessions of territory and /
engagements in which all the real and .
most OF the apparent benefit was on the
Prussian side
Later Mr. Strachey learned something
of their general scope and character from
Secretary Hay, whom he describes as
referring to them with that patient,
well bred disgust with which ne always
received overtures of this kind" And |
the editor gives added point to his dis
closure by citing what the secretary told
INN OF an earlier ''overture" made when
Mr.. Hay was serving as our ambassador
to London That was the time Of the
Spanish-American war, and our official
representative at the British capital was
approached officially by "a German Dip
lomat with request 'that portion of
the Philippine islands should be coded
Heaven knows Why-to the Kaiser. 81
can well recall, - continues Mr. Strachey,
his conJemptuous imitation of the man
ner of the request You hat so many
islands; why could you not give US
some? " Mr. Hay was asked what he
replied With somewhat grim smile he
answered: Il told him, Not an island
not one -