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Show THE TRADE WORLD IS RESTLESS. ln ense there should be a European combination ngalnst flrcnt Hrltnln, the Ilrltlsh North Atlantic fleet de-stroyed, de-stroyed, nnd Canada Invaded, what would the United States do nbout It? This, briefly put, Is the question propounded pro-pounded recently to the Hon. John W. roster, foimerly Secrctnry of State, by the Independent. Mr. roster replied re-plied thnt he did not see that the Monroe doctrlre would require tho Interference In-terference of the United Htntca In suih a cm-; but he added that he didn't believe thnt this country would long consent to tho occupation by a non-Hngllsh-peiikliig race of the Bermudas Bermu-das or ot Halifax. He Is no doubt correct cor-rect obout this In fact, It la alto-Bother alto-Bother probable that In case of nuch an ontl-Ilrltlsh coalition, nn understanding under-standing would be arrived nt between Orent nrltiln nnd this country whereby where-by the Ilrltlsh powesslons on this continent would cither be set free or put under the protection of the United Stales, especially wore there lo bo such a disaster to the British navy ns was supposed Hut whether that way or not. II In reasonably sure that our northern cousin. "Our I,ady of Snows." would snugglo pretty closely up to Uncle S.un. nnd ask to come In out ot the cold. It Is Just possible that some sort of a "dicker" could be made. In which tho Philippines on the one side and Canada on tho other, might figure. fig-ure. The trade situation Is getting In such shape now thit certain readjustments readjust-ments arc advisable, and may any da become Imperative, and trado disputes dis-putes ninko war now almost as readily read-ily as religious hostilities did III the past. Africa and Asia will be the Immediate Im-mediate bones of contention, China being be-ing much to the fore. There is a feeling feel-ing In Oerman that Clrcat Britain having India, has her shate, and should leave the Celestial empire to the other nations. Hut droit Britain tan hardly be expertod lo take that view of It. The lino of cleavugo hero suggested Is likely to bo the one on which tho split will come, nnd It remains re-mains to see what will cotno of the present unsettled condition of the world's tendencies nnd snuggles. |