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Show .0 riSIM.NT DAMillt Ul Alt .UTII IMJI.VMJ. J.ruHTt's Wiman, tho wtlbknown rconoml-tand financier,! represented, by an Assoctstetl Picaa agent, as hav Ing exfrtatHl an opinion to the elfect that wr tetween Lugltnl and tho (Jnltid Ktatei I probable. IIoUms thla view uion tho preavire Ulug brought to bear by Canal upon the mother country to preeerve. for the former rtuaf rights with America on thehlgh seaa where Iniportaut fleherlc exlit. He aim thinks that the ueiea-ally ueiea-ally for the Conservative government doliiK something abutting lu the line of a spirited foreign policy Ufore tho approaching crisis In Hrlllsh iiolitica may have an Influence In the direction direc-tion of war with this country. While I.raitui Wlman Is doubt!, as n sagacious bulimia man, It does not follow that be la an authority on Inter national dltlomatlo affairs. Hiuator Hhermanhitallieiulject light when he assert that It l abourJ to presume that two such grunt nations would go to war over aucha small matter as that Involve') In tho present controversy between Great Hrltslnau 1 this country. For either to eiuaje In a bloody struggle over a auljrct com aratlve ly Jiisltinltlcant would boa poor com meutary outhfiUlpbinatlo ability and resourctaof both. lu a war ulth this country Great Britain would have everything to lose and nothing to K--1-The United Htatea would probably pro-bably betakiu at it disadvantage to begin Ith, but tho extent of our uatluii. the energy, Ingenuity aud patriotism of the Kri'nt built of th pw-le, pw-le, combined with tho InexuuiUbhi reaourcea of the country, would, doutt leas, lu due time, aettlo the point lu cur fvor. The only thin that thla nation would have to fear In the event of such a war, would bo Internal dimension dimen-sion that might arise through the ex Istence of so large a froportlou of a lattleMnnd dUtutblncIenunt lu tho poj ulatlon which has boon lmaienioly recrultu-l from ahroad. Wa do not believe, that tin ro U any Uea In Great Britain among her statesmen at leftut of going t war with the United .State. I.veti If the denlre ix tiled, the danger to her of such an undertaking would prevent the step, except on tho grouu 1 of great aggravation, aggrava-tion, which thla country doe nut Intend In-tend to give. Not only would Kog land bold luck from engaging lu a conflict llh this country on account of doubt aa to the result, ao far a would Immediately relato to the operation ot the combatants In chief, but alto to-cauMi to-cauMi should tho engage In such a truggle her J!!urorean rivals would doubtless take advantage of her situation situa-tion to humiliate If not destroy her. We do not believe that Mr. Wlman's vlensonlhe sutject in question are acund. There Is ni prvMiit prospect of war Utweou this nation and the mothir country. |