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Show FlUENDSJnr TO AIL. OUR POSITION TOWARD THE anEAf NATIONS. i:im Hm il :aa.t I rt.n.l.hl far lbs An, In., ii,. vvoal.1 Injur Our Tiarta All Oier the llllllrad MorM Uo.t II..I.I .Hoof, a A very cheap clan ot cltlteos, who "ran at the mouth." are In the btblt of extolling the Idea of Anglo-American alliance or court, this talk cuu til come from nunc save the shoddy American, except It be from the purchased pur-chased newspapers and pulpits under foreign domination. The Chicago Inter Ocean, a paper that Is not owned In ISngland, baa tills to say about a re-rent re-rent Incident: Iter. Dr. Hlllla demonstrated again Lrt Sumlny tho utter Incapacity of clerical declalmars of but type to han die the higher questions of "Into policy. pol-icy. While hundreds ot the nblesl ministers of the country have come to the aupport of a resolute and distinctive dis-tinctive Americanism. Dr. Hlllls, who last spring spake against tho war with Spain, now desires that an Anglo-Amerlciin Anglo-Amerlciin alliance be one of tho resutu of our victory Ilia characterization ot tho Impulses, motives, and achievements achieve-ments of tho Kngllsh-speaklUK pcoplo la supcrflalnlly correct, but ho tccme to bo uttorly unconscious ot the fact that tho arguments ho puts forward and the Illustrations ho uses are all In favor ot Uncllili domination nnd against American Interests. This Is the greatest fault with all the cheap ad vocates of an alliance. Dr. Hlllla contends that tho strategic strate-gic position of America and Hngland proclaims leadership as tho ultimate destiny of tho Hngllsh-speaklng peoples. peo-ples. "In cfwo of war Kngland and America, by uniting their forces, will posaeaa nil tho pivotal harbora that control the continents." he says, and then mrntlone as tho strategic points ot tho world the Strait ot Gibraltar, tho Suex canal, the great harbor of India, tho Ht. liwrenco river on our north and tho entrance to the Mexican gulf on our south. This It an effectlvo grouping, but Dr. Hlllla falls to mention men-tion the singular fact that ot these strategic iiosltlons four aro In tho possession pos-session ot Great Ilrltaln, and that the other will not be In the possession of tho United Slates until wo control Cuba Cu-ba and l'orto Woo. Another point msdo by Dr. Hlllls It that tho lines of commerce, as well aa thoso of defense, are In tho hands ot the English-speaking people. The tla-llttlca tla-llttlca show that tho lines ot commerce com-merce aro In tho bands ot flreat Ilrltaln, Ilrlt-aln, and that her naval power and htr commercial sinews are being strained to maintain them against all tho world. Mott particularly era her commercial people Jealout of and hostllo to a power pow-er like tho United Slates, which Is struggling for supremacy In tho sarao field aa Kngland. The manufacturer!, merchants, and producers of Kngland have succeeded up to this time In driving driv-ing the American merchant marine from the seaa. They will continue. In this policy. The English-speaking peoples peo-ples control tho lines of commerce, but England lms tho lion's share and gives no ttgn of relinquishing It even to please us. Dr. Hlllls ssya that today England and America control four-fifths of the fresh water of the globe. He forgets to remark that In this division Kngland has tsken three-fifths, leaving America one-fifth. He forgets, alio, to mention the fact that In the lino ot great lakes between ilrltlsh nnd American territory terri-tory Oreat Ilrltaln Is so Jealous ot American power that the wilt not permit per-mit ut tu maintain more than one gun- ..... ...Lam mi.. Intjtrnata Hfnnnd half boat, whera our interest! nemana nan a doien. Despite this fact Dr. Hlllls refers to a decisive battle HO years ago aa nn oxample of Anglo-American sympathy and power. Why does he go back 140 years? Why not speak of last week, when we learned that England bad projected n new chain of forti along the Canadian frontlorT These forts csn be Intended but for ono nation, na-tion, and that nation Is the United States. Americans and Englishmen may have fought aldo by tide at Quebec Que-bec 140 years ago, but tho Englishmen of today prepare for an event In which, Instead of fighting thoulder to thoul-der, thoul-der, thoy would fight faco to face. Dr. Hlllla auggettt that If we would send men like Beth I-ow, ex-rrctldtnt Cleveland, I.yroan Abbott, nnd Joseph Choate to speak to Kngland from tho American point ot view, tho wholo world would le inado to stop and listen for ono day, at least, to a noble plea for tho rights nnd liberty ot tho people. peo-ple. This utterance Bounds llko Irony, but we shall accept It aa made In good faith. Most ol tho men named by Dr. Illlllt have stood In the past with ex-Minister ex-Minister l'helps, who told ut last win-tar win-tar that It was Impotslblo for America ever to he a naval power or a great commercial power on tho soot, almply because Americans were naturally unfit un-fit for naval or nautical enterprise. Instead In-stead of representing American ssntl-ment. ssntl-ment. Instead of speaking for American Ameri-can aspiration, theso men have rarely missed an opportunity to smother American aontlment or tn discourage the American spirit At the very crisis of the war they wero not In eympathy with any national aspiration. The absurdity ab-surdity of suggesting that auch men be aent abroad at exponents ot the Americanism of this day It ovldent to everybody except Dr. nillle and a few other day-drraming Anglomanlacs. An alllanco between Oreat Ilrltaln and the United States would put upon the American people the constant shadow of wars that menace tbe Ilrltlsh Ilrlt-lsh people. It would advsnee tho In-terttta In-terttta ot Oreat Ilrltaln, undoubtedly, but wherein oM it Mrve a tingle In. terett ot the United nuts 7 It would ndmie Hnsjsad m the head of the great powers, lat h(re would It put till Tlieie an questions that Dr. HUH Ate not talit pain m answer, though tlleneo regantlns: Hi. m ts nictitated to thamo his pert'- - of American-Ism. American-Ism. Tho fact is in, .hole conception of an Anglo-Amrn .m alliance la (tn le charitable) hsiM n a rotsappr ntnalon ot nation ,i iluty and on Ignorance Ig-norance of present .minions There Is good rtnsa t,. i . i nltcl States should dealr" frk, i,iii,, with "rest Ilrltaln, at with mi. mtions There It no reason woj , ., t nlted HI ate should with lo br tin at Britain's ally. Wn should seek, ah. , all. to maintain thefriendshtpnf all miilona We should eek, least of til, tn rin.ee the friend-thlp friend-thlp of flvo great powers for the doubtful grnt Ideation of closing au alllanco al-llanco with ote. |