Show ENGLAND AND AMERICA friendly spirit balatine between the marines ot both nations new york march 7 in view ot the of war between the united states and spain there has been a great deal of speculation in washington as to the attitude likely to be assumed by other european howera and especially by great britain baya the beralde Her alde washington correspondent there been no idea that great britain woula be actively drawn into such a war in any way and it is now generally believed the united would have her moral support and sympathy news of the maine disaster wae received in great britain with almost as much horror as in the united states it wae noted nt the time that the first expression of sympathy received nt the state department was from sir julian tote the british ambassador who without to learn whether the spanish in any way involved called in person at alio state department this was followed by from the queen and prince of wales and from many bieh officials and officials of the army and navy an american naval officer of high rank who baa just returned arom i a U crulee on which be associated a great deal with english persons and with officers of the british army and navy re ferlinc to the warm feeling that the english have for the united states in this a said to your correspondent to the observer of current events in this country and in england no more striking thought makes itself felt than the good fellowship evinced by the average intelligent intelli cent englishman for america and most things americans especially is this the cabo in times of possible public danger for the institutions and prosperity of england at bach time the ceelina seems widespread that america is but another section ol 01 the mother country to be counted on for mutual defense in the same manner as a colony of larger growth not only is this the case but in addition there is a great and growing sentiment favorable to our institutions aside from those which appeal to the english mindon the surface as it were to those who travel abroad on governmental duties this becomes specially patent with naval officers there is a spirit comra derie which has never excited I 1 but which has become a perma factor in the conduct of affairs on various foreign stations tha thin eo evident nowadays that frequent remark is passed on the great changes the last few years have wrought in the friendliness between ahn two services and not only is tha sentimental manifestation fe of true kindliness by individuals vi but we are constantly reminded of thio feeling in an unofficial or speaking more properly in a semi govern mental way in many of the inspired utterances in the press of london this sentiment has been dominant for the last few years naval officers abroad frequently hear such expressions as this oh io time of any ceat national calamity we could count on the assistance or our american cousins without a doubt there if more friendship and expressed in england for america than in america for england for unfortunately it has become the fashion to deride everything english and ecoff at england and the english from whatever point of view the thought takes its rise but soberly speaking it would aside from any tinge of sentimentality that the two speaking nations of the world should properly houlder to shoulder in the future contests from a military a commercial or a political point of view commercially the two nations are almost as one in their interests already and it requires but luttio chine of the imagination to see the day when our commercial laws shall be practically alike for the interchange of the vast wealth of manufactures turned from the mills and looms of the two nations from a military outlook the prospect is somewhat more dubois but it can be foreseen that a time might come con tine encis arise when the existence of one nation might depend upon the good will of the other this idea is based upon the indisputable fact tha the welfare of the civilized world is in the keeping of the english federation of people and anything to break or disrupt I 1 the federation would be a catastrophe of worldwide world wide closer relations politically perhaps may be only an aspiration for the coming years to solve but that there will be strong affiliation between the two peoples is almost a demonstration our manners and customs are to all intents purposes identical at tho present time and when to all these facca there Is added an overwhelming one of a common origin and language it seems ae though there could be but one outcome of the friendship between two great nations already the silent influence of all tl a makes civilization learning end good government stands babied the countries in about equal proportions tho recent utterances from england over the terrible tragedy of the maine chow tho eort of staff of the englishman when untrammeled by circumstances is made of and it has been a of great satisfaction to the think in men under bath aes that the solicitude for the dead and regret for the accident have been shared almost equally by all right thinking englishmen and americana |