American Sympathy with England.

Manawatu Herald, 15 March 1900, Page 2

American Sympathy with England.

The New York newspapers, with striking unanimity, interpret the present as the most critical period in the history of modern England, anr 7 assert their conviction that the destruction of the British power ir South frica would he as harmful t' the United States as to Great Britai-. herself. Several of these commen" go further, and boldly demand that, in the event of the Continental Powers adopting an aggressive attitude towards England, the power of the United States shall be ranged side by side with that of the British nation. - ■ The following extracts are illustra : tive of the general sentiment : " New York Times " : "In thr highest and best sense we and England are allies. No calamity of her; would leave us unscathed. The wa* resulting from any attempt to ro strict her in South Africa would be f t-aught with untold loss aud danger for us. What Power would darr make war on England when it know that such an act would make" itsel 4 ' the enemy of the United States ?" The "Times" concludes with th assertion : " The Powers will n interfere when they realise that we are England's friend." The " Press " reviews thefrequen 1 interpositions which Great Britair has made in behalf of the United States, preventing European aggressions at the most critical periods of merican history, and adds : " Our debt of gratitude is enormous. Moreover, we need England's support in the management of our new possessions, for our ambitious progress will undoubtedly be challenged and halted within a year if her paramountcy in South Africa be destroyed. The threatening attitude of the Continentdemands that we give England our warmest moral support." " Sun " : " The. prestige of the British Empire is at stake. We and the whole civilised world would be forced to share in any serious setback to British power. The "Tribune" declares that Lord , Rpberts' mission is the salvation of 1 the British Empire. ' ' This Empire, which, above all others, has stood for the progress of freedom, must not," says the "Tribune," "be shattered at the very moment when the world most needs its beneficence."