LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES.
[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."]
Sin,—The chance has now come for England to show whether the expressions of respect for the true kernel of the Monroe ,doctrine and liking for the American people, which have been so much in evidence for the last few weeks, are sincere or merely a cloak to timidity. If you view our moderate interven- tion in Cuba with favour you will show the sincerity of your professions, but if you should join the other European nations in a protest against it you would show that you felt nearer to them than to us. It is now thirty years since the United States has been engaged in a war, and, in my opinion, an ex- plosion of some kind cannot much longer be deferred. Even the kindergartens are teaching "patriotism" of the fervid type. The quarrel with England over Venezuela was simply an instance of grabbing at the first thing in sight, though partly for the sake of tickling the Irish voters, but, should the occasion arise, you will see just as much jubilation at the idea of a war with Spain or France. Let me add in conclusion that I am a proponent of a close alliance between the United Kingdom and the United States. Such a combi- nation could insure the peace of the world indefinitely.—I
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