The American Victory at Manila was also an English Victory, so proud did our British cousins feel over it. Spain's bribe of the Philippines. France and Germany beg England to remain Neutral while they set out to thrash Uncle Sam. If the reader is an American, the question will naturally arise, what became of our transatlantic cousins in the "right tight little island" in the year 1999? In what light was the stupendous fabric of the United States of the Americas regarded by England in that year? Did England view with friendliness and complacency the development of the American Colossus? Surely the awakening of the Americas, both politically and industrially, must have seriously challenged the attention of England. Was England in 1999 the same powerful, cordial friend of America that she so well proved herself to be in 1898? During the year 1899 Admiral Seymour of the British Navy, while cruising in Asiatic waters, paid Admiral Dewey a visit on the Olympia. His parting words to the American Admiral were: "Your victory at Cavité was also our victory." No words could better express the fraternal and cordial relations existing in 1899 between England and America and the Dreamer feels proud and happy to say that in 1999 these cordial relations were still in full force. Providence, it would appear, had selected these two great nations to act as leaders and standard-bearers among the peoples of the earth. Their spheres of action in 1999 did not clash, hence no jealousy existed between the two nations. In 1899 America, while perfectly friendly to England and proud to be her ally, was reluctant to enter into an offensive and defensive alliance with her. The spirit of American independence, always self-reliant, was slow and exceedingly cautious in the matter of "entangling alliances." The only alliance possible would be one with England, which nation is the parent of the Anglo-Saxon race. England's wise and friendly course during the Spanish-American war, had filled the [England our Firm Friend.] heart of every true American patriot with gratitude. By her sagacious action the unpleasant memories of 1776, 1812 and the Alabama episode, had been entirely obliterated, root and branch, from every American breast.