Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-05-13
10 Ensland Prepared for War!
ENGLAND's DANGER IN CASE OF AN INvAuoN-
DECLINE OF TIE MILITARY SPIRIT OF HER
PEOPLE.
(Nrcm the London Times. April 1911


[Nrom the Londoa Times. April 1871
While two great continental Powers are
on the brink Of war, and . confederation
comprising some thirty millions Of men 10
aiming in expectation of . share in the strife,
attention is once more seriously directed to
the state of our own national defsnces
Not that France 10 more likely to attack Us
when she 10 engaged With powerful fee !;
on the contrary, the petty flights in which
N. Waleweki and his colleagues have
thought fit to indulge towards this country
10 certain late transactions are likely to be
abandoned Tor much more courteous de-
meancr, should the Emperor Napoleon be
brought into conflict with the stubborn r.
ces of central Europe Bot history has
shown 10 how war has an inevitable ton
dency TO become general. and it needs NO
long reflection to assure 10 that the more
nations are united by the ties Of trade and
intercourse more than one OF them must BE-
affected BY the blows which are directed
against another. II ssilI b. i~dsed, the ss-
cred duty Of Eaglassd to keep aksof from q
st,uggie betceen tyra~~y affecting ths cham.
pionship Of legitimate right, and ambition
seearing the max Of disislerstsd philam-
Mropy. But. - Lord Derby warned No
last night. Englend may soon be called upon
II not u ints sfsrs. st least - show her pow
o. Of interference
sral subject Of natisnal dslenes. but alvays.
W are ssrry TO say. With very limited sue-
essa lndssd. it will probably require .
great calamity Or thorough fright . make
Englishmen take mp the matter il The pat
ristie spirit Of their grandfather We have
pointed out the weakness ef Our pesition-
weakness which no eenstrustion q line o.
battle ships. NO activity in preparing f.
the army Or militia. will ever remedy. The
Englishmsa Of The present day hes lbrgotGsu
the uss Of arma Although BE frame b q
powerful. bis spirit - high. his sasrgy a.
untiripg. bis enterprise - kesn - ever. ~
tie knosslsdSs vkieA he Jsssfaeasrs psssssssS
Of rssidisg a. ssssy IN ssr he entirely
Pssssd ssssy.
The French feed their vanity With The
tribute " e6Iee then. and As.ly believe
that the day 10 soon = cone vhea they
are t. avsngs IN Londen the Loo q Csnsds
aad Indis and the fall Of Napoleoo. Even
the more clear sighted ns1trsls sonsidsr
that the difisultiss a lasdine ere only
physical and that lit we're eoee ecoo0plish-
ID the ishebltsots q these lslasds aheal1
oppose NO mere resistanee Thea . many
Chinese. Prussls vss ever .threwn In . sin-
gls battle and held IT. seven ysars: even
Spain, With lie ranges q mountains aad it,
indomitable gussillas. weald have been sab
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