Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-31

ing free homes to settlers from the
Udited States, and that combinations are
making in Mississippi to purchase tracts
OF fertile land in Nicaragua for agricul.
tural purposes. 1t is useless to regret
ttas American enterprise cannot ind
enough at home to keep it busy. h
seeking of fortunes abroad Is like the
rural belief that there is no luck in fish
ing or picking berries within five miles
of your W farm.
Prince Bismarck continues successful
IN his" management of q refractory Reichs.
tag. The msjority which had 1t IN Its
power before Christmasto crush his plans
and force him to resign or appeal once
more to the country, is now apparently
tractable, and gives a moderate approval
to estimates for colonial expenditures and
Subsidized steamship companies. Mean
while, the chancellor's high tariff plans
are elaborated, petroleum being the latest
American product marked for hostile dis
| elimination.
/ Tho introduction of Turkey to the
Egyptian question would seem to argue
the first open movement Of the continent
against England. Humberb remains the
stauch friend of John Bull. There have
been many exciting rumors concerning
the Red Sea shore in Egypt. but perhaps
the most magnificent piece Of news has
been the indication that France and Eng
land have brought about a rapproche-
ment whereby France comedies every
| Ain L. T..1n-1 u1-axnr h., p,t1iatinr
to the Parisians such an arrangement
might be, 1t would allow the retreat of
France from connections with Bismarck
which defed both tradition and popular
feeling. If England can give France an
Asiatic empire, France can guarantee
Egyps to England.
Sir Stafford Northcote, one Of the
leaders of the English conservatives,
has declared in favor of the federation
of the colonies of Great Britain and the
establishment in London of a central
colonial council, to act in cooperation
with the privy council. This idea is not
original with Sir Stafford, having been
suggested by the marquis of Lorne on
his retirement from Canada, and en-
dorsed by Earl Gray. There is a good
opportunity for the exercise OF state
manship in maturing this plan and bring
ing it into execution. English colonies
ars found in the four quarters of
the globe. In Asia the native
element of the population is about a hun.
bred tines greater than the element in
political control. In Australia and ada
cent islands the greater part of the people
are British or of British origin. In the
Dominion of Canada the people are
largely British with a strong admixture
of French. Great Britain itself is but a
dot upon the earth's surface compared
either to Australia or to Canada. But
Great Britain, with so little territory and
80 many people, proposes to govern, for a
time at least, these vast colonies, which
in the not distant future, may be the
most powerful nations on the globe. The
idea entertained by the Marquis of Lorne
and now endorsed by Sir Stafford North
cote is that Eng'and's surplus population
will overflow into English colonies and
virtually convert them into integral parts
of the British empire. 1t Is expected
that Englishmen, Irishmenl and Scots,
though forced by conditions under which
they live at home to emigrate, will re-
tain the patriotic feeling which is a ma
tional inheritance of an independent peo-
pie. Though living in Canada, Australia
or other British province, they are ex-
pected to feel the same attachment to the
home government as if they
were still inhabitants of the home
country. This policymay work for o time
Australia has new about reached a point
in population the colonies comprising the
United States have reached when they
set up for themselves. There are the ele-
ments of a mighty nation In Australia
and a%jacent islands, as there are also in
Canada. These colonies may be retained
as a nominal part of the British empire
some few years longer, but events are
liable to happen at any moment which
will determide them to sever their con-
necfion with the mothrr country.