Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-15

extent OF Germans In the " II OF TIE
Austrian Succession, Mara Tberess and
her Hungarian mobiles did the fighting,
while England furnished the DOasy and
possesssd herself Of all the colonies
which could be seized. In the Seven
Years War, Frederick the Great, with
his PfussianS faced all Europe, Walls
his nominal ally, England, did almost
nothing 10 aid him. 70 be sure she
made oonsuests from the French IN In
dia and America, bat the former were
accomplished by the aid of dissatisfied
Indian princes. and the latter almost
entirely By the American oolonists, who
then frst tired the battle wings that a
few years later were to carry them
beyond the power Of European
oppressors and beyond the danger
Of European intrigue. In the
American Revelation = great part OF
the fighting against tbs patriots vas
done by Hsasian meFeenaries, American
Tories. aud savage Indian allies.
Throughout the Nspoleonio vars, Eng
land. although the moving spirit of the
opposition 10 tbs French Emperor, did
bat small portion Of tbs fighting. On
the sea. her navy, Of course, was active
IL engaged; bot on land she relied on
Rsssians. AustTiaBa, Pfussians, Bava-
rians. Dutch, spaniards, Portuguese
and Swedss. The English troops car
RED on desuitory warfare In Egypt
and the Orient, aided the spaniards to
come extent in the PeninsniAr War,and
fought At Waterloo. Throughout the
long struggle which occupied the twenty
PEARS preceding that battle. the great
battles. Ledi, EkmahI. Waeram, Aspern,
Essline, Ansserlitz, Jena. Eylau. Boro-
dino, Luszen. Bautzen and Leipsic--all
world stnigRies-vsFe fsuRht without
British troops. In some Of them every
other nat6n In Enrepe vas largely
Represented, bat England was fighting
over the shoulders of her allies. In our
own war Of 1872. England stirred mp the
savage trites ON our northern and west
arm borders, and fought mainly through
Canadian and Indian allies. la the
Orimea. aiihengh muGh Of the glory Of
that struggle has been claimed By Eng
land ON account OF the brilliant achieve
ments Of she handful of British troops
who participated in the aiege of setns-
topol. In reality only very small por-
ton Of the army Of the allies was fur.
nishsd by England. France. Turkey
and Sardinia did almost the whole Of
the fighting, and the Criinean war,
which Is usually regarded a. one Of the
Rlosioas ACHIEVEMENTS of English arms,
was really won by Enaland's allies.
Now, however. II appears that England
viii be left alone, and for the first tiuue
In more than two hundred years the
world win 80 her engage in q great
war without Tho aid Of powerful allies.
To be sure, she wili 90 into battle drag
ginG after her q nongrel brood of AZ
Rhans. 81 khs. Barmese. Beloochistans.A and
probably siamese and PersiGns; but abe
viii 80 without aid from any European
power. Italy alone seems to look upon
her with any degree OF friendliacss;
bus ID Is scarcely probable that even
Italy viii snd her troaps 10 die In
AfehanistNa in defense Of the British
Indian Empire. France has not for
gotten the spathy shown by England in
1870 and 1871. and the resentment en-
esndered then. which has since been
treasured By the French people, makes
II probable that IL France be drawn
Into the coming war before iis end, II
win be against rather than on the side
~ kaeiand. Turkey persistently do
eiares that ishe will remain neutral, and
Austria and 0ermany undoubtedly gym
pathiHe witll Russia. Great britain Is
thoroaxhly cut OF from aid In any
direction. and II she fiaht az all. will
have 10 hght alone. No more eosnplese
isolation eoald have been devised. In
one way OF anesher she sympathies of
every great nation have been alisnAied
from EnsIand. II she can nov enter
Into shis yer with spirit and prosecute
u 70 sncosssfal issae. the old glory Of
Britain will DO restored. and abe viii
hnd friends in plenty. Bat n abe be
beaten ---,
Ths uaiisa etates. in the coming
strneele1 viii occupy an snvtahis posi.
sion. Far removed from thu scene Of
the seahies, and With DO possibility Of
eeine drawn into the vortex OF war,
shis ooantFy can reap whatever Of good
nay coms ifom q. while The American
people can lnok upon the ssrueais with
I'll The qaiet indiaeeace and calm an.
eenesrn hat The Roman pcpalAee dis
paAyea wheii ranged rev above req in
9the anpisAsAter watching the death
erapEle between twe Wild beasts. To
Ne Akghesa degree can ws display the
GELD neslsrAlisy Of an impartial
judge The psspoaderAnee 81 syn
pasAs, 80 tiR ~ any xill BE- shown ey
The Ansssesn pcopse. vii und0ahsedly
y viah Russia. While d 10 true tina,
he sisetiaastons aud lAwH Of England
Are nearly allied 10 teoss Of Americn !
vhiis q i tree thss ,As swo p~oplss
speAk shs same lAaxnaes and are % a
eastAsa sxtNst spsnng froaa q eoums,r
ssesk. u i lsapcsxihas 10 sorcsa that
EasaAna hasi essa shs sssadfass enemy.
and kasssa iAa sssaafka irssnd, Of he
Amesisan psopae The woanas 40
sFnsily Indicted By England upan ss,s
unissd seatsa dariRR The great rebel
lian wase tc'I deep 10 be forgotten in .
scees Ct yeass ths earnass sympasAy
and harry hsapfalnsas 81 Rsssia ~sss
aeo mech nseasa and ECO masA sps,ss.-
seasd no - b. eAsrssAaa 10 grateful
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