The Wilmingtonian., 1885-06-20
ENGLISH CHICKERING'S,

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The incoming of Conservative ministry
in England with the Marquis of Salisbury
as Premier brings the possibility of a terri
torial war between Russia and England to a
greater imminence than az any moment dur
ing the recent Gladstone administra-
ton.
The traditions of the Conservative party
are those of a vigorous foreign policy.
Lord Salisbury himself is the prototype of
Jingoism. The best idea of his stripe of
policy may lie gathered from the assertion
that were he Primo Minister Of England
| during the pourparers upon the Pc ideh in
cidents of last March, the phase ofnvestiga-
tion and question would no. turn upon the
rectitude of Sir Peter Lumsden's action or
| inaction, but would have been restricted
solely to a criticism of General Kommaroff's
deeds, upon the presumption that the Rus
sian was the aggressor The G, nseivatiye
or Tory traditionally presumes his country
is in the right upon any question of foreign
policy.
Such spirit as this when imbued in deal
ings with foreign state appeals with un-
falling success to the patriotism of any peo-
pie.
Mr.. Gladstone's cooler judgment appre-
hended the inSidious workings of such false
| political theories, had the courage to put his
ideas into practice and consequently became
unpopular.
If at the ensuing general election for
members of the House of Commons Lord
Salisbury finds that he has sufficient pre.
| ponderance of votes in the Lower House. he
will be inspired to carry out the traditional
Tory or Conservative policy. The army
and navy will be increased and maintained
upon war standing. England's foreign
policy will be maintained by ironclads and
red coats in every quarter of the globe.
There will be no more concessions or expla-
nations. England will hold her points
which only the stronger arm will take from
her. The English are, as Napoleon said "a
nation of shopkeepers' but at this moment
victory over Russia in the field would be
dearer to their hearts than boom in busin-
ess
Under the new administration war vote
in the Commons would be more popular
than reduction in the beer tax, Ever
since Give beat Duplex out of India, and
Arthur Wellesley tramped through Farther
India, the English people have had tradi
tionary belief in their possession of pre-
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century that supposition has not been dis
turbed.
| With the exception of very few such
minor settlements as those of Pondicherry
and Goa, and the Manllas, belonging sever
ally to France Portugal aud Spain, no Eu-
ropean country has until this last decade,
attempted colonization or territorial annex
alton in that part of the world but the
French in AMMAN and Cochin China. But
now the latter country has advanced and
possessed Tonquin.
Russia and Germany are looking up the
Kurile Islands and Corea, and the numer-
GUS little islands suitable for coaling stations
in the Northern Pacific. The islands of the
equatorial Pacific are already lorded over by
Spain and Holland, and none others of tue
Spice Islands are available for the new en-
pire of Germany which has SO recently de-
veloped the colonizing fever.
England, whose fortresses and settlements
are innumerable along the straits and is
lands of Southern Asia, will now, under a
Tory government take a new lease of polit-
cal life. Her dependencies of Southern
Asia understand that another helmsman is at
the wheel, aud one whose traditional teach |
ings are more akin to what the Asiatic con-
siders his government should be. The ma
tive press of Hindostan is more conversant |
with the contrasted policies of Gladstone
and Beaconsficld Cor as it is by legacy, Sails
bury) than the citizen of the United States
is with the intricaces of English political
affairs.
They are exactly aware of the standing of |
the two Empires Of England and Russia and |
of their own relative position. Tory gov
ernmeut with its traditions of military and
naval prowess, of lavish expenditure and
display is nearer their ideas than tho pract'- |
cal peace-loving policy of Gladstone. A re-
newal of the contentious with Russia are
now not improbable.
The Ladies' Aid Society connected with
the Household of Faith Church will give
Society and Musical Entertainment on
Wednesday evening next, June cath.