, 1888-11-07

only does not desire to partition or III any
way interfere with neighbOuring nations,
but is genuinely anxious to see them pros
porous and peaceful. We sincerely regretted
that France was made to weld her pro
YInceS, and we telt real and unfeigned
pleasure in seeing Italy overcome her
financial difficulties and enter the ranks
of the Great Powers. That England is
right in maintaining such feelings towards
foreign countries, we hold as strongly as
any one. When, however, the advocates
of universal peace tell us, us they are
dong, that we ought to give foreign coun-
tries credit for similar good intentions,
and declare that those countries will never
think Of touching us if we only leave
them alone, we are entirely unable to
agree with their conclusions. In truth, 1t
is of the very utmost Importance that
EngliShmeu should fully and clearly rea-
llSe that the notions they entertain on
foreign policy are entertained nowhere
else in Europe, and nowhere else III the
world except in the United States, and
that they must always be prepared to see
neighbouriug and apparently friendly
States act IN Il way which appears utterly
Inconsistent with all notion of honour and
good faith. 1t is also of the last impOr-
lance that they should understand that
the temper with which England regards
the other States Of Europe, and with which
those States regard her, Is absolutely differ
emf. England is not Jealous either OF
the trade, or the security, or the Colonial
possessions OF her neighbours, The Eu-
rnptan nations, on the o. her hand, almost
without exception, have at bottom a feel
ing OF bitterness and envy towards Eng
laad In all these particulars. They are
Jealous Of her trade, OF her power 10 raise
money at y per cent, OF her ability to 90
without The CONSUMPTION, and more than
all, they are Jealous of her Colonies. 10
an English humanitarian and phllantlr0-
pi>t shocked al such a notion, Il frank
spoken foreigner might easily retOrt -
And why should we not envy you and DIS
like you ? Il is all very fine tor you to
talk about the brotherhood Of nations and
mutual respect for each others interests
aud possessions. for you have got every
thing you want, and have monopOllsed al
most everything worth having in Asia,
Africa, America, and Australia. Natu-
rally enough, YOU are all for keeping
things as they are, and for waiting IN Il
condition Of peace and goodwill till fifty
years have passed and the majority Of
c|iviliSed mankind will be living either un-
der your flag in Australia, IN Canada, and
in the highlands Of South Africa, or under
an Anglo Saxon Government i'll perpetual
amlty with you, and as wealthy and una,
miable as yourselves. Has it ever occurred
to you, however, that the indefinite eX-
DanSiOn OF the most diSagreeable people
on the face of the earth, encouraged by
the maintenance of a status quo which
tends to give it all the prizes of the game
and leave the rest nowhere, is not a notion
which the rest Of Europe regards with
any very wild enthusiasm Perhaps this
idea has not yet occurred to you. When
1t does, YOU will understand why the other
States OF Europe adopt principles of for
eign policy different from those you now
uphold, though all the same they were
practised by England herself not so much
as a hundred years ago. The frank spo-
ken foreigner who might use such Ian
guage as this would, we fancy, be pretty
accurately stating a feeling which exists
dumbly and in a semi-dormant state all