Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-03-24
ENGLISH ENmITY


To the Editor Of the HEKALD:-In
your editorial in Sundays paper you
make pointed alnslon to England as
natural enemy of the United States.
You single out an English war shipas the
one most likely TO destroy the Sound
cities.
There are those in Fairhayen who love
dear old mother England, and they feel
hurt at these uncalled for illusions.
Is not Fairhaven growing up as the
terminus of the Great Northern railway,
which is owned by Canadian and English
people, and whose president is a Cana
dian?
The fact is, England is now and has
always been, in loving memory, the one
only true friendly great power, whose
friendship was vitality necessary to the
United States.
When France, Austria and Russia
wished to recognize the Southern Con-
federacy, and break up the United States,
what nation said, mo, this must not be-
we will allow no interference -? Whv.
none but maligned England.
Whose navy protects American citizens
L
British.
Italy talks OF sending her ironclads to
America. The Italians are sullOn, vim
dctive race and might demand a horrible
redress for the New Orleans massacre. In
/ fact they do.
/ But TO make them pause aud consider,
/ the great London journals, the Times,
/ Telegraph, Standard and St. James
/ GaZCt o all OF them the organs of the
/ ruling classes of England, give the regu
lators right in their action.
/ Italy knows behind the opinion of these
organs might come 1.-The mighty thunder
/ OF the British guns that before the
/ Italian irOnclads could reach New York
on their mission Of vengeance, the lower
. harbOr and the sound entrance would be
so full of British ironcladS, there would
not be room for one more naval monster,
unless that monster was known to be
/ friendly.
/ The recent displays Of the British navy
/ has awcd all Europe. Yet this grand
naval power permits the United States TO
: cOntsCate its fishing vessels on the high
seas, so far without redress.
} The collector of customs at Victoria has
| positive orders to refuse a clearance to
any British fishing vessel which would
enter the Bering sea armed to defend it,
self or which is likely to infringe on the
,anctity of the United States territorial
waters.
speak not OF Jnt AlOOdtna. L MS vessel
destroyed more British property than il
did American. The vessels were insured
in British marine companies. the cargOeS
were owned by British merchants and
banks. This is why there were SO few
claimants for the Alabama claims fund
generously given the United States by
England TO pay American losses with, but
which money lies unused in the treasury
at Washington, and it forms no small
part of the annual surplus of coin.
England has a greater pecuniary inter-
est in the welfare OF the United States
than all the other nations of the earth
have united.
There is scarcely a family Of the Eng
lish middle class, the governing class, .
which has not one or more of its members /
living i'm the United States. There is not .
a Canadian family wthOutits representa- f.
tive here also.
Yet you single out an English warship /.
es the only one like likely to destroy
You instance Canada arming her militia, .
as a sign the United States should fOrtfy .
5000 miles of sea coast.
Tie United States can be Of il wants .
tO) one of the greatest military powers on .
the globe: all nations know this Eng
land, its mother county, is the mistress of I.
the seas. What nation dare atfrOnt the .
combined strength of such powers as
these? England'S friendship is the
strongest fertilization the American sea
coast requires, and England's pride is the
growth of the greatest of her offspring,
the North American republic.
When an English warship destroys
Fairhaven, the moon will be made of /
greenchpeSe at all events British money /
is now building the town.
A LOYAL BRITISH.