The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-24

4 Toe 1pEtt OF American la@tAtNtt0As - -
firm, North and South, thzs Goodwin
I Smith - right when be says that the
tehifed States has less 70 fear fSom soci9l-
ism and anarchism in the next fly years
than Great Britain, which in Eseeand alone.
has standing army Of 81. 900 merlin addi-
tion to the imperial constabulaFx. a we'll
armed and disciplined force Of Il. nn0 men,
fGreat Britain. too. has . navy 20 large
that she can cork up sEeryoneOf her sea.
ports in forty-eight hours- x
In spite of all this Great Britain suffers
as much from industrial riot. from social
ism and anarchism as We do today. and in
the Judgment of an able EngEishmanl IS
likely 70 suIfer MORE for the future. since
anarchism and socialism in Great Britain
are native plants while in the United
ststss they are expiics that it is moss
difficult if not Impossible to natnralize.
They were imported 10 this country from
Europe and their chief backing today Is
foreign immigration; the spIrit Of the vast
majority, Of our American people. North
and South. is against seeistism and anarch-
ism; Is enthusiastically devoted to the
doctrine q Federal nationality and the
politics. philosophy OF indiyidualism
represented By the American flag, The
English press would do we'll TO read the
history oftheir swn times; would do we'll
TO remember that their form Of govern
ment; their standing army and peerless
navy has not saved them from a more por-
tentons record OF industrial and political
riot, of socialism. aaarchism and PopnEism
than has been presented or is likely TO be
presented by the United States. Glad
stones house and carriage have more
than oHce been stoned by an English mob;
and SO, for that matter. at an earlier date
were those OF the Duke of Wellington.
Great Britain today Is SO afraid of Russia
and France that 10 the event of great
continental war her Indian empire
would in ali probability fall like house
of cards at the prick of 10000 Russian
bayonets.
No; while the United States wishes
nothing but long life and good health to
Great Britain, nevertheless it would be alb
snrd TO preteAd that any intelligent
American would like to exchange situa-
tions With her. The great American re-
public has some yexing political and
industrial problems before it for solution,
but they are none of them half as danger
Gus and perplexing as those that await the
attention of Great Britain during the next
tifty years. We have been through our
most terrible time of trial in our great
civil war of 1S6l-65 and today we have
stronger assurance of national life, peace,
prosperity, order, liberty and tranquility
under law than we have had at any day
since President George Washington was
inaugurated in New York city. Great
Britainss most terrible trial time is vet to
come; she has been putting off the evil
day. butt Is sure to come for settlement the
moment that great continental war
breaks out in Europe. Three thousand
miles of water roll between the United
States and any formidable foe; we have no
disturbing, entangling foreign alliance.
while If great foreign continental
war should break out in Europe
tomorrow. however England might de-
sire neutrality, she would be sure
to be dragged intoi it, and the consequences
to her would be most disastrous in the ex-
treme. for geographically she is in bad
situation. France as Gen. Lord Wolseley
admits, eoufd strike her a severe blow by
landing an invading force on the south
coast of England. while Russia in two
weeks after q declaration of war could
threaten the perpetnity of Engiand's In
1far mir ufth -
100000 men. Russia is 400 miles nearer
Herat by rail than is England. In fact,
Sir Charles Dixie, Goodwin Smith and
other able and highly intelligent English
statesmen admit that in event of great
continental war in Europe England could
hardly avoid being dragged into the con-
test, and that in this event she would
probably be shorn of her Indian empire.
At all events Great Britain is in no situ-
alton that need excite the envy of the
United States. Our civilization is quite
likely 70 last as long as that of Great
Britain. We can skin orr own skunks
without any help; We may excite the SYM
pathy of our neighbor when we undertake
| this disagreeable task, but we are perfectly
Auae 10 pfEAVEAh tztls unpleasant duty with
entire success, while Great Britain has not
simply a skunk TO skin, but is in danger of
being hunted to death by the man-eating
tigers Of modern society, socialism and an
| archism; while in event OF great CONT
mental war England would be in i'm minent
danger Of losing her Indian empire.
We have no need of England's sympa-
thies; and her pessimistie prophecies over
our industrial riots are absurd when We
remember that Great Britain has vastly
more 70 fear from socialism and anarchism
than we have. because these heresies have
already obtained formidable foothold in
her politics and threaten 70 faint her iegis-
| lation, while in the United States Popu.
| lism Is slowly dying. If not already dead.
|
/ IL Is only fair 20 credit the interstate
commerce law of 1856 with the full respon-
/ sibility for the Federal determination of
| the strike by means OF judicial orders and
/ military forces. That act represented a
| departure from established precedent and
F, was piece Of Capitalization of no small
| proportions. Il gave 10 the national
/ authorities the rights 20 regulate interstate