The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-26
iuEH BEAST OF PREY.
Il. Clark Ridpath Sums Up En-
oIaod's General Offenses.
d HYPOTHETICAL CLAIMS EXPOSED
-. ms PLAYED tho Bully for Cen
ss.. and Extended Her Empire
by Violence and Fraud.

liz that nobody loves ner Is amusing.
u not given to smiling, laughs at
-. hing most rare and humorous.
/. .s.dipg British statesman rises in his
md declares, with what feelings we
nj that England has not one friend
~, tho nations. What he says is very
:. hut the strange thing is that be
IA have Just now discovered 1t. His
.,s IA like the morbid and gruesome
k..,anea CT an overwholesomo spinstcr
'ensver had a lover In her lie, and
ny snI,h Infinite but unconscious humor
~ ~ ~ the fact after she Is 40 years old.
EVA heen better to be Silent. 1t mad
a. u,snr that the plaintiff should long
Is.ve found out at least a little of what
~, of the world thinks OF her;
yls,.aat britain whining is indeed an OF
| Y. ~ interest We do her the cretit to
nw., she has not been much given 10
n.sscd IL IL the mood of a rheumatic
Nv, auerulous with the aches ard
p,,ony of her thirtycsiXth year, and no
sble. from stiff Jaws AMI equity
lsSTnstlon. to enjoy even a Bit of pre-
~ lamb or choicest morsel OF wild
W. as living upon her launches and re-
tasyxsring what she was in her heydey,
r,tars n pessiulistic lanentation 10 the
M, that nobody loves her we repeat
v, !, is the most amusing thing that has
|.sssned since the American revolution.
. sg.Ien5on spectator taxes up the theme
II admits that ii is true that Great Brit
N has no friend. The disintcrested organ
Y, mi nTroceeds to explain the reason oil IT,
E.ra Ia no humility, no modest adnis-
n Of fallihility in the explanation.
{..at Britain according to this oracle. IS
{,Saved because she Is SO great ana good
n IL dlslked and hated because she is
III and better than the other nations
{rat Britain is strong; the other nations
gst tpt
pfogressive ana at the same time oou-
krative they are non-prosressiVe ana at
n saiie time radical. she controls COM
[,,rp, they have none. she dominates
n sea; they stop with the shofe. She IS
In 10 coioni2o' they can not pan colo-
IN not knowing now. oiie VlHluH.s lile
[ofii they are Unable 70 tiNlilzc any part
A Thu world. Great bf!talH IN sta'llt'
I'M are as unstapie rs WAlcI' ne NllCMl-
m cf this difference executes ot'icA pEpiiAcs
envy and ltdluhsS'
[epFAT BhlTAIN is NOT HUMBLE.
m. spectator goes on to admit that
Brat Britain is not humoie' nut why
A,uld she be humble? There is no occA-
I'm mat she should humble herself She
superior ana must Wind cate her supe-
<a,ily, even If she have no. flend In
M world. For what reason shouli the
k-sat. the wise the rich the good Eng
I'M perform the act of humiliation? She
I'M admit that she Is sorry she mas no
{-su5s, hut snc can not help it. 1t Is her
5,suny She VIII have to accept her d's-
I'M and follow 1t and bear tho animOsity
k,the world Destiny has made her bet
Ii and greater than the other Matt 5uS.
y and AMI meanly refuse her the friendly
S,ni and cheering voice.
| This is precisely the explanation that we
kirht expect from an organ of British
l,,t x,,1D tIf1 hlf
II explain. The Spectator reminds one
X disease trying to diaPnostica 90 Itself.
N Interpretation falls WIDE Of tn mark
every particular. Il Is has d upon
IN assumptions. 1t Is not tau. y 1t
upects Great Britain and II is untrue as
rspects Other nations. 1t is most UNI
q as II respectk The ground OF dislike
I'm other nations hold AGAINST the is
kAempire and the race that has created
We prefer to make our own interpre-
IA OF the reason whv Great Britain
SRn friend hut In the first place let us
Ma the occasion OF the recent COM
N
Cat Britain would nor have uttered
b naudiin cry about having no friends
de had not for the nonce fell the need
b. EAST of Asia is tha occasion OF this
hi from the i5Ilv ola 1ioness 80 rum of
Imam lan1h Tie march of historical
sser face TO face with the mower of Rus
d an arena more man ia 0r0 miles dis
p ssssn Loilu!u' ,,..,. .,.,,.,, -,
n open waters Of The the Pacific, to cross
si.ofies that are not her own, but
k IN WHICH she can easily "i"No 'e'
Grsa, Britain does rot relish the IDEA
hat anybody except herself shall carry
hes Of railway through territories that
b. not her own she wishes To- tnterdlct
Russia from doing so, and. marvel OF
fnryes, is NOT able to do it, She does
p. dare TO 20 10 war. not because she
9 not the courage. but because her
faiotal 6eht rae heco,ne 40 great that
IL burst nor hnrrcaee e.
leha Bull. beiligercnt. scowls at Russia
~ Gets his hand on The hflt Of his sword
BIS usual manner hut shvlock. stand
tnl behind, pulls his coat-tnils and saws.
the Language OF Baron Hatfel,it,
Asln freund. does eez moi peaznis.''
Irdeed, il is not business, nor that roa-
ea she does pnt daro r. % 70 war Find
E herself al her ropofs end. remembering
Elt even she is in he clutch Of a money
bfer greater than herself and remeln-
Ping also that the Russia whom she
fsd have tS o .h nuSnt" , oniu. ,ho
fpssia of lS5i ana tha f,,,i,nea che comes
pause Sbe 90, can ,', 90 no fmrther some.
tang very like crockodile tear ie seen
Der leathorv ch"ek She points to
b bladdery drop md in vain Efforts 10
Fate her case us' li N bay nnIsini
ku She has not sin "u. F,end I" anon
fenations ''O' s'"sio '''e''N ''''0'7
PIN BULL. T1rRNs no 1rNCr.u SAM
/ Ne II,S n,. is directed IN particular
IN -, United States. The United States,
n ~ He plaintiff. ought TO be her friend,
Er,sne Is not, 1t is true. then, that on
, naa, occasions Great Britain Stops to
( ihper the United States.
my may know when this phenomenon
(surs that somethins seri itS has moved
tae spirit Of the liopess That some
XII always either dysp6pgia or danger
we present Instance II is dai.ger' If
Me- SSd mother felt that She was abs