The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-22
THE LION RAMPANT.
Why England Has Not a Friend
Among the Nations.
HAND AGAINST HER NefeHeORs
a Bully for Centuries ana a Foe OF
Civilization, According To His
torlan Rfdpath. 20
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As talzg mpst Fare and A-nnof9as- =
seaffrx British statesman rises ~ nAs FAdac
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not. taac EBgisnI ast not ole ff4eha 441loi5
-be r-ktfens. rVe5Lat Re says u very EJr,
Tat . strange fnsng s. that ls E1ous1
hssa f1st z{1dogFogered g. f16 f~11ark
Is flE1 re- morbid ard gFlRson1e uTterance
q an urwa8Ies0rFe spfGster Ero neseT aa1
q lover f. zsr .Efe. sE4 who. yin lrtfaee
bat uneonsci01sO bun.oY. reters % the ia1-t
after-sae II = ys4rs old had 5een- D.
Ter ~ h Silent u 1aG been vlser Tax the
plaintiff should long ago have found out a.
least iltfIe n what the rest u the Ecyl1
thinks Of her. q @ - c
Great Britain Rhiaing}s indeed en sbjecs
% intsTesCO We 60Oper the efeq5t ID rag
that one has u9L beer much g.ve1 10 this
MOOD 10 Is thee mood Of O. Craeumatjc
T.gress. Querul01g7 ~ttb The acae9J and OgiAt-
fonyO q Cher thir3y-siXthO rear0| ard no
longer able. from s.if 5aRs and a g0uty
imagauati0n. 20 enjoy OeEen 81 n pre-
eious lambo0r ch0aoes5 ulpSsd % wild eZaFae.
Lag 0pon her 4aunclsas and rsneInfsF-
ing what she vas "a her heydaS, gne }t}ters
q pess!rnlstlc uFr5at91n 70 Jhs -efIest that
foboay loves har. Ne repeat adad b. Is
1he amusing thing t1st has happened
SINCE tqe AmeriCarp Eevpluu6S-
The London Spectator takes M TIE tbeIas
osnd admits shatoit is4r11e OF Great Brit
then proceeds 70 exbisln the reason u Il.
There & 10 humHi. yOno modest admission
Of failibiliiy ip9 tn explana l31.o Great
Britain. according 20 this OracIe. is pot
loved because che - so great and good
Size is disked md gated because she is
wiser and betterOthan the others n4-i0ns.
Great Britain islstroF8.o t1c ot14f nations
are weak. She is rich: tnfY are door.
She IS progressive. and Al Ple sameCtine
conservative; they ara n0n-pTCEr essive.
ana az - same time ra5iCAl. she con
trolls commerce olerCJ haFe more. S1e
dominates the sac they sop with he
shore Elle f. a6leCto c0lonze tney can
not planf coioni4. not knowing h8w. she
civllfzes the world: they are unable 20
clvilizS auyc part0of tn nSorld Great BIT
ain IS stabee they ardJunstable aS 1Fster.
The knowledge of tf.s difference 0sxci.es
other peoplA 10 envy and }Faiousy.00
why Great Britain l. Not Humble.
The Spectator goes 20 20 admit tIst Great
Britain isChot humlJe: ~bu. why snoull she
te humble? There IS NJ occasion~t that sbe
should humble herself She Is suprr.of and
must yindlcate her superiority. even 81 she
have not a friend IN the wSTit0 For what
reason should the great, the wise the ricS.
the good England perform the AT Of hHs
miliaiion3 She win adui that she is sorry
she has no friends, but she cannot help 81.
u r. her destiny. She Nllt have 10 acce>t
her destiny and follow Il ana bear the ami
mostly Of thc world. Destiny has made her
better ard greater than the othNf nations.
and for that reason they fOolshly dislike
her and meanly refuse her the friendly
hand and cheering voice.
This Is precisely the explanation that W.
might expect fsom ar organ II British
opinion. bat f. s. an explanation tha. docs
not e&fa4ino TIE Spectator reminds osIe -
o disease ef--ing 20 diagnostlcate iset1
~ JnierprT ss50ll f8Qs aide ~ taN mark a.
every particular. !. Is pasei upon false as
sunpfions. III o u1t true as & reANec1s
GreaF Britain a65 Is untrue as * respee.S
Other nations. Il s. mos, untrue ~ * r.
spe0.s The grJuod or DISLIKE wh0h ether
- ors bold agunst the Stand empire and
o To race pa 90 cf<ated it.- W. y4reffr 20
maxi oor oar Interpretation % tfa reasons
Why Great britain haN 30 frIeH1 hSt N
,hc1ire5 a}cs r.: Us look at thee occasion
% the rf.sut complaint
Great 1871 tsln lNplif ~ h3E< uttered this
r21ud' % cry ahVl1 having ro fr,ogH il she
hei not for tha noace felt Tho .oasM ~ ono
Tfa inexpe eyed complication Is X o4st OF
oAsiF 4 4e OCCASION - Iris Ealt f-.fn o.
i3ily Old lior-ss - f4lI Y hu-0sn l4mA
Tho march - hisor.e forces has within
the YEAR 3rouEht the E-rgOl ,,,1ver f7ee
20 fT~e with the power 40 R5s~La IA an
srfpa more than lo-aa1 1il4s distant from
1o1ion
Russia aish0s % t7llT6 " .IroasS down n
the)oaeu waters 81 lie Pacific. - ~r8~q .er.
ri'6ries th8t are noN f9r ovr. hat through
which she can easily Noake her -vav
Feat Britain t04e Ts0r relIsa ne ffga
that anybody cXcgpt herself SHAH r7--v
fnes y railway through Territories ina,
ar r5t her oW1. SEe al Shes - if><c~{ =
? Russia froa doing eF 5v-l marvel ~ oar
vcls, Is nos able 90 De ttt ~. Noes MT 8ar,
20 ga 20 war, rot because sbc Nas nor al.
courage hGe because hrr ratfoneI Acne Ina
become 80 great that shc burst NJ in