The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-27
SON OF A PATRIOT SPEAKS
War, for the Good it VIII Do as Well as for
the satisfaction of 1t.


Oklahoma City, o. T, Dec. 26-(Spe-
cial.)-To the Editor of The Eagle
Will you please allow me space some
where in the Eagle? 1 am 4 descend
ent Of the old Huguenot stock and, on
grounds of history, cannot and do not
love the British government. History
is true, and the England of today is the
sly, cunning, sneaking, tricky, unprin-
cipled, venemous enemy of our grand
young republic. Our late war, if Moth
ing else ever was penned by the histo-
rian. would fix this fact beyond a
doubt.
War is the talk the all absorbing sub
ject. What wonderful unanimity and
compact, solid, fervent patriotism,
north, south. east and west; one united
harmonious nation, made up from all
natinaHties. and numbering 10000, coo
people, all determined TO meet the ter
rible English beast, with his sepulchral
growl, and his whitening look and pose
of deffancel Poor America! Well
may the American poet exclaim
Columbia, Columbia, beware of the day,
When the British shall meet thee in battle
array
For fifty big steamers rush black on my
sight,
And the Baltimore Clippers are scattered
Columbia, Columbia, beware of the day,
When the British shall meet thee in battle
array"
AS to Canada-Raised and educated
in Canada. and knowing a few things
by personal experience, and not in any
sense, as private individual. question
ing Professor Goodwin Smith or yet
other eminent writers as TO the status
or feelings of the different naIionalities
yet / dare say that seven-eighths of the
people, of the voters, are heart and
soul with the United States.
Converse with Frenchman, an IT.
ishman, or a Scotchman, and it con-
vinces one in a moment, that there
is no love lost between them and John
Bull. Canada is ready, and has been
for years, TO cast in her lot with the
great republic. The bureaucracy, the
handful of officials and a small fraction
Insignificant part of the military are
passively English The population as
a whole is truly. emphatically Ameri-
can, and not British.
Great Britain has no friends on the
continent. None of the socalled great
powers will SIDE with her. England
Is recognized as the Great Bully, the
grasping, overreachiRg. land-grabber.
My father was a member of the po-
1itical committee, Democratic junta-
and Republican propa ganda whose
members then and now. are organized
in all monarchial countries. In 1913
constant communication by letter,
agents and couriers came to our house
and much was accomplished and more
hoped for. But in the old countries
things move along and the espionage
was severe, and in a large worldwide
organization, somewhere, somehow,
leaks will occurr. Two of my fathers
best and most reliable agents were cap
tured and languished six years in one
OF the largest fortresSes. When final
ly allowed by a seeming connivance TO
escape. they came to the United States
Five others were sent 10 Siberia, and
never heard from afterwards.
II is time, high time, for a general
war. for readjustment OF the map of
the world. A new era will dawn. The
so-called reigning families must retire.
The immense sums filched from the
people and secreted by the reigning
houses must see the light, and be util-
lied by those who earned these vast
sums. The Intelligent masses will not
be the automatons drilled. marched and
shot down like 50 many muttOns, 70
please Victoria, William. Russia or any
other fungus or excrescence. The mil
lions are taxed. and taxed. The ingen-
uity OF the most aStuse is az fault as 10
some method 10 increase taxation and
increase the burdens OF the industrial
classes. This cannot last. Herr Bebel
or Herr Lebknicht may be put out OF
the way in fortress, the faithful pa
triot OF Ireland transported for life,
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but true Democracy is marching on
A war with England. our natural en-
envy. would be OF incaIculable benefit
70 our country on The following &C
counts:
Il would effect union % hands and
hearts. L would start all Of our SPLEEN
did manufacturing interests Il would
give an immense impetus 70 agriculture
II would cause q revival n building a
merchant and war marine II would
make US a great independent nation
We would cease 70 be forty-fve colo
MES. x would stamp out all angi0rra-
niacism. We would annex Canada.
Cuba and the Sandwich Islands. We
should teach the rotcen mona rcbies and
empires 10 keep their hands OF 7
would make Us TIE center Of untold
millions for inveS:rn and give rs
the best immigration We ever had L
would give Republicarism the World
over a boom. II & short peTiod OF time
equal 10 go years OF ordinary develop
meut OF progress L would show taat
the people rule. snd not a handful OF
half or whole IDIOTS. called across the
water. rsigring families.
WILLIAM 7. WOLFE
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