The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1896-01-06
IT WILL BE SETTLED
Arp Interested in the Dispute Oyer the
Venezuelan Boundary.
BILL STUDIES GEOGRAPHY
lie Finds That Great Britain Is Very
Great Country, but VIII Submit
to Arbitration.

I have just received a letter from the
editor of The Australian Agriculturist lh'-e
is published at Sydney, in that lar oislAHI
land. This letter has Travelled more IMAM
half around the world Tor cents ana !s
worth S. 10 me, for there is comfort IN A.
/ had never heard Of him but somehow or
other he has been hearing from me
through the press. and says he just ftlt
like responding out of the abundance ot
his good win for The south II an an
Englishman," says he, but all my heart
was with your people IN their great strts-
gle. Robert l.. Lee and Stonewau Jack
son We're my heroes. 4 was living %
England then and / made a confederate
flag and hung il over the mantle. and
when your final surrender came drap-j
the flag with Grape and it IS stlu hanging
where 1 left it."
Wei. az course. my unknown friend
wrote this letter before the la-e rupture,
but / hope there win be 10 war Just Tor
his sake. Ills long letter is fun u I'M
formation about that wonderful country.
and even tells how they whipped t1e rabbit
fight and now make the pest profitable
by shipping the meat in TefIs orator cian-
bers built in the vessels. The peit is also
transported TO foreign ports
Since receiving his letter We have been
studying geography and the Cyciogeoiaz
about England and her possessions. Conn
pared with Great Britair's Cominions tte
United States is q small affair Au5-Fatld
is as large as our whole country. Then,
there are hundreds Of islands ia the f@-
ciic ocean that belong 20 her ami sine mas
territory away down in the antarctic Ie-
gions. She owns q big slice ok Or south
Africa where the gold and diamonds
abound. SHE virtually owns Egypt ana t1e
Nubau country. Sine has about as I-~cn
territory in North -America as We have
and she controls the commerce Of several
South American states. Her increment
marine IS more than tnat o. al other ma
tons put together, ant ST the powers
that govern ana direct Il III lt London
make but utLe noise about IL aHd don't
brag half much as We DO.
Tho British can't whip Us over here o.
course. They have tried St twice and
failed. Neither could we whip England
over there, but they are q wonderful pco-
pie and make the world pay tribute. 80
wonder they have got 50 much money
They own about oue-siXth OF the Iar4 area
Of the world and hal the commerce II the
seas. They have 2jl,y-e.oyJ subjects ~
India aloue-four times as many as We
have people ia the United States. -AA9
over all these countries and Islands ana
governments they appoint EnglsAmen 90
hll & "a the offices and iattan on the sp04-5-
1t is wen enough Tor Us al o. study ge-
ograuny again and refresh ourselves about
ENGLAND. Cur best ancestry came from
there and we have reason to DE proud
Of il. We are proud of our own country
and our republican government ana our
wonderful progress. but somehow er other
we have not set been able 40 set atoms
without English money Not only OUR
government bonds go there for the cash
bat an our great railroads have had 70
get the money from ENGLAND 20 aia i1
their construction. $50 it IS iu lfe-i-5 and
Guatemala ana Brazil tna..lu IS our
chief banker ana she New York. ha~- a~e