The Irish standard., 1897-10-02
BRITISH BLUSTER.


The London Globe. lingo organ of
the Salisbury government. recently pro-
claimed in bellicose tones that England
is not afraid of fourth-rate power like
the United States Perhaps 1t Is not.
Eut how does 1t make the United States
fourth-rate power? Is 1t in popula'
ton? No. for the population of the
United States at the present time is
about double that CT the disunited king
dom.
Is it in its army and navy? Probably
it is. They are both small, it is true
but has the Globe considered the mil
itary and naval resources Of this coun.
try in time of war? England knows
that the United States is first rate
power and that it is considered such by
all the great nations of the world. If
this country is not first-rate power
why is England so unwilling to have any
war with it? Why Is Ambassador
Fauncefote working tooth and nail, with
the aid of Mugwumpian Anglomaniacs
two English-spealting nations?"
Why is 1t that England did not try
to enforce her fraudulent claims in Ven
cz,lela after Grover Cleveland issued his
famous message on the Monroe Doc
trine in 1895?
THE idea" says the London Globe,
"of our being afraid of fo,,rth-rale
power like the United States could only
have occurred to sufferers from severe
attack Of swellal head" If England
is not afraid Of us, 1t surely thought
discretion to be the better part of vaor
in the Venezuelan affair. If it had
rights. why did it not maintain them in
defiance Of the Monroe Doctrine" The
fact is that John Bull is very much
afraid Of antagonizing Uncle Sam. for
that pudgy individual knows from sad
experience that Uncle Sam is more shan
his match when his anger Is provoked
The belligerent writer on the Globe
further says: We hope our relation.
with America will hereafter be distn-
guished by Il frmer tone. as the only
way to avoid trouble is to make her
plainly understand that We are deter
mined not to be shouted out of on,
rights" What rights has he reference
to? He has no rights on this continent
that Uncle Sam wants to deprive him of.
American rights, as he does on the
rights of semi-civilized people in Asia
and Africa, he rcckOns without his host.
Does this hraggart OF the Globe re-
member how the rcd coats of England
and their mercenary allies, the Hes.
SLAMS. surrendered to the American yeo-
many In the war Of the revolution,
when the entire population OF the col
ories did not exceed 10000 Does
he forget that in the war OF 1912 the
best troops OF England bit tho dust
when Jackson routed them ut New Or
leans and that the remnant Of the Brit.
ish army was glad to get home after
the whipping? The proud Saxon who
thinks he can intimidate tile Americans
by his bellowings In the London Globe
has no idea Of the military strength OF
the United States. through its standing
army is merely handful
But he may think that the fighting be.
tween the two countries would be wugad
on the ocean, and that the navy OF the
United States is insignificant as COM
pared with that of England. So it was
in the two previous wars when a Paul
Jones and a John Barry. McDonough
and a Perry routed and captured the
Wanted British men Of war. both on sea
and lake. The British scribbler had
better moderate his boistelous tones.
The military and naval strength OF the
United States is formidable to John
Bull and If he is spelling for a fight and
gets too saucy he will surely be accom-.
modated There are thousands upon
thousands of his former subjects from
Ireland who would hail with delight the
opportunity Of meeting him in hattie ar
ray. AS in Fenian days they would
again invade Canada and in few
months conquer that British province
for Uncle Sam. The Queens Own" OF
Toronto. would remember Ridgway and
surrender without shot when overtak.
en- in their mad flight. The Anglo
American war would not cease until
Ireland would he released from the gall.
ing yoke of centuries. A war with this