The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-15
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ny no HlthH- uufltu iHo DttCHbA. AHpD
are.sharponiug 10 instead. Within wear
tho new Diplomatic and Colonial Review
of Paris has been publishing articles urg-
ing EIenohmen 10 stop growing about
Sedan ana draw near 90 Germany rs
against England. This new strange voice
intensiiies French wrath against England
but for the rest il is simply crying in
the wilderness.
A NEW INFLUENCE.
IAN influence which is powerfully relax
ing the peace spirit has Of late come for
ward in the conviction that poverty and
labor trou bios arc worse than war; ana
that "A great conflict which should destroy
somo hundreds OF thousands OF surplus
mon, would he a positive bonedictiun To
Europe even if it decided nothing. Slums
and prisons would 30 emptied; walking
delegates would be- killed of the inoes-
SAINT and merCiless naggng for charity
would be lessened; wages aud average
happiness would bo higher. Not only cold
hearted misanthroles are thinking this
but many despairing philanthroplsts ana
friends of the masses are thinking II.
THE MONEY POWER
"Ihe money power Of Europe is at
present the great police power in Europe
IL is for the most part In the hands OF
race which does not love lighting and
does love thrift Inc money power is not
yet convinced that lighting VIII be good
economy. Inc saving in charity by get
ting rid of redundant men might not
equal the outlay for powder and shot.
There is hope that 10 would. and ussur-
nnce that In time, through the growth OF
poverty, it must. When that time comes,
which it would seem cannot be long de-
laycd. the money power itself will be u
recognized belligerent,
ENGLAND'S COLONIAL POLICY.
Relative TO the territorial and colonial
policy OF England, President Andrews
said
some dim notion of an Anglo Saxon
world, hegcmony, England. of course, its
head, Is more and more apparent In
Embellishments consciousness The most
prominent manifestation of this is the
enthusiasm for the uni1lcation of tho
British world. which pervndes all parties
aud classes in England, the Liberals
hardly less thAs the Tories. 10 be
genuinely British il to he AN imporialist.
Inc talk so common years ago in Mr..
Gladstone's prime. about the eXpen stve-
ness Of the colonies and the probability
of letting them, one after another. SGT mp
for themselves as independent govern
ments, is heard no longer. That Glad
stone used his mighty influence in that
direction, giving the loniaL Islands 10
Greece. and eonceding needless advan-
lhEtN w NHb ltuAtu Ehlilihtl IbpubilNs 10 ~
chiof cause of her intense bitterness
against him now.
Mr. Ladrier's ministry in Canada
you remember. has devised preferential
tariff in favor of British trade ana 10 81
knot mail service between Canada and
the mother country, two straws which
show that the mind of popular feeling
in CANADA is now blowing across tho At
lantic, instead of toward the United
States.
LOYALTY OF THE COLONISTS.
This results from the assiduous cultiva-
tion of Canadian public opinion by
British imperialists. The same Is going
on III all British colonies, with the same
effect. Never before were the coonists,
far anu wide, so loyal as now. The pro.
jeoted and hale ACCOMPLISHED federation
of the Australian colonies will Intensity
loyalty there. while movements in South
Africa are steadily overcoming pro-Dutch
sentiment in favor of the enthusiasm for
the Union Jack.
EMPIRE OF THE WORLD.
"It is precisely In Africa that Great
Britain is at this moment doing the most
to extend and cement her empire of the
world. The unifloation Of all the South
African governments under the Iced of
Great Britain, is only "a matter of time.
Egypt, at the north, Is ALREADY. for all
practical purposes, part of the British
sovereignty. Aided by the queens
officials and soldiers. Egypt is about to
occupy the Soudan. and will press on to
the equator. Cecil Rhodes Is meantime
working northward. Already tho conces-
sion has beon made for British tele-
graph line across the space between Brit
ish south Africa and British North
Africa. which will extend all tho way
from Cape Town to Cairo A railroad
will follow at not very remote date.
All this means that Africa ia destined TO
be fourth British continent, following
the examples of Southern Asia. Australia
and British North America.
ENGLAND Is ONLY NATURAL.
How can We hlano Great Britain for
hor ambitions 1t Is perfectly natural.
Mitr her situation, her history. her
power, and her nigh civilization, she
would 10 despicable not To press her ad-
"Selashness is Of conrse mixed with all
she does. but she is 10 worse In this re-
'pect than the other nations are in their
plans and procedure. ln unfurllnR her |
lag from every new mountain top, Great |
Britain Is merely acting out her natural |
nature, and the nature Of ner people. If |
were an EnRlishman, AZ | am an Ameri- |
,nn, 1 presume that, 50 long Us German |
soldier remained In South Africa, or IA
/ rench Official IN Egypt i should novsr |
av down my arms never, never. never.
ENGLAND AND UNITED STATES.
"At present the people and government |
4 Crllt fritnin practically think Of the
sLil0d Statis not as "A separate and |
'0vr oign power but as one Of their
colonial dependencies. Why should they
lot' Britannia is mistress of both our
oceans, commands our whole NCrthorn
3ordcr and is solidly entreuchod ns our
lcighbors In Bermuda, .Iamaica Central
ma south America. A strengthening of
'er iorcos all about us il In slow progress
Nuy, through her capital invested here,
ho Is very part Of Us, exercising deter.
mining irilucnCe in our fiscal legislation
'ud administrator Our Civil war aud
ho various pcrulCXitiCS tormenting us
lnCa. have withheld our attention from
nls, our slow but sute absorption by |
treat Britain, but we shall not always
continue so lotharglc We shall see that
. Is Tor us, as woll as new Anglo. Saxouia
10 decide wLethoT We Will continue merely
! q apTcniapo ut the old SANouin or give
Gin ana spur TO our ambition aud trv 10
ccumo n factor, au least co.Cquai with
ho mother country in forwarding the
highest val OF man.
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