The sun., 1897-06-06
BRIrIIS-NoT ENGLAND.
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SIR-l beg leave 10 inciose copy Of = trsnsls-
tlon Of q paragraph referring to the Britain
not England petition which has tuss appeared
IN the well rad French paper lie Terzps. which
may be Of interest 20 your readers II printed In
Jour columns am. &c. THEODORE NAPIER
Hon secretary Scottish National Petition TO the
Queen.
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A correspondent sends US from Bombay the
text Of singular document which Is being cir
culAted In India Il is petition from tie Scots
Victoria TO b~ar In mind that she Is not only
Queen Of England o. o. Ireland but also Of
Kingdom. and he part which scotland b as tafea
in its Development: they bring forward their
glorious past 10 claim their righ, Of existence as
a separate nAttou-a right affirmed since the
year 1920 in rernonstrance" p" OF the Scottish
Barous TO the Pope: a right admitted By the
Union was proposed in l5i7: right confirmed
in the first clause O. the Treaty Of Union Of 1905
which substituted for the term England that
of Great Britain when sceAkinv Of The two
countries collectively.
-. .,iP s,PtSin S ~ the !s,;t.oasE. ,hs, Z
alment OF this rst article in the treaty of nioa
the national honor OF England is zone the less
served" And. further I'VE c6nsider X pecu.
larry irritating 10 our feelings as loysl subjects
! OF your 9iA1tbIy thaf InonthlT. weekly. and a.
most daily our national honor ss Scotsruen
should be insultei bJ gentlemen holding yoar
Majesty commission in the army and navy. OF
stituting the term England for that OF Great
! Britain 60 far. indeed. has the evil
! gone, ,ha; in trea;ies with foreign pow.
| ers the terms England and English
! have been used in an imperial sense:
| the which we fear. Is due not merely to ir-
| noranCe and care!e=sness. but 20 unfair ard
aggressive feeling OF national vanity on the part
OF an influential PORTION Of the English people.
After the sacrifices which we hare made we
| consider that our country is entitled TO share
with the other natonAlities in the United King
dom in the glory that acrues TO the British -rn-
{ pire-a glory which should no: be monopo,iI<d
/ By England.
| =" This unconstitutional attempt to Anriicize
I the United kingiOEn must necessarily have 3
/ most rreiudiciNi effect the sil-imt.ortSni
Britain. or Brita:n-oeyondtbe-se II the
/ colonies had TO regard England and 10.
! Britain as the only representative OF their
common nationality. n powerful tie Of nstioaal
sentiment will bc relaxed and antAseunisrn will
! be initiated and developed among the Sco,
tish. Irish. and Welsh coionists. These differ
encrs will serve TO strengthen the SEPARATES
policy that is naturally enRenderet by The
growth Of population and OF power in far distant
and widely separated territories" II is note
worthy that in Australia when. by common
consent al the request OF the Princess OF Wales
il was decided 20 supply beef and mutton for
| banquet TO the soor OF London EnGlaadt- Ii.
! general subscribers requested that the poor o
! land Be also allowed TO share in the benefiI o
T This iuhflee feas,