The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-15

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satisfied.
John Bull does not forket the tinsel In
his dealings with his semi-barbaric and
| Oriental subjects.
His governors are surrounded By pomp
and gold lace. and whfles they, might Jar
upon the democratic simplicity Of the
people OF the United states, It is not 10 be
denied his plan is wonderfully effective in
irnpressing his subjects. His soldiers are
showiIy uniformed. thus appealing to the
Imagination Of hi sless civilized subjects.
He respects the royal prerogative of
the Princes. rajahs and chiefs whom he
has deposed. and the coming and going
OF the Maharaiah of Mysore is announced
with an artillery salute of twenty-One
guns, and the Hottentot chief in his mud
hut Il presented with a necklace OF gilt
tering black beads. Homage IS gravely
rendered by John Bull wherever he has
superseded a native ruler. The native
ruler The native ruler loses theright to
govern, but he is paid his usual need OF
honors in full measure, and he Is content
to help John Bull keep his own former
subjects good natured.
British comercial enterprise and love OF
government have covered the maps OF
both hemispheres with splotches of red.
and the cockney accent has penetrated
to every. quarter CT the globe. The Union
Jack flies from the arctic 10 the equator,
and still further south. More tk-1l half
of the continent OF North America, all OF
the continent of Australia. all OF the con-
tinnt OF India are under the dominion OF
England's queen Already nearly third
fthe continent OF Africa IS controlled by
Great Britain.
From Liverpool to Quebec Is q mere
bagatelle of 1850 miles. compared TO the
nearest route from Plymouth TO Cape
Town, 500 miles. A courier carrying Of
fetal dispatches to the British governor
of Mauritius boards a steamer at Liver
pool, and covers $3.50 miles before he
reaches his destination. II he goes on
to Bombay hehas to travel 1880 miles,
while It Is only few thousand miles ore
to Hongkong.
Rut II Is only when necessity compells
the Admiralty to send a wsrship from
the Solent to Dsquimault, on vancouver
Island, that the journey may be consid-
cred a long one, for the distance Is ap-
proximately 10000 miles, either bby Cape
Of Good Hope or Cane Horn.
In 1887 the British empire was limited
I tonly included $4,000 square miles, ana
tts nopulatlon was only 16s,0O0,0OO. Now
there are Ii $4,000 square milees and the
population is nearly 5OO.OOO.OOO. These fig
ures do not include territory nominaliy
belonging to Great Britain, but unoccupl-
ed. or places occupied by troops but not
daclared to be actual British territory
llket Egypt and the Soudan. Neither DO
they include the numerous small isiahds
Great Britain protects this empire by
the largest navy in the world she main
tains a feet of thirty-eight cruisers ana
battleships in the Medeteranean, twelve
of the coast of North America and IN
,ba West Indiees. nine in the East Indies
in Chinese waters, sixteen al
the Cape Of Good Hope, seven on the "a
cif,c coast of North America. twelve at
Australia, and four OF South America
Great Britain guards the highwa yof the
seas to her colonies by the fortresses at
Gibraltar, at Malta, at Alden. at Colombo.
at Singapore. She scatters DOCKS ana
coa1ing stations all over the world. She |
has her soldiers In every cline. and
feet OF troopships to transport them from
one Mace TO another when occasion re-
quires.
The problem Of practical government IN |
India Is undoubtedly the most stupen-
dfous a civilized nation has ever been
called upon to face Great Britain has
solved the problem, but It took her 15o |
years to master its intracacies. Today |
India, with its population of aoo.OOOOOo IS
governed with a light hand. 1t Is pros
porous and contented. and Is controlled |
as easily IS any piece Territory within |
the limits of the United states. And |
here is the place for the anti-exjansion-
ist in America to place a pin-Great Brit |
ian keeps In India an army OF only 7s,llz
British soldiers. They keep in order a
population OF 800. 100000, and were 1t not |
for the ever present fear OF Russian ag-
erosion on the north this force would not |
be necessary. In addition to the 7S.ll2
British troops there are 1855 native SOL
diers; and practically the entire frontier
force Is maintained to protect the frontier
not to keep the population subject to
British rule.
The British empire in India extends
over a territory larger than Europe with
Russia left out.
The administration Of the British en-
pire In India In England is trusted TO the
secretary OF state for India. assisted by
a council OF not less than ten members
OF which at least nine mlust have served
or resided in India ten years and have not
left India more than ten years previous
to the date of their appointment.
The supreme executive authority IN In
dia Is vested in the governor general. who
Is appointed by the crown and holds his
ofiee five years. He has a council or cab
Inet OF 1--WE ordinary members. besides
the commander-in-chlef. The cabinet Of
fcrs hold thir posts nv yars-
The work Of the governor general IN
council is distributed among seven de-
foreign finance, mill
tary, public works. revenue and agricul-
ture The foreign department Ii presided
over by the governor general. and each
Of theh other departments IS assigned to
the special care Of one OF the fneTnbers
o fthe council
So 20 all irrtents and purposes the COVER
nor general ompares TO the president OF
the United States an d:he council TO the
presidents cabinet
For legislative purposes the governor
generals council Is expended into a leg
Islative council BY the addition OF six
teen additional members. nominated By
the viceroy This council has power. sub