The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-16
LORD sALlsBURY,s sPEECu.

The bitterness that marked thu wordo
can only be explained on the theory that
salisbury means that his speeca shall h
Interpreted as a defiance to- oil Of En-.
glands enemies, as a dare TO them 10 ia
their worst, and as a fear that many ct
them are making ready to use the first IA
vorable opportunity to strike. and strike
hard-Baltimore American.
But what power or combination of pow.
ers. would attempt the invasion of En-
gland? 1t has long been dream OF French
men, but France will never under taks \
single-handed and 1t Is the remotest possl-
bility that combination of Europela pow
ers could be effected for such a purpoee.
Still IL would be wise for England 10 take
the preeaution which her most ils.lnguls1-
ed living statesman has suggested. Omaha
Bee.
Lord Salisbury IL far more likely % have
had Russia in his minds eye than the
United States. But the country he IN.
doubtedly had I'm mind was France. Taken
las a whole, his remarks apply well to
that country. but not to any other on tas
face or the earth.-Chicago Chronicle.
This speech % saiisbury's comes undsr
the head OF important, II true" but II 70
important az indicating that MS lordshlp
Is seeing things not that the things he sees
The surprise attending the speech m
Lord Salisbury before the Primrose League,
of London. IL not In what was saij but
In the saying. The truth Of his utter
ances and the justification OF his alarm are
apparent Others have said the same
things. but no one of the primo niinters
authority or responsibility has made 70
bold.-Kansas City Journal,
England's safety is in her fleet. and rihe
clubs would be of no avail whatever were
once the coast clear 20 an inyader.-Pitts'
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
Salisbury. however, recognizes the Inn
itatlons beyond which English Imperialism
cannot safely 90 when he disclaims Al
thought OF CONSUMPTION. II II well thst
English liberalism II sti potent enough
10 resist that. for an English army CORE
spending In strength 10 the English navy
would give the British empire such co.
lOssal power as no nation ever has pos.
sessed without grave danger both 10 itseu
and 70 all the rest Of the world.-Bunals
Express.
Great Britain Is reaplng the harvest 81
imperialism. Tho worldwide bitterness
against her which Lord Salisbury IS un-
able 10 explain ls unquostlonably due 70
her policy 81 territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and her ruthless treatment q weaker peo-
pies. The elements and causes Of menags
and peril" which Lord Salisbury says arc
accommodating. and which may require
our earnest and most active efforts 20 70.
pei" would not exist II British policy nag
been different. There would be no neces.
sity for establishing rifle clubs in EngIana
and training every Englishman TO %
competent 10 meet an invading enemy
n Great Britain's course had been dinertns
In the past. II Is impossible for any ma
ton 10 pursue a policy Of aggressive.
world-embracing imperialism ~iihous
arouslng anita gonisms at every point,
These antagonlsms may yet eliminate IN .
collision which viii shake the worId.-Bai.
tlmore Sun.
In every case in history the great mar.
time power has been paraiyzed by blow
directed az the heart, and therefore tns
tight little Isle must give anxious tbousht
70 home defense Chicago Post.