The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1900-03-31
ANENT BRITISH CIVILIZATION.

ANENT BRITISH CIVILIZATION.
An oral discussion recently took place
at one of the clubs in Philadelphia be-
tween Mr.. Charles H. Cramp, the
American shipbuilder, and an ex-minis-
ter to the United States OF one of the
great European powers. The subject Of
debate was the real or feigned friend
ship OF England to this republic. Mr..
Cramp maintained that the friendship
of England was selfish one, and that
she wants us to hold the Philippines
because she would get more from them
if we owned them than we would our
selves, and that, too, at our expense"
He dwelt upon England's bitter war
upon American industries in the past;
referred to her destruction of our mer-
chant marine during the Civil War; her
intention to destroy the Union; and how
Russia thwarted her designs by sending
two fleets to New York and San Fran
cisco under Lesoffsky and Popof to
block her game. AS sequel to the
discussion Mr.. Cramp sent communi-
cation to Robert Ellis Thompson, of the
editorial staff of the Irish World, in
which he gives his opinion of British
Civilization" which has been so lauded
OF late by the Anglomen in this country.
He sees no reason why the United
States should help England in her mis-
sion of devastation and slaughter. He
says in part:
l think that the weakest plea in favor
of Our joining Great Britain in her
raids on the feeble nations of the earth
is that of her being the great and only
promoter OF civilization in barbarous or
semi-barbarous countries and that the
advanced condition of the colonies OF
Great Britain in civilization shows the
correctness OF the assertion. History
and facts do not show this to be the
case. The assertion that India has been
benefited by the introduction of British
civilization is only true as to the Eng
lish people themselves who have been
sent there. The natives and their prin-
ces have both suffered; the natives have
had their means of livelihood taken
from them and are starving. Tons OF
silver gold and precious stones have
been stolen from the native princes. For
information concerning India, I COM
mend you to Burke's Impeachment OF
Warren Hastings" the history of the
Infamous opium war, and other works
on British policy in Asia, whose att
thors are not in the pay of the East
India company. .t... ...1 ~.
OF course, there are colonies OF
Great Britain which show some advance
in civilization. They are colonies where
the native people have been destroyed
and their property looted by the British
A quick way, no doubt, you will sug-
gest, or perhaps, that the means are
justified by the end, as suggested at
the club. This may be the correct way,
and possibly all the barbarous peoples
should be destroyed and their places
taken by the destroyers. But who is to
determine as to the power OF the people
who are to carry out this great destruc-
ton OF human life? Is it for the Al
mighty to do? ., ..a a.. ....i
There is in existence another race
who claimed to be the chosen OF God
to illuminate and civilize the outside
barbarian. They began many years ago
to kill and destroy, and their arguments
are identical with those of the modern
Anglomaniac. If civilization is to be
forced on the barbarian, the Jewish race
is the only one that has legal right.
There is not word in the Bible that
refers to the British race. At the time
that the Jewish race claimed to be the
elect the British were painting their
bodies blue and were cannibals l can
not find the slightest evidence that the
Almighty has mated the British as
the promoter civilization by any
method, nor can discover by what
right it is claimed we have to aid them
.