The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-17

the British empire.
He replied: II think not / believe that
the empire Will grow stronger. ! look, In
fact, for union rather than dissolution
| believe that we will eventually have a
| federation OF all the English speaking
| peoples. The time Will come when Great
Britain and her colonies and the Ameri.
cans and their colonies Will be united In
| almost every movement. Our interests
are the same We have the same Ian
guage and the same Ideas as to God, man
and the universe. We are Of the same
race, and blood Is thicker than water"
What Will this union beg" | asked.
1T will be union upon broad lines
Each government Will manage it's own
1 local affairs but we Will all work togeth-
4 er as 10 matters humanitarian aud COM
mercial.
New Zealand and Mother Country.
To-day the relations OF New Zealand
with Great Britain are 10 large extent
sentimental ones" the premier went on.
I'VE have governor appointed by the
queen, but his Office is as a social and
patriotic connecting link rather than OF
IN executive or legislative nature. The
governor has the pawor of life and death
as 10 criminals condemned to capt. al pun
ishment He can pardon in such cases
as he chooses He has also say in
matters which concern Great Britain and
the colonies bu. In most things he can
only hle objections and refer matters
to the premier for settlement.
The New Zealander looks upon the gov
ernor largely as the guest Of the colo
ny. We invite MIN here as the repre-
sentative of The queen, ami as such pay
him salary. This salary Is now about
$4,000 a year. / am In favor Of lncreas
ing 1t to 100000, as at present Il is not
lar . I, .
ernor'S expenses in the way of social EN-
tertanment. Our last three governors
have resigned ana gone back home COM
planning that their incomes were too
small for he position Il will probably
be increased,
New Zealand showed it's love for the
mother country in the Boer war; said
Yes" replied the premier. I'VE sen
hem men money and supplies. Some
of our best boys crossed the ocean to
fight the Beers, my son among the nun
Der. We also offered to send troops to
China, and we are always ready 10 hglt
for old England whenever she needs us
Every one here talks about England as
home. This is so not only Of those who
are born there, but OF their sons and
grandsons born In New Zealand"
New Zealand and the United states.
us. your excellency?" I asked.
The New zealanders are very friendly
to tho Americans. Sometimes | think we
are more friendly to you than you are
to us | have been in the United States
several times, and | find considerable
anti English sentiment there. Ti!s is
natural because OF your large immigra-
ton from other parts Of Europe some
n 8 n lunip al IN lah
are, however, an English people, and the
predominant elements among you Will
always he for England"
What ! don't like" continued Premier
Seldom, is that some OF your school
books seem TO encourage hatred Of Eng
land You speak derogatorily of US IN
your school histories, and rather encour-
age your children in a bclllgorent feel
ing know that England treated you
badly in your colonial days, and 1 don't
Wcndor that You broke away from her
Had been an American colonst | should
probably have heen one OF the rebels
but England has long since acknowl edged
thai her actions In respect to you were
n mistake. She has repented, as it were
in sackclpth and ashes, and think the
matter should he dealt with in something
of an explanatory way In The school
books. You should SOW ne seeds of
brotherhood in the souls of your chill
dren, rather than those of enmity AS
1t is, our people, young and old, look
upon the Yankees as brothers think
we are, perhaps, more friendly than the
people of England Our children know
Your patriotic songs, and upon holidays
there are many American flags displayed
We fell a deep interest In your war with
spain, nnd we reioiccd over your victo-
ries, venture almost as much as your
own people did. We were also a little
hurt az your friendship with the Beers
but wc0attribute the action of your gov
eminent largely to the necessities OF
politics rather Than to any i'll feeling
toward England"
Inion of Trade Interests.
AS an evidence OF the friendship of
New Zealand toward the United States,
take the matter of trado between the two