El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-23

they had fallen. The 1usty, careless
adventurous spirit that not long after
wards became known as Jingoism wa
in the air. Europe was to feel Eng
lands might, and her foreign polio!
was to be vigorous and spirited.
Thus much is said of the spirit o
1.-The people at that time because it i:
necessary to understand this in or
der to appreciate the significance o
the assumption of the title of empires:
of India by Victoria
Disraells ministry at once began {
series of sensational moves that were
calculated to strike the popular CHORD
and lead to still greater successes. BY
a bold and unprecedented stroke, the
government bought the khedive's
900, an act which brought forth the
enthusiastic and all but universal com
mendation of the country. The fact
that the continental newspapers con-
demned the act only served to stimu-
late the popular excitement, and Dis
raeli's triumph was for the time COM
plete. The premier encouraged the be-
lief that the purchase was only the
| first step in a great plan for the ex-
tension of England's empire in the east
and the making impregnabIe of her
imperial strongholds.
The government sprang the notion of
a South African confederation as part
of the empire, and sent an emissary to
further the plan. The Prince of Wales
was sent to India on special mission,
to bind India closer to England and
the empire, ard to gain information
among the people that would lead to
grand reforms in administration. More
power was given to the home govern
ment in dealing with India, and other
measures for the Capitalization of the
imperial government were adopted.
The time was ripe for another SEN
sation. Disraeli, had won Victoria COM
pletely over to his imperial designs.
and she permitted herself to be drawn
time and has ever been unpopular with
the English people. The queen was to
have a new title, in order still further
to carry out Disraeli's plans.
While the queen in her speech at
the beginning of the session of 1876
intimated that change of some sort
was about to take place. it was only
after repeated questions that the pre-
mier would consent to announce that
the queens title would thereafter have
added to it the appellation, empress
of India" Immediately the disapprov-
al of the people, and of the opposition
in parliament was shown in no uncer-
tain manner. The addition was felt to
be superf1uous and tawdry, to add moth !
ing to the dignity of the sovereign, |
and to take away something of that |
simplicity that had always been dear to |
the people. The innovation was |
thought to be vulgar concession to
The irresponsible demand of a loud |
but far from representative
portion of the people. and one not in
keeping with the traditional dignity of
he crown.
So strong was the opposition that
he government felt it desirable to
make some concessions. They embod-
ed in the act authorizing the assump-
ion by the queen of the new title. a
provision that it should not be used
n the United Kingdom. This accounts
or the fact that the title was left out
f the proclamation of the accession of
ling Edward VII, as published in yes
erday's Herald. The title is properly ,
nd officially used only in India, al ,
hough permissible in the colonies.
Thus we find that under the provis-
ms of the act, the queen Of the Uni =
ed Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire .
ind, by proclamation at Delhi, before -,
ne princes and high dignitaries of
ndia, on January 1, 1877, assumed the .
dditional title of empress of India
Doubtless King Edward VII will "as-
1me" the title in the same manner,
y proclamation, in India, under the
of an act of parliament.
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