Sunday Washington globe., 1902-06-01
England no Longer a world Power


It is thought by some that the late Lord
Pauucefote grieved very much over the
fact that he could not successfully deny
that he, by the orders Of his government,
powers against the United States at the
breaking out of the Spanish War.
We have a very circumstantial account of
how he assembled the representatives Of
the powers at the British Legation in this
city and laid the proposition before them.
The representatives of Russia and France
put an effective veto on this move Of our
steathy enemy, Great Britain, working
through the agency of Pauncefote, who had
his secret instructions from the foreign of.
fee in London.
England barred from this method of
checkmating us, did what she considered
the next best thing for herself, and that was
to pretend for the time being, that she was
our only friend among the nations of the
earth. Her control Of the avenues of COM
munication not being now as perfect as it
formerly was, she failed to deceive any but
the wilfully blind, and it is apparent that
her real attitude toward us is, as it always
was, distinctly hostile.
She only bides her time to do us all the
evil she can, though the teeth of her old
lion have grown sadly blunt and decayed of
late, and her potency for mischief is grow
ing beautifully less.
When a few Dutch farmers can defeat and
humiliate her boasted military power il is
useless for her to expect anything better
than contempt from the great powers Of the
earth. Not one of them to-day considers
her rank as any greater than fourth class as
a military power. Her colonies will shake
of her control, which is even now merely
nominal, and set up for themselves just as
soon as it pleases them, nor is it believed
that this consummation can be long delayed.
She will not be long behind SPAN in be-
ing bereft of her colonial possessions.
Spain has simply pointed out the road that
England must soon travel A few centuries
ago the Dons launched their colonial enter
prises a little ahead of England, and they
are only a little ahead Of England in being
forced to forever abandon that field Of effort.
Few will lament the fallen fortunes Of the
toothless old lion, as guileful as ever, but
no longer rapacious because helpless and
impoteut
The exhaustion of England's home coal
supply or the vastly increased cost of min.
ing it from immense depths will compel her
to give up her career as a manufacturing
country and her population will decrease to
the comparatively small number that can be
supported by the limited agricultural re.
sources of the soil.
Lord Thingumbob and the Earl Of What.
isit will no longer monopolize thousands of
acres Of the tight little isle for shooting and
following the ounds, " as the land will be
for the people who cultivate it,
England then instead of being the blust.
erer and bully of nations, will sink in i'm.
portance till she is Of less consequence in
the councils Of nations than Sweden OF Nor
way. She is already practicing the ways Of
the sycophant and dissember, sure sign
of her fallen estate. There is no doubt that
she Is execrated by all other nations, nor is
there any doubt that she richly deserves it,
Sic transit gloria OsHHdi