The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-12

world in their image, which, after all.
is substantially the in age of ourselves
Instead of regarding American pres
tige with jealousy, England should feel
the pride that the parent feels for it's
successful child. He considers it all in
the family, anyway, and only what
could be expected from the descendants
of such worthy ancestors.
In 1878 Mr. Gladstone foretold the
commercial primaey of the United
States He said: Tt is America who
will at given time wrest from US that
commercial prfmacy- We have no title;
I have no inclination to murmur at the
prospect II she acquires it, she will
make the acquisition by the right of the
strongest; but in this instance the
strongest means the best She will prob
ably become what We are now-head
servant in the great household of the
world We have no more title against
her than Venice, or Genoa, or Holland
had against u.s.
England's Grand Old Man saw at that
date, as did Golden forty years earlier
that America would lead the world in
commerce and wealth.
Mr.. Stead finds the Americanization
process going on all over the world
He finds it the active principle of the
whole worlds advancement. Wherever
progress is being made, the American
spirit is found guiding it all. He finds
Canada, Australia and New Zealand
more American than English. American
even in the British Isles, though less
there than in the colonies.
In South Africa he thinks the Ameri-
can influence will be felt with increas-
ing power. The Jameson raid, which
was the starting point of the recent war
in South Africa, was the attempt of the
English leaders to stem this influence.
Cecil Rhodes, the author of the con-
spiraey, in conversation with Mr.. Stead
gave the following reason for his ac-
ton: 1T seemed to me quite certain
that if 1 did not take hand in the
game the forces on the spot (the Out
landers) would soon make short work
of President Kruger Then I should be
face to face with anAmerican republic
American in the sense of being intense
ly hostile to and jealous of Britain-an
American republic largely manned by
Americans and Sydney Bulletin Aus
tralfans who cared nothing for the old
flag. The drawing power of the Out
lander republic would have collected
round it all the other colonies. They
would have federated with it as a CEN
ter, and We should have lost South
Africa To avert this catastrophe. to
rope in the Outlanders before it was too
late, ] did what did,
Repeated conversation with Mr..
Rhodes" says the author, "eyen SO re-
cent as last autumn. found him I'M
changed in the conviction that the dan
ger of that American Republic in the
heart of South Africa justified his con-
spiraey. Kruger was doomed anyhow"
The failure of the conspiracy was due
to the refusal of the Americans to have
anything to do with it when it was
learned that the real object was one of
conquest for Great Britain
The future of South Africa is spoken
of with little Of encouragement for the
English The Outlanders, for whom the
war was waged, are considered the
most fruitful source of trouble in the
future. Their feeling toward England
was only a degree less hostile than
toward the Kruger government. Before
the war England could depend on the
Beers to help her maintain her suprem-
acy, but now if the Boer and Outlander
could unite on common ground against
England in any of the complications
arising out of the reconstruction, the
rule of Great Britain in South Africa
would be at an end. He believes Eng
land has made a second Ireland out of
South Africa.
The real object of the book is the plea
for the uniting of the Notwithstanding
countries of the world This is the ideal
of the author. He hopes that this may
be accomplished at an early date He
finds many reasons for this union,
among which are universal peace and
| the uniting of the Anglo-Saxon race in
| one combined effort for the advance
| ment of the world. Such a union would
| be so powerful as to lead all other peo-
| pies.
Mr.. stead's first step toward uniting the
establishment of a court of last resort SIM
Tar to our supreme court. and having final
the reIaaons f Of ONE Engsh speakns
| country with another, just as the supreme
rate states. AS each state in our union
has power to regulate its own state gov
union. this hi Eng iish United United
i States of the World" IS he terms it.
Mogld have S charge Of is own nas5nal gsy
court would decide all questions covering
the relations of the English speaking
communities and Danish forever the posi-
bility of war between such states. And il
this English Speaking union could be ae'
ment Of all the nations
The United States has welded the great
ee and aed wth
Britain and her colonies, it could guaran
Mr. Stead quotes Mr.. Carnegie at soms
length on the proposed alliance. which th'
steel king believes would be great ben
world generally But it is safe to say tina
neither Mr.. Stead nor Mr.. Carnegie hav,
countries to produce anything like a pop
uiar elamer for such a union The Amer
tain's help. and Great Britain IS not We ye
ready to admit that she needs America
At the close of the nish-Americal
var var there vas q general good feeling 7
But since the recent discussion broush
out the fact that Germany. not England
was our real friend in 1855. when Euro
| pean coalition against US was threatened
the enthusiasm has cooled When tina
| sentiment is revived it may bring abou
such union, but the time il not yet
But whatever we may think of tn
| "Erglish-speaking United States of tn
| World there is much of profit in readIn
Mr. Stead's book It is written by tn
leading journalist of England. and the IN
formation to be gained from 1t il of wild
interest.
The Americanization of the World i
published in America by Horace Markley
! | New York city The binding is attractiy
and the print clear. Though written b
an Engiishman. it contains SO much G
American life and history that it is
valuable addition to an American Hbraf.