Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-07-03
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today than IL ever stood before.
Splendid as the coronation OF Edward
last week might have been as dem
onstration in pageantry of imperial
unity. ii could never have equaled the
spectacle OF a great people. globe-en-
circling power. awaiting with bated
breath day after day the fateful bul-
lctins from Buckingham palace. The
grief of a nation is more impressive
than its joy--more In what IT reveals;
more in what II implies. more in what
it conserves
Let Edwards life be prolonged or
not. his Illness came at moment
when its normal effect on his subjects
would most powerfully supplement the
material forces that are raising Brit
ain to the dominant position in old
world politics.
Continental opinion now grudgingiy
but explicitly admits that the events
of the last three years, instead of linn
iting or diminishing British dominion.
have extended and confirmed it. DR.
Delbrueck. one OF the ablest Prussian
writer's on the art of war, declares
that England today is only held in
bounds abroad by the possibility of
European coalition threatening her at
home" He emphasizes the fact that
she will soon be in a position to APP
pear on any transoceanic battle-ground
with 100000 veteran troops of the best
class, and he declares that not even
Germany is a position to do as well.
Discussing the same topic in the
Temps. French military writer says:
Facts speak for themselves. Eng
land was caught unawares by the
Beers and has paid the price Kruger
exacted for her unpreparedness But
what of it? Her military organization
has been transformed by the war. and
VIII soon be equal to any demands
that could be made upon it, No long
er are the English a nation of seamen:
henceforth they will he soldiers also
Who shall say what England may not
yet attempt If she is not held in check
by Europe"
| Dreams of a continental combination
against England still visit the slum.
bers of some shallow thinkers. lust
as the visions of European trade co.
alition against the United States fit
before the eyes of Count Gouchowski
But trade is no more disturbed by
such threats than Washington. Meth
er of the English-speaking powers
cares straw for plots which could do
no harm to the one unless the other
would join the conspiracy. Danger to
Britain lies not that way. despite
Prussian publicists and the Temps
| 1t would not be possible, as the
powers are grouped today, to find one
of them who is more anxious to seek
better understanding with Britain
than to line up with her France and
| Germany have more to gain by court
ing than by antagonizing her and
there is no continental state that does
not see in some continental rival a po-
tentiality more menacing than Britain.
irresponsible journalism may sing
warlike song at Albion's expense, but
the men who really direct affairs at
Berlin. Paris and Great Britain know
better than to foster coalition delu-
| sons.
Britain's magnificent financial condi.
tion is another of the constructive
nance. Continental observers concede
that too. Lord Goshen's recent expo
sition of British credit has called
fresh attention to this factor of i'm
perial strength. Britain has spent
SSOO.000 900 in less than three years
and has borrowed three-quarters of 1t.
Yet the British government today can
borrow all the money ii wants at near
ly par for 21a per cent.
One of the costliest wars in which
a European state was ever involved
has been carried through successfully
by Britain with scarcely the slightest
tension in the national credit She
still commands all the sinews of war
She is still invited to use to the utter
most all the advantages offered by
loanable capital throughout the world.
| To cap the climax the United States
has taken a share of the British war
loan. Even with payment of the ma
tional debt suspended consols are l3
points higher than they were in 1888
Could there be more convincing proof
of the financial strength of the Brit
ish empire?
| CHICAGO, HIS. July Fourth of
July ammunition is all ready for use
The fireworks manufacturers have
worked since the 5th of last July to
put 1t on the market Within the
past two weeks tons of explosives
have passed into the hands of the
retailers for distribution among the
patriotic enthusiasts throughout the
country. who. punk in hand. eagerly
await the glorious dawn of next Fri
day as the signal for firing the first
batteries OF their salute.
Chinese frecrackers will come high
this year on account of increased du-
ties, but young America must have
them AT any cost, as they furnish the
chief instrurpent of the daylight cele-
bration. Torpedoes. caps and other
explosives for juveniles are compare.
lively cheap. The supply OF
fireworks made for this years cele-
bration is considerably in excess OF
the demand year ago at this time
A representative of Pains Fireworks
company said yesterday that orders
are coming In so fast from all parts
OF the United States that their factor