The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-08-02
ARNOLD WHITE, FAMOUS ENGLISH WRITER. BELIEVES SHE
WILL AND GIVES SOME STRANGE

NN'HH W IVY AHAHNNNH HiANIH.h haA'Ah hHa'
opltbot sforolKuyr Inadvertently
applied by Sir Wiltfid lauricr to
Lord nundouald ON June no. re
veala am unsupported point ~ view
In the spokesman and leader OF
t.64a 31t roman Catholic Canadians
of French extraction. This rcyela-
ton of alootusaa from men % the
English race coming out uf the
mouth Of the Canadian premier b.
au event that may be said to mark
ab epoch
Tho Canadian prime minister,
aware that the disclosure Of his true
sentiments as 20 the alenage ot
Eurlishmen would be AN iudlaefe-
ton ia only surprised into such dts
closure owing % hia habltHal men
tai attitude towards England aud
Eusltshmeu
Il may be- said on the other hand.
that Sir Wifrld larier was think
ing In the French language. and
since the word Cor stranger and
the word for foreigner are iden
teal there Is nothing In his re
marx
Sir Wilfrid. however De- a bi.lin-
quail Statesman ~ ripe experience
Se1asguarian politicians. With mas
tcrY over two Languages. DO not hluft
out luconFenIeut truths unless they
feel deeply The explanation of the
Canadian premier however. sup
plies the proof which e. not logical
lv established By his reference To
Lord uundonald na a foreigner
lu defending himself against the at
tack 90 hla political opponents. the
Canadian premier rolntedly pro
claimed his alleElcues not to King
Edward VII or 20 the british con
neetion but to british inEtitu
tioua
british Institutions will remain In
Canada whatever her destiny may
De-. British institutions exist Ia the
United States today What ia the
constitution. the system of iuriauru-
deuee aud the common las % the
lnIfed States hut The fundamental
british Institutions. the principles
90 which have been transplauled
wherever the British race has taken
root british Institutions Wili re
usIu In Canada when thr painter IL
cut. and Sir Wlfrld Iauflefa laY
hltY 90 british Institutions b. an
eloquent reminder % the British
empire and 90 the American people
~ The extent II bis loyalty 20 the
British crown.
Sir Wilfrld fauriora language "a
supported even more furrlhiY hy bic
acts The union n the British EN-
p.ra today ia maintained only BY
the monarchy In the world q ideas
and BY sea power ia the world ~
fcrea. Neither 60 the monarchy nor
% che maintenance - British sea
power does Canada contribute one
cent without sea power the BRIT
Ish empire wuald collapse lIke the
Camuauiia az Rome Germany
would take South Africa. tbs Jap
anean and the Germans would fhht
for Australia. India would fan 10
Russia. aud Canada. with or with
out a fight would fall % the United
states
II was Hea power that enabled ua
a. crush the peasants ~ the Trans
yaal. Just az e ls fea power. Paid
fuf ~ England which enables the
Canadian 10 stFlp and search Jap
anese gentlemen and tourists uho
desire 10 land At Victoria or Van
c1uVer
Does Canada value British sea
powerg Not 70 tho r1tent % one
dollar. The registered shipping a.
Canada amounts 90 6 SIS vessels 81
esq 6I3 tons gross F'ur the defense
ot this shipping the taxpayers o.
the united kingdom maintain Is
British msn-of=war on the North
American station una seven on the
Pacific station To the maintenance
~ these 20 ships Canada does not
contribute a shilling
Canadian fisheries produce over
$4,000 000 year. hut they are pro-
tccted BY Eunhoafs paid for by tho
badly housed and uuderfed popuin-
ton % the united kingdom. The
expenditure 81 the latter Ia g. per
head per annum for naval defense
alone Canada contributes nothing.
On this side 81 the Atlantic ! be-
gin 60 observe a movement 81 dis
content with the present conditions
% empire The situation that uow
exists. though lndefenslble. has pro-
duesd no uuffIendlineas. on tho
contrary. there has never existed
kindller feeling between the de-
m0eracies of both countries Eng
rahmen are grateful 70 Canada Tor
the splendid troops she sent 60
South Africa. but the fact e unde-
nlahle that the large majority Of
the Canadians who fought In South
Africa were not only men 81 Brit
lsh birth. but Briuahera Who had
only been In Canada a few years.
The French Canadian troops. though
high In quality. were feW ia mum
Der. and their departure vas not
viewed with favor b. their core
liFiouistH
The result 81 the South African
var has been a bitter dlaappOiut-
ment 10 the average EnEllahman.
There in an uneasy feeling preva-
lent that the loss u C250. 900 900
and az "a GOO valuable Ifvra has been