The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1909-04-08

fop0EAIAOu-Ine ksc8l 6cCTc8 d
Her National Strength-Engiis
Foresight and Method Of Assimi.
lation-The Major Tells Something
Of the Engiish-Boer War and the
General Result.
Correspondence Of The Caucasian.
Enterprise.
London, E. c., April S, 1909.
/ hev bin ramblin' over this town
some sinse / writ you last. Hit liz a
whopper. They IL towns in the Unit
ed States, especially In North Caro-
lima, that think they air bigger than
London an they amt big enuH ter
be incorporated an they can't be
found on the latest map. We Amer
leans awlways did brag more than
they wuz any need ov; In fackt, er-
bout half ov the sober truth We tell
would have chicken Annanias plum
ter death an he had a big reputa-
ton az liar in hiz day But still
We hev CRATE an CROWN country,
the best on the map, l reckon.
London hez a poulation ov nearly
six millions. being almost twice az
large as the city of New York. More
than one-fifth Of the population of
Old England, the British Isles, live
in the city.
1t iz the greatest seaport in the
world. for while London liz built on
the River Thames hit liz virtually
built on the seacoast, also.
England liz one of the smallest
Kingdoms in the world so far az ac-
tual ariginal territory liz concerned,
being but little, If any larger than
the State ov North Carolina But
she heZ a population ov forty mil
lion people in her original territory
an awlmost countless millions in her
territorial possessions, which lie at
every point ov the compass. Eng
land liz a territory grabber. But in
every case it may be sed that the
people who hev come under British
rule, generally by force ov arms, or
else by purchase ov territory, hev
bettered their condition, for Eng
land now heZ splendid system ov
government and her people hev crate
foresight. If the people ov the Unit
ed States, then the colonies" had
not fought so hard America would
now be part ov England. Ireland
and Scotland, foremerly independ-
ent territory, are now a part ov Eng
land. The Spanish discovered Ameri-
ca. But when things had progressed
to certain stage England managed
to get control ov our country and 1t
took the colonists nearly eight years
ov thar fitin' to break Englands
grasp.
England owns territory in every
portion ov the civilized and unciviI-
lied world. Canada, vast country,
probably as large as the United
States, lying just north ov us, il
owned by England, an it iz a great
country, but purity cold. England
also owns Egypt, India, Australia
and Africa. India il a vast an fer
tile country, containing probably
one-fifth of the population ov the
world. She awlso hez islands and
other territory in every section ov
the globe. Some ov the islands air
used as naval bases. Awl ov these
countries air controlled, governed,
by England, but some ov them have
what iz termed home rule" In late
years some ov these countries hev
had practically free rein. At one
time Spain and France each owned
more territory than England. But
those people did not understand how
to hold and manage colonial terri
- h"a heen az sturdy az
tory. IL Saes 400
wuz the English, if they had nelo on
what they had, the United States,
Canada, and probably other rich ter
ritory might now belong to either
Spain or France. But, while the
French and Spanish air great peo-
pie, just erbout az smart in some
respects az the English, they air a
gay an light-hearted people an do
not, or did not, take great many
| things seriously and erlowed the
greatest ov opportunities to slip by
| just az individuals often do.
England, Ireland and Scotland air
fairly guide farming countries.
though the climate liz cold and damp.
But they air more noted in a manu-
featuring way. England IL vast
factory, making practically awl
grades and classes ov goods. This
merchandise il carried to awl parts
ov the world and sold to whoever
cares to buy. Cotton liz raised tt
some extent in Egypt and goes into
coarse goods. But England gets tht
bulk ov the American cotton croI
and spins and weaves it, Liverpoo
and Manchester being probably thu
greatest cotton manufactures in Eng
land. The manufacture ov cottol
goods liz so vast and so man.
things air made ov cotton that tn
American mills do not yet seriousl
interfere with the business in Eng
land, and may not for many years t
come. But England has vast bust
ness in other manufacturin' line
, an might do well even if the cotto
milling business wuz ter gradual
be transferred to other countries
which liz not likely, for America
the only real competitor England hs
;. or has ever had, and there IL "
room for more mills in both couI
tries. The American mills hev or
= advantage over England. They he
the raw material at home. But En-
land has other advantages, her va