El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-08
England Entertains Fears
Over Stability OF Empire
III.-THE BRITISH CRISIS.

/ r ONDON. Eng, July 8.-The Brit
ish empire is the British navy.
When that navy is defeated and
| the trident of sea dominion is wrested
/ from Brltannias hands, that day does
| the star of empire set for England.
/ Every Briton knows this TO be true
he not only recognizes it as an axiom,
| every day life. A child's hat or cap
! cannot be sold in England unless it
| has a band bearing the name of some
one of His Majesty's Ships. Anything
| that has to do with the navy instantly
/ interests every patriotic BritOn in a
! compelling fashion which is difficult
! for Americans to understand. The
| hard common sense Of the British peo-
pie is responsible for this naval en-
! thusiasm-it must not be set down to
! political hysteria or to jingolsm.
| For the first time since Nelson
| fought and died for England at Ira
! falgar, the British rule of the sea is
| questioned and threatened. That Is
| equivalent to saying that the British
| empire is in danger of disruption and
! extinction. Every human being in the
! world would be affected by such an
| overwhelming political catastrophe, and
| 1t is worth while to consider the pos
| sibilities of a British defeat.
England Rules Fifth of World.
The British empire today possesses
| one-ffth of the land area of the world
| and rules one-ffth of the human race.
1t is the greatest governmental or
ganization the world has ever known.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland Is the motherland and the
| captain Of the great imperial body.
That kingdom is made up of England,
Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and in
that combination England is the pre-
dominant partner"
The British isles have an area equal
to that Of the territory of New Mexico,
and a population of 5000. 900, or about
half that Of the United States. Two
thirds of this number are Englishmen
and one-third of the whole are suffer
ing in direst poverty.
This tiny country boasts the largest
and richest city in the world, London.
and the greatest manufacturing COM
munity on earth, Lancashire. It's navy
is the strongest on the seas, and its
merchant marine is the largest and
busiest in all the oceans. 1t has bill
lions of dollars invested in all parts
of the world, and many Of its people
live solely on the income of these for
eign ventures.
1t owns among its colonies the great
governing nations Of Canada, Aus
tralia, New Zealand and South Africa
Its king rules the 500. 100000 of people
in India as the successor of the mogul
emperors. 1t owns and rules smaller
colonies in Asia, Africa and America
and among the islands Of the sea. 1t
rules, but does not own. Egypt, the
cradle of civilization and the gateway
between east and west.
England Follows Her Flag.
Wherever there is a narrow way OF
the salt seas, wherever there is
strait, there is also the Union Jack
and the red coated British soldier rep
resenting the authority of that central
government at London. Gibraltar.
Malta. Cyprus, Alden. Singapore, Hong
Kong, the FaIklands, jamaica. Trini-
dad, the Bahamas, Newfoundland. Van
couver, and the others-look them up
on the map.
These things did not come to pass
by accident They are the result OF
that imperial instinct and callous con-
science which gives power to take and
heart to hold what may be desirable,
without any regard for the rights
opinions or interests Of others. That
terrible appetite for conquest has been
stated. England desires to take no
more lands. But now comes. Germany.
with instinct as imperial. with con-
science as callous with desire as great.
with need as pressing, and, (who shall
say with less?) as much right
To defend it's vast possessions Britain
depends upon its navy. To defend its
home and hearth it also has de-
pended upon that navy For a CEN
fury the supremacy of that navy and
the security of that hearth and home
have been acknowledged by all the
world. Now they are challenged by
the rise of Germany as a sea power
What does the challenge mean to Eng
land?
Wars Benefit England.
When France. under the leadership
Of the great Napoleon, sought to en-
slave Europe. the English lent their
aid to the continental peoples who
were resisting the Corsican. Nelson
met and defeated the French fleet.
After Waterloo. 95 years ago, England
has never been in danger. During
these % years the whole fabric of
social and political life of the race has
been revolutionized by the mechanical
inventions of the 18th century.
For many years England enjoyed,