The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1912-10-10
VILE JOHN BULL WAR
WITH UNITED STATES?
American Resident In London
Warns Americans To Anti
cipate Invasion.

Paris, Oct. 1.-THE United States, Il
Is believed here, faces the OF a
war with England. The forecast that
an army of 1000, 900 troops viii swee3
across the border from Canada at no
far distant date is made by John Hen
ry Blake, an American resident in Lon
don. Mr.. Blake has issued a warning
to the people OF the United States,
telling them to be prepared for such
an emergency.
The London Daily Mail actually has
advised a war of retaliation against
the United States as the result OF what
is regarded in England as discrimina-
ton by the United States in fixing
Panama canal tolls. The Mail eyen
goes SO far as to discuss the probable
tiles OF success Of a war with the states
and suggests that England would have
the aid Of British allies In Asia.
&@. Americans Criticised.
Americans travelling or the conti-
rent Of Europe are quite astonished
and Inundated by the iood OF British
adverse criticism which the English
press has poured upon congress and
h president because the bill regulate
ing the Panama cana tolls does not
coincide with what England considers
her entire interests. 4
Americans are astonished because
the large majority OF them believed
that in cutting he Panama canal the
United States had lone an u~nequalled
service to the progress and prosperity
of the world. The act regulating the
tolls was In entire accord with treaties
and domestic interests, and fair and
Just to all other nations. as they are
treated exactly alike on foreign inter-
NnAtnnAI No.
vessels pay tho same tolls on COM
merce exterior to American shores as
the German, or the French, or any or
the other IS nations I'm the world.
Says England Understands. 3
The reservation OF coastwise trafic
to our own ships has existed for 100
years." says Mr.. Blake, and It was
thoroughly understood by Britain that
this reservation would be continued
when the entangling treaty was nego-
tiated.
England owns the controlling shares
In the e canal, which returns an
enormous revenue, n this revenue is
used by her to substitute her merchant
marine, and thus drive American ships
off the ocean. Americans do not COM
plain. -
Why J. Bull 10 Peevish. &E \
England is angry, because British
Canada, which refused reciprocity
when we extended to her last year the
hand of fellowship, is obliged to pay
the same dolls as all other nations. Ii
not British Canada a foreign country.
when n herself has deliberately said
It? The British press in column after
column day after day. continues to
reap upon our Senate. and upon
all Americans collectively and individ-
ualiiy. Ever as tourists among other
nations, this stream Of invective causes
N N hn ahr1non1 49, A
scorn and derIsion, while the only Am
erican newspaper published on this side
OF the Atlantic remains mute.
"These articles have finally culmin-
ated In a two column editorial in the
Paris edition Of the Daily Mai and it's
sentiments are also reflected In other
prominent English newspapers. Under
the heading, why Not Fight?" he
probabilities OF the success of n war
OF retaliation are carefully weighed.
me same newspaper published four
days later a continuation of he same
article. actually advising wal against
US, with the assistance OF the British
allies in Asia. -
Predicts An Invasion.
Thus at last England has thrown
Off the mask and revealed the true
purpose OF her allies in Asia. All the
wars that England has ever fought
have been to extend her sea
and always with some other nation as
an ally. By these wars. England has
gained her present maratime promin-
ence. Therefore. from experience
grained by travelling and living in Eng
land through the course of Is years.
we must warn Americans not TO be
surprised to find, at no distant day. an
allied army OF 1000, 900 British and
Asiatics swarming over our northern
Canadian frontier. bent on invading
our country.
America should be prepared for this
calamity, which may happen In the
time Of men now living. Many OF us
may live to see realized the proud
boast of Canadians. made freely here
In Europe, that their British Canadian
nag shall yet wave over the continent
Of North America, from Panama to the