TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1915-06-26

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~prophesled the end OF England fifteen
years z was only a boy. with
. boys vision and tho poems have
the oracular quality.
II is nov possible 70 OIL Id tho
DETAILS. ia prose.
AT That time, had / been asked for
visible signs OF her decay. | could
only have said that Queen Victoria
would have speit the end Of any
thing. and that a nation Of the size
OF England which could be so
strained IN ass~assinating the wives
and children Of a handful Of farmers
had not %sounduess. Subsequently 1t
proved that the conquest Of the
Beers was indeed the final effort Of
a giant with a groggy heart. No
sooner was the Transyaal won than
II had to be restored. Today the
Uitlander is just as III Tor as well)
treated as under Kruger, and the
British public acquiesces in the
wholesale hooting Of British miners
by Botha, for the crime Of striking
Yes. 1t Is the heart Of England that
is rotten, and | am eager to enhance
my reputation as a prophet by
celebrating the sketches that I made
in boyhood. | propose TO show the
yymptoms Of British decadence, and
10 detail what must inevitably oe-
10 begin at the bottom. with
George v.
Where is the Kaiser? In the
trenches.
King Albert? In the trenches
King George? Hiding somewhere
IA England, hag-ridden by Queen
Mary and the other nightmare, Yep
pelins.
do not blame NJ. Poincare for not
being at the front; IL is no part Of
the theory that he should be there.
The Gear, too, may be excused. He
is half mythical, like the Mikado; a
sacred demi-deity In the eyes OF his
ignorant subjects, not a man like
themselves. But England vas once
famous for her warrior kings. VIII
liam the Conqueror mot to mention
Arthur Pendragon), Henry /, Richard
C~oeur-de-Lion, Edward |, Edward III
land the Black Prince, his som,
Henry v. and so on. Even Richard
Crookback by virtue of his in
domitable spirit, looks prettier to
posterity than Edward Nv, glutton,
drunkard, and profligate. Henry VII
won his throne by force; even Char.
les / took the field, weakllng as he
was in many ways, Charles IL fought
for his rights, and so did the legi-
innate heirs OF his throne, James III
and Prince Charles Edward Stuart.
Their ghosts must be glad today to
think that George V is none Of
theirs, but the issue Of a paper king,
a parliamentary phantom, the inn
parted King Log George !, made IN
Germany.
The only decent class in England
today is the landed gentry. II Is
blood that counts. They so willingly
into battle. They are nourished well
from infancy, protected against con-
taminatson until they are strong
enough 10 resist II, trained in field
sports. breathe In freedom and the
habit of command with every breath;
they have the traditions of courage
and loyalty, and they make good. In
particular, that moral principle OF
friendship which made Sparta and
Athens famous Is i~ncu!cated In
every public school, and in the
church; while, In the universities,
ii Is the very badge Of Oxford, and
the secret fountain OF the glory Of
Cambridge.
This class is accordingly physically
and morally well-developed 1t is a
caste Of castles. and It is a fighting
caste, though only a small percentage
become professional soldiers. But 1t
supplies India, where 10000 English
hold down 800, 900, 900 natives by
sheer moral superiority, and the civil
services, which rule the Cabinet itself
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