Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-10-19
WHY ENGLAND FIGHTS.



volutionary War and the War Of
1872 were in part caused by Eng
lands commercial policy--by her de-
sire to throttle the commerce and in
dustry Of a possibi, rival.
1t is well known, for instance, that
our merchant marine was tremen-
dously successful following the Rev
clutionary War; that, for a time,
after 1903, practically the whole car
rying traue Of Europe war in Ameri-
can hand.
What then happened? Great Bril-
tain saw in our growing commerce
danger to her title Of Mistress OF
the Seas" Says McMaster in his
History of the People of the United
States" volume 3, p. 226; But this
splendid trade was already marked
for destruction. That Great Britain
should long treat it with indiffer-
ence was impossible. .. She
determined .. to destroy It, and
to destroy it in two ways: by paper
blockades and by admiralty deci-
| sions." She forced us to wage war
to protect cur natural rights.
Many German sympathizers assert
that the present war in Eurpe is the
result of English jealousy of Ger
many's growing commercial strength.
That is a matter which l will not
here discuss.
/ do venture to assert, however,
that England has often waged war
in the past for commercial purposes.
| Besides our own country there are
India and Africa. But it is not
necessary to rely upon my personal
opinion or, indeed, upon the opinions
Of those now known to favor the
Teutonic cause.
Great men, both OF the present
and the past, have pointed out the
true nature OF England's wars. The
lessons Of these statements is
enormously important, especially so
III consideration of England's conten-
tion that she is now fighting to
maintain tho integrity of such small
countries as Servia and Belgium.
Benjamin Franklin in 1887 wrote
to Alexander Small, in England:
"You have one Of the finest coun-
tries in the world, and if you can be
cured of making war for trade you
may make 1t one of the happiest.
Make the most of your own natural
advantages instead of endeavoring to
diminish those of other nations and
there is no doubt but that you may
yet prosper and flourish"
/ Senator John A. Dix said in 1915:
"She (England) may be said literal
ly to encircle the globe by an UNI
broken chain of dependencies. Nor
is 1t by peaceful means that she is
thus extending herself. She propa-
ghtes commerce, as Mohammedan-
ism propagaled religion by fire and
sword
Says Albert Clarke of Boston,
president of the Home Market Club:
"Under freedom of trade England
mas destroyed the industries of Tur-
key England has thriven under free
trade only al the expense OF other
countries"
James G.. Blaine says in his "Twen-
ty Years OF Congress" Vol 1 p.
596 1T was the same principle
upon which England declares with
audacious selfinshness that she can
not sacrifice that portion Of her In
dian revenue which comes from the
opium trade or the capital which is
invested in its growth and manufac-
ture, and that China must therefore
take the poison which diseases and
degrades her population"
England's war upon China was q
| disgrace to British civilization; Eng
land was obliyious Of the moral is
sue and was concerned solely with
! the mercenary aspect Of the Chinese
refusal to import opium.
The late Charles Heber Clark Of
Philadelphia wrote: THE policy Of
England for a century past has been
tc try to hold foreign markets for
its own wares. Where it dared to
dc so, England has employed force to
accomplish this purpose, as in the
cases OF India and Ireland .. The
spirit which compelled the British
government to slaughter Cinnamon
and to lombard Chinese towns be-
cause the government of China in
sisted upon closing its market to the
opium produced from british gov
ernment plantations in India, was a
manifestation of the same spirit
e hich forbade American colonists
to manufacture iron"
Wesley j.. Jones, Senator from
Washington, said on Sept. 8, 1913, in
the Senate:
"Such has been her (England's)
policy for centuries. Every nation
that has threatened to become a RI
val has had her marine crushed by
threats, subsidies, discriminating re-
gulationa, specious diplomacy, or by
war"
Bourke Cochran, the famous ora
tor. lawyer and salesman, speaking
of the Boer War, anayzed England's
motive thus minneapolis Tribune,
Dec. 9, 1001);
There would have been ten thou
sand times the justification for our
fcrcibly annexing Canada than
could be based on any ground as
signed by Mr.. Chamberlain for dis
turbing the integrity Of the South
African republics
"The real interest OF the English
people is in extending the domain of
! English commerce, not extending the
domain Of the English crown"
The late Senator Bradley of Ken
tUcky asserted on May 6, 1914:
Great Britain, when bumored,
has never been satisfied with loss
than complete submission to her
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