TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-06-06
OUR BRITISH COUSINS.
IRISH WRITER FINDS The MOTE IN
JOHN BULLS EYE,

pSeudonym OF (ohn
ran" 1t deals as pointedly with
the presumptous OF English
culture as do the English with
the Prescriptions of German
Kultur,
Some appreciation should be here
made of the Anglo-SaXon point o.
view with regard TO the world
around him, which will help TO eX'
plain many traits so admirable n
him but which show such an ap'
parent contradiction of the deficient
standards of the weaker races.
We must always bear in mind the
lofty ideal OF the pure Anglo-saxor
that 10 his trusty care are conhdea
the august interests OF Almighty
God in the Creation, and that It IS
his sacred duty to safeguard them
and protect them from the rest OF
the world, which is entirely' giyer
over 10 low greed, corruption and
evil. These interests are SO intense
liz studied by him that no detail Is
missed, even to the pennies IN the
trousers pockets Of a Chinese eoolie
He may allow another race TO assoei-
ate itself with him when convenient
10 assist him in any detail OF the
trust confded TO him, and at this
time that race, by the nobility OF the
nobility Of the service, is lifted up
almost to a level with him. But be
kaows 10 we'll the general debility
OF everybody else and their want OF
%stubborness in right doing, so that
when the assistance is once utilized
he is more disposed TO give a cor
receive than a reward. lie can't be
expected to do ali himself.
lie gets the French TO smash up
the Germans, and the Germans to
smash the French. He puts these
against the Russians and these
against these, and SO on. They do
each other a tremendous lot OF
harm. He Is like the intoXicant III
troduced into the happy tea-party OF
international politicians. But the
work of the Lord is advanced: Each
gives him his coat TO mind, and he
helps them all, retains besides the
breeches Of one OF them. Thus every
year gives more power to bis great
people.
The Jesnits are said TO teach that
the end justihes the means in mat
tiers OF faith: The Anglo-Saxon prac-
tees this principle III International
politics. In Gods work he will not
distain to avail himself Of the filthi-
est instruments to effect his noble
ideals.
THE SELECTED PEOPLE"
One has TO realize fully the grand
eur, the sublirnity and the plendor OF
the ideal which he puts before him
10 realize fully that any other con-
sideration whatever must give II
place.-The extension OF the Empire
Of Great Britain, which is SYNONYM
Gus with the Empire Of God-"God's
Kingdom on Earth" each English
man has his enobling ideal before
him, the great Englishman and the
little Englishman. He is penetrated
with it. He orders his life accord
ingly: because he is an item Of that
Empire. He lives for 1.-THE don't
die for it, because he can always get
somebody else TO do that and a dead
Englishman IS no good. His Bible
tells him that the Earth is the Lords
and the kingdom thereof. The Brit
ish Empire is Gods Empire and Is
therefore his Holy Executor, There
fore the Earth is the Auglo-Saxon's.
This is dinned into him every Sun
day at Church; every English poet
sings it; every historian shows it
clearly; in every newspaper he sees
c~onclusiyely the truth OF it, and he
cannot for the life of him see why
other people can possibly have any
doubt about it. If the Earth is the
Lords and the kingdoms thereof,
how shocking it is that rulers Of
nations do not willingly subject
themselves to His Executor. but on
the contrary even attempt to quest
ion Him, And when you come to
reason it it does seem a bit thick.
He does what he can to make them
realize il. He almost tires Of show
ing everybody how tyrannicaL, I'M
moral, greedy, corrupt, ignorant and
incompetent they are, and what aw-
full liars. He has told it to the
French and then to the Germans and
the Russians. and the Yankees and
everybody in turn until m would
almost expect him TO lose patience
and give the thing up as hopeless.
II is just when people are degraded
like this that they are least pleased
about its being pointed out to them,
If you keep telling q man what a
low, dirty skunk he is you must not
expect him to thank you, however
true it may be. On the contrary you
touch him on the raw. This will
give az idea CT the ungrsteful task
Of the Briton and the reason of his
worldwide unpopularity. But he
does it and keeps on doing it.
ALL FOR CHRISTIANITY"
He went to India with the parest
intentions to save the poor blacks
from the rapacity Of the French. He
got the Hindus to fight, cheering
them on with the best soldiers on
the face Of Gods earth, until the
French were cleared ont, and he has
remained ever since, determined that
the French shall never 60 there
again, because English civilization is
superior to French or Hindu civil
izstion. But do you suppose that
the Indians appreciate the beauty Of
this Ideal? Not q BIT. He has been
stubborn in his constant determine
ton in the almost hopeless attempt
to make them see, and he has been
obliged to make the half Of them
who thought they saw It kill off the
other half that didn't. eyer aince Rnf