El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-23

derant portion Of their best manhood
! and not want to have q say. a real
say. in determining the use to which
they are to be putt That seems to US
an impossible and undemocratic propo-
sition.
up to the present we have shoul-
dered practically alone responsibility
for the policy OF the war. We now
wish TO know that in our measures
for prosecuting the war to a finish. in
our negotiations for peace and in the
problems arising from the war ana
following 1t close we shall be carry
ing out policy agreed to by the rep
restntatiVes Of the entire empire, sit
ting together in plenary council.
Things can never be the same after
the war as before. Five democracies
all parts of one empire cannot shed
their hood ana spend their treasure
with a heroism and disregard OF cost
beyond all praise and in common
cause without establishing a unity
such as never existed until now"
Not Always United
Although the British empire now
presents a united front to the Teu-
tons such q spirit Of union has not al
ways marked its history.
There have been several times when
the empire seemed on the point OF dis
rupting. when it appeared probable
the great dominions would break away
from even nominal London suZeTainty
and set up Independent republics
course which the empire would have
(
War has united the empire: first.
the Boer struggle. and second, the pres
ent titanic conflict.
In the South African war. as IN this,
the danger Of German aggression was
one OF the moving forces which caused
the dominions to send their forces for
the assistance of the mother country.
See Hand of Kaiser.
Britons believe the Beers would
never have assumed such hostile
attitude had not the kaiser's agents
been at work among them.
Then there was the famous tele-
gram TO Kruger on the morrow Of the
Jameson raid In that strange mes
sage the kaiser cOmplimented the chief
of the Beers on defeating the English
freebooters and seemed between the
lines to promise more than moral sup
port The British navy prepared for
emergencies, but cooler heads at Ber-
lin souelched the war lord and the IN
cident ended in explanations.
The German emperOr's move was
an object lesson for the British do
minions- They saw, as did the Amerl-
can colOnists in the war of independ-
ence. that they must "all hang to-
gether or they would all hang separ-
ChamberInin's Failure.
On the occasion OF queen Nictoria's
diamond Jubilee Chamberlain brought
about a great gathering OF British
colonial premiers in London
Cham berlain's plan Of union was TO
be furthered by preferential tariff
system. which would favor British do
mlnions against all the rest OF the
world.
This he was never able to bring
about: in fact, Il resulted in his down
fall Free trade carried the day, as
Il always has since then. through both
Liberal and Unionists ministries
Colonial Leaders.
The caliber of the colonial leaders
who viii come here is not Inferior TO
that of the British leaders with whom
they will confer Perhaps the strong
est and most interesting personality
among them is premier Hughes OF Aus .
tralia-
Hughes weighs less than hundred !
pounds. has chronic dyspepsia, and I
shows about ten times as much energy ,
as an ordinary 200 pound man in full (
health
Premier Massey. OF New Zealand IS !
an Irishman born. who went to the /
was engaged in farming before turn |
ing to craftsmanship Like many Aus 1
tralian statesmen he has perSiStently /
refused to accept from the king any /
titular dignities or orders of knight
hood. contenting himself with a seat
in the privy council
Gen. SHUTS was one OF the best Boer /
leaders in the war against Great 4
of king Georges most loyal and ener-
getic subjects wonderful tribute to
the conciliatory ability of the British
empire.
BOtha Cannot Attend.
Premier Botha. for whom he is a
at the imperial council ia
BILE. is also a former famous Boer
leader. Botha cannot come TO London.
partly because he is engrOssed with
a great scheme to solve the annoying
race problem In South Africa by lay ]
ing out certain territories where the
black men viii be in control and
barring the negroes from participa ton
in public affairs in certain other dis
tricts.
He also does not desire to leave be-
cause his wife is gravely i'll She has
American blood in her veins. being a
great granddaughter of Thomas Adds
Emmett. attorney general of the state
Of New York in 1912.
Carpets ana rugs cleaned the best
way. Wilson Millican Cleaning Works.