The Washington times., 1924-08-27
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
EnnIny,H n. TihornI Giyor
England GLiberaL GiUer
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.

A which has long had the reputation of being the
greatest land grabbing nation in existence, has really
given away, for nothing much territory
He says that may possibly be news to many Brflshers
and also their knsfok in the United States that there IS
no empire on the of the globe that has done SO much
in the of voluntary REIMBURSEMENT Of oversee possessions
Great Britain.
It is timely to call attention to fact in connection
with her voluntary transfer of Jubaand to Italy The
very and size of Jubaand ignored by the vast
majority of the people who are subject 10 hng
George vet Jubaland valuable tract Of territory larger
than the Kingdom of Scotland, embracing some fty
thousand square miles forming the Northern part Oh the
British Colony Of Kenya, in East Africa.
The territory question lies to the southwest OF the broad
River Juba which, until recently has constituted the Anglo
Italian border line.
Lloyd George Lord Curzon conveyed the impression
that Great Britain endeavong to evade her obligations
with regard Jubaland at the close of the war and TINS
created intense bitterness in Italy and responsible Tor
much of the unrendlness which Mussonl for time, ais
played England the Lausanne Congress- But when
the new Labor Cabinet into office at Downing Street
and Premier Ramsay Macdonald assumed the direction Oh
foreign relations of the empire after careful
ton he took the line that the national honor OF ngana
was involved fulfilling her obligations on the suDJec OF
her East African provinces And he has taken now the
necessary steps for turning the Jubaano 10 Italy "
out any further qubbling.
Jubaand is only one of long list of territory which
Great Britain has voluntarily relnqushed The philippines
once belonged England, having surrendered IN lo2 to
the forces under the command OF Sir William draper
and Admiral Samuel Cornish After few years England
found out that emgrants would not go to the philippines
account of its distance and the treacnery OF tne cae
and So years later without bearing being brought
deliberately, ana OF ner own
restored the islands SPAIN the latter undertaking to repay
the money spent on public works by Great Britain The
money paid but remains owing to Great Britain
to this day. ~;
Cuba once belonged to England. 1t was taken by
British fleet and army under Lord Aloemarle In Ens
middle of the eighteenth century arward restored
to Spain for other than that the administrator
in Downing Street did not to retain 1t any longer
Java fact all of the Dutch East lndes were IN the
possession England from 1911 until 1873 when they were
voluntarily restored Holland without any compensation
whatever in return Yet these Dutch East Indies are
perhaps the richest colony of any European power
Minorca has, different periods belonged to Eng
land It presented to Spain by England at the time
of the Treaty of Amiens in 1903.
Guiana was conquered by Great Britain the result OF
of life and treasure but onehird OF was pre-
sented as free gift France in 1885, and onehird to the
Netherlands.
Heligoland was given by Great Britain to Germany III
return for the abandonment of Teuton claims IN Zanzibar
New Guinea the largest island in the world, next to
Australia formerly annexed to Queensland But Great
known as Kaiser Wilhelmland The Great War enabled
the commonwealth of Australia to its possession
and it is once under the British flag
Samoa was abandoned by England in 1899 to Germany
and restored during the Great War Also The Samoan
Archipelago is now administered by New Zealand.
Gibraltar been offered to Spain six times but has al
ways been declined Today Spain bitterly regrets her
reflections of repeated offers of Great Britain to
store her Gibraltar while there is Engshman who
does not congratulate himself the good fortune which
frustrated these foolish offers.
Egypt has also been given by Great Britain and less
than quarter OF century ago rangers was abandoned
by it.
Altogether according Mr. Cunliffe Owen England has
made good record by her generosity but she will
give the Suez Canal the Sudan Each owes to her Its
peace, prosperity and civilization
1924. the Mcclure Newspaper syndeae)