WHY BRITAIN IS DISLIKED.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 22 October 1901, Page 4

WHY BRITAIN IS DISLIKED.

A Finger in Every Pie.

The“Novoe Vremya,” has an interesting article commenting on which recently appeared in a German paper wherein the writer attempted to prove that England of recent years has not had what is termed the “ luck ” which she used to have formcrly, “ But this does not prove that 1 luck is against her, but simply shows that the natural course of events has pushed forward other Powers, who are now following up their interests .in spheres where England was formerly alone. _ “ ‘ Luck,” however, is still on England’s side, as is amply proved by the South African war. Although one may think this a paradox, it is nevertheless true. It is now two years since England besan the war with the Boers, which is paralysing all her strength. But where has English policy been defeated in the meantime ? Nowhere. “She is always the same England-in-terfering in everybody’s business and pretending to take everywhere the first place; always patting into her pocket some territory which belongs to somo other Power; always threatening somebody. No Help for the Enemy. “One might think that England was the ideal of goodness by the treatment she is receiving, and that as she is in a tight corner it is thought a pity to try and take advantage of her position; or, indeed, that England is doing somo great work benefit of the whole world, and therefore no one could come to the help of her enemy. . . . “ Again, there comes the Chinese crisis. England immediately sends to China her Anglo-Indian soldiers, not having any of her own. All iho time negotiations have been going on between the Powers and China, England has been very proud and majestic, and of late has assumed a dictatorial tone. “ She did not agree to this, and she did not agree to that, and everybody listened, took note of England’s protest, and said nothing. England has only 10,000 or so soldiers at home; but nobody thinks of that. A Nasty Blow. “Again, some years ago, the question of England’s evacuation of Egypt was spoken of. Bat a little while previous to the commencement of the present South African war England dealt a nasty blow at Prance on the Fashoda question. “It was thought that the French, who felt the humiliation very, bitterly, would take the opportunity of settling accounts with England, but nothing of this happened. And now iho question of Egypt is not even raised ; everybody has forgotten about it, and England is left to do in Egypt exactly as she likes, and work up her influence all along the Nile. 1 “As to attaining her ends, England pro--1 ceeds just the same as if she were not at war in South Africa. That no one is thus found willing to take advantage of her position is to be explained in the ‘luck’ which has attended her.

“The Chinese crisis came exactly in time to divert European attention from the South African war; no serious risihgs took place in any part of her territory; in Egypt the Doverishcs ciased from troubling her; and everything is so favourable to her that wi h four regiments of soldiers at home she is jus; as proud as ever.’’