[To the Editor of the Evening Star.] Siß.—The prestige of Great Britain is surely forgotten, when we submit to a fourth rate power being the arbiter of our fate.* If this be the. result of the Lion's growl—'tis small. Until the urilleniuin arrives, we must keep our swords keen ; until the lion and the lamb* lie down together, Britain must be the arbiter of her own fate. There are fond admirers of Mr Gladstone who think that our national honor is ,not worth maintaining; ■ that ;any risk may be run provided the estimates are kept down. The same per sons delude themselves into the idea that nations should bear insults or wrongs, which they as individuals would quickly resent; These persons deride the Volunteer Force, and would have no military preparations whatever; but they insure their own lives, although they oppose a national insurance in defence expenditure. —I am, 4c, Stand to Yottc Gxtns.
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Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5092, 13 May 1885, Page 3
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154Untitled Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5092, 13 May 1885, Page 3
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