English Policy In The Far East

Author : Archibald R. Colquhoun
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ISBN 13 : 9781331307105
Total Pages : 40 pages
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Download or read book English Policy in the Far East written by Archibald R. Colquhoun and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from English Policy in the Far East: Being the Times Special Correspondence Now that the attention of the country has been at last seriously directed to its colonial and foreign affairs by the dangers threatening it, and the revelations concerning the condition of our Navy and colonial defences demonstrate beyond doubt that these have been criminally neglected, it is necessary to draw the attention of the public to the conduct of foreign affairs in the Far East. The examination is not one that can yield satisfaction to any Englishman. The fundamental fact in connection with the subject is that the statesmen ruling the destinies of England have been so busied with domestic legislation and Parliamentary wrangles that they have found no time to devote to the study or discussion of colonial or foreign questions. These in their opinion could be totally disregarded; they were unpopular and unpalatable; the words "foreign policy" fell into disgrace and were voted obsolete. But while busying themselves entirely with domestic affairs, and shutting their eyes to the examination of problems which will decide the future of England, the very existence of the country has been, and still remains, imperilled. In his masterly work, "The Expansion of England," Professor Seeley has pointed out that our historians, in their treatment of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, have failed to perceive that the history of England was not in England but in America and Asia; and that when we look at the present state of affairs, and still more at the future, we ought to beware of putting England alone in the foreground, and suffering what we call the English possessions to escape our view in the background. The incapacity of Government to grasp this all-important fact is the key to the present most critical state of affairs all over the globe. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.