Show U I m ITan Providence Journal accuses the British aristocracy of bringingon nearly all the wars of that country Younger sons of the nobility and gentry compose the greater part of the army rank and they naturally want to become heroes at the expense of other people Heads ofthe great families in Parliament sympathize with this ambition and legislate legis-late accordingly The Journal adds The constitution of English society is such that extensive foreign possessions and consequent wars are necessary to give an occupation and support to the numerous offspring of the nobility denied by primogenitures a share in the estates of their ancestors while the mercantile and industrial classes also feel that these possessions are essential to the maintenance mainten-ance of British commerce and trade But the aristocracy derive the chief benefit and with them rests the responsibility for the expensive warfare in England II |