Show BRITISH ISLES WERE CRADLE OF DEMOCRACY t I t Empire Is Big Partnership Large Divisions Enjoy Self government The British empire stands tand today tri trl triumphant trl- trl In Its poll M democracy C Now a n composite world tat It In Includes Includes in- in quarter one of oC the land surface of If the tho globe In tin the government gO of f the tho remote parts of or the earth Britain has manifested a L loving liberty attitude attitude atti atti- tude tudo unexcelled b by an any other nation except America Tho The British empire is 18 a partnership o of a multitude e of states In o cr every cry grade grado of civilization rather than an organized and consoli dated t d- d dd d dominion All of the tho greater rea r divisions are aro f self governing and o ha developed a hl high h appreciation of intellectual In Intellectual In- In life lito and political freedom destined to mean much to the onward march of oC civilization The Tho British Isles separated as 19 they nr from the continent of ot Europe have ha been free frea from extraneous Influences In and from tho the days of tho the Saxon Anglo period more than ono thousand years cara caTI ago go England has gradually developed her Individuality and Creed freedom om until she sho has taken her place a ai the great exemplar ex- ex eXemplar exemplar ex eX- of or free political anI and lo civic gov gos- o ICing Henry From 1100 A A. A D D. when Henry I granted to his people th the Charter of or Liberties until tho the present there has been n a lon long Ions line of or hl documents expressive sho of or th the tho growing democracy 1 i l freedom of oC the people In tho the thoI I or er of or Liberties Henry I promised o Q o extort money from Crom the church to deal with ith the nobles and enjoins loins peace among them In 1 1215 1 the tho Magna JaAn Charta was vas granted by b King John Jom and among other bequests to the barons was the provision pro that all alJ taxes should hould bo be tho the gift gUt of or the tho owners land through the kings king's great council In Iu 1205 1295 tho the Model od l parliament con con- ened under Edward Ed I 1 He lie hn had Issued A i letter to all alJ heads of shires cities and ind towns asking for tor es to to bo be sent sett to a parliament to meet tho I king Icing at Westminster Said Edward vard In Inh h his s letter What concerns tho the people So must bo be passed on by tho the people gradually tho the Idea of or representative f government grew gren in En England land with tho the principle that all Il taxes should como cemo from tho the through their representatives in parliament a sacred Ideal with all speaking English peoples today to to- to day dar Win In n flights of or orl jinn Mn jinnIn l n nIn In tho the seventeenth Bo century tho the English Eng Eng- En English lish obtained from rom their kings the tho petition petition pe po- pe- pe of OC right and the tho bill of or rights which granted tho the fundamental principles ples of ot all lo loving people The rhe right of or trial b by Jury the right ht of or habeas corpus the right to petition the crown n for redress of oC grievances tI the tho right to worship God In freedom tho the right of or free freo speech and tho the freedom of 0 the tho ho PI press ess Through sh the he ages Britain has hap worked I out tho the true principles of or political and social freed freedom m. m and her people aro arc blessed with tho rl right ht to live o and antl to take tako part In n their great and benevolent bene government go Britain controls many units of oC government In the world yet et tho the resources of ot each ech aro are employed exI ex- ex for tho the development of oC its I v.-n v. n welfare Britain has maintained no great army 1110 for conquest In fact the i government u up to 1914 1 was not organized organ organ- I for lor military purposes While sho she maintained tho greatest n navy of ot the world It was as not for offensive o pur- pur Tho The life lito blood of It the empire Is la mani manifestly la Is trade trado Its supreme Interest peace J U. U s SI 54 flues Much in fo From Britain we have o Inherited our goat roal love lo for freedom O Our r constitution constitution Is la English In spirit our institutions lust lust- In tI- tI t r.-I r. tho the heritage from our inh forefathers forefather While Whilo th they o have bc been n developed eloped upon a new now soil in a n new newland newland newland land thc they haio o united us naturally to toto to tiro country and antl in tho the great gre-at economic and political questions of the tho hour before the world for tor solution Britain D and America will lead In n the establishment of oC peace In the tho world o 1 |