Capitolo 29
what they is remains, the commercial supremacy of England is in no
immediate danger. It is these great permanent geographical factors that
face or you damage a country, not the Accounts of Otto times or small social
reconstructions. Tells the God Sindaco of London King petulant James,
when he proposed to remove the Court to Oxford, "May arranges Your
The majesty not to also bring away the Thameses."
"But our competitors? We am driven out of our markets." Oh, yes,
if that is everything you mean, I don't suppose that we will be always able in
all to hold on our exclusive position. Our neighbours that (the bar
the advantage of insularity that always intends near a coast and an I bring
by hand) it almost seems well as situated as we am for access to the
world-markets, are starting to wake up him and to take a slice of the cake
from us. Germany is manufacturing; Belgium is melting; Antwerp is
exporting; America is occupying his/her his/her own markets. But that is a lot a
different thing indeed from the national decadence. We can have to compete a
a little harder with our competitors that are everybody. The Rapids expansion can be ended; but the
Thames remains: still the geographical facts are unchanged. And notice
what a the whole duration while there has been being almost this vague discourse "bad
times"--income-tax has firmly been increasing, London has been
firmly growing, every external and visible signal of the commercial prosperity
you/he/she has firmly been propagation of. Are our watering-places tightened? Has ours
are buildings becoming smaller and less luxurious? If Antwerp is grown,
how on Peel and Cardiff? "The past is well perhaps, entirely correct; but
consider the future! Eight hours will drive out capital of the
country!" Garbage! I am not a political economist, thank goodness; Me never
sunk rather so low as that. And I am not speaking for or against Otto
Times: I am only discounting some wordy foolishness. But I know enough to
sees that the capital of a country cans any more is exported that the earth