Chamberlain And Fabri: Strong Advocates

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the working class. In addition to his service as mayor, he became a member of the British Parliament in 1876.2 Friedrich Fabri, author of an extremely popular short story entitled Bedarf Deutschland der Kolonien?, (Translation: Does Germany Need Colonies?), was a long time inspector of the Barmen Rhine Mission in German Southwest Africa.3 It is clear to the reader that both the pamphlet and the speech were designed to influence or sway public opinion on new imperialism and colonial expansion.
The tone of Chamberlain’s speech is that of urgency and necessity. He makes it crystal clear to his audience that the time to take action in now. His comments are heartfelt and that is what makes his work so effective. He uses words that make the reader (or listener) believe that it is his or her duty to take a stand now, even though in all actuality only the government holds the power to accomplish what he feels needs to be done in Great Britain. He starts the speech out by saying “we ...

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even so, in return, they continue to pave the way for new markets. So while his position is much above and out of the hands of most of his audience, he relates to every Englander by his tone and word choice. As a result, he effectively receives much applause.
Chamberlain next rebukes a term that people have called him, a jingo, which is a belligerent patriot; A chauvinist.6 This is an effective technique because the reader does sense a hint of chauvinism in his tone. He again relates to the people by stating that he is no more a jingo than anyone else is is. He then attacks his anti-imperialist opponents by calling them “Little Englanders” and says that if they had their way they ...

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