text_original: The disciples of Disraeli contended that it revealed as by a flash  light the resources upon which England could draw, and thus powerfully contributed to the maintenance of peace. His enemies declared that it smacked of transpontine melodrama rather than of the sober traditions of English statesmanship.
text_transcription: THE DISCIPLES OF DISRAELI CONTENDED THAT IT REVEALED AS BY A FLASHLIGHT THE RESOURCES UPON WHICH ENGLAND COULD DRAW AND THUS POWERFULLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE MAINTENANCE OF PEACE HIS ENEMIES DECLARED THAT IT SMACKED OF TRANSPONTINE MELODRAMA RATHER THAN OF THE SOBER TRADITIONS OF ENGLISH STATESMANSHIP
phonemes: ðə dɪsˈaɪpəlz ʌv dɪsɹˈeɪli kəntˈɛndᵻd ðˌɐɾɪt ɹᵻvˈiːld æz baɪ ɐ flˈæʃ lˈaɪt ðə ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz əpˌɑːn wˌɪtʃ ˈɪŋɡlənd kʊd dɹˈɔː, ænd ðˈʌs pˈaʊɚfəli kəntɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə ðə mˈeɪntənəns ʌv pˈiːs. hɪz ˈɛnəmiz dᵻklˈɛɹd ðˌɐɾɪt smˈækt ʌv tɹænspˈɔntiːn mˌɛlədɹˈɑːmɚ ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ʌvðə sˈoʊbɚ tɹɐdˈɪʃənz ʌv ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ stˈeɪtsmənʃˌɪp.