The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-08
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND.
AN ENGLIsHMAN CRITICISED

AN ENGLIsHMAN CRITICISED.
To THE EDITOR THE HEgALD:-
admire very much the strenuous and persistent
cxcrtons made in tho HERALD by como English men
with view TO manufacture American sympathy for
tho Turk and John Bull Now, sir, is it not somewhat
absurd and udicrous in these dsconccrtcd diplomat
lists, trying 10 got up American feeling for what not
only Europe but half Of England condemns and depre-
Gates namely, Turkish intolerance and massacre?
Now, If the .'covcr is removed Oft the box'' We Will
sec that those in Englant-thosc who most inter-
estcd in Turkish succcss-are the bondhodcrs and
capitalists who, in tho event OF Turkish dismcmbcr-
ment would sustain considerable loss Of money But
the United States have nothing to do with either Of the
bclgerents, and IL is indisputablc fact that tho
spirit Of the American people is antagonstic TO OPP
preston and viii always be the sdc OF the pcrse-
cuted Hence the Turkish people cannot have our
moral support IN war waeed ny Kussia
for the amelioration OF Christians Is
But notice that some OF tho letters IN tho HERALD
breathing British HE endeavor TO show that there Is
us little tolerance and much prescription III Russia
as In Turkey whereas there Christian churches,
Catholic and Protestant enjoying as much liberty as
they wish True II is tha, the Chuic IN Poland sui.
icrs intolerance. But what is the causey 1t is be-
cause the Poles, in political sense, have nevor
simulated with Russia They have always yearned for
Polish nationality hence tnor political and religious
prescription And rs there parallel for this IN tho
historical annals OF EDgandY Has not ireland suffered
similar prosecutions LOT upuOWlHg TIC same prin-
cples Tor its uon-acqulcsccnce IN British misruc2
also perceive in their cpises that strong emphasis
Is placed upon tho tact that we speak common Ian
guagc, and consequently, We should cspousc every
cause in common with England. Now, this argument
seems 10 me an intangible one because during the
for freedom Francc-not an Engllsh-spcnking nation
contributed grcutiy to our freedom, which England
sought 20 repress. observe In letter published
tho HERALD over tho cosnomen OF AN English.
man" that contrasting the comparative freedom OF
England and the United States, he gays that 'cvcry
mans homo hts cnstlc.'' This may, in scnsc, BIO
true. but what OF those who have no honey But IN
Of the fact that 973 men own hull OF England II
would be interesting ascertain by what system Of COM
puaton no makes IL appear that every mans home Is
his castle He says that the press as free that OF
tho United States. Well, now think this writer should
know that the press cannot critcisc, with immunity,
the head OF the nation And paper dare publish
scdtious or reasonable language without making H.
sell liable conscation and lis editor to punishment
II is unnecessary thot Tho press IN America is
In n political sense untrnmmcllci.
1t Is amusing 10 note further this spondcnt's
standard oil freedom He unhestatingy declares that
because man take, on sunday, glass OF alo or
wiiskey, without any legal restraint there IS more
freedom In England than in ths country. Well, this
Of Albion takes very groggy premises and his con-
cusions arc frenzy. RUSSIAN.