, 1877-10-29

sorlal system, nor any difference of rNc, nor
MY habit of wasting man, nor my defiance nt
1,r0gtess, rnrl affect the Hnwtr Of the people -
defy any civilized force TINT fslH he BROUGHT
ncninat It. Dn1y let them be rraiy tn sttn fG-
hind rtoeka'les ar in shallow siitcsta, a'i'l tlelr
right 10 iyc as they will can nrycF bs in'p,snc',
that hstn represents, has only TO bc rcs"nte,
md 1t Will dctcat Europe and I'LL that Europe
represents. No 1unral'y. IN extent OF political
@Gy:c, siy no totss: s5ss' rs ss strevt1 s1 & Sast
cri civilization Is n mere slrean,-n dream
70 !.c dtssipatcd whenever the dreamer lna the
courage. II matters nothing to at Aslntic clnt.
trscc dominant, TINT tta sliecta hate IL to tho
death, TINT tts u,lsgoycrnmcnt has turned great
provinces into deserts, that 1t lIas given to the
worId nothing in return for Its inassnrres, mel
thcr thought nor acttu., neither buok nor build
,ing, neither Inv nor Freedom; II has only to
fight rs at otter hahts when the dogs have up
preached It's ilnlc. and all will remain iii.
chnngrtl. and MI be n1ononncct bT the most
civilized and advanced racss admirable and IN.
n scene u mental cnnftlston presented to US -
that offered by the men who would war down
tho world to Keep our dominion in India, and
yc. tn n1lrport'ng the Turk acknowledge that
ot,r dominion tiaA ~ moral bascf
Believing that civilization has base other
thai, Tcatness ~ 70 under 1rc, which most COLI
vfcts also would show, and capacity t2 livc in
health oil dates and water, whiel, all gort!las
MISC possess We have 10 tcar Of the final rcsalti
but Ii It enInc, II tho Ottoman were ultimately
victorious, the impact on the opinion Of the
Asi.tEc world wuul4 he tremendous. "a RE
for woa Tenet! ess b; .ya t5Gos E.
alvsscd,'' would Tie Shah say; "my fcrs'ans
have oeaten The Tnrks often enough, anu Eu-
rorcans cannot resist thcm." !" When We cnn"
qaered India" Will Atghans think, I'VE re,e n
! n,at,." - Yes, and VIZ arr tlclr c9n0ucrcrs,"
viii add The dominant claus Of China. The
scii-conllcncc Of all Asia Will he tr!p'cd: and
VIII involve all Enrops IL :. aanGa,lna1jy Y
not to the happtneae. al leaat 70 the progress OF
| tlt world. There Is not d State In Asia With
out nrs, soldiers. tho ability to throw up earth,
works, and the desire. u those three .thnGs 81 q
for ever the burdensoine asd flarasstnE tMtclage
Of civilization. The dislike ot Asia for EuEope
| ia not mere matter nf creed. It ID also dis
like Of CosIAcEyatiam for reetlcssnctf, and e.
tc,.Is more Or less, through, every race Of tho
continent II RussEt is beaten, Northern Asia
Is lust to Europe Just as It has hceumc access.
siblc. Anglo-tndlans observe with SURPRISE That
victories a. Mussulna.s, and interpret that
strance symptom quite rightly as arising from
Tic latent sympathy Of all Asiatics With each
other, as against the restless: tntrudlnG, nntt,'
tsSe!fE sEs ,ss' e sbuo q 5d tsss @fst eA A os All Il
lbs sudden rehabilitation In the optntof
Ut the wnr'l Of tie Tartar tribe who tlrs1
taught Europe that the meaetse q elYa'izatlof
was not The measure Of eonparatlya strength
Asia has nothing to learn from the West, cxeep
the beat xcaporis,-that woull be the broad les
elu Of q complete victory gained by Ottoman
under Mahosntn'lan lenders over flrst.cias
Christian Power, and tlIose who know As!a be*
will best understand the influence of that teach
ing. Yet It fs those who hare most to sutle
from title people who have most As!atic sub
jvcts, most As!atic trade, most wealth, and mos
nre rxuttIuE that this lesson should be learnt
surely political blindness las stricken the t!a
i0rity of our countrymcn. We write without til
stishtcst niarn, for VIC have lived through to
mapy wars to believe that tltls ono has cnsscd
or to he Haunted by the curly successes OF til
lcss-ctvilizeu side; hut VIC would ask thH,sc c
our readers who think still that Rusaia Ia "0e
ting good Iesslon," to ask themselves wlla
thv effect Of that lesson will bc upon Uplnio
! throughout Asia. Tho faif Of 1s.lasfa, tic
think, vill be for ttcir interest, but what vi
the rise Of Asia 0cl