The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-24
FAIR PLAY FOR ENGLAND.

New York, Jan. q, 1875
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Permit me TO ask respectfully whether 1t is worthy
OF great Journal like the HERALD 10 Professionally
dopreciate England in favor OF Russa9 am inaucod
TO put this question from the perusal OF many articles
on tho Eastern contest which have appeared OF late
IN your journal, and which cannot help saying IRE
eminenty one sided and MAR.
When wo consider what a splendid customer Eng.
land Is for almost everything this country either pro-
duces or manufactures We must admit she is entitled
az the hands OF Americans to a fair and i'm partial
consideration OF her motives, and strength
when she Is perhaps, about to put herself against
adversary which In comparison Is OF infinitely less
value aud consequence to the United States.
In tho consideration OF this subject q fcw points
stand prominently forward To these, with your per-
mission. will very briefly allude.
The whole game of European politics at the present
time Is manipulated by tho master hand OF Bismarck,
who is working stoadfastly with tho aim OF making
Germany the dominant Power OF tho world. He may
succeed and he may fall did Bonaparto IN playing
for the Same stake for France At any rate he has
won thus far Germany to-day stands aside and per-
mts Russia to work her Will Turkey, in acknowl-
edgmcnt OF tho Same good turn from Russia when
Germany, or rather Prussia, smashed first Austria
and then France. When tho present little is
closed we shall sec Germany movc either against
Holland or France, as the latter country appears "
DO recuperatng rapidly enough to excite uncasiness
AZ the German capital
And 80 treaty after treaty being ront to by
these two giant Powers, with scarce protest from
tween Them can do nothing Franco is silent from
determination to wait 10 see II tho robDers will
tall out among themselves by and by, and also because
she not yet lit for another contest. Italy Is 80
eated at being pattcd on the back by these two big
follows that sne stands almost ready to aid them.
Engano alone remains and the HERALD thinks she IS
helpless Nous rerrons
Because England like the United States, Is n COM
mercial nation, anu IN times OF peace keeps up
parativoy smail army, II does not necessarily follow
that she Is unable when need requires 10 raise largo
one. This being granted, tho question remains, Can
she DO ~ The light oil ner past history furnishes the
answer. II, when nation oi eight or ten millions OF
population, She was capable OF tho sacrifices
ANA exertion of power that she displayed ut tho
beginning OF the present century, what may
fairly expected nom her now mat she IS a compact
and iar more united people OF "a 100000 1t cannot
be argued that any continental Power has grown
greater rapdty, save perhaps Prussia In the
sideration OF population, In alt other elements OF
greatness. England has Tar more than held her
Nor can 1t be said her people have detcriorated in
spirit or physique. ON the contrary from The
OF better wages better food and the diffusion OF cdu-
cation, Iney arc to-day greatly improved IN all
spects. The drilling Of over million OF her young
men Ia the ranks OF the volunteer miitia during the
past eighteen years has created martial teeiing
population which Will DO OF great when the
Call TO Is made True, her suffering from past
ware aud the legacy thereby entacd III The shape OF
her vast national dcDt cause her to shrink from
other war as sho would from his Satanic majesty.
In your articl1 OF TINS morning on 'Eugand and
India" you make appear that that possession
Is source oil weakness; but alter all you huve
has been duly weighed can 1t DO supposed for mo-
mont that tho people OF India are likely 10 wish
change the rule OF IA iand that furnishes tn, with
free national schoo administers the laws with equal
justicc TO black and whte builds canals railways aud
teegraphs throughout their country anu
them In times OF iamino with lavish hand. Tor the
rule OF u land like Russia, which would DO TO India
just what 1t has boon to Poland, Circassa and tho
Jews--vz, rule Of grinding tyranny. Doubtless tho
time viii arrive when tho advancing civilization OF tho
people OF India VIII cause them 10 demand entire self
ROvcrnmept, and when that lar distant lime does
England afford to resign the rcIgns OF govern
ueemed from barbarism and idoalry nation Of
100000 OUO abie and ready 10 dciond Itself against
world IA arms
In what other part OF her empire the coalition
oil cmpcrors attack Engandy Can Russian or Ger
man laS DC uniurcd out OIL port u month alter tho
declaration OF war? 1t Is eQu lily clear that there -
not spot on earth OF British son where soldier VI
tho Two enpircs can plant his loot Therefore II ~
clear mat II aar does como and disaster waits upon
The British arms II must DO IRON the fact she VIII
DO cOmpolied TO send her troops 10 points
upon The Continent. And this Is precisely why spe
VIII require large army, and the predicl. may be
safely made that IN struggle Tor lie death with
Two Powers IKE Germany and Russia she viii INA
little uiihculiy IN putting IN the Heid all the
troops needed. II Is easy 10 keep on asserting that
uepcnd upon IL before England is shaken down from
her hish place III the family OF nations her LOVING
sons al home. In her colonies, In foreign lands
ali cLds Oi tue eth, viii do their best to hod up
red cross Tag against all co0crs, and IT. III spite
Efforts, IT ~ tho decree oil Almighty God thar England,
like all conqucrng nations Ia tho past history tho
world, must, IN her turn, give to younger nations
still feel We VIII make her fall memorable epoch IN
the yet unwTittcn history OF the Iutarc
AN ENC LlsnMAN