The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-31
AN ENGLISH LIBERAL.

VIEWS OF GOODWIN SMITH ON TIE ADDITION
oFcYPRus AND THE BEAcoNsFfELD POLICY.
To THE EDlroa OF TUE Loxpos lCAsADA) ADvEs-
fIsER:-
The conduct of liberal party in England seemsto
be the subject OF strange misconceptions herei
probably because intelligence 10 derived mainly
from the London press which, like the London clubs
Stock Exchange and music halls. IL 'Jingo," while
the North of England and Scotland the other way
We told that IL is hypocrticai on
the part oil the liberals to object to the nexation
Ut Bessarab'a by Russia The liberals object
to the Remuneration of Bessarabia by Russia ON
the same grounds On which they objected to the
annexation OF Savoy and Nice by France after the
oil Italian liberation. In the OF tho Eastern pop
ulaons STRIVING 10 throw oil tho Turkish yoke, as In
the case OF italy, tho sympathy OF the English lber-
ais has been with oppressed aud struggling nation
ally Thoy have regarded the Intervention OF Russia
they regarded the intervention Of France,
necessary evil the oppressed being themselves too
weak to break The yoke OF the oppressor SO that an
appeal to a foreign hperator inevitable as II was
in he OF England herself when held down by
tho standing army Of James ii. Russia like France,
has had their sympashy only in SO Tar assne played
ENGLAND SHOULD HAVE LIBRRArxD.
The English liberals would have preferred Eng.
laud should play tho libcraiing part herself. They
would have had her interfere vigorously to terminate
Turkish misruc, for which by the Crimean war
and the leans since made 10 Turkev she Mad
rendered herself partly responsible. they would
havo had her revert to her own nober and
OF Greece thus extending the borders OF active,
vigorous and promising nation which, looking to
have been u trustworthy warden OF the Dardaneles.
They believed that this policy was the besi
10 say nothing OF tho interests of hu
manity from which, according TO the lib
era creed, those of England can mover be severed.
But ,ppres scd and struggling nuti0naltics while they
objects Of sympathy 10 the liberals, are objects Of
equal antipathy to tho torios Italian independence
regarded and treated with persistent hostility by
Lord Beaconsnell and his party, while Mr. Gladstone
the generous anu assuredly tho most disinter.
es,ed champion ct the Italian Cause
WHAT HAS BEEN poNEY
The treaty OF Berlin gives Russia all she sought
1t gives her Bessarabia; It gives her everything she
IN her favor II she has any bad designs,
SINCE two weak Bugarias will be moro liable
The sufferers by 1t the objects OF tory antpathy.
the oppressed aud struggling nationalitics-Bug ara,
Roumania ServIa, Mon tcnegrp, Roumela and Greece
Bulgaria 10 divided, Roumania rs dsmemberei Ser.
via is disappointed the gallant Montoncgrins are sac
under the Turkish yoke; Greece. after being re.
from helping hcrseu aud taking advantage OF
Russian assistance, Is put Off with paltry rectidca-
ton Of frontier while lnes>ay ana Epirus again
consigned the prison house OF Ottoman cruelty ana
extortiou, and unhappy Crete is gwen back to her
murdc rous oppressor AS price OF thus betrayal
England receives Cyprus, about which Russia caroa
this acq usit0n 10 have forgotten that Nicholas
himself offered England Egypt aud Crcte
UsELEss LUXURY.
Cyprus Is of no TO England, except az the
bic base OF avest scheme OF hibustering aggran-
dizement ASIA, which dazz,es tho imagination Of
the Music Halls, but docs not dazzle Lam
cashire or Scotland. Agsraudizement seduces the
mutton from the path OF honest industry when
the wealth and happiness OF the people really
depend, and It IMPORTS domestic liberties which.
though supreliey dear 10 the tnry aristocracy,
are supremacy dear to tho liberal party The danger
those liberties is not merely prospective but
present; not only in the case Of the Sepoys. but
throughout these transactions there has been
manifest on the part oil the tory govern
nient TO set the authority OF Parliament aside and
TO resor tho arbitrary power OF tho Crown. BY the
assumption OF all liabilities ana expenditure attsnd-
ing nc Protectoratc OF Asiatc Turkey without the
sanction OF Parliament wide step Is taken toward
the revival Of the system OF government which has
always been the object Of the Premiers scrvile ana
bombastic admiration.
Whether II win lose tho liberal party 10 lighting
for It's own cause-or the freedom OF nations abroad
and Tor constitutional government at home Yours,
faithfully, GOODWIN SMITH.
TORONTO, July %, 1878.