New-York tribune., 1880-02-07
ENGL1NDS UIcKED WARS.

R1yas from John Eriohfs reoenf Speech IN birmingham
We now come to another question, and that
IL the question OF the habit wbcn tic people of thia
country have had for a long umo past and especially
just lately, of entering into savage aud cruel wara
and cruel wars on unciyzed or halfciylhZcd men.
When 1 read OF transactions Of that kind something
f hing makes this needless and terrible slaughter
different It's nature from those transactions which
which has totally different sound TO what we term
murder aud we 90 NOT appear pear TO inquire when thou
II was that VIC should innct that terrible slaughter,
while we are all eTGeG IdS%s 10 Ie act last 81 some nd
put TO death, ana that act Il called mur.
der Take 9 kHo% we Tl have the naS aus Ss
made for them, and excuses which were not
Natal winch is absolutely and notorousy and entirely
false We have bad statements with regard 10 the
Afohans very much OF the same character TINT they
we're going to throw their influence with another and a
northern Power, and that they iusulted OurageOusy
fhe envoy sent to negotiate with them-al OF which
believe there is not particle OF foundation These
are excuses offered by persons who commit crimes IN
order that they may say these acts crimes but
necessary acts OF saiesmanship. Well most In re-
gard 10 either OF those Powers, the case OF
pIcon bat Suspicion which tho most experienced per
sopg said there ground for. But Ia right upon
suspici0p that country ko THIS should send. In
vad6 es aud put 90 death loss than
men engaged In the defence OF their country which
in our case, VIC consider honorable and necdiu7
We may he quito sure that III some shape, II We, the
people Of England tolerate the bloody and sangunary
crimes which committed In our country's name II
they are committed and we do not remOnstrate and
condemn we shall have Rcqutthl at tribunal by
which actions not OF individuals only but OF
and peoples, finally Judged Now that is my view.
Perhaps have spoken too strongly, and perhaps with
warmth and earnestncsz which some OF you may
think unnecessary. Cres Of No, no"l believe that
AZ IA not possible TOO strongly condemn policy by
which the hardeBrned treasure OF people wasted
by which blood brethren ana those whom We
are 10 call foes shed. To-day the anniversary OF
fhe battle OF Isandula. I do not know how many
lives were sacrificed Ia it. bat there were 800
lives lost on The British side. namely, officers
soldiers aud native troops, aud / know not how
many OF the Zuus slaughtered in war which has
never been proved 10 be necessary Sad dayl Can any
one show Justification for the action we then took
OF the have receiV ed for the enormous
and noaou able loss OF life Ia that one days warf Well
In Aighanstan-a country as large as France, and as
mountainous as Zergnd-Our troops are engaged In
slaughterng and hanging the natives OF the Villages,
and women and children turned out Into the frost
and the snow OF this ncenent season, aud this Is done
at the command OF Government prOfesslng 10 he wiser
and more Christian and more humane than those with
whom our troops arc cOniending say et us abandon
our let Claim longer 10 be Christian
let us 70 back the heather times whilst We adhere 10
tho heather practices Let rs no longer as see some
OF the leading OF this country have within the past
few weeks the opening OF churches and tho laying OF
the foundations OF churches, Join In mere regard for
the Christian religion. say fake down at any rate the
Ten Commandments inside your churches, and say no
longer you believe In read the Sermon the Mount
Abandon your Chrsan pretences or else your savage
and heathen praetlees.s