New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-06
THE MUTUAL DISLIKE OF ENGLAND IND
IRELAND
Ernm The London SprctdtOr.


The most dsbeartening feature in this new
! struggle between Ireland and Britain-fOr it Is a
struggle. though the field Is as 1t were, law court
instead of the roped sts-is the evidence it affords
evidence. we hope, only apparent that the rreeOn-
cability of the two nations, their mu-
steady adse has Ia, no avaT ts Sesn
attributed BY observers to the long oppression one
race has suffered from the other, and we may hope
this is true, for then the hatred will die away at
last hut the evidence does not point in that direc-
| ton. On the contrary, the evidence, whether mis-
read not, suggests the belief that the DIS, asst 9
which divides the peoples is unaffected by far deal
| ing by justice and even by sympathetic consldera-
| ton. -.
There is no puzzle in history like this dstaste, so
| incOnvenicnt, SO senseess, and SO incura0le. nc
French have got rid of n similar one between tneui-
selves and the BretOns, the Scotch Lowlanders have
'rcdded-uP their quarrel of ages with the Hl8h-
! landcrs, we ourselves have established lasting
| amity if not friendship with the Welsh Blu the
! IRISH arc rreconclable and no theory explains the
cause One man talks OF race ana then ackIow,-
| men are the half-blOods. like the men
of Tipperary. Another talks of religion,
| and tails to explain why, except on
religions questions, English Catholics are English
! of the English. and politically no trouble a. all A
| third talks history to u.s. but does not deny thab
| while their history, IN regard TO each otheI' mas
changed, the dislike of the two peoples has not IL
! is most dlsheartening puzzle, all the deeper be-
tries must he full of sulerings. and because those
who see the evil most clearly have least certainty as
to it's cause. We certainly have little. We have
|
| DISLIKE while constantly absent between IN
dyldhas of the two peoples. IS as regards their ag-
grrCates as strong as ever ana cXehus 10 fIIsSes
which suffer little and are as thoroughly Tcasotl-
able on all other subjects "a any IN the world we
suppose the explanation is the old one-the lhcom
! patbnty Of Valentine aud Orson. OF reconclli1G me
nervous cxcitab!c poelc organization to the dM'ler
stronger, aud NOR" blrbarlc. We suppose, dlincult
as It Is To- ST. oneself from the outside. that the irish
man still CARDS Inc Englishman. to speak WIN OIL
! fen i've plainH-sS, ~ strong man, sometimes be-
neyocnt. more OFTEN only just, but all the WAlle
| thick -wItted brute, who VIII not understand
! what IL wanted quickly enough, VINO Wh"n
! ne grants grants without sympathy. and
whcIr he refuses refuses with sort OF s'oili sur"
prise. unuterIby provoking. At having bcch asked
Nothing rltatcS quick witted race like being gov
rrucd bv n SioW-WIted one, and that, the icelHg OF
| the Athrnlan Tor HE Roman. of IN" iaHah IDr me
Austrian of the Greek for the Turk, Is the ltrihg
OF the freshman for the Brlton. IL seems lhcItuOe
to the latter who Is aware that ls own cAplcity III
many directions is higher than The freshman =, ana
! who conscious Of his own inner kindness, never
can 500 ANY moro than q PruSs:n how if'ilii'r-
| ably arrogant and st0dy immoNablo ne apI' arS 10
! other people, AID especially to people whC READ
him hrOu IA the light 81 hat cXlgg'ratlou o. Hll-
! SIT. the ruling caste Ot Ireland. Inc caste are L"
| Irl-hmpn, the EngllSl.
The English dislike for the Irish IS more explica-
be and we are happy to believe. possibly moe cur
| aide II Is no: founded on any rooted antpnthy of
| character Tie Eng,lshman - ALWAYS lnsuai al
/ WAYS borne, and never cordially likes any h9l0n
moi hims,t over again; but he has poWee OF NIX
! ing in a decree people very different from himself,
when not directly hostile. We believe IT just to say
though the statement may Oe tllitSiloicu,
! the great war, Euglshmen have learned distinctly
10 like the French. II sympahze with ltahans an
TO regard the Greeks. 4 most wloeiy an
tcr-nt pcopl, with perfect liberation. They
may Ike the Irish yet. when the can aus;
of difference disappear; hut at present they dis
Ike Them not intensely but still with q certain 90
yiousness OF all the small vices and folbleS nag
Ringcxasperates them most and The Irish are gggers
- Ny people" said of the most sensible Nation
aiISis We have ever known the writer long before
! this struggle. "havc a genius for worrying, and
| may tire yOu ont yet" II Is quite true ana quite
| natural besides. \ quck-WiUcd race IN me grasp
of a stronger and stupdrr one, halt afraid OF IT, yet
hall-dct,rmncd on equality, is sure To take to Wor-
| rNiuV, worri;Ing. nagWnE-anY word VIII 40 Nhe1
We ali know the thing-lnd the Irish have acquired
| tie art III perfection.