The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-06-04
"A Word About America"
siarpers Weekly.

In his recen, Hoyd .iiozf 41rrira. Mir. Aatthew Arnold. aiIh his characteristic light and ain. touch turns the remarks of some of his American critics to prove that he is right IF saving that the civilization of TnIs v1lTs5Ty shows ;is. .. A11erIr ls ye; far from the perfection af the humane lie. = Mir. Arnold ss an agile fencer. ard his sharp and flashing strokes undoubtedly tell. He denies. however. that he has said or in- piled that because .fneriCa is still lacking. England excels. on the eantrary. he planlz declares that the English middle class fs distinguished by "a defective i1pe oirch-1on. q rarTua range a; intellect and sfaow.t--iess-.- ,i.sF.f.d ~eFs>a -.i besut. q lu~ standard oi manners. Now he s.tAs the middle class Iu England is virtually ihe nats.a n .AFneres4. ind.s .dGalS. et course. ac admits that America furnishes. -iaeer, q: .zl4 people n ;h,. world Bai as "Ih.Hi>tlaisln eesasgates England. so i rasaSes Ameuea. Don't le; l> 4e4rrel he sssf>. but hclt, e..eh other l., -Ns,el I.
 n -i1eSr EifyerS,.zff, see ,llali ',s., fssislA Ar. .lneid. baj had he been T America he would undoubtedly agree. ,ince hc could ndt hclp perCenlng. zilat inc general
 mprcssian produced Upon an intelligent ebScrtcr ',y t:le twa c.untrtc, Is that of greater sn;ezl seace and greater courtesy aill'.n- tl1c En2ll>h apsn ,his side II ,he >si- haf lFIlTTcsssfsT 7r,.ss i1e pfeiad5ee 9n ..a AmcTlr.sil. ve .idm.;. bl.i w ia: doe, AlT Arnold mean by cil.r- ,ht present Amcrl- ean p"sl.49T. n regard - international eap. gh. ..> pns; | the tiag.. ..alif4s IT, fi1enec of -Ni1Tastoue and 0u.rit,r Ians,liu.s9n.tlil. ,f.s= ,as>sn; Amcrc.tn po- st;5on l> that I f.n-l -la:.l i.tcrarx prop er.N ], prt.c1;ce n bnih laa0tr5cs. nj be- eaq~e o; She ..gihpF.s r.sht ba; because ai advantage = the >;8tc. isv common con >e,lt ihe present -Ame-sean pessIisen l.. ia substance. that; ays,..a hc beneficial t., ii ,faie !" -..te tile i.a-i ,h author copy f->ssi, i1t. s,,.ditz., q. il.e Hs..ia..,..c;l.Ee af she bea. n 'Af, eaun.r.. Th>. irdeco. eet> Es. :. kaa W.ed~e the con4psctc .ehi ef the aa;haT - G5>,,a>, absolutely and t=f:.eC #i .5-c publication of his yarS. Nor e"es England ..ckaua ledge [. The eaPe. II Shakespeare and Milton uyan MF Arfs3d --ieise- have F,..isl ID rrsyllte . ,ht her, ai tiic>e p5ci>. ba; ]; Merd- s;eae a5e:aic, .iit present positlor cs this cuuu.r e;5el ,his >g.bie5i. ht i> eQa..la, p9seri-. n tr9!..ae. fer u tbe chict En-- hSh author, a; sesl Ne4rs .sea. NH. Caglt ie. .bar2l1. Spencer. ana ;he res, and Mat thew ArT,.i.l ls he anl. e,ei4spislot.s asi,le absent from thc iist greed cordially Mlih the American xscw.
 Even ;iic#~ cal.d-en ei | 1h,." therefore. L. vhor3 Ali. Arnold appeals. d. na, re,s- adIt;e Nr. u.i7;. a.Wham Ac @.nss his >.i,i-. ili,T,ii ,,.7s--ss ;isS .,, .iJ..l. b :'iee great l,' |, ,-ei izfislseh and Asaer.- san a-.;isar>. ne. ai absir.st r5hi. bui af fa.>S.slo naat9i.,li, satisfactory sfranee.nen; aroer ,i7g pf9rezp pie a; tserst.l p:eper.s fe- eocn.zcd bo;:9 bl ,hc English and the Alncrican fundamental law. am not lrSuius. sats NJ. Conan;. .ss..inst Inicr- n..:.of1a. oaplrlShi. ier .a common w!th ia >t "ifsly ceun',1 mon regard ]; ;4s j iast measure. and iss"F i;- adoption iram Tca- sons .: s ai aad pahev. He speaks ,< pes>i. n; e, an .sb>trac; gh, b4, II .i pr4ctiea8le understanding. and i hi> ao- cent, seem ;o Nr Arnold ,o De .bose af Mura,ta Tt. Nt eaH only wonder hy ~hat mad eli tne-f.ar has been oewiehed.