Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-19
Englnnd,s Isolation.

To the Editor Of THE EVENING STAR:
II did not feel 1t incumbent upon nae to main
tain my reputation for familiarity with the his
tory OF England throughout this century would
not trespass second time upon your columns
But my statement In regard to the independent
action OF England, In certain emergencies, having
been fmpugned by two OF your correspondents,
am compelled to crave corner In defense of the
position have assumed.
TO repeat former assertion, England, single
armies between 1893 and 1914 At the commence
ment OF the campaign in Portugal the British
G G Were associated with few regiments Of
oy Bfutsh 0Bacefs-and afterward Lord Wellington
was tortured by the presence of some Span
through the incompetency OF their command,
ers, Ballasteros and Cuesta, that, after the
o battle ono Oh 1Talovera, Wellington shook them
performed the great work assigned to him, unaid-
ed oy foreigners. Let Napier's "Peninsula War;
tel the story OF the triumphal march from Cludad
RODRIGO TO toulouse. The German {Hanoverian)
soldiers with Wellington were not contributed by
any Foreign po,oer. They formed part of the
army, trained and paid by England from the time
of the accession OF George l. down 10 the reign OF
Queen Victoria, who was deprived by the Salic law
OF LIN tne Hanoverian appendage. Those same sol
service throughout the Spanish campaigns and at
Waterloo But it was the policy, the army and
Ihe outlay OF England that moved the springs of
aCtion anu gave the coup de grace to Napoleon in
1914 and 1875 AS had the honor of being COM
missioner to write the Life of the Duke OF Wei
lington" 1852 all these facts have been infinitely
SET lorth IN the two volumes, still extant Very
WORK spoken of in the Temple Bar mag sae
this after it had been before the pub
nc 1or thirty years. 1t Is Unnecessary to repeat
WaT mas oeen said in regard to the destruction OF
Vlctora's dominion in India after the British
troops had stamped out the rebellion. take my
stand upon my former differences. But in the
Oh NASTY 6,rfn cnl-p
anu utefary occupation (unoffical OF an engroSs-
ing character, omitted to mention the strongest
on record OF the soiidarite OF Great B-
Tan: IN !s4s, when the French monarchy was for
the third time destroyed, and Louis Philippe took
refuge IN England,-when Austria, Prussia, Italy,
In short, the whole continent of Europe was i'm a
remained firm and undis-
turbed: 1t is true that some mad Drained enthusi-
tst Iook advantage OF the universal tumult to try
actually assembled. to the number OF 20 600 men,
IN hehhington Common, near London-but the
s Sunnte burst In single day, without the
slighCesC connection. The middle classes of the
metropolis were sworn in as cOnstables and quietly
paraded the streets armed with rolling pins as rep
resentative slaves, and this formidable array and
well arranged police force, struck terror 10 the
hearts OF the chartists, who dispersed without
one or thelr skulls having been smashed 1 have
one OF those who CALAMITY bore a rolling pin on
the memorable day and awaited the foe In PIcca-
ullly, IN company with refugee Prince who SUBJ
sequently became an Emperor. Queer whirlt-
gigs OF time!
III further Illustration was needed OF England's
confidence of her Individual strength l would
re1er 20 her present action In respect to Turkey
ana Egypt What are Lord Dufferln's words to
the Sultan? 'If you don't choose to act as Eng
kilograms.
,o Az reste,-passing over King Johns confident
Doast, put into his mouth by Shakespeare let me
close this final letter with quotation from an
i .s American truly representative
American-R. Waldo Emerson s'The relations OF
the world are so Intimately drawn to London that
every dollar on earth contributes to the strength
OF the English government. And ifdU the 1redlth
IN the planet should perish 6y ,rar or deluxe the
Engttsh Eno,C themselves competent to replace it,"
zero sat. T Fl SInnonS