New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-24
TILE CENTURY.

Andrew Lang, an English wri er, whose work is
as rule more ingenious than strong. gives to The
Century eulogIstlc rather than critical monograph
on Matthew Arnold. He follows ArnOld's course as
student and author, giving special attention to his
subject as a breaker of Br fish Idols and reformer
in criticism. As poet and critic Mr. Arnold has not
vet been properly appreciated in this country,
and one would be glad to see so suggestive a
subject treated with more discrimination and
fewer adjectives than Mr.. Lang has chosen to
employ. In an exceedingly partisan paper on Rus
sian Jews and Gentes" Madame Ragozin gives the
Russian view of the causes of the recent rising
against the Jews:
{" If we told" she says, " that a certain
great State, embracing under its rule popula-
tons belonging to several distinct races had in
the number several millions of subjects who, out
wardly peaceable and harmless nav, tImld TO cow
ardce and submissive TO servilIty were yet unceas-
ingly and systematically undermining the well-be-
ingof the country they inhabi; who, while enjoying
the fullest religious liberation and liberty OF public
worship scrupuously perform every year a public
religious ceremony which offers lOophOlc of
release from the obligation of keeping any
oath OF promise made TO the Government or to ind-
viduals belonging to the State relglon; who Whlle
sheltered by The laws equally with all their fellow
subjects, and, like them, entitled TO SIT III local
courts of Justice, bound, under the dircst penal
ties of excOmmuncation, to decide cases brOughI
before them only according to instructions received
from secret tribunal OF their own; VINO are au-
thorzed and taught by their law to consider the
longing 20 different and religion from theirs
as their natural patr imOny lawful for them to Sc
cure by any means; lastly, who contnve 10 iced
whole districts In part on the refuse of the meat
slaughtered tor themseYeslf such state OF things
were described 10 existing actually, III great
country under a strong and well-establlshed Gov
eminent would not such a statement awaken III us
D feeling of lncredulity amounting to total dlsDe-
lief I Surely no Government can Tor q single mo
nent tolerate so mOnstrOus an anomaly! Certainly
mott. e., not with its eyes open. But there are
many ways of binding the most wakeinl eyes;
Argus had hundred of them. yet Hermes could
charm them all"
All this, Madame Ragozn claims is no wild fc-
Hon, but q statement of facts, an account of the
condition In which the entire west and southwest
Of Russia has been for centuries and is nowj and
she proceeds 10 details after fashion which is
tainly readable, if not conclusive. With this art-
Gle The Century begins a discussion Of the relations
between Hebrews and Christians in America, as
we'll as In Europe-a discussion which promises to
be both valuable and striking The next number
will contain a reply to Madame Ragozins charges
and meanwhile MISS Lazarus In an article on Lord
Beacon siied presents much peasantcr views of her
people.
The Chevalier Won Hesse- Warteggs picturesque
paper on Tunis and Its Boy " is enriched by man
snpavings of exquisite finish. A paper ON Some