New-York tribune., 1885-01-25
WEED FOR ENGLISH COURAGE.

of what Carlyle would have termed mlscnleI
| ioy.n The suppression of the war correspond
ents' accounts of the battle of Abu-Klea has
| caused extreme uneasiness and in the absence
| of official information from Metemneh the sltu-
| tion of General Stewards column has been
pronounced critical by military experts, who
are ordinarily sangune and slow TO excite
| alarm The diplomatic complications have IN
voved the menace of n European coalition
| against England, Prince Bismarck openly TAX
| ing sides with NJ. Ferry and securing the sup
port of Russia and Austria. Italy has succeeded
| in making a diplomatic bargain with England
| whereby an expedition to the Red Sea has been
| sanctioned by Lord Granville; and in return
| for this concession some resistance may be ex-
pected outside the British Foreign Office to the
| Continental proposals respecting Egypt. But
every Englishman knows that italian support
is unstable and that European diplomacy is to-
day more hostile to his country than it has been
| for a generation. In every quarter there are
grounds for apprehension and dissatisfaction ;
even the Sultans mysterious intrigucs are caus-
ing alarm and worse than all else, English con-
fidence in Lord Granville has been shaken and
there is general feeling that he lacks the firm
ness, the courage and the sagacity which the
mands. In Egypt and Europe alike the situa-
| tion is alarming.
| As if the uncertainties of desert warfare and
tbe intricacies of selfish statecraft were not
enough to put England ont of countenancc,
week of morbid apprehension is brought to a
| close with terrific explosions in the Houses OF
| Parliament and the Tower of London. The de-
tails of these monstrOus crimes will Startle even
! American readers at a distance OF many thou
/ sand miles, The effect III England OF outrages
| at once so diabolcal and so purposeless VIII be
TO create q feeling OF race resentment anu
righteous Indignation. The consciousness OF
public insecurity and helplessness will tempt
even sober-mnded men to talk of reprisals. 1t
would not be strange if even the most moderate
| London journals were to unite in pronouncing
these explosions the answer which the Irish are
making to Mr.. Parnells recent speeches in the
island-speeches in which he declared that his
countrymen would not be satisfied with any
thing less than Grattans Parliament This
would not be either just or logical inference.
! There is no evidence that Mr. Parnell and his
1 followers have ever had the slightest connection
with these detestable dynamite plots. But
under such strong provOcation Englshmcn can
not be expected to be wholly reasonable; and
| in this lies the complete demonstration OF the
recklessness and aimlessness of this dynamite
warfare. 1t paralyzes the energies OF the Home
| Rule party 1t sets the faces Of Englishmen
| sternly against remedial legislation for Ireland.
| Ii alienatcs the sympathies of Christendom.
| In America there can be but one feeling re-
specting these cowardly assaults upon public
property-these Infamous plots against human
- m foa fah and
This is not war it is not political revolution
| il is nothing but barbarous murder. Americans
have often been tempted to ridicule the excite
ment caused in English cities by bunging at
tempts of a similar nature which seemed to
have been designed by mercenary hiIelings fol
the purpose of creating panic rather than OF
causing destruction of property and of i'm
perilling human life. But there is nothing
comical or grotesque in these explosions at
Westminster and the Tower. These outrages
are nothing less than crimes against civlliza
ton. The vast majority of Americans will bt
shocked by so dastardly an exhibition OF human
depravity. Throughout this broad land al
right-minded citizens will unite in denouncinl
what seems to be simply an organized system o
purpOseless destruction and murder. The,
may sympathize deeply with the Irish people il
| their aspirations Tor legislative independence
They may be convinced that the island is suffer
ing from centuries of English crime and mis-
government. But they cannot for one momen
justify the nefarious plotting of miscreants whit
are seeking to assassinate men, women and chill
) dren and to destroy the historic landmarks OF
! stOried past-apd are doing it, too, apparentl!
for their own amusement, or else from shee
malevOlence.
1 1t has been a most harassing week for tn
t English people. Dangers confront them in TIN
. upper reaches Of the Nile, in the European
C capitals, in the National councils, and in thei
e own metropolis. Manifold as are the perils
Q English courage is seldom unequal to critica
a emergencies. The Nile dangers may ylel
!. speedily before the resolute bearing of Genera
4 Stewards column; diplomacy of more i'm
+ perious nature may restore English prestige i
Q Europe; but what is to be the defence agains
4 dynamite Outragesi This is the most seriOu
g question which is now perplexing Englis
= statesmen. A most stringent law has nc
: stamped out these detestable crimes. Wha
new expedient is to be triedf Will Prime