The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-01
RusSIAs BOYCOTT oP FRANCE.

RUssIA's BOYCOTT OF FRANCE
The London Truth is responsible for the
statement that it is the set purpose of Russia
to array the monarchies Of the continent
against republican France, resenting the ex
pnision of the princes" 1t is the intention
of these governments to "boycott her On
large scale, and the contemplate scheme is
being put into force by entering into an agree
ment not to visit Paris nor any Of the cities
and watering places Of France, the intention
being thus to show the displeasure felt in this
thing. The mobiles Of Russia, and Of such
other countries as care to share in this petty
business, are privileged to do as they please,
and there is no way to compel them to visit
France on a money spending tour. 1t is said
that the Emperor of Austria, the King of
Denmark, the King of Sweden and the King
Of Italy are fayorably disposed toward the
scheme. Passing over the unwarranted i'm
pudence of such interference with the internal
affairs of a friendly power, 1t would be good
thing for the Gar of Russia to spend a little
time in introspection. It were well for him,
before rushing to resent the action of France
In expelling plotting princes, to recall the fact
that it is daily experience in Russia that
princes are not only expelled from shat coun-
try but are condemned to most atrocious suf-
ferings and humiliations. Thousands Of
mobiles and princes have been banished from
Russia to the mines Of bleak and frozen ST.
beria The horrors of this treatment Of men
OF learning and gentleness Of birth has been
the shame Of modern civilization for genera
tions, and Russia has practically boycotted
herself in the esteem of the rest of the world.
The knout that has niangled the backs of the
subjects of the Gar has been increasingly
applied, and without appreciable effect, in
Indignation, step into the bloody shoes of
their fellow-subjects sent across the mount
aims to find an inhospitable death in the
Mines buried under the arctic SHOWS For
generations it has been an almost daily scene
that cofies Of white slaves, composed of men
and women as good as the empire could pro-
duce, were sadly sent on journeys that they
all realized to be certain to end in death,
without the possibility of release This is
the kind of monster that proposes to boycott
the free republic of France. It may be that
the French government made mistake in
expelling the men who threatened her peace.
It may be that she should have allowed them
to remain, and to have counteracted their
plottings with counter precautions; but, what
ever may be the worlds opinion Of this action
on the part of the French republic, it cannot
be compared with the enormities practiced by
Russia upon her subjects. It were like a
murderer boycotting the father who had seen
fit to chastise one of his sons. for the good of
the others. This is the boycotter's method
the world over, and it is fitting that the i'm
perious descendant of long line of brutal
autocrats should seek to hurt another power
by this infamous method. And this much is
morally certain, that every ruler who gives
consent to this contemplate scheme will suf-
fer in the esteem Of the civilized world. If
the rulers on the continent want to make
their kingdoms as uninviting as Russia has
been from time immemorial, they are on the
right road. The unstudied boycott of public
opinion is thousandfold more to be dreaded
than any prearranged one could possibly be
made.