New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-02

- !. s,une the worse for the wit and the
,",,acv which even the victims saw in the tell
-, n Yet even Mr. Lowells satire could not
"Ssree the nature of the English. They are
In not as individuals to individuals but as a
% the rest Of the world, condescending;
=. 20 some races than to others and far less
-, % the Americans than to most. That Is
"A.+ meant by saying the conditions were
legged And when a friendly writer couples
49, uindoo with the citizen Of the great Re
..,uc he Is certainly unaware that he is con-
r..,d,ng ~ either or offensive to either.
d mite plain what the sentence l quoted
-, Mr. Bavard really means. or. to be more
.,-ate what the writer OF 1t had in mind. He
.. ann,ving English standards to the American
,.hoseador and saying to himself that he might
IS, no taken for an Englishman. This is. Of
Go IN the intent Of the English, the highest
ss-r, n compliment. There is a story that when
S.,-,, u,as in England and first met Lord Pal
snorston the Frenchman. desiring to be civil,
..,a n the Minister whom all Europe dreaded:
.T,1w were not a Frenchman should wish to be
rnglishman" Palmerston looked at him
"..,,dr and replied: HIM II were not an
r,r,shr,an should wish to be one" So
-.ar,a they all. and they can with difficulty un-
Srsrent nationality to be content with that state
- life unto which he has been called
rnev look upon the American. however. as one
.,bo might have been an Englishman and would
..,--or his ancestors would not. For him they
have certain affection of kinship. and that KIND
= ,O,xed feeling with which the elder members
80 respectable family regard the prodigal son.
GO ~ them bestow upon us from time TO
,,me and indeed pretty frequently much we'll
meant admonition. and our omission TO proht
ut leaves them in mood OF confused ana
.,,rnual surprise. They are still more surprised
u,or their concentrations. OF which they are by
- means chary. fail 10 elicit some expression OF
latitude. You could not make them believe
mat America IS disposed to 60 her own way;
nrosting little perhaps by criticism and eolosy'
-. .,ssdfastly reserving her right Of judgment
IN her own course IN NE
.,,,,oee we may go 50 far as to say that we
,,.. - baar Of our Ambassadors popularity here,
Ia ., the respect and liking shown him. He
s.s earned both. and he plays his part on public
a...s,ons with a dignity which makes its due
,nnresson. lie speaks as an American envoy Is
.-n.r,sd n sneak. with force and finish and his
s,aeches after dinner have that stamp OF hlera-
,u-a which IS here valued in proportion TO It's
r.rtv None OF US. am sure. would be churhsh
.roueh 70 reject or disparage the English testi-
,,onv 10 Mr. Bayard's abilities and personal at
forgiveness and general fitness for the great
nos, he honorably fills. But neither would the
rrg,,sh. II they would but make an effort to
change their point Of view little think 1t other
than natural and inevitable that Americans
should finally Judge their Ambassador by Ameri-
can standards. and applaud him most of all as
eood and true American. They have only 10 con-
slider that II we are English by origin, We may
ha expec,ed to possess some traits which they
too Confidently assume 10 be exclusively English.
The American NAV or may not take an Eng
ush view Of his neighbor or express it in an Eng
ush way But 1t is certain that he will take the
American view Of what concerns America.
G. w S.