The Irish standard., 1895-11-23

the responslb ility they incur ID put ting
forward He sfut tlre on publ ornas
as mouth pseces Of our part such men as
Mr.. Choate-or at least in putting them
forward unmuzzled &
ENdLAND's BASENESS.
England doesn't care, If the Turks
Should massacre every Christian in Ar
menia, or on the face Of the globe, for
that matter, as long as her personal inter-
ests or territorial possessions are not dis
turbed. When the whole civilized world
sent up cry Of horror combined
with sympathy concerning the awful
deeds committed upon the Christians by
the brutal Turks, England made great
show Of humanity and expressed the
opinoin that she would not stand such
outrages. The Turk was cursed in good
Anglo-Saxon and threats were made that
the sick man. of the East would no
longer be permitted to rule over any do
minion in Europe unless the proper
amends were made, and that speedily.
All was astir in the navy departments Of
the government and the rest of Europe
was called upon to cooperate. Still the
Turk attended to the butchery as usual
until some 800 Christians were horribly
slain and 100000 left to die of starvation.
The sultan seemed to understand the tao
tics of England, as be had dealings with
that country before, and was not at any
time in the slightest disturbed, knowing
that the boasts Of John Bull would
amount to nothing if his material inter-
ests were to be imperiled or in any way
impaired. The humanity Of England
dwindles into insignifcance where pounds
sterling are concerned. All Europe has
it's eyes on Turkey. That country con-
tinues to be; the disturbing element
among the powers. One country of Eu-
rope will never make a disturbance in
Turkey without knowing what the rest OF
Europe thinks about it, and what action
it would be likely to- take in the premises.
When the horrors Of Turkey are at
their height and England has made its
usual bluff it suddenly comes to the con-
clusion that the unspeakable Turk is all
right and should be left alone. The ''in-
tegrity'' of the country must not be dis
turbed, and besides the sultan has prom
ised to do better, and England knows
~ 50 "a 1,e hic1 o1o6 tho
Turk knows that England knows it.
An acre anywhere on the surface of
Europe, or anywhere else, which can be
used for political advantage is Of more
interest to England than the bodies and
souls OF all the faithful in Christendom.
But what can be expected Of a nation of
shopkeepers?
The pitiful Christians hold out their
hands in vain for relief, but the civilized
world let's their agonizing cries go I'M
needed because political policy stands in
the way And yet missionaries are sent to
the country that is now in such dire dis
tress for the purpose Of teaching the ma
tives, that they now so bitterly complain
of, the hunanizing blessings that pertain
to Christianity and that Christianity
closes it's eyes to the agonizing walls Of
it's own people The United States can
do nothing either, it is said, because it
could only interfere where the rights and
immunities of Americans are concerned.
Still it cannot but look to those unskilled
in diplomacy that Americas refusal to go
to the rescue is also prompted by polit-
ical reasons, but, of course, Of a different
nature. Should this country interfere in
the affairs of Europe the latter might
offer it as an excuse for meddling with
the affairs of the Western continents,
and such actions this country says would
not be permitted under any c0nsidera-
ton. Still, in such a dreadful emergency
as the present state Of horror in Armenia,
it might be thought that some way could
be found out Of the difficulty so that the
necessary relief could be extended. Such
an action would not be an infringeme lent
upon European territory; it would have
no political significance, nor would it
trespass upon the rights of politics of
any of the powers. It would simply be
an act of humanity, an act in which the
whole civilized world should join in with
out studying for political advantage.
What is our Christianity, humanity, or
civilization worth If we cannot exercise
them when needed most? A magnificent
navy might be put to better use than
cruising about as show or menace.
Should it be estopped from sailing into
European waters on such an errand of
mercy, then the world would have it's
opinion of those who might interfere.
Even an attempt would compel the hom-
age Of the citizens OF civilized nations al
though the crowned heads might take up
arms against it.