The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-03
FREN CHI OPINION.
sample OF English Christianity In It's
Eerocious Nudity"


! From Petit Journal.
We can now speak with entire liberty
of the Anglo-American conflict. While
waiting for the danger to pass away
finally, the world need no longer con-
! ceal its delight over the difficulties OF
| England During the last % years In
! ternational policy has been wanting in
l gayety, and the chances To laugh were
! rare. We owe to America a few hours
| OF recess and recreation of a first class
| kind.
England IS naturally an invader: her
! history is one series OF bold grabs: but
! in the present century. ana especially
since our disasters ~ 1870, she abuses
the privilege which she has accored to
| herself to seize and To hold everything
that she pleaSes. Let us remember the
universal emotion caused in 1891 by the
affair. never made clear, of Cape Sigr:
that is TO say, the sudden occupation OF
an island belonging TO Turkey and com
mandmg the Dardanelles. Lord Sails
bury wanted also, later on, to lay
hands upon Tangier. and he proposed
only a few weeks ago TO dethrone the
sultan.
Ii rs always the same game. the same
tactics towards the weak--a dark con-
splracy, which is revealed by sudden
violence. Then, in case Of failure. there
j. always a hypocr.tical renunciation
which clears up nothing. and which
simply seeks preteXt for recommend
ing.
Here is a drama of Yesterday. a bonn
bardment without previous notice, of
the Persian gulf. /; was the case of a
little Turkish town. in which Arabs
flying from British domination. had
taken refuge. We quote the story. not
from a French sheet, but from a Ger
man journal, the Gazette de Cologne
IL ia instructive and sinister.
The tribe Of Ali-ben-Ali. consisting
Of abou- 1000 men, under the orders of
tne shelkh, sultan Selam, emigrated
from the island of Barheln, on Turkish
territory, and established themselves in
the Turkish town Of Erz-Zfbar. Colonel
wilson, The British consul general a
Bouchir. in concert with The command
er Of the Sphinx, resolved u employ
force against this tribe. which would
not willingly return to the island, and
the bombardment of the Arab. camp
and Of the town Of Erz-Zihar was de-
cided upon"
Tha; Is a sample OF English justice
and OF English CHRISTIANITY in its fe-
rocious nudity. Protection by shells of
an unfortunate and terrJrized Arabs
means the same thing as defense Of the
martyred Armenians, who have been
driven to revolt by merchants and mis-
sionaries Of London. who furnished
them with cases of reVolVerS. England
doomed them to massacre. but the mas
sacre was intended - give her a chance
10 intervene in Coustan.,ngple. The
Armenians We're essentially the fuel
with which she warns her incendlary
policy.
Ven -zuela. a little American republic,
was about 20 be treated Just like the
Mussulmans of Erz-Xibar. when a loud
cry Of Halt In the form of the pres
dental message. formulating the veto
OF the United States. sud- -nly stopped
the ardor of England
In a Spirtt Of far-Taa ching wisdom
and Of the Safeguarding of our own ur-
gent affairs, let US place no faith in
lying promises and perhdious seduc-
tons, and avoid all collaboration, d.
rectly or indirectly. with England IN
her American conflict. Al tne presen; !
time she Is for US the enemy far more
than for the United States. She calls
US to her rescue in a bad cause. Her |
greed for iniquatous graspings will end |
in her ruin ana in the ruin Of Europe, |
il she is upheld. Let us see 10 ii that |
she alone shall perish.
The moral in tl-s case is In accord |
anca with our mos. pressing interests. !
II; Us not commit The error Of neglect |
ing our duty and our fortunes as well. |