The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-01-04

London correspondent of the New York
Tribune he made for himself a reputa-
ton that was international. He won
the confidence of those high In author
ity and influence in England and his
clear, incisive comment on English men
and affairs was recognized as an ex-
ceptionally able performance in jour-
nalism. Not long ago he resigned his
position as a representative of the Tri-
bune and came back to New York as
special correspondent in this country
for the London Times. Mr.. Smalley has
for years been regarded as a man pos
sessing special consideration for Brit
ish foibles, and during his residence
abroad he was critized on many occas
ions for his Anglo-mania. But not I'M
til his return to this country did his I'M
American utterances really receive SER
ious attention. The New York papers
soon began publishing extracts from
his correspondence in the London Times
and II was observed that he neglected
no opportunity to uphold anything En-
glish and abuse anything American.
Lord Salisbury was apOtheOsized.
President Cleveland was anathematiz-
ed. Mr.. Smalley also wrote a Sunday
letter for a syndicate of newspapers in
this country, and he had the bad taste
to exploit his British sympathies in
these letters. 1t was natural that at
tention should be drawn to this journa-
lists course. During the last few
months, when the United States has
had rather more than it's share of in
ternational complications on hand. Mr.
Smalley has been particularly abusive
Of this country and the policy of the
government, and those journals in
which his articles appeared were not
rendered additionally popular by rea-
son Of his correspondence. Last Sun
day the Anglicised correspondent out
Smalleyed Smalley. In discussing the
Venezuelan question he took occasion
to berate every American idea and in
terest. and to land every proposition
emanating from the British foreign Of
fee in a manner so 81 nificant that
even those most bitterly opposed to the
presidents policy took offense. Presi-
dent Cleveland and the whole Amerf-
can people were passed in judgment by
Mr.. Smalley and the sentence was
that they are asses. The same judg-
ment proclaimed the ability, intelli-
gence and honesty of all Englishmen,
from Salisbury down, in unqualified
terms The Omaha Bee is one of the
papers that have been printing Mr..
Smalley's letters. Monday morning
that paper gave editorial notice that
Mr. Smalley's letters would be discon-
tinued at once. The Bee said: While
Mr.. Smalley confined himself to COM
ment upon transatlantic matters his
letters We're both interesting and in
structive. Since he has taken to dis
cussing the strained relations between
the United States and Great Britain
from an extreme pro-British stand
point they have lost their value as inn
partial reviews of the European stu
alton. They have been converted rath-
er into personal diatribes on American
public men and unqualified laudations
of the Salisbury administration and its
policy. While the Bee does not cater
to jingoism and spurious patriotism it
does not and has not endorsed the
views of Mr. Smalley, and at the end
of the year QS9O will discontinue the
publication of his letters. Mr.. Smalley
at the present time is much more ap-
preciated in England than he is in the
United States.
Major Fechet. U. S. A, stationed in
Nebraska for the purpose of assisting
in the development of the national
guard, said the other day, while people
were still hysterical as the result of the
presidents special message: Nebraska
would turn out more volunteers in pro-
portion to the population. in case of
war. than any other state in the I'M
ion."
Suddenly aroused patriots in other
states my be disposed to question the
truth of the majors proposition; and
it may be that there are several states
that would rank with Nebraska in mar
tial enthusiasm in case the war spreads
beyond the halls of congress and the