The San Francisco call., 1896-03-01
A REPLY FROM STANLEY.
DR.. c. B. Hutchins Called the
Explorer to Ac'
count.
RECENT ARTICLE REVIEWED.
A Grand Army Comrade Who Would
Take a Whack at John
Bull.
RECENT ARTICLE REVIEWED.

To the January number of the Nineteenth
Century, Henry NJ. Stanley contributed an
article, entitled "The Issue Between Great
Britain and America" Mr.. Stanley had
Just returned from a three months tour on
this continent. He had travelled from Mon
treal to Vancouver, to San Francisco.
New Orleans, and thence to New York.
EVERYWHERE he talked with Americans and
found universal desire for a brush with
England. In his contribution to the maga-
zine he ascribed the cause OF American
hostility 10 the Canadian Pacific Railway
and matrimonial alliances between rich
American girls and titled Engllshmen.
The article was read in San Francisco by
DR.. C. B. Hutchins. The doctor, who is a
veteran of the late war and comrade of
George H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., was
fully convinced that Mr.. Stanley knew
better than to ascribe the American feel
ing to such trivial causes, and while not
being personally acquainted with the dis
tinguished African explorer, Wrote hum
refreshing letter. In this letter he re-
minded the mem Der of Parliament that the
conduct of "blamed fool" American girls
had nothing to do with the case.
| AS far as the Canadian Pacific Railroad
was concerned the doctor told Stanley that
the militia could take it if we ever should
need it. Then in a straightforward man.
ner Stanley was told how Americans for
century had yielded to British aggressions
| in boundary disputes and how in our
struggle for National existence England
mad sent ships of-war and masses OF armed
men to Canada to menace US. Reference
was made to the acts of Great Britain in
building ana sending out ships with Eng
lish guns, English ammunition and Eng
4 lish gunners to drive our commerce from
the ocean. The doctor closed by saying
that he was 70 years of age and had served
in the war to preserve the Union, but not
withstanding his age he would gladly
"shou- der his musket again to take a
| Whack at John Bull.
DR.. Hutchins did not write expecting a
reply, but sent the letter to ''free his
mind" To his surprise, the Hon. Mr..
Stanley replied in slxpage letter, which
lev admitted that he had found the feeling
against England in the United States
wide, deep and fierce, and that when he
returned to England he TOLD the pc opie
there that storm wes brewing in the
West which would throw in the shade the
troubles in Egypt and Armenia. Every
one wanted to know what 1t was all about,
and he told them that American hostility
to England was deep and widespread. The
English received the news with profound
surprise. They were absolutely uncon-
scious that any differences with the United
States existed.
Mr.. Stanley claimed that John Bull had
not wronged Uncle Sam since 1862. and
that was thirty-four years ago. He knew
that America was growing strong and
powerful. and was preparing to fight Eng
| land He believed the conflict would come
as the American press and public sentI-
ment would force it. He deplored the idea
of q war between the two foremost nations
of the world, and did not like the spectacle
OF the Russian and Teuton looking on
as spectators.
| Stanley held that if our commerce was
driven from the ocean it would have been
restored had not the greater wealth of in
| terror development claimed the attention
Of the country. He contrasted that enor-
nous and substantial development of our
in terior with England s feet on the sea to
show that America had been the gamer.
| Stanley assured the doctor that John
Bull was just man, and did not want to
quarrel with Uncle Sam, and that there
would be no trouble unless it was forced
| on England.