The evening times., 1897-05-01
As Others see Us.

In a singing editorial the London Ma
tioual Review yesterday took the United
States to task for not extending to Cuha
little Of the Christian sympathy which
this nation is 50 lavish OF, where Armenia
and crete are concerned. The editorial
is headed The American Crete" and it
ought to bring a blush to the cheek Of the
flagpole on top OF the White House.
The Review says. There is more suf-
fcrng in Cuba than there is in Crete
Spain has demonstrated her inCapacity to
subiue the insurrectiun in Cuba, and there
bv forfeited her moral right to hold the
island Tie United States has perfectly
free hand to suppress the scandal at their
very doors, in which no other nation has
any right to interfere, but the American
Government does not intervene" The
article concludes with the very just re-
marx that 1.-THE Americans are the best
Judges OF their own interests, but under
the circumstances some charity should
temper their comments on the 'infamy Of
the European policy in the East -
The London National Review certainly
is right in holding that while this country
stands 10y and deliberately permits the
murder cf prisoners of war, the wounded
and nurses in hospitals, and the fiendish
outrage, torture, and butchery Of helpless
women and children in Cuba, the less We
have to say in criticism of European in
difference to lesser atrocities in Eastern
lands, the better it viii be for our reputa-
ton for sanity.
The case might be put even more strongly
against us. There is a little to be said
in pallation, if not excuse, for England's
course in relation to Armenia and Crete
Her desire to succor Christians is consid-
ably limited by the instinct of self-pres-
ervation A hostile attitude on her part
toward Turkey might involve a war with
Russia, and very likely would lead to
a mutiny of the vast Mohammedan popu
Iation in British India, In turn, the lat
IGE InEnN ttstu W a SNNNNh SAN 6S'ASi "a
massacre of British Christians in that
part OF Asia.
No such reasons can be adduced in ex-
cuse for our attitude regarding Cuba We
are without foreign complications in the
matter. Our settled and advertised pol
icy would not tolerate the slightest inter
ference by any European power in the
premises Therefore we stand confessed
before the world as openly accepting con-
ditions Of blood-curdling inhuInanity and
horror which it is our duty and entirely
within our power to change.
Instead of that we do not even protest
There has been some indication of ten
dency toward remote action on the part of
the Administration. special commits
sioner, charged with general investiga-
mana ged 10 use up the last weeks time in
which an unaccIimatized American could
safely travel over the island, in personal
excursions between this city and Canton.
Then another Ohio man was talked of
when the first received q better appoint
ment. At last an Illinois citizen is 80 be
commissioned and possibly sent. Unless
he should prove to be of different stuff to
that Of most political pap gatherers, he will
be able to do little good as to the main
usefulness of such mission. The rainy
season has set in. Journeying through
the interior viii be next TO impossible. Mr..