The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-06-20

press; that It must allow anything no'
positively criminal to be spoken and pub
hshed. This being So an intolerahle deal
OF folly. stupidity. insanity, and nom
sense must be uttered In such country,
1t is every mans right to utter his Wis
dom. but also to utter his folly; and
on this last right your free denizen of
free country plants himself, ami SAYS
his say,
ENGLAND and tho United States see III
each to allow this right Indeed, in both
countries It is considered quite a saorod
right. II follows that all sorts ot talk
about England is tolerated here. rs all
sorts Of talk about the United states IS
tolerated in England, But the Am rican
people would be very sorry To he hold
responsible for all that appears In the
Broad Axe of Liberty W Is beloved
In the speeches OF Hon, Eluah Program.
In congress. And England also would
be 10th to claim responsibility FOR the
powerful leaders" o. the penny paper, or
the sp,,eches Of some hig-hcadcd member
OF parliament
Both countries have not only the StnC
blessing of free speech and "a free prcss-
they have also common language, Tn
compliments OF each TO the other do rot
need tranSlaung. The Intercourse he.
tween the two countries. also. Is aS rsSU-
lar and frequent as though they vccc
parts 81 the same, Whatever Is said Ia
one is instantly repeated IN the other,
and Is readable by every man who cares
to read. II we spoke different tongUes.
half the bitter things said or writer
here would never reach England, ami
English writers and speakers mtght snN,t
to their hearts content at America, ana
We would sleep undisturhed But "a a.
is, we are two nations speaking the same
tongue. and yet totally distinct enough
alike to feel every point Of difference
as a wrong. and enough unlike TO make
us know we are strangers; close enough
TO know whatever each says about the
other, and having that respect for each
other which makes hostile criticism bit
ter to the other.
wetouch each other at 30 many points
that the chances Of jar and irritation
are immensely multiplied. Were We u;.
terry strange people. We would treat each
other as strangers. expecting nothing else
and be satisfied. But 1t is the fact that
English opinion about America is tho
one opinion for which We naturally care.
as American opinion about England Is
the opinion which there Is reason to be-
lieve England Is most concerned.
There IS no remedy for this chronic !
condition OF irritation except in the in
creasing good sense OF both countries. !
Let America learn to value the hasty ut |
terances OF a free press or platform in |
England as they value the s,lms utter |
ance at home, ard let England under
stand the bluster and bras OF America |
Just as the same thing is understood |
there In neither country are these uu.- |
'ances 10 he taken seriously In neither |
10 they represent the sentiment Of the
.ountry They are incidents in the free
om which rules in both lands froth on
he surface OF the great calm deep be-
leath
TWO great nations, bound almost a.
losely as II they were one: bound b. all
'onds, for their own sake and for the
worlds sake 10 respect each other. and
,eep peace each with the other, will find,
n time. that this is best done by laughing
1 great deal which causes nl-fcai'Lg
low. There has not been in more than
ialf century, and there is not likely
0 be for many more half centuries, any
erious danger Of rupture IN the friendly
elations Of the two countries. II there
we're any chance whatever that irritating ,
abble on either side would long ago have {
reduced a rupture. As there * no
uch chance. it is simple nonsense t. bc {
iughed at. If one is in the mood: to be
AIKEN any way but seriously.
Perhaps it IS Tie conviction. on bo'h ,
ides, OF the fact that the relations be:
ween the two countries can never BE- :
ther than friendly and peaceftl that r
lakes possible between America and t.ng- a
and kind Of talk which would be Ven ,
ured on in neither country II It were r
for a moment, to mean any a
hing serious Everybody knows here g
nat such is the case on this side OF the
'ater. and We will not BE- FAR wrong in
lferring that it is the same on the other b