New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-04
RTDDERLESS.

Mr. Frank Harris appears TO have gone on
another vacation. His intere sting and crratic
journal, The London Saturday Review, nag
had another antiAmercan TT which rivals III
violence its fury at the beginning OF our war
with Spain. 1t may perhaps be remrinprr'"
that "The Saturday Review distinguished IL
self ut a time when the English press ana poo
pie were profrsc with expressions OF sympathy
for the United States and its motives III the
Cuban controversy by filling It's columns WIN
the most bitter datribeS against America ms
surprised people who did not know "Ihe sat
urday Review" but apparently 1t disturbed no
body except The Saturday Revew's proprietor
who after some time altered the tone OF the
paper and explained that while the eat was
away the mice had been playing other
words that while he was abroad for vaca'loh
some OF his subordnates had been giving vent
10 their smartness in the expression OF opinions
entirely contrary 10 his own. This explanation
came at n time when American victories had
clearly indicated the course or the war ana
when even the unfrcndly press Of Paris ana
Berlin had begun TO see light. There were
uncharltahle people who thought they saw IN
this quite as much reason for the change rs the
proprIetor's return to the direction Of his prop
erty But putting aside such a suspicion sur
flee il TO say that from that time The Sntur-
dny Review" was as friendly 10 America. as
complimentary 70 American institutions and rs
nppreciatve Of American policies and achieve
mcnts as the most enthusiastic American pa
triot could have desired.
But Mr. Frank Harris has apparently gone
away once more, and II he has not yet reached
the Mountains OF the Moon or embarked on
~ oh ba On mol ~ NnrS hp bs
safely trusted to return TO London forthwith
and discipline his force, to the end that he may
hereafter 90 out of his Office without some editor
making a monkey OF his paper. One would
have supposed that he would have set things To
rights in this regard after his former expert
cnce. but It seems that he did not. for all OF
sudden The Saturday Review" breaks ont WIFI
ono of those bitter lnvcctivcs on things Ameri-
can which Mr.. Frank Harris says pain him be-
yond measure and utterly misrepresent his SEN
timcnts toward the United States sentiments
which he declares nre those of affection. adinira-
ton and respect. 1t looks as II some enemy OF
Mr.. Frank Harris lay hid IN his office waiting
for chance to make him ridiculous. OthcrwiS"
II Is difficult To explain thc appearance In IN"
paper owned by an enthusiastic friend Of Amer
lea who has already felt obliged To disavow
his own columns OF such remarks on American
life as these:
Socially Il Is sordlJ 10 the last degree. its
courts OF law and all It's civil institutions are
corrupt; the methods Of It's political parties are
no better than those ~ Long Firms. II has con-
tributed nothing TO the self-respect OF human
ity on the contrary. II has shown all the world
10 what a depth OF public depravity civilization
~ capab OF descending.
We notice n disposition In some American pa
pers 10 take this seriously, 10 point out the con
tributions Of this country 10 the self-respcci OF
humanity, including the contributions which, II
is 10 be hoped his conduct while resident In u"
United States enabled II TO make TO the self-rc-
spcct of Mr. Frank Harris. We also see II s,s-
restcd that these remarks are calculated 10 III
terfcre with the cordial feeling now existent be-
tween Americans and Brltons But we are per
suadod that undue importance IL attached TO the
incident by those who take these views, ana
that American subscribers have no reason TO
suspend The Saturday Review much less
break off other friendly relations with Great
Britain \ paper which can play such FRANKS
on it's editor Is not 10 be regarded by other peO-
pie as anything but n prank. \ paper that Is
likely To turn somersaults NJ the freaks Of It's
Office boys must always DO amusing and worth
its price no matter how ridiculous II makes IL
self OF how much II may embarrass It's pro-
prictOr.