The Irish standard., 1898-06-18
THE WHINE FOR YANKEE AIN,

he ~eai vi tne English people to es-
taDllsh, almost at any price. the AL
nance between their country and the
united States is SO great that failure tn
pflhg 1t about would throw the whole
nation into paroXysms of grief. Al
present, reading the eulogies of the Eng
llsh press on the Americans, one would
think that there never were anv reia-
tons but those Of harmony and good
VIII between the two peoples, yet it is
not so long since the English papers We'd
with each other in flinging diatribes at
the people of the United States. and in
using against them much the same style
OF lnvective in which the Spaniards, with
lhnhltely greater reason, now indulge.
says United Ireland of Dublin. When
the trouble about the Behring Sea Fish
cries was hot on, the abusive language
used by English journals against the
Americans was provocative to the last
extremity. They did not stop at violent
denunciation. which, being the outcome
OF anger, is somewhat excusable They
sneered at the vulgarism Of American
manners, represented that the Amerl-
cans had no interest in life but to amass
dollars, Knocked at social life in the
United States as if it were no higher
than that Of the Esqumaux, and gener-
ally enjoyed themselves in finding vul-
gar nicknames by which to describe
their cousins" fittingly for the edifica-
ton of European society Then, when
the Venezuelan quarrel broke out, the
most extllvagant abuse of Americans
was the order Of the day in England.
Salisbury began it, in much the same
manner as characterized his hoorish
references to the Hindoos, whom his
people have persistently robbed and out
ragged, and his odious utilization of the
Irish people, whom he consistently hates
because they cannot lie down like helots
to be plundered and oppressed by him
self and his tribe of aristocratic high
waymen. He treated Americas protests
with contempt at first, after the fashion
OF the noble Cecils. Then he clustered,
Dragged and finally thought bullying
might serve his purpose. We know the
sequel. His cavern to the proclamation
OF the Monroe doctrine, so manfully set
forth by Cleveland and his colleague,
Mr.. Olney, is historic. These matters
being kept in mind, is it not surprising
to find how quickly the English people
have begun to whistle another tune
Now the cry is that the American nation
is an aggregation OF perfect humanity
Their manners are of thoroughly We're
de We're character. Their virtues are in
comparable their unselfish efforts to
sacrifice even their national interests for
the good will Of humanity are lauded 10
the skies, and the absolute disinterest-
edness of their war with Spain is head
| up to the nations Of the world as an eA-
ample that they should follow Whenever
! any one of them is intent on pursuing
an aggressive policy. This conversion
of England is not, as everyone knows. 8
! matter of conscience. Today the Eng
! fish press would indulge in its old-time
bowling against the United States. which
! was it's inveterate habit all through the
| century, from the time of Washington te
| the time CT the Alabama incident, ant
! from that down to the advent of thu
present administration. II it were no