New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-26

patty with Aguinado and TO denounce the policy
of this Government In asserting its authority
over the Philippines. We are inclined to doubt
whether II would be treated with absolute
reverence by the crowd. even though Mr.. Ed
ward Atkinson and Mr. Erving Wnslow were
both among the speakers. Perhaps that Is not
quite n fair comparison. because Aguinaldo Is
actually fighting against the authority OF this
Nation and the Transvaal has not yet declared
war against Great Britain. But the difference
between the two cases Is Of degree rather than
Of kind. The principle involved Is the same
10 wit. that when the feelings Of the over
whclmlDg mass Of the people are Intensely
wrought up over some matter In which they
the people sincerely believe the welfare and
honor Of the nation TO be at stake the amenities
Of public deliberaton and the ethics OF free
speech are not always scrupulously observed
At the moment when thousands OF Engllshlnen
are on their way and under arms. perhaps to
fight for what the English people believe to be
the integrity Of the British Empire, the popu-
lace Of London does not display that reposc
which stamps the caste Of We're de Ncre' AT
hearing those soldiers denounced rs hired assas-
sins Perhaps It ought to. But we know not
where TO fluid another populace entitled TO cast
the first stone at ii for its lack OF such repose.
We doubt even II the Bocr populace Of Pretoria
would be much more tolerant Of an Outland-
ers' ant-Kriiger meeting.
II Is TO be observed that the promoters Of
the meeting declare that the mob which over
whelmed It was "fomented by n section OF the
yellow and stock jobbng press" If So that.
too. is dcporable At this distance we are not
able 10 Judge Certainly It is not supposable
that the reputable press OF London fomented
a demonstration Of mob against mob. 1t would
not. however. be judcious TO infer that all the
press Of London save that which is ''yellow and
stock iobbing" Is on the side Of Mr.. Hyndman
and the Boer sympathizers. On the contrary,
the most striking feature Of the whole case Is
the substantial unanimity Of the press Of Lon
don and Of England in support OF the Govern
ment There have been. in fact. only two i'm
portant exceptions one IS THE Manchester
Guardian" the exponent Of what Is left Of the
Manchester peace-atany- price school. and the
other IS "Thc London Chronicle" which repre-
sents that wing Of the Liberal party nearest to
socialism. and which has lately been constrained
10 say that the British demand upon the Trans
vaal IS reasonable and that the Transvaal ought
10 grant #. All the rest. including the great
Liberal Daily News" and the eminenty tenn
perate and pacific Spectator" are squarey in
line behind the Government. That does not. Of
course prove that the Government is right
It does indicate that the Government Is in &C
cord with the nation which IT represents and
serves Burke said he did not know the method
Of drawing up an Indictment against n whole
people But II the conduct Of the British
Government toward the Transyaal Is 10 he de-
nounced It looks very much as though we
should have 10 direct that denunclation against
the whole British people.