New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-31
DLSCRIHIN4TION.

There are those who seem TO wonder why
Americans dc not more fully sympathize with
Bulgaria in her Macedonian campaign The
Bulgars arc Christians. they say and surely
we ought 10 synpathze with Christians against
NIoslems. Twenty-odd years ago. when Schuy-
Ter and MacGahan exposed the infamies of
bashibazouk rule. America sympathized with
Bulgaria. Why does she not now? So. too,
they clamored because we did Lot side with the
Transvaal against England. The Transvaal
they said, n republic and England mon
archy; and surely ought to stand for a re-
public against a monarchy. The same critics
thought Americans should always approve
everything Mr.. Gladstone did and condemn
everything Lord Salisbury did, because the one
was q Liberal and the other a Conservative. and
America ought TO synpathize with Liberalism
rather than with Conservatism.
o deal with these cases in inverse order it
may be remarked that in many respects Eng
Iish conservatism more nearly approaches the
American ideal than does English liberalism
To that extent therefore. Americans properly
and naturally sympatlize with the former
rather than with the latter. Americans saw,
100. that matter what the two countries and
their governments might technically he called,
England was in practical fact very much more
of republic than was the TransyaaI Finally
IN the present case, while they 10 symJathize
most heartily with the victims Of Turkish mis-
government and wish them deliverance out of
their woes. Americans cannot sympathize with
the alien brigandS and murdererS who have in
vaded Macedonia and who are trying to plunge
that country into civil war for the sake of loot
and of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Bulgaria. Amer
leans would be glad 10 see the powers intervene
for the redemption of Macedonia in some such
fashion as the redemption of Bosnia and Her
zegovina was effected They would not rejoice
in seeing Macedonia acquired by Bulgaria be
cause Bulgaria has no good title TO it. and be-
cause Bulgarian rule OF it would mean Bull
sarian oppression OF the Greeks scarcely less
bitter than Turkish oppression Of the Bulgars
They would Ike 10 see Macedonia get out Of
the frying pam hut not into the fire.
Discrimination is needed in sympathies 1t
VIII rot do to say that republic should always
stand by another republic against a monarchy.
There are some monarchies that are better and
freer than some republics If a bad republic
should wage an unjust war gainst q good mOn-
arcby. IT would be well for other republics 10
side with the monarchy rather than with the
republic Neither viii il do to say that Chris
iians must always support ali who call them
selves Christians against Moslems or other non
Christians It is quite possible for one who
calls himself Christian 10 be dishonest and
evil and # IS quite possible for Moslem or a
Buddhist or pagan TO be honest and just. If
a Christian does wrong 10 a Moslem. it is the
duty OF other Christians TO take the AIoslem s
side II was 3bOmina bic for ShyIock 10 say OF
Antonio. u hate him. for he IS a Christian. =
But II is rot one whit less abcminabIe for Il
Christian 10 say OF fellow man. Il hate him.