The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-18
The Kicking Enrlt.h man.

To TIE EDITOR or THE Sus--sir. Could any
thing more dsllciouslv Illustrate the charming tact
and the hnc sense OF humor OF the Engllshmsn
than the statement. In plant 20 an American
Journal that American abuse makes English
man desire TO Kick every American HI meets
How could any one wonder that all the world
loves the Hnglishma1 when he so charms By his
conclatory manner
We may smile az his plznacltv when NC renern
her how thoroughly his Government has II under
control. as nstAnced by the Venezuelan imbroguo.
HIS Individual fctocity shows Its wonderful self
control in permitting the Englshmans hghtlng
to be done by the Scotch. Irish. Australian Cana
dian even the East Indian.
The trlth Is that having mo matter how an
sorbcd the chief part OF thu ha tahlc globe there l.
no people moro earnest IN advocating peace. ar
bitration. alliances or an other methods nv which
the English may retain their possessions without
nghtlng for them The British have long since
deslsted from yielding to desire to kick any
strong nation, and their experience With tho BoeTs
is giving them some pause in their customary
enjoyment OF licking weak PowcrS
But persnage aside, does not this blum dering
FngllsAman expose the covcn foot does he not
reveal truth that might well warn orr foolish
Anglophlrs that may 60 too far In cant about
Anglo saxon brotherhood and Anglo Saxon ain
shpl
The warning OF George Washington against
~eniangllng alliances" was never more applicable
than In these days OF American national strength
and self surnciencv ARMY.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. a.
To rHr rprroR or THy sr,s-slr. 1t is very Eng
llsh-this ttlk about ~kicli'nr every American
one meets Eng land does not Kick one nova
days, except people Ike the Tibttans and tho
Beers land she had the time OF her llfe Ntih the
latter When # came 20 klckng the Russians
rho other day all the Kicking was done In print.
and England gracefully turned The other check.
She has plenty Of cheek, but tina; IS about all.
II -u1on- wants 20 do any kicking let him put
his rag IN over his residence In Hoboken, and
then Try TO Kick the man Who Will come and pull
II down Bu, he would not-he would write 10
the nsprrs about II. Hike his compAtrlos when the
Russians killed a few NJ their fishermen and seized
lew Of their ships without warrant
The English are down and ont. IRoouofs
ROME, ". y. Jan. H.
To rHE Eu11oR OF THE SuN--Str: How is It
that We read every now ana then OF tine British
nag being ANONYMOUSLY hauled down when Il Is
dlspAyed over some Brtishers house In this coun-
try. while one sets very many American nsgs nying
N England, ireland and Scotland. snd In Canada.
upmol,stcd7 II seems 10 me that England Is hAv-
Ing TO take a back seat" and is perfectly willing
20 do 50. hINAbAA-
NEW YORK. Jan. Y.
To rEE Ep1roE or TIE sUS-sr; As . twenty
year resident EngllshmAn. have nothing to say
against Americans. having received all soru OF
kindness FROM them In my early days here. As 70
the oft repeated query. Why DO Engnshmen come
nerc'" II Is ldioucl They come. because the aver.
uge we'll set up well hammered EngshmAn. who can
and will asslmllate here, has the sotost snap IN tho
world. At home be stacks up against thousands Of
Ike callhre Here he meets only tens.
These are the true Anne ricans. not the hyphenated
abortlons from whom emanHle most OF this type
OF sourrilous contIo, crsy. You 90 not md many
asslri!atcd EnEushmen working themselves TO
death They get there" with lrss friction than Tho
American and will live" as they so.
NEw HoRz Jau. II. II. c. SMITH.