Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-11

attracted Ia the literary world by a
recent yoiamc from he p-n Of ST.
Walter Runciman entitled Tho
Tragedy OF St Helena
Incidentally the publication Of this
work demonstrates anew the peIen-
NAL interest of all the vicissitudes In
the career OF the great Napoleon aud
1t everything connected with his
name But the most remarkable
feature ~ the book Is Us strong con
demuation OF the British Government
treatment Of Napoleon
This attitude In a British writer
of note is calculated 10 arrest inter
national attention Sir Walter Run
Gilman who must not be- confused
with his we'll known son. Right Hon.
/ Walter Runciman. NJ T.. who. from
The fao that he Is engaged In active
political lie being at present presls
dent o. the board OF agriculture. Is
more frequently mentioned In the
press. Is wealthy ship owner o:
Nevclstlo-On-Tne and mis- Interest
Iiu literary pursuits and historical
studies is another proof that there Is
no necessary antagonism between
success in practical affairs and the
cultivation OF the humanities Hs
has published several readable works.
but The Tragedy of St Helena" is
the latest and the most noted.
Napoleon was the most formidable
foe with whom England has ever had
20 contend, but that has not prevent
ed English writer's. such as Lord
Rosebery. Oscar Browning and, now.
Sir Walter Runciman. from dom"
justice 90 the greatness OF the vic
.tor of Arsteriitl Bot Runciman goes
beyoud me other two writer's named
.n the enthusiasm OF admiration for
,nis hero and boz the bitterness with
(which Dor, deuounOes the pcrlidiou-
conduct II Fusland and the allied
surareIar- toward the prisoner OF ST.
Helena
THr assertion ls made that there
I. nothing iu history 90 equal The
ml.IaHlury of the conQucr'rs' treat
mont OFF tho fallen fee Napoleon .
.aen. 100 So Helena. the righteous
Sin hudson Love. comes in for a
5000 measure ot the writer's scorn
Uut bc is 20 some extent evonerated
from blame an the plea that he was
bot the instrument used hy the
British government and the allies 90
strike the illustrious captive Sir
Walter charges that II was the DELHI
"rate purpose of the latter 20 worry
Napoleon 10 death. that is 90 say 10
hasten his death bv inhuman and
uneencrous treatment.
rhe blame for Englands share in
these transactions is laid wholly On
The government of the regency for,
says the writer. had the COMMON
people of this nat,or-l ;ncSTn all that
was being perpetrated In their name.
the duke OF Wellington and all his
myrmidons could not have stood the
revolt against It, Sir Walter goes
so far as 10 characterize the members
OF the British government Of that
RAYS as an unspeakable brood of
hollow. heartlcss mediocrites.
Sir Walter advances novel view
when he saws that England. instead
Of fighting Napoleon, ought to have
come TO an understanding with him
for tho regeneration OF Europe PITT
is criticised for forcing England into
the long war with France Hand Eng
land. saws Sir Walter. co.operated
with Napoleon, she would have earn
ed as hart OF the glory that viii be-
eternally attached to his name In tn
great effort of eAtinguishing thral-
dom and ameliorating the condi,ion
Ut the masses"
The questions raised by Sir Walter
Runciman's book are among those
which II seems impossible for writer's
10 apuloach in a strictly judicial
spirit
The confinement Of Napoleon h,
ST. Helena seems to us, in the hight
oi the wisdom that comes after th"
event, % have been harsh. and what
when DO is considered that the victim
was one OF thc greatest men fh'
world has seen. who was entitled by
his achievements 10 respectful and
generous treatment the student o..
history naturally feels himself moved
'p INDIGNATION boo contemplate. fE.
tragedy of Dos latter DAYS % is nos
possible to affirm with almost ltso-
lutte certainty that after his rreIj
or of the NOSE powerful the most
constant and the most generous D.
his enemies Napoleou's public are.
vas al an end The role which h,
had been destined 90 play BOO tHe
shaping of the worlds affairs had
been played and never again Byron
20 the contrary notwithstanding
would he have prepared as th,
'thunderer of the scene. The sun ot
Austerltz had set for ever az Water.
loo
So that. II Napoleon had oecu
treated generously and permitted. as
he desired. 20 settle IN ENGLAND he