The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-07
AlMIABLE YRESRUN.
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Aihlaoih,y 10 one OF the strikins .no
ehoearing characteristics OF great ma
Jority OF hresrunian people
80 long as the questions tney asked
were answered ana the Circulation OF
language was unimpeded' they were
thorougniy SATISFIED, regardiess OF any
evils wnich might incidentally ihtruoe
INTO tneir pubic aHalrs.
An excenent ana typical example OF
tneir toleration was furnisned In the
Gays OF Nosnws ascendency' wnen
Nayrp was high In power ana specin-
cally charged with the conduct OF for
eign affairs.
Naturally. many Yresrunians held the
reticent peoples OF the world In indiner-
ence or open contempt; yet the nation
was Obliged to hold some commerce with
their less garrulous neighbors, and not
rev persons among the Yresrunians
were known to take some pride In the
manner In which this business had been
managed by such men as Toor Yah,
Enialb and Retsoew, holding that sue
cess IN this department, while perhaps
OF little real Importance, bore high testi-
mony to the versatility or Yresrun.
Under Nayrb communication with the
reticent nations languished.
| NOBODY In Yresrun knew what was
going on, and not a few, who had fool
ishly invested their savings In enter
prise involving transactions beyond the
boundaries or their own country. ques-
toned the advisability OF continuing
Nayrb In his Office.
These mischief makers went so far
D information friends
OF Nosliw as to the manner Of Nayrb's
ofiice management, his habits in des-
patching affairs and his general de-
meanor during the infrequent Intervals
when he was not employed In the Chat
talk ways.
! Does Nayrb read the official com
munications this Government receives
from other Governments" would be
asked
Nayrb is man OF the highest char
acter, the friends or Nosliw would
reply. Throughout long and arduous
life. Nayrb has carefully rcfrained from
getting drunk, and to-day he Is bitterly
opposed to the extension among those
or weak Will and faulty physique OF the
cocaine habit. that fearful scourge that
saps the vitality. ruins the intellect and
destroys the SOUL
Good" would be the comment. Has
Nayrb any definite and fixed policy
with regard TO the treatment OF the
NapaJese problem"
Many times Nayrb has had excellent
| opportunities to set fire to barns owned
by improvident neighbors who had neg
lected to keep up the Insurance on
Them the champions of Nosliw's
premier would promptly answer. often
while wandering over the countryside
In the dead OF night. addressing with
vibrant voice the matchless depths OF
heavens vault, Nayrb might have
slipped burning match into the hay
loft of a sleeping farmer. Not infre-
quently has Nayrb been SO situated that
he might have extracted the spikes from
railroad ties, and thus brought about
terrible accident. Not once In his whole
career has NayTb yielded to the teinpta-
ton TO do one OF these things; not once
mas he committed arson. not once has
he ditched even freight train. Does
not this prove that he Is good and
great MANI?
According to the best Informed
srekcik among us, Nayrb has appointed
number or utterly incompetent men
TO represent us abroad the gratified
questioners would say. How about this