The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1914-10-23

since the President has eniOinel
neutrality on his fellow citizens IL
respect to the pending Europear
war Americans as far as possibl,
should heed the injunction. But 1
the people were left to speak with
out restraint. many think Their,
would be no call for a division 4
ascertain how they stand.
Within half a century the Ameri
can traveller in Europe in German!
as well as in other parts. was ser
iously embarrassed If unable e
speak the French tongue. At tina
day the French language was not
only the speech in all royal circles
but all public inns and places OF
entertainment on the continent as
we'll. II was the sesame that opened
all doors. Ready command of French
was not only a means of getting on
abroad. but in a sense guaranty
of refinement and social standing.
Afterwards however. a change
came when the silent language. be.
gan gradually to lose its exalted
ranks, perhaps for more than one
reason. The admiration OF mankind
for the French empire and its peo.
pie began to wane. and this was one
cause. The omnipresence OF the
English speaking Briton and Amer
lean was doubtless another. All places
On the globe in no long time came
% echo the shibboleth of Shakes
peare. With the advent of this new
universal speech came the insidious
dissemination of the rights of man
and principles of government that
conflicted with the long asserted di-
vine right of kings.
Many years ago Shortly after
our civil war; emigrant Magyars in
America, caused to be executed a
colossal marble statue OF we'll
known American which they procur-
ed to be set up in one of the larg-
est parks of Budapest, capital OF
Franz Joseph's empire in Hungary.
There for long years with closed
fps. Americas Washington has
stood a silent witness for human
liberty.
In Victor Hugo's house in Paris,
10 which he returned from exile aft
er the downfall of the last Napol-
con. there is one thing worthy an
Americans attention, if he can visit
here before the kaiser conquers
hat city. In a room which the Ii
,erty loving Frenchman had appro-
'riated as a study there is a desk
Igainst the wall where he stood wheu
The top of the desk is of
late glass, and underneath the glass
vas a paper on which was the in
cription in French. of which the
is the translation: THE !
'nited States of America later to |
e the United States of the World"
hanging on the wall above. the desk |
'as a picture of Abraham Lincoln, !
resented by the original to Hugo, |
nd no doubt the inspiration of the
lscription below.
Shortly before the beginning of the
attic of Manila Bay in 1898, the
of German feet ex-
ressed to a British admiral who was
resent, his purpose of assisting the
paniard in the approaching conflict.
he Briton replied. eff you do. you
ill have both myself and Admiral
ewey to whip before you win" 1t
not recorded that the German
'ok part. 1t may be that neither the
or Englishman had any in
ructions on the subject from their
'spective governments. But the cir
instance was repeated along with
e story of Dewey's brilliant victory,
I'd creating most kindly feeling
r the British tar. who was ready to
ght under the Union Jack and the
airs and Stripes to avenge the
Istardly destruction OF the Maine
Id her men.
The distinguished Mr.. Balfour, at 8
6 head of the British ministry in ,
ing Edwards reign and long a
ember of parliament comes as near
of the British nation as
" public man of his day.
On one occasion when a question
fore parliament was under discus
IN, affecting the relations of Great ]
'itain and the United States some 7
q mtimated that there was danger I
ut 1t might lead to hostilities be-
cen the two countries. With quiet
Mr.. Balfour uttered the
It word on that subject: 1.-THE day I
S long since come, when neither {
W or hereafter there can ever be /
n on the earth between two Eng ,
h speaking nations!"