The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-30
YELLOW, RED, BLACK
AND HESSIAN PERILS

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: on
June 81, 1853. Martin Koszta- Hun
garian patriot who had participated IN
the revolt Of 1s4s-49. and being banished
therefor. had come TO the United States
as refugee and declared his intention
OF becoming an American citizen. was
seized In smyrna and imprisoned on board
an Austrian warship off that port. He
had in his pocket a passport issued to
him by the United States, At that time
there was in Smyrna harbor a United
States warship, the ST. Louis, commanded
by Capt. n. y. lngraham, who cleared
his ship for action and under threat
of immediate hostilities demanded the
prompt release OF the prisoner. The de-
mand was made at A. NJ. and gave the
Austrian authorities until Y. VI. 10 re
lease Koszta. Before the expiration OF
the time set the prisoner was released
and put in charge OF the French Consul
at the port For his action on this occa-
sion Congress voted medal TO Capt.
1ngraham
This is what the United States did for
an alien who had declared his intentions
Of becoming an American citizen. and
do not hesitate to say that what was
done then was right
In 1879 Great Britain sent Sir Louis
Cavagnari and his stan as her representa-
alive TO Afghanistan. He arrived in Cahul
July % and was honorably received. but
by August ~ found himself besieged by
Afghan troops. After heroic but hope
less struggle lasting twenty-one days the
Afghans overpowered the defenders. mas
sacred CavaRnari his secretary. Jenkyus
Lieut.. Hamilton and Dr. Ambrose Kelly.
This occurred during September and 4.
Two days later Gen. Sir Frederick Rob-
erts Earl Roberts OF our timeD, In COM
mand of British army. set out for
Cabul. where he arrived September IS
He repulsed an Afghan attack on his
camp October and fought the battle Of
Charasiab. before Cabul, October 6. and
on october ~ entered that city. BY
october 10 Yakub Khan's ahdication was
announced. and between October 20 and
"a the murderers OF Cavagnari and his
stan were hanged
That is what Great Britain did in re-
venge for the massacre OF It's representa-
tive Was Great Britain in the right ,
Russia. that had covertly supported Nakub
Khan, did not come TO his support as she
did recently 10 that Of Servia. which Is
as culpable OF the murder Of the late
Austrian Crown Prince as II IL had oc-
CURED within the boundaries Of It's king
dom. and thus provoked Kaiser Wilhelm
into supporting his ally. Relieving hts
cause Just, why then should he not pray
that God defend the right? That he has
not observed the nicetles Of warfare nor
his troops have resorted to practices
which are not sanctioned ~ civilized war
fare has been reported. but when n man
is hated as bitterly as this monarch seems
20 be hated one need not attach much
Importance 10 tho tone 81 the press Such
colossal lies were told during the Franco
prussan war. and Great Britain and
everything British were 80 bitterly and
hrutally assailed during the late Boer war
that one need scarcely credit what one
reads to-day, especially II written by Her
man Ridder.
But what shall one say OF the spectre
exposed by Herman Ridder In THE Sun
this morning? Judging from his remarks
one would think that the japanese yellow
man is so much superior TO the German
white man that Mr. Ridder Is in n blue
funk over the possibility Of the yellow
mans taking active part In the struggle
now going on In Europe, II the white
man is inferior to the yellow man the
| sooner the white man realizes II the
better. and II tho Jap is a better man
than the German the sooner the German
| realizes II the better--for the white man
| has looked upon the yellow man as an
! Inferior being for generations. Mr. Ridder
! OF course remembers that his Hessian
| forebcars were eager to share in sup
| pressing the American revolution and 70
sell their wares TO do 40 that they offered
soldiers for hire Immediately after the
| battle Of Bunker Hill without even wait,
! ing 70 be asked that the red Indian was
enlisted 70 fght against the white man
that the North did not hesitate to enlist
! the black man against the South; and
| there is every chance that the native
troops OF the British Indian army vii
| take part in the struggle. so why this
| hysteria about the yellow race II would
seem that Mr., Riders solicitude for th'
gentle German is altogether out OF place
In an American citizen. With suct
friends" to help him we'll may the Kaiser
echo the sentiments of Marshal Villars
"Save me from my friends; I can defend
myself from my enemies"
FRANK IT. VIzETELLr.