New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-22
London. March =.


~, ,...,v displayed in his Early Mem
would hardly make that book
nere. nor vet unpopular
FVr~ neither Mr.. Lodge nor other
supr '.;can Anglophobcs will believe that
n hostility leaves the English cold
'h''' Is The English regret II oe-
Ou' ~ ~. really desire 70 be frlenus
aus hu, individual expressions OF
VIZ 10 do not keep them AWAKE
AMI" ,nhts Mr.. Lodge, however mas
o ''' tho compliment. which he WI"
ociate of two rather critical no
~. ono in "Blackwood' on his being
u''' .rr,,dred Years Of Peace ana
e'"' rho Times" on this present VOL
one - roriniscences, republshed here
un. - constable. highly respec-
table firm .,.n - the Senate
t;s nosition in the Foreign heid
' s"a committee are supposed TO MAKE
Wv w.. opinions important as oi tou, ,'s
n 40 His presence on the ALASKA
'D'' - Commission, theoretcailE
poD, a.sod of impartial jurists' he beng
'Y ',,bsr rurist nor impartial causeu
i'''''' .o,,,,,ert Mt the time, though
s ,,, no official notice Of it was taken
pn, when Lord Alverstone' 10 MS eve, -.
Ing honor. in submission TO t"e ~"
ne a,.;derce gave casting vote III
~ @r If the United states. EnShshhien
ga ask whether Senator Lodge Wouir
O'U 80 as much for England had
10 and the evidence been on her
IA. cannot but remember that Aoiu
' ,,.us,ora was criticised and attacked
=. ,oca q, his countrymen VINO Kne"
,o,bing about the Alaska boundary OF
no merits Of the case. ] can never
forget with Mat dignity the Engiish-
horo these attacks. Save once ne
., Them rass in silence. But once a.
a public dinner, he said
~ there are those who think the
uonbers Of an international cominis-
sion ought to decide on grave ISSUES
o,herwise than according to the Id"
"a Tho evidence. such members must
;. sought elsewhere than on the Ehs
lsh Bench.
! cannot saw whether Senator Lodge
8, either ~ his two recent books, mas
ro,,ioned this incident. He has fouhu
.oo,o for remark on the Keenan,
Savers fight. where the conduct OIL '"7
,raians AZ the ring side filled me win
,r anger which I still think just. lie
.ooen.s the rufians Of the ring side as
representative Of the English people,
and says.
III Uas my first experience of what
* called fair play in England ana l oo
not think that I ever wholly recovered
from II although I have seen so many
instances of IT since that | have come
10 APPRECIATE what it means
Mr. Lodge uses the word "eXperi-
ence." Are we to understand that ne
was present at the Heenan-Sayers
fight That fight was fought April
nth. 1860. when Mr.. Lodge was not
quite ten years old. 1t is not usual
even in England. for boys Of that age
10 attend prizefghts, but | should not
think Of questioning Senator Lodges
Judgment on any kind of a fight when
he actually saw: nor doubt that he was
as competent 70 Judge then as now.
mean ONLY to ask him whether he
thinks the rufians at the Heenan-
Sayers ringside in 1860 were really
more typical Of their countrymen than
Lord Alverstone was when sitting on
the Alaska Commission in 1904. Per
haps may also ask him whether he
thinks imputations against English falr
Play, whether based on the conduct or
a mob al a prizefght or otherwise-im-
rutations made by man holding
distinguished position in public hte-
really tend 10 nourish good feeling and
friendly relations between England and
the United States? or does he carry
his rancour against England so FAR
that he does rot think friendly rela-
tons desirable? Does he think either
country or either people would be bet
Ter Of II instead Of the present friendly
relations a spirit Of hostility were to be
encouraged? Does he want peace or
var? And which Of the two, peace or
war, does he think his random accusa-
tons are most likely to promote?
Naturally, MIR. Lodges acrimony pro-
Nokes recriminations. II is pity. /
regret both the scrimony and the re-
ordinations. / think the English
would be better advised TO leave Mr..
Lodges attacks alone; II only for the
reason that 70 a great extent they an
s"er themselves. There is a great
strength in silence under SANDER.
mere Is the far more cogent reason
suggested above; that feeling on both
soes Is or may be envenomed by con-
10Y I ilf iNSIiSiis 90 "a f'cPi'' oAN
III no mind for controversy. Take the
Exemption clauses OF the Panama Act
nose clauses affect British interests
~a violate a treaty. They have neces-
'0y been discussed, but with mod
srs,ion.
""Ee In the Press, in Parliament. and
"a ne Foreign ONCE. the English have
e's'alned from accusations Of evil mo-
IVES They have discussed the ques-
'''h as matter Of business. They
nave certain rlrhta tn malnfain and