New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-16
THE SHAM. d"
An Engllshman's Comments on the
Sins of the Government.

A friend of The Tribune permits US TO
publish the following private letter from one
of his correspondents in England:
The desperate plight We are in
makes it difficult to write anything The
coalition government was so cunningy ~
ranged b. the Asquit'i Cabinet that those Of
the patr,t party who have office have insuf.
fcient voice. Carson's resignation is TIE
action of a man of strength of character.
What has interested me extremely is the
set of extracts given by The Morning Post.
from leader in The New York Tribune
called The Sham That paper has, | can
see, grasped the truth which ! wanted to out
before the American people when last year
asked if you could gee an article Of mine
inserted. Americans can now realize that II
was no want Of patriotism which made those
Of us who had suspicion of the game a1d
knew what liars the deceiving lawyers and
journalists in the Cabinet were. II was In
indignation against them, and it is still H.
dignation white hot against such treacheY
as Asquith's and Haldane's and Grey's.
mine was almost the first voice that spon
in any paper against Grey. Only one paper
would take it, and then it had to be wrapped
up in poetic form. Lloyd George was play
ing the fool with all our finances and rousirs
class hatred, but it is quite certain that
Asquth, Haldane and Grey had kept back
from him and others in the Cabinet much OF
the truth, and his eager attention TO NUM-
oh lev, nrafmffrQd a
he may be, as they.
81 don't know the date Of The New fo'k
Tribune which The Morning Post quotes
but compliment the editor on his grasp OF
the situation, and it is better, probably, thar
it should have been put by him than BY an
Englishman.
what to think Of your President ] DO
not know. do understand Roosevelt, Nno 81
any rate is a man and has acumen. | WISE
Americans generally would or could see ths'
to help Germany in any way means prolong'
ing a war that will financially cripple 81
Europe, and in the end American trade must
suffer. Whereas, without going TO wal
America might easily stop the war and emo
the unspeakable cruelties by telling Germany
that all trade between her and the United
States will be stopped if she does not cease
her evil ways.
Though The New York Tribune $50 Tar
as the extracts in The Morning Post give
its words from the article) has grasped the
truth, there is still more OF the truth which
is not in those extracts which has placed Us
at home and abroad in this desperate plight
ut is impossible to foresee anything, De-
cause, with the constitution broken down 0!
the most unfortunate assent Of the sovereign
who evidently did not see what he was 90
trieked by his scoundrel advisers
we cannot judge anything.
There are no more of our own RELATIONS
(my wife's and mine), so far as we Know,
still to join the forces Every one who IS Q,
the age and is capable is in one or other ..
the services. The upper classes OF OfeS,
Britain have responded to the call freely an'
have, ! think, few 'slackers'; so has the W.
per middle class, and so in many parts y,
the country the lower class. The 'slaekeH
are chiefly, think, of the lower middle Class,
"One of my wife's cousins. the Earl o.
-. actually enlisted as a private soidls'
and is now lance corporal. II was good IT
tention on his part, but it was throw.s
away his position. because as an offieer ~
would have commanded more influence. This'
however. he may yet have the chance to do
il his life is spared.
Badly as England has been governed ara
desperate as the condition is. the old country
is standing in defence OF justice aud righ'
against the mos, hendish Of all plots and inc
most dcvilish of cruelties.
What 'neutrals' seem TO us in this we
and death struggle must not say. Neutrality
that looks on assassin and defender AS equs',
ly at fault-or acts AS IL it dds not "
high moral standing or noble courage. Much
could be done by unselfsh neutrals (withoa.
entering into war; by effective arrestins o.
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