New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
CRITICISM
AND BOOK NEWS
A Popular History of Our International
Relationships and External Policies
De Morgans 'Paradoxes.

Of our international relationships and
Of the great principles Of our external
policies of state In the words of q
United States Senator of generation
ago, "What have we cared for
Abroad?' 1t is high time we learned.
This work will teach us, without
targling Us up m minutiG. This is "a
history Of our diplomacy, not diplo-
matte history.
Il is difficult TO enter into details in
a review OF work Of such scope and
length. Suffice 10 10 say that the author
conscientioUsly seeks impartiality, and
achieves 80. lie is pro-Amcrican, and
promoting else. He is as frank about
English dealings with us in the past as
he is about the callous buslnesshke in
wardness Of Frances aid 10 us during
the Revolution, around which We have
thrown a halo Of unselhsh sentiment
lie demolishes other cherished tradi-
tiOns among them some traditions of
American Craftsmanship" The legend
of Russians century-old friendship for
the United States he dissipatos Ac-
cording % him. it had it's rise in the
mutual admiration OF Jefferson and
Alexander ]. the admirer, also, for q
while. of Napoleon, As for the incident
of the Russian warships sent 10 New
York in 1868. DR.. Johnson holds that
their "no unfriendly purpose. as the
Cars minister at Washington eX-
pressed it. had nothing 20 do with pos
sible complications for us with England
and France:
Russia's ships did not come TO
our ports at crucial time. but af-
go
intervention was over, and the tri-
umph of the Union was practically
assured. They reached New York
al the end Of September, 1868.
Roebucks motion for rec
ignition of the Confedcracy was
withdrawn on July l3, and on Sep
TENDER the two Confederate
ircnclads we've seized by the Brit
ish government After that there
was nothing more clearly seen
than that Great Britain would make
no further movement toward
Intervention. or even recognition
OF the Confoderacy. And If Great
Britain would not do so, no other
power would on October
Is. 1868. Charles sumner, who, as
chairman Of the Senate Committee
on Foreign Affairs, should have
been well lnI OrmtO, wrote TO JoNN
Bright: "Wny is that feet gath
cred here? Ny theory is that
when IL left the Baltic war with
France was considered as quite
possible. and It was determined
not to be sealed mp at Crons-adt;
# az New York. they could take the
French expedition at Vera Cruz"
As 20 this fleets sealed orders. moth
ing. DIR. Johnson says in conclusion, has
ever come to light either IN Washington
or s.. Petersburg. "In the absence of
a scintilla Of proof that they ever ex-
listed. il is not difficult to form an opin-
ion as 10 the facts in the CASE
The author closes with the words
whose wisdom is perennial: There can
be no greater error than 10 expect or
calculate upon real favors from nation
20 nation. TO be prepared for
war is one of the most efectual means
of preserving peace.
There are twelve portraits OF great
American statesmen and diplomats. The
appendix contains q complete catalogue
Of all treaties and international agree
ments 20 which the United states has
been "a party. the texts Of numerous
treaties and related documents, and a
list Of Presidents, Secretaries Of state
and american representatives abroad
before and since the Constitution.