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Show i d win ion rum ii ljs. 1 1 ' K Chloaio mlnlttar, apaaklni In bla I f. aarmon about tha Vanriuali dllllcully, J takaa oooaalon lo alata that wan ara no I( loaiar wagad far avKrandlaainant, ai by anotaut Homa; or for paillma, aa by Larbarlant; or for maroanllla rraaona, Si but for prlnolplaa. ltihould ba ntad- f laaa to polal out tha fact that vary taw j; wan baTa avrr baan wnad for prlnolplaa allher In aucl.al or modaro -. .1 tlmaa. Wara ganarally hata olhar I 'j eauiaa than tba vindication of pnn- 5 olpla. 1 ; Tha ptaiant alluatlon In tho Orlanl la ! '! aucb that wara JKuropa concarnad about tha honor ol Ilia quickly ' , paiitng century, or abaul tba - 1 triumph of tba moral and alblcal i prluolplia that ihould eaulKula Hi ' Drowning glory, lhara would ba a !' ganaral oruaada, aurpaaalng any ra- ' oordad In blitory, ; A kuudiad yaan agu tbara waa a i, drama anaotad In aaatara ICuiopa, ' whloh filled all lha aiuall oaunlrlri ' . with fair. It raraalad tha pukllo ' moral of lha laal caaluiy In all lla , bldaoua rattanntaa. That wai tba alTlaaetlon of l'oland, c niiatrd lu 17b whan itmaia, I'ruaila and Aua-trta Aua-trta apiwartd aa pnueii'il aolora. Krauoa, which altt-r lla oviurauuwal by lha groat raviiiuiUin bauamo tha prolfutur of lha mallur ilatti, waial that tiuia unabla to lulrI.T, aud tlia work want nu. At tha and of Mill ci ntuiy, tkato la i anolhor drama anaotad on tha very ; ; thraahold of Kurope, r uilmllug ol tua fact that tha publlu mural haa not materially obaiitiad alnco 17l'o. Armenia Ar-menia appeala today In vain to the ChrUllan world for drllverai ta Imni lha tluhteulng ;ratp of a innnatr'Ua I opprataor. There ta nu loaner au.onK l( Ibr Kumpeau natloua any oampiou uf the rUhli of the weak, and ttnire Ii , no Byron to awateu with hit ioui; Hie iV iiuiuherlrg noble freilnio hiiinaulty and Intplre tbtiu t'i acllon, aa be did for UlreiY. IS i ('brilliant mutt ba inlltring dtath and the iie.olatinn u( their country; wumtu and chl dnn mu.t be rt inel to tlie wiuter In Ihe nii.uniaiut without iu'-flolaot iu'-flolaot fond or olothee, wh lo l-:uro.a i U celebrating the ohiof of Chnatlau teetivati, pai.ltig the quvatlon from one oabluat to auolher, "Am 1 my broluoi'a ; The general Htuatlail wai well lllui. I trated In tha recent war eiolleoient 1 buuv Vauiauala, No auuntr bad tba I thrilling tneiaaje of Frcalrlent CleTe-l.nd CleTe-l.nd been read in Congriei than Hie I'.uroiiran. preia almoit nnanlniiutly denied tha right of a ilrongar country lo Hand up In dofeuie of lla weaker brother. The Idea of flghUliJI lor a principle aeetneJ prepoateroui tu ttaleeiuen on t1 a other lido ol the wat.r, The amaller Halea In Kuropa are entirely ticluiled from Hie "coo-out "coo-out of poweri," and It wa taken for granted that a Hmllar neie ol aflalra mu'teilttoo thli continent. In the nnental ijui Hlon, tha world bat been laliiiht the leaian th il Ktl'ope It 111' willing, if not unabv.lj uphold uillce among nation! appea.'lng In bar Inr protection; In the Vanetuelan allalr, a proteai haa been giTi naaiutt Ibe lead-lug lead-lug power of Mill continent taking a ddlerent p itltion and maii'.lng on lair play lu the reiatloni of a great power lo a imaller. VV h.t will be tha eerd ct of Impaillal hlitory aa to tha growth of the rinard ol humanity lor pnn ! plei dlirlni! the pren nl renlur)7 |