Show OUR AND AITO greeb 11 petition tion of cuba caba and crete turkey and tho the TJ S analogous no one of manly instine ts could read the editorial article in yesterdays journal by the rev kev charles 11 parkhurst Park huret on the treatment of chivalrous greece by the allied great powers of europe without a thrill of fervent sympathy if it is cowardly and brutal says gays dr parkhurst parl Par hurt khurt for one man to stand by bj unconcernedly t chile bile six bullies are pounding a poor stripling not half the size of any of his tors it is no less cowardly and brutal for liberty loving americans to watch in mute inaction the process by which luesia germany autria austria italy france and en england seek to pummel little greece goreee e into to the mcharo barbarian that is ia natural honest sentiment at but it is ia not the sort of sentiment that is influential in id shaping international conduct dr is ia of the opinion that the united states should make a protest it in behall of greece who has so EO gallantly d drawn rawn the sword to free crete front from turkish tyran tyranny nv were we to offer I 1 that protest among the thing certain to happen besides a pressing invitation to mind our own business would be an inquiry as to the beam in the american eye which is ie so io i o quit quick k to detect the motes ii in other aves in cuba vie have a crete anda and a greece of our own it is true that we have not sent our car ships and sk to fire upon the patriots patrio tg of the bland who are fig fighting gatin for liberty but had we lone clone so oi our ir assistance si stance to spain could scarcely have been more effective the rule of the turk is not a whit more despotic corrupt cruel and maddening denin thau is the rule of the a span spaniard i ard both are medieval and au an offence offense to lo civilization and humanity in history tile the treat treatment men t of greece by the christian powers will look no do blacker than will our treatment of the cuban cadee up ud to this time not duty not liber libe r ty loving sympathy not high 11 mindel minded generosity have the american policy but a prudence that is not I 1 more ore elfish and sordid than it ij shortsighted short sighted for the safe men who have induced this ibis policy of cowardly and brutal inactions inaction out of deference to what they chev in their littleness conceive to be e our business inter eats are preachers of a gospel essentially senti ally lly hostile to the american spirit if the plea of self interest suffices to acquit a free nation of guilt when it stands by and sees an oppressed people at its doors robbed and ana slaughtered ered will not the game earne plea suffice sud ice to justify poverty and greed in gra grasping at poverty through the ballot box the briz business iness seafe shown in educating by example the mae masses maeef sf of the people into the conviction that no material sacrifice should ever be made or even risked r for etler t ie sake oLd right to ti any mind w which 7 M le power to think of the possibilities of the day after tomorrow to morrow while we permit spain to carry fire and word sword through cuba in a vain war i a people justly and bravely in in insurrection lest our interference by lawful recognition of the belligerent rights of the tha revolutionists might cost us some money we are in no position to lecture the christian powers of europe on their unchristian christian un conduct yet dr warm words are truo true and sound and timely wrong is wrong whether it be committed on the grand scale or the small His torys judgment is a moral judgment in ili its forma tion business interests inte reste real or imaginary count for what they are worth and no more in the retrospect troa tro peet whatever may be tho the case in the present cowardice and brutality are sure to be stripped of their dis disguises liseq They will he be unable to ask mask themselves as respectable pec table caution or wise statesmanship right is right eternally |