While this journal is gratified by the messages of commendation of the editorial article "British Criticism" which appeared in these columns a few days ago, it is by no means oblivious of the fact that some of the sentiments therein expressed have met with the disapproval of others. It would indeed be a dull world if there were no disagreement, but it is interesting to note that in the two letters of opposition which have been published in the correspondence columns, the argument of the writers is founded upon two fundamental errors. That of NeXITIC AIKAVOLsOcHCEZC seems to be that because the motto of this journal is "Impartial not Neutral" it is not allowed to have an opinion of its own. The other ENGLISH-BUT-NOT-PROUD-OP-IT proof a bad job, until the world regains some portion of its old sanity. Fortunately the old Jingo days have disappeared, but there is still some significance in the first words of the chorus of a popular song of that time:—
We don't want to fight; but, by jingo, if we do, "We've got the ships, we've got the men, and we've got the money too.
We don't want to fight, but in endeavouring to avoid it there has been no betrayal: the duty of this generation to itself and posterity will be betrayed if matters are yet allowed to get into such a state that the sword and the sword alone can solve this tragic problem.
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