Mr. J. Bright on. the Jealousy of Russia.

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 90, 5 February 1887, Page 6 (Supplement)

Mr. J. Bright on. the Jealousy of Russia.

Mr John Bright having receded a Ijetter from Mr Oarr, of Cheltenham,. With regard ta the relations of England and Russia, has. sent the following reply t— 4 -*- Otoe Ash, Bochdale, October 26. Dea.r Sin— l. thank you |or your friendly letter and for your good wishes as to foreign affairs. I Relieve all our fear and jealousy of Russia is. misplaced. Russia has not made war upon us, England made tjhe Crimean war,, which, cost Russia some hundreds of thousands of lives. Russia, in my opinion, has.n,o dream eVen o£ invading IndJA, and, our fears of her arise- from aw position as conquerors ijo, our Indian Empire. We $eize and. annex Buruiah, uud menace Russia if she approaches Afghanistan . I^e deny Russia the- right of entering $he Mediterranean; by the- Black Sea, and w.eti'eaj; hjw? as an, euomy always ip be suspected and guarded, against. ?Jhat Russia should £n some degree Retaliate is not unlikely, or unnatural. There. is. np other country iift Europe Ifcot would be more, friendly with us tijhan Russia would be if England would, be, frienjdly withi Russia. These liews^are not easily accepted by those Tjho, defended the Crimean War, but something has been learned from that great crime and great calamity, and 5 hope no. Minister will again, be able tp drag us into agjather congest. I millions of our people, would, consider this great question ; itmigja* $aye much to them and thdir children* —Agajn, thanking you f o*- your kiudi Iptteri I, am,, very- respectfully yows, JpHp, 88-iQfljr. Mr James Carr, 2,, t,. Cheltenham,.