The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-05
NEW YORK HERALD.
dew York, Tuesday, April 5, 1914.



Will there be warl war with England' war with
Mexcol war with any countryl This is the qdes
ton that agates most profoundly all business men
capitalists, and especially all respectable loaters'
who have nothing TO do, but 10 discuss and talk
In reply we answer. that so far as We can Judge
and TO the extent of our information we do not be-
heve there is any immediate probability OF war
nor will there be TO- several years TO come mere arc
difficulties in our foreign relations, but noth''s ye'
insurmountabe. Let US examine them
With England the only really important Po'h' .
the Boundary Question The Carolhe' 'he OieoN'
and other matters are questions OF accommodation
not principle. The fright OF search Is an aostrac-
ton as vet and cannot cause quarrel, I'LL England
trv &c nut il into practice on our ships OF war. On
this oont we have received private accounts from
Paris, stating that the French government have de-
clared TO General Cas-, our minister there, that
sould ever the question of the right OF search be-
come cause Of war between England and the Uni
ted States, assure the government at Washington,
that France will be found on the side of the United
States, as in the revolution Of l776" To this we
add the Russian government, too, at proper time
There is nothing therefore, in our relations with
England at present to alarm us, except the Bounda-
ry Question, but should Lord Ashburton return with
out etiectng any settlement, danger may come upon
the world. As to the Hogan affair at Rochester, it
Is bagatele, and Hogan himself an impudent
fellow, only deserving of public contempt of both ma
lions
In our relations with Mexico and Texas, our 60
vernment has taken moderate lat decisive steps.
General w. Tho npson is his way to Mexico,
with instructions TO make peremptory demand Of
the liberation of the American prisoners. ,citin ten
days. If this demand refused he is to demand his
passports and return home. 1t will then be deter
mined whether the American squadron shall go 10
Vera Cruz, and repeat upon the MeXcans TIE lesson
that France taught them This policy will be sup
ported by France, but will cause no general war.
In the meantime Texas will carry on the war on'her
own hook, and settle her Mexican relations at the
point OF the bayonet by land while the United
States squadron may do by sea, if the prisoners
are not delivered up.
But although there will be ne immediate war,
there is great deal Of alarm-and the seeds for
future war are undoubtedly sown all over the world
If Lord Ashburton, now expected every momert
should return TO England without e1ecting any set.
clement, any point, danger will spring from that
which will lead to war 1t is this view of public
affairs, coupled with the bitter malevoence which
the dominant party in Congress indicates towards
the President and the neglect of all public business
In both Houses that causes the pressure and panic
in the money market, which has produced more
failures, embarrassments, and bankruptcies, than
we had in the fatal year 1887. Let hope for the
best. Mr.. Clay has resigned perhaps that's COED
sign.