New-York tribune., 1876-02-02
MORE LIGHT ON THOMAssEN's CAREER.

LONDON. Wednesday, Feb 2, 1876.
A report presenting the results of their in
vestgaton into the Bremerhaven explosion. has been
published by the Bremen authorities who intend 1t to
rectify and stimulate further inquiries Ii
states that according to his own disposition the name
OF the perpetrator was william King Thomson
He born in Brooklyn in 1880; HIS
parents who rgnsy emgIated from mamorE aske0 10
prisoner when running the blockade during tne s as sth
where he passed under the maine of Thomas. He men
TONED Miders skdmore OF New York as an accomphse
former crimes accompices. His wife supposed his
lame was Alexander. He had tattooed arm. .,.,,
underwriters plotted against the safety Of vessels pre-
vous to 1875. Noris there any evidence except an m
that he insured any be shipped the Mosel
Deutschland observations made by Thomson point
small n1 box to tho o%er. as Of the Moe declaring
it contained greenbaeks, and that he intended
snred goods on the Rhcn, which had started
from Bremen for NeTYork for $4,000 through the the
vious TO his departure in November, 1873, Thomson
anxiously waited for letter from England, which he
concealed when 10 arrived
BRITISH OPINION OF THE CUBAN NOTE.
LONDON. Wednesday, Feb. 2, 1875
The Times TODAY, in an editorial on Secre-
tary Fish and the Monroe doctrine, the announce
ment that the United States had invited the cooperation
OF European powers in relation 10 Cuba caused mingled
thrill OF and relief What has become OF the
doctrine the first question which presented
itself public mind 1t proceeds to quote from the
report Of interview with Secretary Fish, and COM
ments thereon as follows:
Mr.. Fish's arguments much what we would expect
from asute statesman feeling bound TO respect pop
uar preludces while recedng from untenable posi-
tion and minimizing obsolete princples HIS admission
that lie has invited European Governments TO examine
the state of things 10 Cuba would be quite sufficient to
raise popular clam the M.nros maSSaiioe aGr,rne
Of the American people. Ihs admission
I'm fact interpreted as deliberate attenuation not
surrender Of that famous dogma. Mr.. Fish, whe ne
labors TO show that he holds the traditional American
policy careful all modern developments
Of and accretiOns Monroes principles, that he leaves
almost nothing the OF doctrine SO long pro-
claimed az the keystone OF American liberties
The article combats Mr. Fish's theory that Canning
wns the originator OF the Monroe doctrine, and COLI
cludcs:
Mouroes idea unfortunately became further corrupted
until IL degenerated into barren OF America for the
Americans Its bad effects have been mtigated IN prac
tice by the good OF American atbough
action and kept many perious questions open
which might have been usefIlly closed by Dip
lomacy. Many Americans had come TO believe
tha the Of foreign colonies upon the soil OF the
aggeratons OF originally foolish claim we are glad TO
that Mr. Fish has withdrawn. and that he shapes bis
policy rather by the preccdents OF Monroes Adminstrt
ton than by the principles OF Monroes message Mr
Fish declares his invitation 70 the European Powers
falls outside the scope Of the Monroe doctrine because
Cuba. still technically Spanish colony, mas not
Munroes Message clearly excludes the interference OF
any European power except Spain IN Cuba ms spif
Mr.. Fish has utterly cast out. III he Is willing 10 read
the doctrine backwards ana interpret ~ accord
Ing counsels of Canning which the original dogma
directly trayersed shall not gldge MN success IN
his efforts TO preserve appearance OF consistency