Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-27
The President and Mr.. Blaine
are Arranging a
VIGOROUS DIPLOMATIC POLICY
Venzuela to be Protected From England. An
Offensive and Defensive Alliance.
England Treating America With Great
Discourtesy in Diverse Ways-A Desire
to Gust Gen. Ordway-Venzaela
at the Worlds Fair.

Special to the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-In an article,
which attracted some attention. the Post
said this morning that Blaine's absence from
Washington would not hinder state depart
ment business. Vigorous, though not rash,
management Of foreign affairs is the policy
OF the president and Blaine. IL is an open
secret that their plans have had quite an
extensive range and there is no doubt that
they viii soon begin 10 bedisclosed. Recent
events have tended to hasten developments.
England's disposition to crowd the United
States IS always apparent, and the late
Italian incident has shown that we are liza
bic TO have serious difficulties with Europ-
can powers. 4 somewhat new policy to-
ward the European nations is therefore now
controlling the administration.
Some of the minor measures are TO reu-
der the strongest possible support TO Ven
eZuela in her resistance TO the encroach-
strengthen our hold upon the Sandwich
Islands and 10 take an active interest'in the
republic of Liberia, establishing line of
steamers 10 Monrovia and so strengthen
the black republic that by the means of her
growth and without ourselves coloniZing
any territory we may penetrate better than
any other nation Tito the heart OF Africa
and secure our share of trade with the in
terror of that continent.
THE ADMINISTRATION
has also determined that civil war in Chill
shall come to an end. Blaine has at all
times been resoiute on this point and has
been watching for an opportunity when we
could intervene without offending either
side and cause peace to be made. II we are
ever TO exert ourselves 10 promote peace
and civil order in the Western hemisphere.
the president and Blaine believe now is the
time
The more important and far more difficult
and delicate business of reaching an I'M
derstanding with France and Russia, is be-
ing considered, contemplating their aid
to the United States in certain possible
emergencies, the Post cannot learn with
precision; but it is clearly seen by the adj
miniStration that while the American policy
can never be to maintain standing armies
and navieS as large IS those of the Euro
pean powers Yet that present conditions, in
respect to the United States and those
powers, cannot always continue as they
now are.
Italy becomes angry because two of her
alleged citizens are massacred and the as
sassins are not instantly punished, and she
threatens US unbecomingly. England
which behaves generously toward little
bankrupt Portugal, acts most ungenerously
towards the United States.
SHE UNDERMINEs Us
in the Sandwich islands, crowds into Cen
tral America against our Monroe policy, ex-
cites irritation against us III Canada and re-
fuses TO allow TO go into effect our perfect
and satisfactory arrangement made with
her consent with New foundland. More
than all she most upjustly thrusts into the
seal fisheries of Behring sea. in which,
when Russia owned them England never
made the slightest claim to participate, and
when Blaine vigorously resistS she coolly
proposes that while the question is being
settled both America and Canada shall cease
TO kill seals in these waters.
The president and Mr.. Blaine are not to
be credited with ordinary discernment and
courage if they have not contemplated
French and Russian arrangement. No for
nal treaty for offense and defense is to be
negotiated, for under no circumstances now
imaginable would the United States take
part
IN A EUROPEAN WAR,
but such a treaty, binding the United States
to do this. is not necessary and an under
standing is to be reached on the various
points and one of them will be such as to
give the United States, in case of a conflict
with any European nation should become
unavoidable, assistance of the armies and
navies of France and Russia. our traditional
and natural allies. That oral conferences
are going forward between the administra-
ton and the proper representatives of
France and Russia there is no longer any
reason for keeping secret, and that the
whole facts will soon become public we have
no doubt.