Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-18
England. the Octopus

To the Editor or the DiSpa'N"' .
While our lav-nakers are wranBiins
about tarins-things OF Local ihteres,-
grim. old England IL enveiopihs 10 ia "''
folds like a huge octopus. A.. a,
From Nova Scotia. all along the A.
,antlc coast. the Gulf OF Mexico. lne Gar
ribean Sea. and the Pacific; from fanaIha
IN Vancouver. she has her naVal-stauonS
and strong places. 90
At Vancouver where we ouSht ~
have permitted her TO plant htisVh Gu
has established a Manifestation Oh III
strength and importance 10 hei' an" 20 -
From IL she domineers the isiahus Vi '',e
Pacific. our own and the MeNiCan 49, 800
unon her one side: and Siberian ports uPo"
tho other. She has been lately running
tost-trains from Halifax TO vancouver
IN see how she can operate by that way
In defence OF India. ,,a,.
For. I'm view of the designs OF huSsit
and France, both now down upon ~
verv borders of India-Russia upon inc
northwest. France upon the southeas'-
her route thither, by way OF tne Meui''
rancan and the Suez canal WIN pe Sio'' y,
20 nor yyhenever hostilties with either OF
these powers may begin Ana no" onv
manning TO control the Nicaraguan routV:
Dasnite the Monroe doctrine, ana au OF
orr treaties she has established herseH
close on its tanks. and we may sooi, nv"'
Of her meddling in the earn isiahu9'
which are the best points from "p'ch "
command the approach to Greyto"h' aiin'
we hear. British ships are bouhu uieie
now. .,,o,
The past history of the Panama 'calla'
route has laid that aside ior inc p 'e'o,'.'
II is a desirable route for European
troft,c hut not for us. We have no trace
now with the Pacific countries. south Oh
Panama. And the difficulties OF construct
ing a canal there seem almost inSuperaD!c'
The Nicaraguan route is far nearer 10 oul
Pacific trade than the other-by many
davs-and affords n defensible and IN
extensive canal. which England VIII Coh-
troll unless we do. and that soon >,
Senator John T. Morgan. To whoin an
men pay Difference for ms ciea' IIi'e't 49, -
strict integrity. and hish couiase' a
continually pressed this important supJec'
mon our countrymen; and II now seems
,be time is at hand for us to adopt NJ
once a decided and vigorous policy TO-
wards England and her eyer-increasins
and dangerous military preparations
against us. l.. ., do,.,
throw her fleet and army into the 'heSa-
neake bay, where we nave hothihS va,
the antiquated Fortress Monroe az
mufTlod by pleasure-hotels-to make them
afraid. 1900. .
From Vancouver she can sweep our
whole Pacific coast. -
II the Governor of Texas was wrong IN
his assertion OF States rights ms sue
,ions that a foreign war may be whoie-
some lust now have smack OF WISDOM.
We have suffered some Of 1.-THE cankers
~ a long peace" and we have Generals
Coxev. Debs & Co. bent on blood-and We
had better cool their hot valor on foreign
foes than upon our own people. Inter
necine strife is too recent in our country
for any who have experience in II not 10
prefer 10 avert it by a foreign war when
we have n foe so worthy and a cause 81
good right at our doors.
Let us say 10 Great Brltaln' III u,''''ls
tokable language. Keep your hands of
that Nicaraguan canal" come what may
of Ii. ~ H.