The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-19
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 THE VENEzUELIN CRISIS.
 q am nevertheless firm in my con- viction that while it is a gl'ieyous thing to contemplate the two great English speaking peoples of the world as being otherwise than friendly competitors in the onward march of civilization and strenuous and worthy rivals in all the arts of peace, there is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows a supine sub- mission to wrong and injustice, and the consequent loss of national self-respect and honor beneath which is shielded and defended a peoples safety and great ness"
 These are noble words, and what has happened since they were made public shows that the people of this country have no idea of supinely submitting to wrong and injustice in the Venezue- Ian matter. They are not exactly up in arms yet, but they are up in spirit and in speech. All over the country the approval of the Presidents attitude appears to be general and hearty. A Kentucky man telegraphs the Presi- dent that he has a full battery recruit cd and ready to be called to fight Eng land. Naval officers are said to be pleased with the idea that they may has voted $1O000O for the commission suggested by the President, bills to ap- propriate $1O0, ,00O, ,OO0 for military equip ment have been introduced in both the house and the senate, and the senate committee on foreign relations will sit during the holiday recess.
 Of course there is some dissent. The Presidents message is not popular in England. It has created surprise and anger" there. There is some criticism of it in this country. Professor Wool sey is reported as saying that the President has not paid enough attention to international law. The New York Evening Post more than hints at "polit- ical lodges" Other mugwump friends of the President fear that he has gone too far. And there is some sober shrinking from even the possibility of war. But on the whole the first out burst of public opinion is strongly with the President.
 As war will not be declared soon, if at all, there will be ample time for the excitement to wax or Wane, as events may cause it to do. And as there are several ways by which war can be avoided it will be wise for the warlike to wait awhile and see what happens. There is one part of the message which has not yet received much attention that indicates one way out of the trou- ble. The President said Great Brit aims present proposition has never thus far been regarded as admissible by Venezuela though any adjustment of the boundary which that country may deem for her advantage and may enter into of her own free will cannot, of course, be objected to by the United States" If the President meant this, and it is to be supposed he did, then if Venezuela should make up" with Great Britain this country would have no further concern with the matter. This doesn't appear to be very consist ent with the Monroe doctrine, as it is generally understood. If, with the con- sent of Venezuela, Great Britain gets a hold in that country which may be menacing or dangerous to this it is diffi- cult to see how the Monroe doctrine is to be upheld by the acquiescence of this country in the friendly arrangement.
 Whatever happens, it is almost incon- ceivable that there will be war between the. two nations which, of all the na- tions of the earth, have the highest interes. in being at peace with each other. That there may be peace with honor will be the hope and the prayer of all the people in both countries who rightly appreciate the situation.
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