The San Francisco call., 1895-12-20

the Americans should there be struggle.
Jose Costa. Consul of Uruguay-Civil-
ization has advanced too far for a war to
result between England and the United
States on account of Venezuela territory.
Reason will take the place of feeling and
the matter will be settled peaceably.
Saburo Koya, Consul for Japan-As a
student of international law, l have been
intensely interested in the controversy
| now pending. There is every reason to be-
lieve that no war will ensue. In the first
place, disinterested students OF history
will have observed that the rela tions, both
social and business, of England and the
United States have been growing more
friendly each year. The bonds thus es-
tablished have in no case been weakened
by any strong unfriendly spirit, and unless
an issue vitality affecting both countries
arises there will be no appeal to arms.
Besides. l believe that the diplomats of
these two great nations are far too wise to
allow of the necessity for ph ysical force in
matter that can be settled by arbitra-
ton.
Alexander X. Coney, Consul for Mexico
A war between England anu the United
well be called. of the world, would be an
awful calamity. hope there will be none.
AS to its probability cannot say. do
not see how Mexico would be involved in
the result.
Camille Martin, Consul for Spain-I
have read with interest of the trouble be-
tween England and America. There will
be no war. Some way will be found by the
diplomats for settling the matter. I can
not see, though, how Mr.. Cleveland can re-
cede from his position, now that the chief
legislative body of the Nation and the en-
tire press OF the country, without regard to
party, have declared he was right.
Rafael Gallegos, Consul for Costa Rico
l approve of Cleveland's message and also
OF the Monroe doctrine and believe that
they should be upheld. / hardly antic-
pate war as an outcome of this pres ent
difficulty, but think it will be amicably
settled within short time by arbitration
Captain W. S. Merry-The action of
President Cleveland receives the general
approval Of the American people because
they believe in the maintenance of the
Monroe doctrine as necessity to the
peace and welfare of this and all other
an aggressive policy against the United
States in the Bering Sea, in Alaska, in Mica
ragua, Brazil and Venezuela. being appar-
emily determined to extend her boundaries
regardless of right or justice. We have
been very quiescent until pushed to the
wall, and the Government apparently
thinks it time to assert its rights. In fact
it is probable that greater firmness hereto
fore would have prevented the present
difficulty. In Alaska England advances
her boundary claims, and without pre-
tense of consideration for the United
States occupies the territory ceded to
US by Russia with military police
The American people will not ultimately
permit wrong against their country
where that wrong is made plainly appar-
ent; and, as the President remarks, ma
tional disgrace is worse than war, bad as
that may be. In Nicaragua England has
pursued the same arbitrary course, regard
less of American interests, relying upon
our indifference and the military weakness
of that republic. The position of our
country on the Monroe doctrine may as
we'll be established now as at later period,
when we have sacrificed our self-respect.
The "balance of power" on the Amer
lean continent is as important to US as tn Q
"balance of power" so often quoted by
English statesmen in Europe.
E. A. Pesoli, acting Consul for France,
was too impressed by the possibility of his
being so unwise as to say something indis-
Greet that he absolutely refused to express
an opinion of any sort. The other Con-
suls who thought it best to say nothing
were E. Calderon of Salvador, Adolph
Rosenthal of Germany, M. Carrillo of Qua
temala, Charles T. Wilder of Hawaiian
Islands, Wilfred B. Chapman of Belgium,
John Simpson of Denmark, and Robert B.
Huie of Peru.