Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-08

heroes. The bit of territory in dispute is of small value, while good relations with the United States are of the highest value to us and civilization.
 The Spectator says:
 President Cleveland addressed Great Britain in the tone of a master in laying down principles so absolutely. His sent ences read as if Great Britain was order- ed to choose arbitration or war. Negoti- ations will not be carried on In that tone unless the president and the American people are seeking war, a crime of which we would not even mentally accuse them.
 The Economist, treating of the same subject, declares that MT. Cleveland's words means that Great Britain must not defend what she considers her own soil against any Spanish-American state under penalty of the United States de- claring war. It is impossible for Lord Salisbury to yield to such pretentions, yet it is more difficult for him to deal with them so as to avoid exasperatin American feeling. His only sensible course is to repudiate seeking for any extension of territory and do nothinga leaving on Venezuela or the Unitef States the responsibility for aggressoy z
 All of these supposed leaders of hi c class opinion in England make the us {. commonplace reference to the Amer wi vote influencing utterances of thoioS n political life.
 Alluding to the suppression by the for eign office of the consular statements concerning the massacreS at Anatolia, the Spectator says it hopes the foreign committee of the American senate will procure the publication of Minister Ter rells dispatches, as it is quite clear that he has not minced matters in reporting to his government.
 By agreement between the powers the official details of the massacres are meanwhile withheld, as their publication would endanger the safety of the consuls and ambassadors. It is held to be possi- ble that the sultan, if his deposition were imminent, might permit or incite an at, tack on the embassies. During the revo- lution that resulted in the dethronement of Abdul Aziz the Russian ambassador filled the precincts of the embassy with Montenegrins. The Austrian embassy was guarded by hundreds of Croats and the French embassy by marines. The British embassy is by far the strongest of any embassy in Constantinople, and is best adapted for defense against sud- den attack. 1t stands in its own spa- cious grounds overlooking the Golden Horn It's one entrance is fanked by massive structures, in which guards are constantly on duty A strong and solidly built iron fence 10 feet high surrounds all the grounds. Report has it that its internal armament includes several can non. Sir Henry Elliott. the British am- bassador at the time of the deposition of Abdul Aziz, deemed the security of the embassy so complete that he took none of the extra precautions adopted by other ambassadors. The report that Sir Phil lip Currie. the British ambassador, has called in blue jackets from the British guardship to guard the embassy is doubtful.
 Said Pasha has chosen the best refuge in the city. In the event of the sultan being deposed and the powers selecting a successor pledged to reforms, Said Pasha is the man who is most likely to be made grand vizier.
 Letters have been received from Alden stating that the Arab revolt in Arabia is spreading. Indian pilgrims arriving at Jedda have been warned that it is unsafe for them to attempt to proceed to Mecca without an escort. Medina, the city which contains the tomb of Moham- med, is inaccessible, being surrounded by insurgents.
 Sir Matthew White Ridley, the home secretary, has undertaken to reconsider the case of Mrs Florence Maybrick, the American woman who is undergoing life Imprisonment on conviction of having some years ago poisoned her husband, a well-known Liverpool merchant. Mrs. Maybrick's friends are hopeful that Sir Matthew will find grounds to release the prisoner