The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-24
WAR WITH THE BRITISH
THE cONSEorENrEs 10 TIRGiNfi
NOUN III DISASTROUS.
The Tarin Would be Increased four-fold
ia the south While the North Would be
Greatly benefited Monroe Doe
trine Not Involved.


To the Editor OF The Times;
sir.-i write TO thank you for your eA-
collent editorials on the question OF 'he
relations between this country ana
Great Britain The consequences Of an
other war 20 Virginia would be horrible
I'm the extreme. As an agricultural state
she would Doe enormously the SUFFERER
The tariff would be Increased tour-ioiu
and The pensions vastly advanced The
people would groan Tor century under
new taxes. The northern states, on lne
other hand, would come out OF the war
greatly benefited. As the scene OF an
Inc armvthe army contracts, the prohls
would 20 10 northern caplaii7''' ~.
war could not bee carried on "isnO"'
loans. which during the war "ouiu ~
had from northern BANNERS d. -
count and paid after the war al hish
prernium. our poor State would be pick
cd as clean as Christmas turkey
Dut war; ,yarl Is the cry in Which
Democrats. ropulists. and Repuphcahs
unite. Strange Union indeed. val
also saw before one iot or title OF the
ruf,ie honor or public safety be sufieh-
deredt But that is the very point 10 "o
decided. Surely a war instituted ioi any
other reason than the puhlc ho"oi
public safety. certain as war Is 10 ",in5
with 10 disaster 20 every interest,"
,,inia and stain our hands with the nloou
~ thousands can never bee JUSTIFIED De-
fore God or mani Now, where Us lne
uoirt of h0n0r2 Are we under any treaty
o.iigatiou 10 Venezuela 10 take her quar-
rels ON our shoulders If we are. III mas
never been limited az in the public press
There is. I'm fact no such treaty, "l" ~
promise of any kind made 10 N"ne@u,'a
which lays the United states hh'ti ui,
slightest weight of duty. Are we jun
nv any rule of International law 10 lH-
terfore between Great Britain and any
other foreign power nave biN'n
areat deal of time 10 the study OF inter-
national and constitutional law. ana am
folerablv familiar with the messages or
most of the Presidents OF the 1h.'N
states. but do not recOllect "a single IN
stance in which such duty was "77'i .''
by any person as the interference or
third nation i'm the Quarreis oil TWO SOW
creign States. on the contrary lhe i""
is clear against any suen ih'eiiei siiV'
and our country has on various times
vigorously asserted the doctrine or nom
intervention" which is. in fact, uniVer-
sally acquesced in
But. n IS said President Monroe sew
onty-tWO years ago laid down o. ia" lot
our own guidance, having, DO Is true' no
place i'm the international code or in any
treaty with any power, that the Aineil-
can continent was no longer open TO
European colonization What fresi-
dent Monroe meant by this has been va
riously interpreted. and Great Britain
maintains that she is not violating the
Monroe doctrine by attempting colonial
ton But ! take g that President Mon
roe meant TO place the doctrine where
Mr.. Cleveland seems 10 place il in his
messaee-viz., upon the ground of 'ouf
peace and safety, the integrity of our
free institutions, and the tranquil main-
tenance OF our distinctive form OF goF-
eminent" 10 Is. then. not a question or
public honor at AN. but one OF public
safety The only question 10 he decided
is whether the quarrel between Great
Britain and Little Venice threatens
"our peace and safety. the integrity OF
our free institutions and the tranquil
maintenance Of our distinctive form of
government" II 10 does. then the Prcsi-
dent must be sustained for fear of greater
evils 90 come. But what power on earth
could affect "the peace and safety OF
the United States with its seventy mill
lions Of people all compacuy situated,
Who IS airald2
The United States I'm 1923. when Monroe
lived. was hardly out of it's swailing
clothes. Its population did not exceed
100000 people. IL had reason to Doe fear
ful of foreign powers. It's boundary did
not extend beyond the Mississippi In
asserting the Monroe doctrine IL had
direct interest i'm not permitting Grcss
Britain 10 plant herself in Texas and I'm
California These questions had already
come 10 the front I'm Monr0e's administra-
ton. They were decided I'm subsequent
years by the acquisition of AN that terri-
tory through the annexation of Texas.
There is no parallel whatever between
the days Of James Monroe and Glover
Cleveland. Our peace is not jeopardized.
and would not Doe ie0parlized. If Great
Britain We're 10 take the whole of Nene-
2ucla" The integrity of our free instiW-
lions and the traquil maintenance Of our
distinctive form Of government would
stan le preserved even in this extremity.
our manufactures would thrive. our ex-
cellent school system prosper. and our
debt would continue TO De paid But if
We follow Grover Cleveland into war
with Great Britain, good-by 10 our manu-
features and our schools and the pay
ment OF our public debt, / trust the
HarriOrs who are so anxious for war
viii at any rate End some argument to
convince the people that our honor is
endangered. IL would be a mighty con-
ISOLATION 10 the ruin that would inevitably
ovortake our native State whether We
vanquished Great Britain or not.
LYON G.. TYLER.
WILLIAMSBURG Va, Dec 20. 1895.