Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-12-19
THE LION DO GROWL
HIS TAIL EVIDENTLY IS TWIST
ED PRETTY HARD.
COMMENTS FROM DER SEA
The London Morning Papers Have
Something to Say, and Say 1t Pret-
ty Plainly-fresident Cleveland's
Message not Well Received in
England.

London, Dec. 1S.-All the morning
papers devote more or less editorial
space to the discussion of President
Cleveland's message on the Venezuelan
question, and to the merits of the ques-
ton itself.
The Daily Telegraph QiberaD pub
fishes an editorial contending that
America has no concern in the Ven
eZuelan dispute. The editorial goes on
to say: In truth this invocation of
the Monroe doctrine seems, on this
side of the water, to be irrelevant, be-
cause there is no question of territorial
greed or imposition of European sys-
TEN. 1t is absurd, because the state
ment Of American policy can hardly
claim to attain the rank of the prin-
ciple of international law. By what
right does the Washington govern
ment demand an arbitration of this
matter, when the very theory which
guides it's interference has absolutely
nothing to do with the points in dis
pute? What nation ever agreed to the
Monroe doctrine? How often has the
Washington government itself ven
tured to advance it?
I'VE say nothing of the process of
twisting the lions tail generally ie-
sorted TO at the times of electrical eX-
element. Yet, if it be true that all
this jealous support of Venezuela or
iginated in partisan intrigues, there is
still less reason why we should submit
to what, from a British standpoint, is
wholly perverse and inadmissable
claim"
The London Daily Graphic says: The
epitaph of the Monroe doctrine has
been written in the Venezuelan cor
respondence. Clcveland's message is
a document which no self-respecting
American will read with either pride
or pleasure. 1t only serves to illus
trate another of the inherent absurdi-
ties in the me dern Interpretation of
the Monroe 10 otrine. Cleveland does
not propose 70 instruct Rayard to de-
mand his passports, nor does he con-
template an invasion of Canada. He
is struck by the awkward fact that he
must first ascertain what there is to
fight about"
The Times says, 1T is impossible
to disguise the gravity of the difficult
ties that have arisen between Great
Britain and the United States. Clevc-
lands message and it's reception on
both sides give additional Importance
to the dispatches between Washing
ton and London, the details of the
far-reaChing claims advanced in Oh
neys dispatches and emphasized in
/ CleVeland's mess&g We can hardly
believe that the course threatened by
Cleveland will be seriously adopted by
the American government; but if so,
it will be incumbent upon the United
States, without entering upon any ag
greSsivC measures, to protect our
imperial interests and to stand up for
our rights under the international
law We desire to speak with all
| proper reserve, but we car contident-
ly predict that Great Britain will not
admit the pretensiCns put forward by
President Cleveland"
The Times contends further that
England is bound to resist any eX-
tended claim of Mcnroeism.
The Standard, conservative, says:
This extraordinary document will
receive from the English publicists
more dispassionate treatment than the
decided provocative nature of its con-
. tents renders altogether easy. The
position Cleveland assumes is pre-
posterous No American citizen
would for moment dream of admit
ting It's soundness in any analogous
case in which honor and interests are
concerned. There can be but one an
swer. We decline to humiliate our
selves and refuse to accept the de-
cision of the Washington govern
ment in matlers altogether outside its
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