The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-19
MIDSUMMER MADNESS.
War Between America and Europe
an ImpOssibiIity.

an l1npOSS1D1ntys
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-The Daily Tele-
gram (NationaD will publish an edi-
torial tomorrow which reproaches the
British and European journals for tax
ing too serious the White House blus-
ter. which is mere political dodge.
The New York World" the article
continues, takes the common sense
view of President Clevelands fustian
menaces, and it is pitiable to see the
nervous people on the stock exchange
lending themselves to the financial
side OF this electioneering scheme. War
between England and America is i'm
possible, and for English journalists to
talk of war is midsummer madness"
The financial article in the Times to-
morrow will refer to the depression on
the stock exchange and will say of it:
Dfscredits the Idea.
THE comparative slightness of the
declines discredit the idea Of war.
Nevertheless the situation is regarded
as being serious. 1t is impossible to
measure accurately to what extent
confidence has been shaken by the
message, but it is certain that a grave
obstacle has been placed in the way
of various issues contemplated by
American railroad companies, and also
of any projected issue Of American
bonds. while a reduction Of the gold
in the American treasury is only too
probable as a result of the grave I'M
easiness created by the message. If
the alarm increases there will probably
be a decided curtailment of the credits
now granted to American houses by
London firms.
The Daily News OiberaD has two
editorials for tomorrow's paper, the
first of which deals with the compli-
ance of Congress with President Cleve-
lands demand by passing Mr.. Hits
bill appropriating 100000 for the pur-
pose Of the proposed commission.
Plan Well Laid
The Daily News says Of this: 'It
was hardly to; be expected that they
would do otherwise. The message was
artfully designed to infiame the feel
ings of his fellow countrymen. The
plan was well laid and President
Cleveland has achieved his immediate
object. In the long run, however,
Americans will recognize that their
countrys credit has been lowered
Kept Their Heads.
The Daily News continues: THE
Evening Post and the Evening World.
respectively, the most cultivated and
the most widely circulated organs in
New York, join In condemning Presi-
that nobody on this side has lost his
head. If the message had been COM
municated to the British government,
it must have resulted in rupture OF
diplomatic relations. AS 1t is, it re-
Quired no reply. nor would 1t be IN &C
eordance with precedents that Lord
Salisbury should take any notice Of its
mere discourtesies. But when the an
nouncementS are made through the
ambassador, it is to be hoped in more
polite language, that the commission
has been appointed, 1t will be neces-
sary for Lord Salisbury to reply. He
might, especially if President Cleve-
land repeats his threats, not merely
refuse to recognize the commission,
but treat its appointment or at least
its invasion of British territory as
hostile act
But probably he will deem it wiser
and more dignified to inform Washing
TON that the commission will be entire
Nv disregarded and that any attempt
10 enforce its report within British
Guiana will be as much an act OF war
as would be an invasion of kentucky.
1t is most pleasant to give the heart-
lest response to Ambassador Bayard's
generous words at the actors fund
dinner
Former Disputes.
A second editorial in the Daily News
America and comes to the conclusion
that other presidents before Cleveland
have played the part, well knowing
that war would not come OF it
The Times says: 1.-The House of
Repres entatives made a precipftate
reply to President Cleveland message.
Had it been allowed a little more time
to get over it's excitement, probably its
vote would have at least been pre-
oeded by decorous discussion of the
merits of the case.
"SsnIator Chambers bill may help to
nut things in a clearer hight and show
the American people the real meaning
Of the lingo policy, so thoug'htlessly &C
claimed by "a certain section
4 NuIIity.
Rennarling upon the American lay
and legal opinion, the editorial pro-
ceeds: "a curious evidence of the
levftv with which Mr.. Cleveland has
adopted his aggressive policy is found
in the fact that he actually reduced
the Monroe doctrine to a. nullity by ad-
Knitting that America cannot object to
any boundary adjustment that Vene-
zuela may make of her own free Will.
England might possibly effect some
very remarkable adjustments by offer
ing Venezuela "ne-half the money
Senator Chandler asks the Senate to
vote for war purposes, in which case,
according to President Cleveland, the
Unitsd States would have nothing
to say to the great extension OF
European influence in the American
continent When the matter comes to
be weighed the American people are
not likely to place unlimited confidence
in the American showing little genuine
appreciation of a doctrine of which he
made temporary capital, and syhen they
realize the monstrous and insulting
character Of the demand preferred in
their name, they will recognize that
orr attitude is the only attitude that
the men of their blood could possibly
adopt, or that they could see us adopt
without blush"
4 Reminder.
The Times argues to justify Lord
Salisbury against the critics who think
that he might have avoided r-uffling
American suSceptibilities by affording
a discussion of the Monroe doctrine. on
the ground that a failure to discuss
that doctrine would have embarrassed
future NEGOTIATIONS.
The Times, together with the Daily
News and other papers, again reminds
America that she never offers to as
sumo responsibility for the foreign
policies of the petty republics.
The Standard Conservative says:
While the fight lasts we must expect
rrandiose talk and ridiculous plans,
d,aIt we have an abiding faith in the
good sense of the American people, and
we feel sure that on reviewing the
faIcfs calmly they will admit that Presi-