The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-02

IN the result. II she attempts 70 'h,s.
fere which If not likely. she VIII Dc VI"
doubtedly snubbed; and II she uoe- -,
Interfere. she will publish to Inc 49,
her inability to prevent or even GU" -,
a partition OF territory very Close ~
her great domain OF India.
In other words. there seems 70 De ~
vay IN which Great Britain can gam
credit by the outcome Of the Eastern
war On the contrary. she VIII uhdount-
edlv lose prestige. a year from no"
in short the England that is to-day de-
man6ing that arbitration m Nenezuela
shall begin at the point where ner usuIla,
ton ends will be a power easier 10 u'ai
with. II this be true-anG diplomats IL
Washington believe that 1t VIII be true
there is nothing 70 gain by forcing &C
ton at the present time The policy
th@rofore will be one OF firm patience.
II IS extremely doubtful whether any
offcrt will be seriously made 70 settle
the Venezuelan trouble until the Eastern
war IL ended. although the correspond
ence will proceed intermittenuy until
that time.
The Post then adds complacently;
II f. now known that President Har-
rlson. when he made the assertive note
in the Behring Sea case. 10 which Mr.
Wharton signed his name, was convinced
that under no Circumstance vas Great
Britain likely 10 90 10 wal Win the
United States. In the present SITUATION
this fact Is worth remembering.
We are entirely prepared to Deh'Ve
that Mr.. Harrison never got hiihse''
nm 10 the point OF bullying any ono
mill he felt sure that # could be done
with safety. But We are not so SURF
that he would have found Great britain
nc complacent as he expected. Our own
on.nion IS that If Mr. Harrison had per
sisted in his Lntenable demands IN re-
spect 10 Behrng Sea he would nave
brought Oh a war between this country
and Great Britain that would have
amounted 10 the greatest calamity '"e
world has ever known. Our own OPINION
il that the self-respect and the agrees
i've temper OF England's people VINE"
they believe that any other people "ha'-
ever desires to pu, upon England wan
ton injury. would drive any government
she might have into a war with me
world barring the consequences. we
sa,y this illustrated in the last differ
! cnce she had with Russia over the ma
rsudinc attack a regiment OF Russian
soldiers made upon the Ameer Oh Al
,,,,,ieta, Even Mir Gladstone. VINO
u,sa then Prime Minister. the very hlsl
Priest of Peace. took his siahd jill INV
House of Commons in one OF the NOS
notable speeches Of his lie ann ne nios
solemnlv warned Russia that terroie a.
,bo alternative was. Great Britain woui'
.,, 80 u.ar with ner instantly and withou
regard TO consequences unless u "e''
made clear at once that there was III
Intention TO put an affront upon the u's
,,,,. Of the nation. 1t is needless u
rorosrd our readers that every required
assurance was Immediately iorthcor'i's
Rnt We have not taken this suhJec
NJ 90 discuss the probabilities OF hns
land fighting or not fighting under sum
cient provocation What we have r.
ferred TO IT for is to deprecate ana con
domn the animus OF the Posts artici'
which plainly is that We ought 10 z
on in an illogical and indefensioie coufs
towards England and her interests an
rights i'm South America because II vi
be perfectly safe to do so. as she WI
never consent TO become involved IN
war with ms. That is the idea whic
we utterly doprecate, condemn ana anho
our own opinion is that we should
towing with the sharpest Of edged TOO
when We attempted to play any sue
part. nut we care not whether IL Won
be g ftp or not. It is simply horrible
rs o. fear it argued that this Cover
ment shall pursue course for who
there IS no defence in justice or RICH
because n will Doe safe 10 DO u. W
most earnestly pray that no such ignoh
idea as that las found any lodgmel
I'm a Democratic administration Of Oh
Government II was natural 20 expect
from BENJAMIN Harrison and his admin
tration. but Grover Clevelands past ii
has given no one right TO suppose Oh
so base an idea as this can enter in
and form any part o the policy WIFI
he will pursue. And Heaven delv
us from it.