The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-05
They Dnn't Like IL.

The roar that comes from the LonoOi
press In response to President Cleve-
lands message may be in part account
ed for by the fact that. ever since he
has had an official residence in En-
gland, Ambassador Bayard has played
the part of a fiunky. The text of the
message is in evidence that this coun-
try has been waiting nearly six months
for answer to an important communi-
cation addressed by our department OF
state to the English government. The
matter appears not to have interested
Mr.. Bayard; the presidents bland COM
ment is that he looks for an answer
from London in a little while.
The comment of the London Standard
Is in the nature of a threat. 1t can
not but regret" the language of the
message in relation to the Venezuela
matter II takes note of the fact that
the government at Washington is walt
ing for an answer and Ii says: 1--WE
undertake to predict that when the re-
ply reaches the white house 1t will fur
nish the president with a deal of mat
ter for serious reflection" What did
the message say in dealing with the
affair in Venezuela? One paragraph
relating to foreign affairs reads
In July last a dispatch was addressed
to our ambassador at London for COM
munication to the British government, in
which the attitude OF the United States
was fully and distinctly set forth. The
general conclusions therein reached and
formulated are in substance that the ira
ditional and established policy of this
government is firmly opposed TO a forci-
BILE increase by any European power CT
its territorial possessions on this conti-
nent, that this policy is well founded in
principle as 1t is strongly supported by
numerous precedents: that as a con-
sequence the United States is bound to
protest against the enlargement of area
of British Guiana, in derogation of the
rights and against the will of Venezuela:
that, considering the disparity in
strength OF Great Britain and Venezuela,
the territorial dispute between them can
be reasonably settled only by friendly,
impartial arbitration and the resort to
such arbitration should include the whole
controversy and is not satisfied II one of
the powers concerned is permitted to
draw an arbitrary line through the terri
tory in debate and to declare that II will
submit to arbitration only the portion ly-
ing on one side of II. In view of these
ed upon the British government for a
definite answer to the question whether
II would not submit the territorial con-
troversy between iteself and Venezuela
in dts entirety to impartial arbitration.
The answer of the British governement
has not yet been received, but Is expected
shortly, when further communication on
the subject will probably be made to the
congress.
What less co1Ild our oovarnroan. A. .
Would the London press like to have
Mr.. Bayard apologize because the state
department sent the July note? As for
the people of the United States, the
large majority of them are committed
to the proposition that no European
power shall increase it's holdings on
this continent public opinion in the
United States approves a sort of re-
vised version of the Monroe doctrine
which would preclude under all condi-
tions the extension of domain in North
or South America, under any pretext,
by any European government
The Venezuelan matter will unques-
tionably get its share of attention dur
ing the present session of congress. If
the London press is vexed over the re-
marks of the message. 1t will have OPP
portunity to get mad all through" be-
fore the congressman finish their talk.
In view of the unseemly delay of the
the July note. the message is certainly
mild enough in what 1t says about
Venezuela.