Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-12-18
NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.

The New York World Differs From the
Views of the President and Secretary
Olney.
New York, December lin its edi-
torial on President Cleveland's Venez-
uelan message tomorrow, the World
will say:
President Cleveland's message to
Congress on the Venezuelan matter is
a serious blunder. II is blunder be-
cause it is based upon a wrong concep-
ton, because it is not sustained by in
ternational law or usage, and because it
places the United States in false posi-
tion.
The Presidential message, like Secre-
tary Olney in his dispatches, assumes
that the policy OF Great Britain in Ven
ezuela involves a menace to this coun-
try. The President says that "the doe
trine Of Monroe, upon which We stand
is strong and sound because its enforce
ment is important to our peace and safe
ty as a nation and is essential to the
integrity Of our free institutions and
the tranquil maintenance Of our dis
tinctive form of government"
Great Britain owns more territory on
this continent than We do. She was
here before we were a nation. If she
had the hostile intentions which the
Presidents words impute, did she need
to watt for a boundary dispute in dis
tant Venezuela, with a hybrid race, to
assail or 10 menace our Republican in
stitutions?
The assumption is absurd And with
1t falls the structure of ponderously
patriotic rhetoric reared upon it by the
President.
Il is a grave blunder to put this gov
erlment in the attitude Of threatening
war unless we mean it and are prepared
for Vt, and can appeal hopefully to the
sympathies OF the civilized world in
making ii. DO these conditions exist?
Chicago. December 17.-Local editor
ial comments upon the Presidents mes
sage generally sustains the enforcement
OF the Monroe doctrine.
The Tlmes-Herald independent.
says: The nation is with the President.
1t makes no difference to us whether or
not any foreign government may de-
cline 10 admit the validity of the Mon
roe doctrine. We are not capable of the
puerility of entreating recognition of it
as favor. We are prepared to DEM
onstrate It's validity with the entire
strength of a sovereign people.
The Chronicle Democrat) says: The
Presidents message is not only a strong
appeal to American pride and patriot
ism in the matter now at issue il is
clean cut and vehement enunciation OF
the Monroe doctrine, which in his
hands is vitaLzed as never before since
its first PRONUNCIATION.
The Inter-Ocean Republicsn) will
say: The message is in tone that will
be pleasing to the country. 1t insists
uDon the validity of the Monroe doc
trine and upon its application 10 pres
ent conditions, and it clearly indicates
the determination for its enforcement.
Chicago, December 1.-THE Tribune
fReDubl cam says: However the boun-
Diary dispute may eventuate the thanks
of the country are due to the President
for his vigorous, resolute, fearless and
patr.O-r defense of that doctrine II
Great Britain refuses to accept the Mon
roe doctrine let her bring on her bears.
ST Louis. Mo-, December 17.-Repub-
lie (Democratic): President Cleveland's s
message is the most virile assertion pos,
sible on the spirit Of the Monroe doc
trine.
Referring to the words of the Presii-
dent in the concluding paragraph, the
Republic says: This is not jingOism.
1t is Americanism."