New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-30
| THE REvs DIR. RAINSFOItD AND ABBOTT COR
RECTED FOR TIER UTTEEANCEs
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RECTED FOR TIER UTTEEANcEs
ABOUT VENEZUELA.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your issue OF December % you give many
extracts from delivered on Sunday. Notable
among them are the sermons Of DR.. Ra!nsford. Of
your city and Dr.. Lyman Abbott of this. These
men, holding prominent positions before the public
call for some reply. Dr. Eansford being of English
BIRTH II Is be presumed his affiliations are more
with England: We will not therefore consume much
time. your valuable space, in replying to him. but
leave him and his lawyer friends. pausng TO say
that Venezuela has offered TO submit her differences
to body of jurists. but Great Britain refused
that solution well arbitration. lie shows the
usual attitude Of the average Englishman. who in
Variaby losses off as being uncivilized and there
fore of no consequence. his opponents whenever
there is land grab in process. What If they are
half -civilized-allow.ng this for argument only
though their exhibit at the Columbian Exposition
was very fair for a 'half-civlized" naton-haVe
they no right to their own?
From Dr. Abbott, American. we expect Il
different tone We must say surprised thai
Il man should make such wild statements, though
perhaps I'VE see the foundation for this in his own
admission: he does not bother" to inform himself
WIZ these reverend gentlemen should be overcome
with the horrors of war-at least, why they should
charge the United States with desire for warts
not clear: is Great Britain who first proposed to
ny to arms and is not willing that we should in
vestgate If she is confident that reason and right
are her side why should she object to the facts
being looked into?
None of us desire for wars sake; but why
may / ask. DO DR.. Rainsford and Or. Abbott. in
de5recatine war feel compelled to go of their
way to offer gratuitous insults to people who
whatever their faults are have always shown great
regard for the United States? Neither do see the
bearing OF the words in regard TO the Roman Catho-
lie Church: there is established" church. for
Speaking from the point view Of Protestant. her
people though of another faith. treat Protestants
/ should like to ask these gentlemen II they ever
visited ms petty and 6nnd hem
very pleasant neighbors: honest, kind considerable
night. For savages this quite in contrast 10
the bolts and bars needed in this City Of Churches
Before the English went the Yuruar River, IT
was frequent occurrence for one man to take ne
mack o. mules bearing gold worth $1,000 sS0.Vb
country alone $50 miles to the steamer land
ing A drunken native is never seen. Drunken
eigncrs. are met with, The equity or laws OF inns
You'd ou nr m Di
say II they should see in every cabin even OF the
ton and Lincoln. as well az other OF our prominent
heroes In this country it is necessary to explain
These ''half-cvilizod people show graceful deport-
lnent which few in this country equal and such
If Dr.. Abbott thinks a typical Ensiish colony
an advance the civilization OF our sister Re
public. l would suggest his going 10 Trinidad ana
see the horrible condition OF the coolies there.
Inc fiovcrnmcnt Their condition is no better than
that of slaves As for commercial relations. the IN.
formation when was gwen 10 our itN'i'i!u
That The United States has already lost more than
twice as much as could buy the whole territory can
he easily refl.ted. Not to take too much OF your
valuable space, let me mention II few facts Nelez-
,ea is n large buyer OF American produce. her i'm
ports arc s3OVOoJ per annuin. More than one-third
OF this is from the United States: She buys e.ght
times as much Of us she does of England. though
there are twice as many English ships trading IN
her ports American. one small town OF ON!
~ coo inhabitants takes 10000 barrels Of Hour alone
from the United States shipping direct from 81.
Louis. This may be but small item. bat 1t serves
to show that much larger trade exists than Is
usually supposed. H. bOOlSE SIHN Ems
Brooklyn, Dec q. 1885.