The herald., 1895-12-19
GREAT BR|TA|N'S SENTIMENT


empire which includes not only British
Guiana and Jamaica, but Canada The
pretensions of President Cleveland and
Secretary Olney are SO exaggerated and
the language so offensive that one could
not be surprised II there was q similar ex-
plosion OF violence here. But Lord Sails
bury has kept his temper in this unpeas-
ant corresps ,dence, and the nation will do
likewise until the time comes when We
shall do we'll 10 be angry, and that time
may come. Wo are all anxious to give
the American government an opportunity
of forcing it.n
The Gazette then discusses the theory
that the matter is "mereIy an election
dodge" and quotes the editorial of the
New York World on the subject, adding:
1--WE are entitled to rely on the sense of
the average respectable American who 10
not a ward boss or office seeker and who
has no interest IN Venezuelan concessions,
On these millions of shrewd, hard-hraded,
we'll educated Anglo-Saxons and Anglo
Teutons, who have no re .son to he other
than friendly 70 Great Britain, We count.
But Ii Is not only in that country where the
selfishness and ignorance OF demagogues
may overbear the sense OF the m tjority OF
decent people. The laundering diplomacy
of Mr.. Olney and the selfish intrigues of
the Democratic managers may leave no
solution but ono. II it come, to that
we'll, we won't initiate Cleveland's blus-
ters-but Englishmen would not expecf or
intend to get whipped. In the meanwhile,
neither the government nor the nation will
be quick 10 take advantage of The United
States administration, or refuse them any
reasonable opportunity of Withdrawing
from position which they have wAntonly
and gra,uitously made dangerous"
PAIL MALL GAZETTE
The Pail Mall Gazette ridicules the
whole matter, saying: ut flashed across
us at first that President Cleveland was
mad, and second that he was hypnotized
by MIR. Olney, who. in turn. was hypnotized
by Mr.. Lodge. But we conclude that 1t Is
only an election address, and we advise
President Cleveland to appeal to the coun-
try Immediately. before the Americans
have time to study the onroe doctrine.
But we fear that even now 1t 10 too late, for
the world has already. given the word.
'Bugaboo, alas bus.b OF "
LONDON GLOBE
The Globe rem Arks: mo seif-respecting
nation would for moment entertain such
pretensions, and no one doubts that Presi-
dent Cieveland's heroics are due to the
necessities of politics His Sackville-West
acton shows the length to which he is pre-
pared to go in the sacred cause Of spread
eagleism. Exceedingly inopportune Ia the
time for bluff and pluster, wnen the strong
est ministry of modern times is in office.
The possibility of war between the two
great nations of common ancestry and
interests is too dreadful to contemplate.
But il would not be wise for American
craftsmanship to confide too much in the
amcable sentiment that blood is thicker
than water. or to imagine that England
Gun be inundated. PRESIDENT Cleveland
mus also reckon with France If he insists
upon carrying ont his modern construction
of the Monroe doctrine in it's entirety"
EVENING STANDARD
The Evening Standard observes that "it
seems impossible for any public man to
issue document in those offensive TERMS"
recalls the Sackvilie- West incident and
says: ut is a fresh attempt for the Irish
vote and the ieRreR Of the large towns"
THE NAVIES COMPARED
The Globe, ST. Jam Gazette and other
papers publish comparisons of the British
and United States navies.
The Globe, for instance, says: "Of
Americas twenty-six iron-clads against
Great Britain's sixty-f ,ur, many are Use.
less; of torpedo gunboats, Great Brita n
has thirty-three and the United states
one"
Continuing, the Globe states that of the
torpedo destroyers, Great Britain has
forty.two and the United States one Great
Britain is also said to have uinety-five tor
pedo boats against two American torpedo
boats. Besides, the lobe points out,
Great Bri ain has already thirteen ships in
her North American SOU sdron, five on the
southern coast of America and six on the
Pacific coast.
EFFECTS ON MARKETS
A dispatch to the Press association from
Iiunrnop1 tha 80 sho
president 10 congress will thoroughly dis.
organize the American railroad market Of
the stock exchange.
NOTHING TO SAY
The Press association this evening says:
Neither foreign office nor colonial Off
cials have anything to say about President
Cleveland's message to congress, which,
however, does not appear to be regarded
with alarm. We are assured that in usual.
ly we'll informed circlss there Is shre~d
suspicion esarding the real object of the
message and this Is regarded as sufficient
JUS iticaiion for declining to take President
Clevel and too seriously
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH
The Daily Telegraph (National) will pub
lish an editorial tomorrow which re-
proaches the British and European jour-
nails for taking too seriously the white
house buster, which is mere political
dodge.
"The New York World" the article con.
tinues. "takes the common sense view of
President Cleveland's fustiau .nenaces,
and il is pitable to see the nervous people
on the stock exchange lending themselves
to the financial side of this electioneerng
scheme. War between England and
America is impossible, and for English
journalists to talk of war 10 midsummer
madness"
THE TIMES
The financial article in the Times to-
morrow will refer 10 the depression of the
stock exchange and will say of it:
"The comparative slightness of the de-
clines discredit the idea of war. Never.
theless the situation is regarded as being
serious. 1t is impossible to measure ac-
curately to what extent public confidence
has been shaken by the message, hut 1t is
certain that a grave obstacle has been
placed in the various issues contemplated
by the American railroad companies and
also of any projected issue of American
bonds while a reduction of the gold in the
American treasury IL only too probable as
. result of the grave uneasiness created by
the message.
"f the alarm increases there will
probably he decided curtailment Of the
credits now granted to American houses
by London hrmsn