The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-11-02
ENGLISH HATRED OF AMERICA

As the EngIlS1 DecoHe DeltcF lHioliiS"
OF the intense fee.lng Of the people OF the
.Ungtcd States In regard TO the Venezuela
dEyoute. and see tGidt the Monroe doctrine
ls to be upheld II pu6tic sentiment a
influence This OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
yory fmprobabie-tis attitude becomes
personality more offensive. This does not
m,an mat ahe Engll.1 are preparing to
eSicr into a fight With the United States,
bre that their papers have commenced to
abuse uhe American people roundiy and
wluhiowt reason. As long as this country
does not interfere with or seek to hFwar
T,nzlish ambitions tlhe press of that codrn-
;g,y Is full of honeyed praise for everything
American, but when any dispute arises
the real English feeling Is manifested.
TIE fact is, thlt the English people en-
terrain q greater dislike and hatred of
the United States and everything Ameri-
can THAN the average American citizen
hoals for England ana everything Eng
i'm. The English nre Jealous of this
country, and hate us for very many
reasons. They remainder with Shame
our victories In the Revolution and the
war OF 1872, particularly the battle of
Nov Orleans. rhey have seen our manu-
f~S-tures grow, and American skill come
into competition with the English in lines
where before they virtually had a mtnop-
o.y. This is particularly The case with
iron and steel, n was in regard to
wociens until the new tariff destroyed the
American wool factories. The English
are jealous Of American proves, of
American wealth, of American intelli-
gence, and of the growth and prosperity
and power of this country.
THIS accounts for the bitterness # the
comments tine EngtfsC1 make in regard to
this country o that 1t seems probable
r.ylt something may be done to prevent
Great Brltatn-tle most offensive and
dangerous la~nd-gdabber In the world
f.em vss5uatry robbing the weaker Vene-
zueCans Of land that Is theirs by every
principle Of right and Justice. The OBJ
JNNN Va NN Nhb+~Hh ~ 'NhNNuNht 10 ~
acquire control of 1.-The rich gold fields
that lie beyond THAT imaginary line
which an English prime minister dis
credited, called the Schomburs line.
god fields just as they are now trying
by means Of false surveys and fraudu-
lent maps to extend the line dividing
Alaska and Canada ia, enough north to
take in the rapidly developing gold mines
OF Alaska.
1t mus be admitted that the attitude
OF ivhe present administration in all deal
ings with England has heretofore been
sudh as to encourage the Engi.eh into
believing that Mir. Cleveland and mis-
ministers would approve of any course
they pursued. no matter how aggressive.
The policy Of lnaction which the United
states displayed at Nicaragua, and lis
attitude on other questions. notably that
OF the Boring sea awards, gave them
an excuse for expecting to have their
own way IN the Venezuelan AFFAIR.
Therefore It happens that. when the
United Safes. Mr.. Cieveland's admins
trStion bedng cpurSed on by a new score
tary of state, in consonanee with IN
joint resolution passed by congress last
March N5lSing that the boundary dispute
between Venezuela and British Guiana
be submitted to arbitration, states In
strong legal language exactly what the
Monroe doctrine is, informing England
anfereuthafcy that It must not trespaSs
thereupon, the British take 1t as an af-
tEont n abuse tAls country through
their press.