The Indianapolis journal., 1895-12-31
THE LONDON PRESS.
1t Is Satisfied with Brewers Appoint
ment-NeW Year Greeting.

LONDON, Dec. H.-The newspapers this
morning are largely occupied with re-
views of the years events, but Justice
Brewers appointment to the Venezuelan
commission is approved oy the press. The
comments upon Venezuela follow much the
same lines as for several days past.
The Chronicle in the course of compli-
mentary editorial sends New Year greet.
ing and good wishes to America and to
President Cleveland.
The New York correspondent of the
Times argues that the fact that Senator
Sherman definitely allies himself with the
President on the Venezuelan question
augurs i'll for the cessation of the contro-
versy. "Mr. Sherman sides with President
Cleveland against all the great lawyers
and all the best authorities on the ques-
ton, both American and European, and
against Monroe himself" says the corre-
spondent. He thinks Senator Sherman's
attitude indicates that the Republicans are
not entirely separated from President
Cleveland. He sees danger in Senator Sher-
mans assumption that the quieter state Of
affairs grows out of the belief among the
people of the United States that Lord
Salisbury is ready to acquiesce in arbitra-
ton.
A Melbourne dispatch to the Times says:
banquet was held at Adelaide to cele-
brate Foundation day and many patriotic
speeches were made. Hon James Henry
Young, the Minister of Works for New
South Wales, who is American born, ridi-
culed the idea of war. Mark Twain
also present and echoed the statement that
the talk of war between blood relations
was absurd.
The Duke of Somerset writes to the Post
this morning protesting against Lord Sails
bury doing anything to assist the VeneZne-
Ian commission, which the Duke says ought
to be ignored 'If England yields in the
slightest to America he continues, cit will
be ruinous to our prestige as when Mr.. Glad
stone allowed our fiag to be trodden upon
by the Beers"
Professor Bryce Is Astonfshed.
LONDON, Dec. 3l.-The Chronicle this
morning publishes an interview with Prof.
James Bryce, who has just arrived in Eng
land from South Africa. and who had only
just heard of the Venezuelan war scare.
He expressed himself as being greatly as
tonshed at the news. II cannot believe"
he said, that the American people have
seriously contemplated war over a matter
an interest. They are rightly jealous of
their honor but their honor is not involved
in this matter and the Monroe doctrine Is
inapplicable to it. The real ruler in Amer
lea is not Congress or the President, but
public opinion. 1 do not believe that public
opinion would allow war except for a cause
which the conscience of the American peopie
could approve as a righteous cause
Baptist Ministers Not for War.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-At the weekly
meeting of the Baptist pastors Of this city
to-day the following resolutions were
passed:
Resolved, That in our opinion a war
with England In the present circumstances
would be a crime against Christian civiliza-
ton, against the English-speaking people
and against God; and,
Resolved, That We regard the Turkish
massacre of Armenians as a very much
more urgent subject for investigation by
this government than the disputed boun-
dary lines OF Venezuela"
Copies Of the resolutions will be sent to
the President and the Secretary of State.
Buying War Supplies.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-A special to the
World from Caracas, Venezuela, says: The
Venezuelan government is negotiating in the
United States for war supplies. Four heavy
guns have been sent from Caracas to for
tify the harbor at Maracaibo.
The special commissioners appointed to
arrange an alliance of South and Central
American republics against England are
ready to depart.