The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-12-24
BRITISH LEADERS.
SEyERA OF THE MOST IMPORT.
ANT INTERVIEWED.
ROsebery Believes That War Be
tween England and the United
States Would Be the Greatest
Crime on Record.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23.-The World to-
morrow will say:
The World on Sunday sent to those
leaders of church and state in Great
Britain whose fame is best known in
this country and whose word as to
the actual state of British sentiment
would carry here the most weight.
brief cablegrams asking for express
sions of their feeling as to the existing
difficulty between the two countries.
Some of the replies follow:
Rosebery.
Edinburgh, Dec 23-I can only re-
ply that l absolutely disbelieve in the
possibility of war between the United
States and Great Britain on such an
issue as this, for it would be the great
est crime en- record History would
have to relate that the two mighty ma
lions of the Anglo-SaXon race, at a
time when they appeared to be able to
overshadow the world in best interests
of Christianity and civilization, pre-
ferred to cut each others threats about
a frontier sQuabbie in a small South
American republic. The proposition
only requires to be stated to demon
strate its absurdity. All that is want
ed is a level head and cool common
sense in our governments. con-
graduate you on the good work your
paper appears to be doing in this di-
rection. ROSEBERY."
Herbert Cardinal Vaughn.
LONDON, Dec. 23-Our common
humanity and our Christianity would
sternly condemn a fratrical war.
Every Christian patriot on both sides
of the Atlantic must employ every eff
fort to avert a curse that would strike
US all alike. We are too closely bound
to America by blood. respect and af-
to
idea of bloodshed. Let US remember
the words Blessed are the peace
makers for they shall be called the
children of God"
HERBERT CARDINAL VAUGHN,
archbishop of Westminster.
Archbishop OF Dublin
DUBLIN, Dec. 23.-Wholly unaware
of merits of case. Can only express
adherence of war in general. 1t will
be deplorable if wise precedents OF lSI
cannot be followed.
ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN"
Manchester.
MANCHESTER, Dec. 23.-The posi-
bility of war with America, fills most OF
us with a feeling of horror. 1t would
be to all intents and purposes a civil
war and could not fail to rouse pas
sions and create enmities which years
would not be able to allay. This would
be more unfortunate for of late years
the feeling for Americans has been one
of increasing fraternal interest and ad-
miration. We cannot see what there
is in the present dispute to create such
deep irritation as we hear of, and we
aresure that if for such a cause war is
| allowed to ride between brethren be-
fore every legitimate means OF con-
ciliation is exhausted those who pre-
cipitate the contest on either side will
have committed q crime against
civilization may God avert so great
crime and calamity.
MANCHESTER. %
Redmond, NJ. p.
DUBLIN, Dec. 23.-You ask for ex-
preston of opinion ON crisis from a re-
port of the Irish thought. In this, as
in all matters, l can speak emily as
representative of Irish opinion. If
war results from the reassertion of the
Monroe doctrine, Irish sentiment will
be solid on the side of America. With
home rule rejected Ireland can have
no feelings of friendship towards Great
Britain.
JOHN REDMOND, NJ. p
Bennington.
LONDON, Dec. 23.-While fully re-
ciprocating your friendly sentiments, 1T
| is impossible for the foreign secretary
to take the course you suggest.
Fl. BERRINGToN, Foreign Office"
LabOuchere.
DUBLIN, Dec. $50 far as am
concerned, would prefer Venezuela and
Guiana consigned to the bottom of the
| SEA rather than war with the United
States Thought here United States
insist on being the arbitrator in FROM
| tier disputes. If distinctly understood
proposal is that an unbiased arbitrator
be appointed to delfneate frontier. /
am sure public opinion would insist our
government accepting this situation.
Most desirable public men in America
should explain. 'LABOUCHERE."