The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-22
VIEW AT WASHINGTON

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WaRhington, December 2o.-NNtrnlrdi-
nar1 ma It may appear President Cievo-
land. who hn- many enemies among the
| public men Of his own party and VINE
| has always been most severely criticised
by tho leaders of the opposition, succeed
ed by the expression Of a few sentences.
| IN gathering to his side the practically
unanlmouu voice Of both parties In CON
grcss
| II has fallen To the lot of Mr. Cleve-
| land to hnvc the opportunity for fellci-
tons utiorRncca which have struck the
nopumr chord and elected warm com
mondmtlou but In AN his career ho has
not before taken an attitude which mp
pcnlcd more strongly To the nulTlpllfin
aud public apirit ~ the nation without
| rovard 10 marty This horpnHc the OPP
portunitv had not before arisen. Ihp,r
who have measured Mr. Cleveland irnly
would nryor question the position ne
would assume when the emergency DO
maEdcd it Ils languasc, calm, diglt-
fiad. without the slightest hnypr 81 blnH~
ter or 1inpoism. can not POSSIBLY nc ms
understood either IN America or IN
England. Whatever course may now hn
purrued by the Roverunnnt OF Great
Britain. the people OF mat country chn
hut reallze Tint the president has be.
hind him n united congress and n united
people on this aide Of the ocean ltc-
publican senators Joined with demooratic
senators In Appluudlhp outwhrnlN ana
viribly the policy To be maintained ny
IN" executive. "a spectacle almost with
out precedent IN the senate chamber.
Feeding among the diplomatic corps
United Stntng government made III" cues.
ton pending ono OF great delicncy md
necessary to he treated with discretion
and circumspection 10 AVOID unhappy
consequences.
It ~ apparent that II has reached
polut whore, II Great Britain is DESTROYS
Of maintaining friendly rclntipnA with The
United states. II must modify some 81 It's
extrnyngant pretenslonH. Yet II win not
do TO conclude on-hand that there Is any
immincnt danger Of the rupture or peace
fnl relations between this country and
England. i, has oftontlmes before this
been close 90 The mnrgln line of danger
not only with the United states but with
countries nearer 10 home and. with that
superb and marvellous diplomacy for
which itg statesmen arc 40 Justly fam
Gus glldcd gracefully o1 or the dih-
Guilty
There IN no doubt about the readiness
NJ Great Britain to assume an aRgregs-
opinion OF those WHO manage its affairs.
fbe circumstances demand II. But when
~ takes desperate chances II must see
sono suitable equivalent I'm view OF
course all who are convcrsant with It's
tortupus diplomacy can confidently an
tlclpate It win continue. n permitted, It's
wei,knoTn polllsy Of pr9ernst,ina,lon, i
has once nlndc up It's mind to grab the
territory Of weaker nation 10 aban-
don tho idea. Its government was six
months In getting up the note which
the president sent 10 congress. II will
be Elk months longer before haking any
notice OF our proteBtatiOns " we are con-
tent to wait idly upon It's action.
-;----:-
BY no means should this DO done.
The commission recommended by the
president should be organized at once
should proceod In Its investigation and
make It's report az soon as practicable.
and congress should then take the action
incumbent upon II to sustain the execn-
tive In the lines which he has laid down.
II rs not 80 much whether Great s1Sri-
tain robs Venezuela OF a few thousand
square miles OF territory but whether
the United States by passively permit
ding this gives assent to the designs of
European countries--tireat Britain, of
course foremost-designs long enter
tained OF picking up on every possible
the weak countries OF South America.
pretext tho valuable lands belonging 20
the weak countries of South America.
II England succeeds by menace OF by
force in absorbing the Venezuelan ter
ritory now In displte and the United
States keeps It's bands of, II will not be
long, the current belief ~. before II will
be pushing its outpost into the heart OF
tsther South American countries. Ger