Omaha daily bee., 1895-12-28
sUBDrED wuoors.


Chicago Times Herald; There will be no
war. but there has been an exhibition OF
patriotism that will do tho country no harm.
Philadelphia Record: Monroe was not n
lingo. On the other hand, he declined to turn
up his trousers for every wet day In England.
Chicago Chronicle: OF course New York
chlppies are antagonistic to the president.
The prince OF Wales has expressed his august
dlsapproval OF the course Of the United States,
Indianapolis News; II MIR. Edison will
turn his inventive genius loose in defense Of
his country We can all sit back calmly and
watch the determination OF our enemies pro-
coed.
Washington Star: II seems desirable to
assure several Historically disposed people
that 1t will be at least a day or two before
any fight with Great Britain can possibly
begin.
Cincinnati Commercial: The New York
copperheads. who met to denounce Cleveland
and the Monroe doctrine did not make a
bowling success Of 1t. The Americans pres
ent o~utnumbered the tories.
Cincinnati Enquirer: Peaceful overtures
from Great Britain should not be accom-
panied by slurs on the Monroe doctrine. 1t
was the rejection Of a peace proposition from
this country that brought on the war cloud.
Chicago Post: "If war should occur be-
tween England and America English litera-
ture would be dishonored and disfgured for
u century 10 COME, true, anu WHAT II naTu-
ship it would be If an English literateur
had to depend upon his own countrymen for
a livelihood!
Buffalo Express: AS the English papers
grow calmsr they begin to discover a more
temperate tone on the part of the United
States. The attitude of this country has
been temperate all along. The only change
Is that our English friends are beginning to
understand us bstter.
Chicago Tribune: Instead of appealing to
American authors for peace, these English
men should appeal to their own government
to do right. That is just what they have not
dcne. however. They have not even init
mated that their government might be wrong.
They say: 1--WE want peace and our GUS
tomary profits. Help us in preserving them
by admitting that England is right and
Venezuela and the United States wrong, and
the Monroe doctrine a musty tradition which
England is not bound to respect"
Philadelphia Times: We feel that we have
made a reasonable suggestion to Great Britain
suggestion such as one gentleman might
make to another-not merely in self-intereSt,
but in the interest of a weaker neighbor.
Our suggestion has been rejected in a man
ner that touches our self-respect, and the
nation has very promptly indicated its deter
mination to make it a demand. OF course
this means that we will fight if we must,
but it does not MEAN that we want to fight,
or that we assume that England does. 1t is
simply that we do net intend to be bullied,
even by our nearest of kin.
Minneapolis Journal: The disputant who
gets mad gives his adversary the advantage.
us not lose our temper over the Vene-
zuelan business. The fighting stage has not
come yet, and there is no occasion for a dis
play of passion. The quarrel is not even
ours as yet. We have only manifested our
suspicious that the small boy is being i'm
posed upon and expressed our determination
to see about it. We have intimated rather
our determination that, If the small
boy is entitled to our help, he shall have it.
that is a long way from a scrap, and
we have no occasion thus far to lose our
and talk fight.
Philadelphia Pres: We are today the
most powerful people upon the earth. We
have an army of well-trained soldiers. There
Are probably more expert sharpshooters in
the national guard than can be found in any
army. Our resources for war are mex
There are thousands of veterans
in our great war between the states
still able and ready to lead the millions Of
young men who have been matured in ad-
niration and envy of their fathers. Our peo-
Die are familiar with such battles as England
never saw. And today south and north will
mite in common cause against any foreign .
and fight as they did thirty years ago
against each other.