Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1895-12-21
KEEP OFF, JOHN BULL
President Rep les in Firm Tones
to Lord Salisbury.
IN REGARD re VENEZUELA
The Tn ted States Canrot Permit ;
European Nation 10 seize Terri
tory on This Continent.

Washington, D. c., Dec. l1.-President
Cle.eland sent a message to congress
today transmitting the correspondence
between Secretary Olney and Lord Sal
isbury rela tive to the Venezuelan boun-
Diary dispute which created a real sem
sation in Washington. Although the
nature of Secretary OIneys vigorous
communication and Lord Salisbury 5
answer had been already accurately
foretold, there was still q great populaF
craving to learn just how the president
would deal with Lord Salisbury's re-
fusal to submit the matter to arleitla-
ton. and the message was listened to
with intense interest in congress and
was read with avidity on the streets.
Nowhere was there voice lifted in dis
sent from the doctrine So firmly laid
down by the president, but on the con
1rary there was an outbGrst Of PATRIOTS
feeling that must have been highly graf
flying to the chief executive.
In the dignified United States senate,
a body that rarely exhibits emotion on
any occasion there was Witnessed the
fsIiGit'i VI pm -
and applause which was the spontane-
Gus expression Of approval Of almost
every senator, without regard To party.
On the streets the message was dis
cussed and old veterans Of the late war
talked eXultantly of what they Were
prepared again 20 undertake at the call
of the president.
The pension employees gathered and
sang With gusto The Star SpargIed
Banner" and My Country, 'Tis Of
Thee
At the White house, messages poured
in from every quarter Of the country.
congratulating the president upon his
message. They came from men Of al
parties and every station and they be
gan to come III so soon after the deliN'-
cry OF the document to congress as to
| afford a substantial tribute to the en-
terprise of the Associated Press in dis
seminating SO quickly the important
information throughout the country
and to the great journals which it serve.
in issuing extra editions for public
benefit
The matter. of course. was of greatest
interest in diplomatic circles and the
general impression on a sober second
consideration of the notes was that the
| matter has not yet reached q stage
! where war is imminent and that the
| hint of Great Britain's purpose to re-
| open negotiations with Venezuela look
| ing to a settlement of the dispute be
| tween themselves perhaps may be re-
garded as the indication of how the
| whole matter will end.
DELIGHTS VENEZUELA
Minister Andrade of Venezuela s.
! cured q copy of the message early il
the day and ca bled ii by way of Cubs
| and Hayti to his government The time
| of transmission is eight hours. and it is
| felt that its reception at Caracas vii
| be the signal for an enthusiastic q IN
onstration. Minister Andrale's ats
faction was almost beyond the power o
| expression.
THE message is superb" said he
| with much enthusiasm. 1T is even {
surprise to me in its vignr, in the no
| bilitE of sentiments expressed and il
| the mastery exposition of the Monloe
| doctrine. There can be no doubt .,
| misconstruction Of its nearing. In ny
| country it can not but arouse the keen
est appreciation on the part OF the gov
| ernment and the people for this power
| full expression Of friendship from ;
| strong country in behalf of a co1nrara
| lively weak one
AT THE BRITISH EMBASSY.
At the British embassy Sir Julian
| Pauncefote and his extensive otIicia
| corps shared in the interest OF tn
question. IT was stated that the foreign
| :, !,
| Salisbury answer simultaneously witt
| it's publication here But as the presi
! dents message is to congress and ha
not gone through diplomatic channels
it was not part OF the matter givel
to the British public by the foreign
office today. This presents the anoTal
of each country interesting itself wit
the phase of the question most accept
able to itself, London laying especia
stress on the Salisbury letter and tn
United States naturally being concern
ed mainly with the presidents message