The herald., 1895-12-20
THERE WILL Be No FIGHT
Growing Out of the Ven
ezuelan Question
GREAT BRITAIN WANTS No WAR
Michael Davitt, N. p, Expresses
His Opinion
ALL EUROPE IS STUPEFIED
According to the Dispatches Received
by the London Times
European Diplomats Said to Have Advised
Salisbury as to His Reply
From All Parts Of the Union Come Expressions
Of Approval Of the Intention to Enforce
tile American Doctrine
Michael Davitt, N. P, Expresses
His Opinion
ALL EUROPE IS STUPEFIED
According to the Dispatches Received
by the London Times
European Diplomats Said to Have Advised
Salisbury as to His Reply
From All Parts Of the Union Come Expressions
Of Approval Of the Intention to Enforce
tile American Doctrine

i.ssocia ted Press, Special Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 19.-Michael Dav-
lit, M. F., founder of the Irish Land league,
Home Ruler, arrived in this city from Sgd
ney, Australia, on the steamer Alameda
this morning. Mr.. Davitt has been touring
Australia.
He will not make protracted stay in
California, and may start for Europe the
early part of next week.
In an interview today Davitt said: ''Sal-
isbury is big bully. 1t is time something
was done to check him in his wild career.
However, 1t is hard to contemplate even
the possibility of war between England
and America. The simple fact of the mat
ter is just this: England has been going
around the world for years bullying and
imposing upon little countries. She has
tried it more than once and quite recently.
too, as you are aware, in the western hem
isphere as we'll as in the east. Now, if she
is not to he allowed to become more and
more tyrannical and unjust in the carrying
out of this policy among the republics of
the western world, it is absolutely neces-
sary that some powerful nation here shall
a.ssume the task Of doing police duty, 90 to
speak, by standing up between the op.
abroad and saying Hands off,
ut strikes me-" continued Mr.. Davitt,
"that the Monroe doctrine, carried out,
places the United States in just the posi-
ton have suggested it would be neces-
sary for some great power to I'LL.
rejoice to see the country recognize her
power and dignity and duty, and am fur
ther pleased to hear that president, leeis-
lators and people are all SO we'll in accord
on the subject.
"But," he continued, "there will be no
war. Salisbury will not for q moment con-
template such thing. He is big bully,
as he always has been where the opportun-
ity has offered itself for him to play the
part with success.
"There is no fear, as have said, that
there will be war over this. Lord Sails
bury will simply carry on a game of bluff
as long as he thinks there is any chance of
winning. In the end, if the American gov
ernnent remains firm, he will give way,
the whole thing will wind up in world of
diplomatic conferences and communica-
tiOns."
FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS
LONDON, Dec. ia dispatch to the
Press association from Manchester says
that President Macara of the Federation of
Master Cotton Spinners said in an inter-
view that war between Great Britain and
the United Stat .s would entail incalculable
misery upon the Lancashire cotton work.
ers, as five-sixths of the raw material nec-
essary to feed the Lancashire spindles
comes from America.
NEWSPAPER oUTGIvINGs
LONDON, Dec. l9.-All of the papers this
morning devote columns to the Venezuelan
affair, and have long dispatches from New
York and from the European capitals re-
gardng the effects produced by the mes
sage and the decision of congress, together
wi Of fht, otn
tone of the articles on the subject is alto
gether more serious than it was yesterday,
and there is no apparent inclination to
treat the matter with levity.
The Times has dispatch from Paris |
saying: 1.-The message for the most part |
was received here in a spirit of utter stilpe-
faction. 1t is not merely that Europe has |
obvious solidarity of interest in rejecting !
with disdain the extended view of the |
Monroe doctrine, but even more because |
the pretension squares so little with reason
and ordinary sense that it appears ridicu-
loiIs.''
The Times correspondent at Vienna
says: "The impression here is one of |
sheer amazement that President Cleveland
should be disposed to rush beadlong with
light heart into conflict with Great
Britain. If the Washington government
imagines from the talk of England's isola-
ton that America will get European SYM
pathy, 1t is woefully mistaken"
The st. James Gazette says the British
ers were much disappointed OH reading
presses the fear that the Americans will
not read the diplomatic correspondence or
see that Lord Salisbury is right, adding:
1--WE think that the American press, with
It's customary enterprise, has given its
readers everything but the essential facts
lieve that President Cleveland has made a
spirited O1er to uphold his country's
honor. The Americans, if sensible, are
also sentimental and would fight with all
the fiel ce energy of their race for a princi-
PIE. we know IL ana respect them for it.
agne there is any occasion for resentment.
Let them read the dispatches.
The Chronicle says it is rumored that
Lord Salisbury consulted the principal
European governments before replying to
Secretary Olney's dispatch. Elsewhere
the Chronicle says the opinions of the con-
tinental papers appear to confirm this r1-
NOR. All diplomats will deplore President
Cleveland's haste, declares the Chronicle.
by creating impasse by his peculiar method
of diplomacy. Had he announced to Lord
Sails bury his intention of asking for a
out reference to Venezuela herself, it
might have been possible to arrange for a
commission to represent British interests.
Instead of leaving door open, as the pol
icy of politics required, he shut it with a
bang, for Lord Salisbury cannot reply to
his message.
The Liverpool correspondent of the Times
says: The general feeling about shippers
and members of the American chamber of
commerce is one of astonishment at Presi-
dent Cleveland's attitude. There is con-
viction that he will never be elected TO q
third term.
\ Berlin dispatch to the Daily News says;