New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-08

TO MR.. OLNEY--AN AGGRESSIVE
COLONIAL POLICY NOT PoPU-
LAR-ENGILsH PAPERS FAVOR
cLEvELAND-THE cANADI
AN MAI. SUBSIDY
lBY CABLE THE rRIBuNEl
rcopyright 1893 Nv IN, TrfLune Hssoefane~,
London Dec THE unspealable Turk coz.
tinues his career Of murder and rapine, and the
European concert. II not seriously out OF tune. 10
pitched low and dragging badly. Another week
has been wasted over the petty question OF allow
ing half dozen gunboats 10 pass the Dsrda-
nelles. II they finally admitted under the
menace OF forcing passage without hrmans,
they can land few hundred marines to protect
the embassies and hotels. but that is all. As an
afternoon journal humorousy suggests. a gun
boat is not Noah's Ark, to settle Mount Ara
rat Guardships cannot restore order In the
Turkish Empire, where the reign Of terror 10
spreading every day How wanton and atrocious
is the barbariy is shown by series OF pictures
in this weeks era phic" based upon kodak snap
shots Of last months massacres at Erzeroun.
Yet the Sultan. with bankrupt Treasury and re-
voting provinces without feet or army. is able 10
defy Europe, with millions Of soldiers and hum
dreds Of warships Even while killing time In
fooling with the Powers the grotesque gum
boat question and attempting 10 imprison his
former Grand Vizier, a refugee In the Brit
ish Embassy. he has been negotiating with Wen.
ma bankers for a loan Of s.. 900 TO help in the
campaign OF resistance to the European con-
science
The secret OF the Sultan's success and OF the
European inaction is the dread Of the risks OF par
titoning the Turkish Empire. Six Powers are
united now, although one after another has TO
be whipped coaxed into line; but each fears.
and the Sultan hopes. that the concert Will speed
ily be broken up Lord Salisbury has been tho
loudest in menaces, and France and Russia have
shown more zeal than discretion in insisting upon
protecting the integrity OF Turkey against her
encroachng enemies. The gunboats would al
ready have been off Constantinople II the Sultan
had believed that the Powers were cooperating
heartily. Fleets would have followed the gum
boats II these six good Europeans as Talleyrand
used to call them had been ready to do their duty
and had not feared quarrel over treaty OF par
tition.
Mr. Cleveland's discussion Of the Venezuela AZ
fair has filed the pause in the Eastern drama.
The comments of the English press on the mes
sage are neither bitter nor unfriendly. The usual
sneers are heard ab.ut American Jingoism. the
necessity Of placating the Irish vote and Presi-
Dental election methods: but the fact is recoS.
nized that Mr. Cleveland made a strong point In
asking England to submit the territorial contro-
yersy in its entirety to impartial arbitration 40
customed to lampoon the Monroe Doctrine as
form Of Yankee braggadocio, the English critics
are surprised to find 1t presented under the guise
Of international morality.
The fact is known that Lord Salisburys reply
TO Mr Olney's dispatch has been prepared by
Mr. Chamberlain. whose aggressive action IN
ordering Maxim guns for the defence Of the
Guiana claims forecasts a refusal TO arbitrate
the case The st. James's Gazette" which often
has cues from the Colonial Office. jauntily as
sumes that all tall talk on the subject VIII b
found to be entirely off the mark when the time
for action against Venezuela arrives. just az
happened when the English occupied Corinto.
Signs are not wanting that Mr.. Chamberlain
will be sharply criticised II he attempts to carry
out his plans with a high hand. and interrupts
friendly relations between England and the
United States THE Chronicle publishes .
strong letter asserting that force Is no remedy:
that the disputed territory is not worth fighting
for: that Venezuela claims the ground where the
English agents arrested and cannot with
reason be asked to grant compensation. and
protesting against the rejection OF the humane
method Of settling the dispute This letter
ment of indemnity for the arrest of English sub
ects will vitiate Venezuela's claim to the terri
tory in dispute Another Corinto affair will in
volve the employment Of force the remedy.
when the American Government. Instead OF
agreeing 10 ii in advance, as in the case OF
Nicaragua, protests against 1t and appeals for
arbitration moral grounds.
Most English journals assume that Mr. Cleve-
land was constrained TO take up the Monroe Doc
trlne for political reasons, but was prevented by
his caution and good sense from asserting II In an
extreme form and proclaimng an American pro-
tectorate over the swarm of little republics in
the New World They acquit him Of what they
choose to call Jingoism. since he has made 1t clear
that the American Government is acting from
disinterested motives and is appealing to a strong
nation to arbtrate a petty dispute rather than
bully and declare war upon a weak republic.
They are grateful % him for past favors. and md
II awkward 70 discuss the humane proposals ad-
dressed TO the English conscience: but they con-
denim with fine irony the leaders In Congress and
the American journals supporting Mr. Cleve-
lands action in the Venezuela These are
wicked. staggering Jlngoes. frothing at the
mouth. beating the air with buster and disturb
ing the peace Of nations
English opinion strongly supports Mr.. Cleve-
lands currency views: but one outspoken jour-
nal The Manchester Courier blurts out the fact
that the Free Trade party in America is march
ing TO its doom: not only is the free-trade mil
lennium when the British lion and the American
lamb shall lie down together Indefinitely post
poned. but American opinion is distinctly swing
ing back more strongly than ever TO the protec-
ZIONIST side
! Domestic politics utterly stagnant. The ru-
mors of dssension in the Cabine, are too silly 70
be seriously discussed. There must be policies
before there are disagreements The Grand Old