Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-19
English Papers Disinclined to Re-
gard the Situation Seriously.
ASCRIBED TO ELECTION NECESSITIES
French Journals Hope for a Pacific
Settlement.
OPINION IN GERM ANY

In addition to the opinions of London
evening papers. printed in yesterdays Star,
the following have appeared:
The Westminster Gazette remarks:
1.-THE fact is that the present situation is
the result of an unfortunate combination;
on one side, a foreign secretary, who was
once Saturday Reviewer, and vino could
not avoid the temptation of scoring in an
argument and on the other side President
who could rot resist the temptation of scor-
ing in an electoral campaign. But the mass
of the people of both countries regard the
possibility of war any such issue with
blank incredulity'
The Evening News says: THE election
dodge need not give us a moments uneasi-
ness"
The st. James Gazette heads its article on
the Venezuelan developments War or
Wire pulling?" and says:
President Clevelands language in the
mouth of a European diplomat would mean
the instant mobilization of armies. 1t IS
rather too late or too soon TO say hands OIL
to the empire which includes not only Brit
ism Guiana and Jamaica, but Canada. The
pretens!ons of President Cleveland and MIR
Olney are so exaggerated and the language
so Offensive that one could not be surprised
if there was a similar explosion of violence
here. But Lord Salisbury has kept his tenn
per in this unpleasant correspondence, and
W
comes when we shall do well to be angry,
and that time may come. We are all an
xious to give the American government no
opportunity of forcing IT."
The st. James Gazette then discusses the
theory that the matter is merely an cleo
ton dodge and quotes the editorial of
the New York World on the subject, add
ing:
I'VE are entitled to rely upon the sense
of the average respectable American who
Is not ward loss or an office seeker and
who has no interest in Venezuelan con-
eessions On these millions of shrewd
hard-headed, well educated Anslo-SaXons
and Anslo-Teutons, who have no reason
to be other than friendly to Great Britain,
We count. But 1t is not only in that coun-
try where the selfshness and ignorance of
dcmaEoSues may overbear the seIse of
the majority of decent people. The blum
derlrs diplomacy Of Mr.. Olney and the
selfish intrigues of the democratic man
ayers may leave no solution but one. II
IL comes to that-Tell, We won't initiate
Presidents Claveland's bus:er, but En-
g!IshInen would not intend or expect to
get whipped. In the meanwhile, neither
the government nor the nation will be able
to take advantage of the errors of the
United States administration or to refuse
them any reasonable opportunity of with
drawing from a position which they have
wantonly and Sratuitously made danger
Gus"
The Pail Mall Gazette ridicules the whole
matter, saying: 1T flashed across us at
first that President Cleveland was mad
and, second. that he was hypnotized by
Mr.. Clney, who in turn, was hypnotized
by Mr.. Lodge. But We conclude that it is
only an election address, and we advise
President Cleveland to appeal to the coun-
try Immediately before the Americans
have time to study the Olney doctrine.
But we fear that even now it is too late,
for the world has already given the word
'bugaboo.' alas, bugaboo!'
The Globe remarks: mo self-respecting
nation would for IL moment entertain such
pretenslons, and no one doubts that PresI-
dent Cleveland's heroics are due to the
necessities of politics His Sackville ac-
ton shows the length to which he is pre-
pared to go in the sacred cause Of spread
esSleism. Exceedingly inopportune Is he
time of bluff and buster when the strong
est ministry of modern times is in office.
The mere possibility of war between the
two great nations of common ancestry and
interest is too dreadful to contemplate.
But it would not be wise for American
craftsmanship to contide too much in the
am.able sentiment that blood is thicker
than water or to imagine that England
can be intimdated. President Cleveland
also must reckon with France if he insists
upon carrying out his modern construction
of the Monroe doctrine in it's entirety"
The Evening Star says: 1T is impossible
for public man to issue a document in
more offensive terms" and recalls the
SackVillc-West incident, and says: 1T is a
fresh attempt for the Irish vote and the
raS-tag of large towns"