The herald., 1895-12-24
WIDEST possible opinion to oppose the war
like methods of the president.
MORE WARLiKE TALK
There Is No Lack of Able Men to Back I
Doctrine


There Is No Lack of Able Men to Back the
Doctrine
NEW YORK, Dec. Ex-senator Thomas
H. Carter of Montana, chairman of the
Republican national committee, was at the
Imperial hotel today. In regard to the
Venezuelan British Guiana boundary dis
pute he said:
"As I understand it 1 believe the public
does, too" he said. "The commission
will not be appointed to fix the boundary
line at all, but 10 let the Americans know
something about the nature of the dis
pute and the justice or injustice of Eng
lands claim. That commission will not
settle the boundary line at all, although
the language of the message SO indicates"
General w. S. G. Wiley, who is on Gov
ernor Morton's staff, said: II think at
moments notice we could put Il, 900 sol
diers of the National guard in the field.
This is about the lighting strength of our
military force in this sta,e. In case of war
with England | have no doubt that the re-
tired members of the guard would come in
again and raise the effective fighting force
TO 10000 at least. They could be placed
on war footing at once. They are nearly
all sharpSbooters and of course they would
become a crack corps. In three months or
less time we could take the field with a
million soldiers, well trained and better
and tottering monarchy. They would be
educated men and they would make the
best soldiers. l do not believe we will
have war;"
President Roosevelt of the police board
said: ~ cannot too heartily praise the adj
mirable message OF President Cleveland.
He and Secretary Olney deserve the ut
most credit. ! am delighted that the house
and senate acted in spirit OF broad
minded patriotism. People talked of re-
lying upon highlands honor and fair
Kindness as a sufficient guarantee that
she will not wrong Venezuela. l have
never shared the popular dislike of Eng
land, but l have also neither shared in
those delusions about her, which though
not popular are in some quarters fashion
able. England never let's consideration
of abstract right or morality interfere with
the chance OF her national aggrandlzeInent
or mercantile gain.
II earnestly hope that neither the cham |
Der of commerce or any other body of rep
utable citizens will do anything that can |
even be construed into failure to support |
to the fullest extent The American side of |
the pending question:"
Hon. Charles Foster, of Ohio, ex-secre-
tary of the treasury. who is stopping at the
Fifth Avenue hotel, said:
"Mr. Cleveland's message was quite
surprise to the country. He has been pam
derlng to British sentiment so long and his
pOllCy SCENT u SO ufl-aInerIcdu III the ueal-
lngs OF the administration with other coun-
tries that the sharp way he takes up the
Venezuelan question is refreshing as it is
pleasant to everyone,
''But things are not going this time as
they did in 1S44, when England blutfad us
out of big strip OF land i'll the North west.
The Democrats then carried on their ban
ner the words 'Fifty-four forty or fight
but they finally yielded to the buster of
the British lion. England would never
have had single port on the Pacific coast
had the Democratic leaders shown as
much backbone as they seem to have now.
The Republicans will promptly rally to
the support of Mr.. Cleveland. l dc not be-
lieve, however, that we shall have war;"
Senator II. +. Petligrew of South Dakota,
who is in the city, said
"England will probably bride the way
with the Venezuelans TO a settlement of
the boundary dispute. And once the Vene-
suelans agree with the English about the
line, then what we have done in The matter
will seem more or less ridiculous. 1t will
make a laughing stock of us. England
could invest a nalf a million or 80 in Vene-
suela, in The way of bribery and purchase
money, and soon settle the dispute.'
The senator then characterized England
as q bulldozing nation.
"Of all the nations in the world Eng and
is the greatest bully and the most domi-
1eerlng, arrogant aid oppressive, and her
hand is all against all the nations of the
earth. Today she is the great common
and general robber of the world, and is
never satisfied unless stealing from some
weaker country. With great ferocity they
swoop upon African tribes, Strengthening
and sweeping them from the face OF the
parth.
I'VE have trouble about the Alaskan
territory, where Eng land, like the greedy
'obber she is, is endeavoring to steal il.
Now think we should simply drive The
English off our Alaskan territory with soi-
Tiers, and not wait for any arbitration or
diplomacy. 1t we remain inert, England
Will yet succeed in stealing Alaska