The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-28
THE WAR CLOUD GROWING
CONTROVERSY HAS
MIXED UP AFFAIRS IN THE EAST.U

VENEzEULAN CONTROVERSY HAS
MIXED UP AFFAIRS IN TIE EAST.u
Although Great Britain's Ultimatum Has
Not Yet Appeared in Evidence the Late
Russian Ambassador Paid Most Formal
Visit to Secretary Olney. and Which, Also,
Was Significant One.
Washington, Oct. 27.-Statements
originating at Shanghai in respect to
treaty with China securing to Russia
a Northern Pacific terminus for it's
great Siberian railway are generally
accepted in diplomatic circles here as
true. Nor is any doubt cast upon the
other statement that fleet of fifteen
Russian warships has sailed for Fusan,
the Corean port nearest to Japan and
barely twelve. hours distant from the
Japanese mainland. 1t is also regarded
as certain that this movement will
bring about grave complications with
Great Britain, as threatening the se-
SoiPtS Va tllC Diltloh LAliPllC AS 6Sll-
eral tone of diplomatic discussion also
recognizes the fact that Great Britain
stands alone among European powers
without one ally upon whom she could
rely.
The Venezuelan controversy has be-
come mixed up with the threatening
eastern war cloud While it is not sup
posed the hostilities between the Unit
| ed States and Great Britain can re-
suit from infraction of the Monroe doc
trine in Venezuela and the alleged ul-
| timatum said to have been addressed to
1 that little republic (Which ultimatum
has not yet appeared in evidence) never
| theless the urgency of the situation has
| been recognized in two very significant
ways.
| The first has relation to the farewell
visit of Prince Cantacazuene, the late
Russian ambassador, to Secretary OIL
| ney. 1t is stated on good authority
| that the Russian diplomats leave-tak-
| ing was given especial Significance by
his recalling the ancient friendship Of
| Russia to the United States as mani
| tested by the Emperor Alexander dis
| patching Russian squadron to New
| York harbor when France and England
| threatened to recognize the southern
| Confederacy. Prince Cantacazua, 1t is
said intimated, in guarded diplomatic
phrase that should a similar emer-
! gency arise the good offices Of Rus
| sia could be depended upon. The inn
! portance of this interview was enhance
| ed by an immediate manifestation OF
| excessive courtesy on the part of the
leading remaining members Of the Rus
sian legation towards the Venezuelan
minister in Washington
/ Formal visits were exchanged in o.
manner most unusual in the intercourse
Of European diplomats and the repre-
sentatives Of the South American states.
The absence of any conceivable motive
except an expression by Russia Of
friendly interest in behalf Of Venezuela
in its controversy with Great Britain
| for these universal unaccustomed di-
| plomatic calls has given them much
Importance.
| These diplomatic "straws'' indicating
the course which Russia would take
in event Of the United States contro-
versy with England reaching an acute
stage have brought out another signif-
can't and hitherto unpublished incident
! which illustrates still more strongly
how completely isolated Great Britain
is in it's foreign policy. When Rio jan
eiro was being bombarded by the fleet
of Admiral Melle with a view to the
restoration Of the Portuguese monarchy
and before our admiral Benham, broke
| the blockade Great Britain proposed
| to send a squadron to Brazilian waters,
which would outnumber the American
| forces. When this intention was made
| known the French minister at Wash
| ington, by instructions of his govern
ment, assured Secretary Gresham that
i for every additional warship sent by
\ Great Britain France would send two.
| That intimation was enough; no more
| British ships were sent and the attempt
1 to re-establish imperialism in Brazil fell
to the ground.
London, Oct 2s.-The Daily Graphic
| says: We are in position to state on
| high official authority that the outline
of the Chino-Russian treaty telegraph
ed from Hong Kong does not bear any
resemblance whatever to the actual
facts of the negotiations that have
| taken place between Russia and China.
| Moreover the spirit in which the Rus
sian government has approached the
present crisis in the far east is en-
tirely at variance with the anti-Eng-
lish attitude of certain Russian news
papers, to whose expressions Of opinion
undue weight has been accorded in
this country.
Commenting upon it's information, the
Graphic says:
1t was derived from source the conf
petence of which is beyond dispute.
1t was conveyed to us in such un-
ambiguous terms as to preclude any
suspicion of arriere-pensee.