The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-18

HERE'S DOUBTING THOMAS.
Denver, Colo. Dec. 1.-THE Denver
Republican commends the president fol
upholding the Monroe doctrine. but
questions the feasibility Of his plan, and
asks: IF neither England nor Vene-
zuela interefed with the commission and
if either or both should then refuse tc
accept the boundary line laid down by
ii, would Ii become our duty TO whip
either or both into submission"
BECAUSE HE IS RIGHT"
Denver, Dec. 1.-THE Rocky Noun
tain News wiz say tomorrow, regarding
the position taken by President Cleve-
land on the Venezuelan question:
Because he is right he should be
heartily sustained by every patriot
War seems inevitable. If it does NOT
come one country or the other must
stand a confessed braggart."
The News predicts that in case Of war
all South America would side with the
United States while France and Ger
many might join with England.
ITO LIVE IN HISTORY"
| Cincinnati, o., Dec. 1.-THE CONNER
! cial Gazette Republican,, says: mo
/ one could have asked for a stronger,
( more decisive or more vigorous support
/ Of the Monroe doctrine. The message
I
! historic papers. War is a serious mat
1 ter, but there ere greater calamities
| than war-one Of them is the loss of
national self-respect and honor"
"UNANSwERABLE."
San Francisco, Dec. 1.-THE Chroni-
| Gle. the leading Republican paper Of
the Pacific coast, says editorially of the
presidents message:
The argument of the president is
! unanswerabie. Americans of all shades
OF political opinions will endorse the
special message of the president in that
regard. II is altogether likely, too, that
congress will in some formal way sane
ton the Interpretation of the Monroe
doctrine advanced by the president
and its application to. the Venezuelan
dispute as contended by him. 1t may
be depended upon that the American
people. without regard to party, will
sustain Mr.. Cleveland to the extent here
suggested. The situation demands that
the United States should remain abso-
lutely firm in the stand which has been
taken
WORLD sCoRNs IT.
New York. Dec. lin its editorial
on President Cleveland's Venezuelan
message the World will say:
president Cleveland's message to
congress on the Venezuelan matter Is
a serious blunder. 1t is blunder be-
cause it is based upon a wrong eoncep-
ton, because it Is not sustained by in
ternational law or usage, and because
1t places the United States in a false
position. The president in his message
like Secretary Olney in his dispatches,
assumes that the policy of Great Brit
ain in Venezuela involves a menace to
this country. The president says that
the doctrine, (of Monroe). upon which
we stand. IS strong and sound because
Its enforcement is important to our
peace and safety as a nation, and is
essential to the integrity of our free IN
situations and the tranquil maintenance
of our distinctive form of government
Are our peace and safety as ma
ton, the integrity of our free institu-
tons, and the tranquil maintenance
OF our distinctive form of government
threatened by an extension, however
unwarranted and arbitrary, Of the En-
glish possessions in Venezuela? The
preposterous nature of this lingo bug
ahoo is sufficiently indicated by point
ing to Canada and to British Columbia
on our very border England is not a
foreign nation in this hemisphere.
Great Britain owns more territory on
this continent than we do. She was
here before we were a nation. If she
had the hostile intentions which the
presidents words impute. did she need |
TO wait for a boundary dispute in dis |
tant Venezuela, with a hybrid race, |
to assa1 US or to menace our repubIi- |
cam institutions?
THE assumption is absurd. and with |
it falls the structure of ponderously !
patriotic rhetoric relied upon by the |
president.
1T is a grave blunder to put this |
government in the attitude Threaten |
ing war unless we mean it and are pre- |
pared for it and can appeal hopefully /
10 the sympathies of the civilized world /
in making it. Do these conditions ex-
ist? VIII any of the senator's who ap-
plauded the president yesterday seri- |
ously affirm that they do. If these con-
ditions do not exist, what remains for
Us except a few weeks or months Of |
bluster and a more or less graceful |
backdown?"
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. Ex-Governor
Mckinley having been requested by a
number of newspapers by wire to ex-
press his views on the presidents mes
sage on the Venezuela question, has re-
sponded as follows:
1T is my judgment that the presi
dents firm and dignified statement of
the adherence of our government TO
the Monroe doctrine will command the
of the people of Ohio. His
enforces with strength and
vlgor the position of the United States
In its relations with Europeans for
more than seventy years. 1t is Amer
lean, in letter, in spirit and in a calm
and dispassionate manner upholds the
honor Of the nation and insures its Sc
curity."
NOT AMERICAS BUSINESS.
London, Dec. 17.-Au of the morning
papers tomorrow WI devote more or
less Of their editorial space TO a dis
sussion OF President CleveIand's mes
sage on the Venezuelan question and
% the merits Of the question itself.
The Daily Telegraph 04iberaD will
publish an editorial contending that
America has no concern in the Vene-
suelan dispute. The editorial goes on
% say:
In truth this insertion OF the Mon
zoe doctrine seems. on this side OF the
water. TO be irreyelent. because there is
10 question Of territorial greed or the
of an European system. IL
5 absurd because a statement Of an
american policy can hardly claim 10 at
ain the rank OF principle of inEerna-
ional law. BY what right does the
IA shington government demand the
arbitration Of this matter. when the
cry theory which guides their interfer-
nee has absolutely nothing to do with
he points in dispute? What nation has
Yer agreed 10 the Monroe doctrine
low often has the Washington govern
nent itself ventuced 70 advance =?
We say nothing or the process OF
visiting the Hons tail generally re