The herald., 1895-12-25
ENGLISH OPINION
Seems Heartily In Favor OF Settling Matters
Peaceabiy

Seems Heartily In Favor OF Settling Matters
Peaceabiy
LONDON, Dec. 24.-Lord Playfair, whose
wife was Miss Russell of Boston, writes to
the Times this morning as follows: I'VE
are apt to foreRo the numerous expressions
of friendly and even brotherly sympathy
that both countries have manifested to-
ward each other"
He cites his numerous visits to the
United States, especially in 1887, when he
bers of the house of commons who were in
favor of arbitration, to President Cleve-
land, who then spoke noble words as to the
need of friendly relations between the two
countries. MIR. Blaine also wrote sharp
dispatches, as parliamentarians are apt to,
but on one occasion authorized me to tell
Lord Salisbury that nothing would ever
induce America to go to war with England.
My object in writing is to emphasize MI.
GladstOne's advice as to "common sense"
FOREIGN ADvICEs
The Times has a dispatch from La
Guayra, Venezuela, saying: Meetings ap.
proving the attitude of the United States
and antagonstic to England continue to be
held. A decree has been published order
ing the immediate embodiment OF The mill
tia in the various 8 ates.
dispatch to the Standard from Madrid
says that their correspondent understands
that spain will not object to the American
commission inspecting the Spanish archives
in regard to Venezuela, but will certainly
intimate that this is an act of courtesy
which does not iunply the slightest admis-
sion of the Monroe doctrine.
dispatch from Moscow to the Standard
says:
oh a pCas of n cnu fiipf hprwaan EnoIapd and
America with All ardor approaching en-
thusiasm and in a tone of frank hostility
to England.
All the morning papers have editorials
breathing Christmas sentiments OF peace
and good will with reference to Venezuela
and Armenia.
NOTABLE PEOPLE SPEAK
New YORK, Dec. 24.-The World will to-
morrow publish the following cablegrams
received in reply to its reqrest for opinions
upon the Venezuelan situa 10 /:
From the prince of Wales: Sir Francis
Knowles is desired by the prince of Wales
and the duke of York to thank Mr.. Pulitzer
for the cablegram. They earnestly trust
and cannot but believe the present crisis
will be arranged in u manner satisfactory
to both countries and will he succeeded by
the same warm feeling of friendship which
has existed between them for so many
years.
From the bishop of London: With all
my heart pray to God to avert from this
country and the United States the crime
and disaster of war between them, and
hope it to be the bounden duty of every
man in both countries to avoid all provo
cative language and do all that he can con-
scientiously do to promote peace.
The following unsolicited dispatch was
received by the World from the Free
Masons Of Manchester: "Christmas greet
ings, Free Masons' club, Manchester, to
American Free Masons. Glory to God in
the highest; on earth, peace, good will
toward men."
Cardinal Gibbons sends the following:
BALTIMORE, Dec. 24.-In reply to the
telegram have to say that war between
England and America would be calamity
to the world and to the Christian people.
There is no ground for the apprehension
of war. / regard the structures on Mr..
Cleveland's message by some American
and English papers as unjust and unwar-
ranted, since he has always shown himself
man of peace and conservative princi-
Piles. Warlike Interpretation put on his
message is forced. The panic was occa-
stoned by an oversensitive money market.
The dispute will be honorably settled, but
not by the sword.