The herald., 1895-12-21
FOREIGN COMMENT
Grows Somewhat Less Favorable to English
Claims Than Heretofore

Grows Somewhat Less Favorable to English
Claims Than Heretofore
PARIS, Dec. 2O.-The secretary of the
United States embassy here, Mr.. Harry
Vignaud, in an interview published in Gil
Bias today, is quoted as saying: 1.-THE
United States cannot permit any nation to
forcibly annex any American territory. In
this respect the doctrine o. President
Cleveland is more moderate than the
opinion of the immense majority of Amer
leans. Our only fear is that men of
prudent minds, like Mr.. Cleveland, will be
overwhelmed. 1t is certain that the
United States will yield nothing and Great
Britain, who has everything to lose in case
of war, will recede, for war means that
Canada will enter the federation of the
United States, and that English trade will
be destroyed within a month after the out
braak of hostilities. A few shells thrown
into an open port will cost England dear.
1t would be the ruin of her colonial en-
pire.
"Unquestionably France will take advant-
age of the occasion to settle the questions
of Egypt and Siam, and Russia will adj
vance her interests in the direction of
India. Those are the reasons why Great
Britain will recede. The United States
cannot yield of the principles of the mes
sage"
Sir Charles Dixie, who is in this city, in
an interview today is quoted as saying
that he approves of the attitude of
the Marquis of Salisbury on the
Venezuelan question and considers that
arbitration is impossible. He said, how
ever, that an outbreak of hostilities would
be too deplorable to consider. and added
that while the conquest of Canada by the
United States was possible, it would be at
the cost of sacrifices similar to those of
the war of secession.
M. Francois de Doniel, the anti-English
member of the chamber of deputies, in an
interview in the Matin today, declares
that the United States has the law on her
side and that compulsory arbitration be-
tween Europe and America is an excellent
idea.
RUSSIAN OPINIONS
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2O.-The Nova
Vremya says: If it comes to war between
Great Britain and the United States, the
former will have to encouni er internal as
well as foreign foes. for the Irish are not
likely to look on passvely at such a con-
flict. In that event England's affairs in
Turkey and the far east will not wear so
favorable an aspect and there would come
the hour of bitter retribution for the past
upon which Englishmen pride themselves,
forgetting that success gained by guile and
force is never enduring.
The Boerse Gazette remarks: The one
honorable means left for England to extri-
cate herself from the affair is a vote of
censure against the Marquis of Salisbury,
and new cabinet might be able to rectify
the blunders of its predecessors.
sALIsBURY's SENTIMENTS
New YORK, Dec. 2l.-A special to the
World from London says: Lord Salisbury,
through his private secretary, Mr.. Bar
rington, tonight stated he would probably
take early occasion to express his personal
sentiments towsrd the United States in
some public address from the platform or
at private dinner. Lord Salisbury made
this statement in reply for request for a
message from him in his personal and un-
official capacity, freed from the restraints
of official communication, to the American
people, expressing the general feeling of
the British people toward them. Lord
Salisbury preferred to express his senti-
ment on the subject from the public plat
form.
ARBITRATION SUGG ESTED
LONDON, Dec 2l.-An editorial in the
Graphic says: The sensation is another
step towards a deadlock, which is only
solved by the sword. This paper suggests
the reference to arbitration of the question
whether the Monroe doctrine is applicable
to the Venezuelan dispute, and says that
If Lord Salisbury propose such an arbi-
tration President Cleveland would not
dare decline it.