New-York tribune., 1895-12-22
WAR FEVER SUBSlDING.
VIEWS OF THE BRITISH PRESS NOT
SHARED BY THE PEOPLE.

,u.RaFI OF WHOSE MERITS THEY ARE IG-
xopANr-pIACIp1rY AT THE FOREIGN
OFFICE WHERE ANOTHER DISPATCH
FROM SECRETARY oLNEY is EN-
rEcrED-JINGoIsM IN PoIIrI-
CAL CLvBs-THE QUEENS
INFLUENCE LIKELY
TO BE FOR PEACE.
1ondon. Dec. 2l.-No one In the thick OF AFFAIRS
..-s and in a position TO Judge OF public feeling
.ar honestly affirm that the country Is In the
.,e NJ excitement the Venezuelan dis
,u,e which some Of the newspapers represent
u-batever effervescence existed over President
r,sveland's Message is evaporating. and
~ no new surprise is sprung upon the British
aonle the whole matter will soon become
mere newspaper war. Official and diplomatic
,,rcjes have never shared In the extreme
o,arn,ist views which have found expression In
.hs press. and the placidity prevailing at the
roreign Once may be Judged from the fact that
lord Salisbury has seen no cause to summon a
,,eeting Of the Cabinet to consider the position
7, Is expected that no Cabinet meeting VIII De
hold until the views of the American Govern
r,ent embodied in dispatch which Mr. Olney'
,,o American Secretary Of State is understood
vote have reached the Foreign Office. Upon
waking inquiries as to when this reply was
ukelv 10 be received. the representative of the
United Press learned that IL was expected 10
roach here early in January. 1t depends upon
,,a nature and tone of Mr.. Olney's communca-
,io, whether the situation will become really
critical In the mean time the policy Of the
Foreign Office is 10 LAY low and say nothing
English tingosm does not represent genuine
public s-ntiment. nor can newspaper opinion be
taken as an absolutely sure guide to the National
feeling. Any accepting the views expressed
nv "The Speaker" Liberal organ. as an ac-
curate reflection of Liberal ideas will be wis-
taken Yesterday THE Speaker" said
We have no reason to thank Mr.. Cleveland that
eTeiiSle crime Of war between England and the
United States. He has brought the TWO connriass Ia
Guilty that only the good sense and the good feeling
that at the root OF the character or 1 the TWO
&ho is responsible for bringing the two countries
the point Of contemplating, SSngse N ngland TaGh
Has she shown any disposition to trsspass upon R
The rights OF the people OF he United SS
No fair-m.nded American dare answer in the ar,
maye If LORD Salisbury hSd 6uG TT no hsTe See
feft 10 the Americans 10 rebuke ana punlSSn nm, ni'
Sn T we must affirm that we fail TO md IN MS dis
patches a single line to which reasonable Amer
szne ;ssnT can Rhc is made the excuse for Mr cev
ia1d's shriT challenge is in itself the merest sub
seqss T9e 9er occurring r eccn
for himself or his nominee but ne VIII vii have nave
wonid care to pay There is no need to discuss the
snonsrous pretensions contained IN rres'uenl ssl
If they +b %ee New Wo4S snss ssrred IN se
5nSe.t 2o manner 1n upon Great Britain Surely Mr.,
Cleveland must know that great power VIII not not
a accept such notice until she has exhausted al
OF ,he resources at her command for resisting ag-
gression which If successful wouid destroy "e'
status before the world
OPINIONS AT THE CLUBS.
In seeking TO gauge the currents or puohc
opinion the representative OF the United Press
tried to ascertain what ideas prevailed at the
leading clubs The clubhouses are now COM
paratively empty. IT being the recess-time OF
Parliament and the eve OF the Christmas nom
davs. bu, number Of town members were found
oevina In touch with several members OF the
Carlton the great Conservative club. 1t was
not surprising to find them concurrng in the
hone that Lord Salisbury would maintain his
policy Of no compromise, whatever might be the
risk Of war The Tory landowners, inheriting
the traditions OF the party and personally IN
terested in enhanced, values for homegrown
grain are naturally the war party Their DIS
Ike OF the democratic institutions OF the Unlted
States adds 10 the equanimity with which they
regard a breach between the British ana Amer
team peoples.
4, the Constitutional Club. less exclusive or
ganization than the Carlton. the opinions eA-
pressed were much the same. Perhaps the tingo-
lam was more pronounced.
JINGoIsM AT THE REFORM CLUB
7, vas from the Reform Club. where Whigism
etir fingers with some strength, that Inc
Speaker got its inspiration. Sir I. W. he'u'
the Editor of that paper Is the centre OF c"puV
belonging to this club which meets almost uaH!'
The Clique includes among its number some mem,
hers of old Liberal Ministries. who still thinK
themselves able 10 judge and guide puoIic tehue.
cies and who still aiming 10 keep ti tns ntrce
etrings In their own hands. Withln tihs crNie
Tresident Cleveand's Message rs reseiteu a.
diverting blow. The Liberals nopeu u Ill ne
Lord Salisbury's policy in Iurkey. VIII -
Message is certain to unite the Nation IN sup
port of the Government In mGoeIate Pos P@ho grSn
resistance t. the American ca cia''''s ,s yak the
over their lost game has helped 10 mar 49,, Cn
I9afornn club members jngoish. Ihelr respeot
FOR the Earl OF Kimberley secretary o. Ch,nnt
for Foreign Affairs in Lord RostDsIy OaTi"' ~
guides thcir approval OF Lord SALISBURY Au"ei
enc 10 the Earl of KimDeriey's l.ne or actlon,
AT the National Liberal CLUB the , o0'hliahS l,n6
tend 10 alenate the peoples OF the t"o c0uI. otas
and lessen the influence OF the uniteo H.. ,
here and so lesser democrats progrsSs II, 80
Britain The National Libtral CIuo has .h ~
,ban aiv ,housand members. and among thein
,"dIcaIic,o verring upon republicanism' pre-
walls The closest affiliation with me Anr' .
people and with American ideas Is their s.n-
cerest aspiration. There is no wohdea 'I hnen
csr.e1 nv .he message which has caused an
outburst Of National antipathies which were
Supposed 10 have been long ago assnageu'
THEY THINK WAR IMPOSSIBLE
The editorials published by The Chron'cie'
which have been cabled day by day 70 the
United States. fairly represent the opinion pre-
vailing at the National Liberal Ciuo mat Maf
between the two nations Is impossioie' me
Radicals despite the statement contaiheu i"
"The Speaker" credit Mr.. Cleveland Win o''ns
,o.,,o,,;o,,s and honest and believe that he