The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-18
VIEWED BY JOHNNY BULL.
Comments of the London Daily Press on
Cicvcland's Message.

CIcNcIauI'S McSSagS.
London. Dec. 1.-THE Daily News,
commenting on President Cleveland s
message to congress on the Venezuelan n
question, will tomorrow say:
THE presidents communication is a
remarkable document, though its con-
sequences are not likely to be serious.
Neither Mr.. Olney nor the president
seems to realize that the Monroe doc
trine cannot be quoted as authoritative
in negotiations with foreign power
1t binds nobody else. The Venezuelan
difficulty must be considered on it's own
merits. This is what Lord Salisbury
has done in a mastery despatch. As
he has refused general unrestricted ar
bitration. upon which, by the way, the
Monroe doctrine is silent. II must be
assumed that he would not assent t.
the mode of ascertaining the rights OF
the parties that Mr.. Cleveland suggests
Regarded as a party move. the mes
sage is not unskillfull. 1t puts the Re-
publicans in a hole. If they agreed to
the appointment of q commission they
will give Mr.. Cleveland such credit as
belongs to it, and will enable him, Or
an accomplished twister of the lions
tail. If. on the other hand. they refuse
to agree to the commission they will
give the Democrats a chance of de-
nouncing them as being servile friends
OF the British, but the great body of
the American public will not be led by
any such motives or considerations"
The Chronicle will say: THE mes.
sage will be read in this country with
blank establishment. An American
commission to determine what territory
British colony can call its own and
failing our compliance with its finding
war by land and sea with Great Britain
Can those be serious words addressed
to us by the descendants of the little
shipload of English folks who sailed In
the Mayflower? We will not take things
too seriously. We will suppose that the
president is engaged in the familia,
work Of twisting the lions tall
The Standard will say: Most Eng.
lishmen will read the message with nm
feigned astonishment. The position
taken by Mr.. Cleveland is preposter.
GUS"
The Times will say: 1t is impossible
to disguise the gravities of the differ
ences that have arisen between this
country and the United States. The de.
tails of the boundary dispute with
Venezuela are insignificant in compari.
son with the far-reaching claim put
forward in Olney's dispatch and EN-.
phasized in Mr.. Cleveland's message
Convinced as we are that a rupture be.
tween the two great English speaking
communities would be calamity. moi
| only to themselves. but to the civilized
| world, we are nevertheless driven to the
| conclusion that tn, concessions that
| this country Is imperiously summoned
to make are such as no self respecting
| nation, and least of all. one ruling ar
empire that has roots in every quart Il
OF the globe, could possibly submit to-
The United States themselves would
never for a moment dream Of yielding
to this kind Of dictation. We are of the
same blood and shall not be less careful
OF our national honor. We can hardly
believe that the course threatened by
| Mr.. Cleveland will be seriously adopted
by the American government. but II so
| Il will be Incumbent upon us, without
entering upon any aggressive measures
to protect our imperial interests and
stand up for our rights under interna.
tional law"