Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-12-07
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JING0ISM VERSUS PATRIOTISM.

There il an everywhere visible ma
tlonAi drift in favor Of belllguronoy
which bodies no good 10 this Republic,
albeit little comment may be excited
by It, or Of there IL such, the ohanees
are that directly or otherwise fuel Is
added TO Ihe htes Of n false patriotism,
and a species Of Jingolsm IL created
which may eventuAts In things which
may cause humiliation, rather than
an increase Of unity, peace or that
evident mission Of this country which
has been uppermos, from the begin
ming.
THIS feature seems 10 possess special
animoaily to England In prominent In.
stances, A. II at heart there was n NOR.
bid desire TO seek oiiense or create
irritation between tho two grandes,,
and probably the most progressive
nations OF the earth, aud while the
bitter and suggestive expressions are
non-ofiioiAl, they carry an increasing
Influence which the conservatism OF
the government in power may hnAlly
DO unable to resist
A late telegram stated that one
Marcus Baker, who went on the coast
aud Eeodelic government survey to
Alaska, In connection with the boun-
Diary dispute. Secuted the idea OF aTbl.
iratlng the question Of England's
claim OF territory, save by that Of bat
Ilr;" which sentiment was loudly hp-
plauded, anu the speaker was invited
by popular vote to repeat his lecture
In larger hall.
The same kind Of comments have
been pretty general by the press In TO.
gard to the difficulty between the
mother osunlry ana Venezuela, but
contrary TO this the President inter
poses In his message the argument Of
arbitration; ouiOido of this outspoken
declaration 1t Ia quite likely that Vone.
zuelan obslinacy was grounded In part
on the sympathetic voice Of the Amer.
lean press aud the expressions OF an
uudisputed iingoism from time h
time.
The Monroe doolrlno has boen dragged
into this and other matters, although
Il lie not on record that any prRc.
teal onunciAtlon OF that theory, OF
that any essential unity Of sentl.
ment in regard to II, has been held by
the statesmen VI Ihis county, nor has
practical test OF It's authoritative char.
aoter been established.
Tue beliigsrenls sought also to make
a casus belli with England because she
exaoted al indemnity from Nicaragua
Tor an attack upon British subleols,
which was % much uncalled Tor on
the part OF tue press as was tho inter,
ference and popular olamot over The
Venezuelan boundary, or becAugC
Canadian surveyors (who are without
authority understand the Alaskan
boundary differently from the Amsrl,
caa officials.
Many OF the press comments on the
political attitude VI Canada are Of the
came unoA,leI Tor character, and II
surely would DO time enough to talk OF
annexation when Canadians them.
selves revolt sgainst the limited IN,
perlal rule TO which they are at present
subjsoI; The aim seems to be- TO belllllS
aud pluck q quarrel with the British
rule In some way or another; and prob
ably there is no way Of coudoning
Congregational neglect ofthat peouniary
settlement OF Boring sea liabilities, Ia
which Presldent Cleveland refers 10
his message, rs the decision OF the
Paris tribunal OF arbitration, which
dscroed that Si25,OOO should be paid
as indemnity for damages to British
subjects in tho northern seas, II would