New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-21
BRITISH PRESS CONFIDENT.
SURE THAT INTELLIGENT AMERICANS
WILL THINK AS THEY DO.

| ''PRETENsIONs TO WHICH NO ELF-REsPEC'r-
ING POWERS COULD SUBMIT" ASSERTS
THE SPECTATOR" THE GLOBE DE-
CLAREs ENGLAND WILL KEEP cool
AND READY""A PARTY STRATA
GEM" REITERATEs THE
SPEAKER"
London. Dec. 2o.-In its Issue of tomorrow THE
Morning Post will contend that events have shown
that dislike and envy of England deeply embedded
in popular feeling in the United States. and sug
gests that would be worth while to reflect whether
a position that is regarded with such jealousy by a
proud and successful Nation is not worth making
sacrifices to maintain. The paper says that
whatever the purpose for which Mr.. Olney has
written, it has aroused feelings which cannot be
dispersed by any calculation of eectioneering
chances. Public passions may force Mr.. Cleveland
TO maintain his hostile attitude toward England
All sober people that perseverance in the line
adopted must lead to
is 1T AN OBJECT LESSON IN FINANCE?
The Times viii tomorrow The Presi-
dents second message is almost remarkable IN its
way as his first With air Of the utmost
innocence he takes note of panic that ne him-
self originated In precisely the tone that would be
appropriate 10 the discussion of calamity due TO
causes beyond human control We see he says In ef-
feet how urgent the necessity for the financial re-
forms he has vany advocated wnen sqeh i Hine "a "a
have disorganized Wall Street 1t Is doubtful from the
be understood that his Venezuelan policy was desg-
mated simply give object lesson In finance. or
whether he merely turns 10 account a catastrophe
that he did foresee Business men In the United
States Will not derive much consolation from this
anxious appeal for way TO escape the natural con
SEQUENCES of the Presidents action. nor will the
numerous opponents Of his financial poey Iesafd wh
to rush 1t under the cover of an artificial foreign
THE CHRONICLE" on THE SECOND MES
SAGE.
THE Chronicle" will tomorrow say: Yesterdays
message must induce the American people to ,hink
deepy over the needessness of Tuesdays bolt from
the b.ue 1t must appear the most alert AJneri-
can patriot that the sudden apprehension and iimd-
alarm into which the whole commercial "orIu was
suddenly thrown by the new foreign pofy OF the
counterbast for 1t appeals to facts not preudices,
and presents real not imaginary perils
THE Graphic will suggest that II Is possible
honorably settle the dispute by arbitration solely
on the question to whether the Monroe Doctrine
is applicable TO the Venezuelan question.
The Daily News" basing its statement on It's
reports from New-Yorii. will insist that there
has been an entire revulsion of feeling there owing
TO the panic in Wal-st. II contends that President
Cleveland has inflicted a heavier injury on his own
country than upon Great Britain by striking great
blow at the public credit just as ii was recovering
from the effects of the late collapse Mr. Cleveland
it says, will find that no bond issues or withdrawal
Of notes effectual as the assurance of peace He
must now be conscious of his mistake. He will be
able to some extent repair 1t by replying to Lord
Salisbury in a tone more beftting the head Of great
nation than that adopted in his unhappy message.
He will find the British Government and people en-
tirely disposed to forget his hot words and to help
him repair the damage they have done.
The Standard predicts that before many days
there will be striking revulsion Of popular senti
nent In the United States. The American mind. 1t
is clear and logical and Americans fully share
with the British in what they both call love of fair
play.
THE SPECTATORS" ELABORATE CRITICISM.
The Spectator has furnished the United Press
with advance proofs OF an article. which it will
publish tomorrow. on the subject Of President
Cleveand's message TO Congress in regard to the
British-v Venezuelan dispute The article says
The event and the document OF grave i'm
portance. 1t is difficult for Engishmen con-
ceve circumstances under which they would will
lingly go to war with the United States. AT the
present moment such war would seem TO Eng
lishmen peculiarly horrible. owing TO the perma-
nent complica ons in Europe and the desire in
share to rescue the people OF Armenia from blood
thirsty tyranny. 1t Is clear however. that the
dominant party in the United States puts forward
pretentions to which sef-respecting Power could
the M na ee Of %has a
knowledge; While 1t is Srieyous thing to con- NJ
the world as being otherwise than friendly com
petitors in the onward marSh % to ely %eiyllizSatop ana
peace, there Is no calamity which great nation
can invite WhSh equals mat mat %hen toD%S nS b
consequent loss of national self-respect and honor
ssfev AND wg the is an
dinary expansion of the Monroe Doctrine.
THE UNITED STATES WOULD DO THE SAME.
"To submit to It Is to confess that we regard
our American possessions as no longer independent
Nobody here dreams OF menacing the United
States: nobody here has the faintest idea Of con-
ouer,ng colonizng or claiming any fresh portion
Of either of the two Americas. and nobody dis
putes the right OF the United States 10 defend any
Sae 81 her IN interests to defend Xii we maintain
that we are entitled to protect against spanish az
ttionablv ours and which the people of the United
States II Guiana were theirs YOU'D SIM smiiaaiy ne
the United States whose nearest territory IS Log
miles distant but AGAINST rurouien m mnan 'g or oesn si
me1t in Guiana, and, therefore. Is in no way as
.!Tbe Spectator quotes from Lord Salisburys
note 10 Secretary Olney as follows; Ihe precise
clearly apprehended II does not establish any een-
eral protecorate by the rnied states OYER Gner
State from ite obligations fixed by international
law prevent any EuTopean rover u"eC.E o a, IN
innictng merited punishment for the breach OF them
ernai affairs OF any American State or in ne rela.
lions between II and any other American state. II
does Justify any attempt on our pdlt ~ '"hhfr
the estabiished form Of government OF any Ameri-
can state TO prevent ihe people OF sucn state
from altering that form according to their own VIII
and plea sure The rule in question has but single
nurnose and object. II is that no European POWER
or Combination Of European Powers shall forclby
deprive an American State Of the right and power
~ self f-government and Of shaping for Itself rs own
nolitical fortunes and destinies and concludes:
Are we therefore. 10 quarrel fight ana possibly
ruin one another about nothing? We cannot believe
that the American people, despite the language OF
soma American politicians. desire such a strugg.e;
as we are absolutely certain that our people regard
II with horror and detestation. To Englishmen war
with the United States is civil war, which they
viii never begin unless they driven TO 1t BY d.
rect menaces to their territory: Still. British
Guiana 10 the Schomburgk line Is their own terri
tory"
BELIEVES A CONFLICT INEVITABLE.