The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-11-23

Remark on coming war by a fellow up a tree
Where the foolish acts of mankind he can plain
Where the big man and the little appear of the
same size.
And the Emperor and beggar give Ike image tc
the eyes.
Senator Chandler has said that
wal with England is inevitable and
he welcomes such a war. On behalf
of those who, in the event of war.
must pay the principal part of the
cost, and do about all Of the tolIinp.
marching and fighting, | protest
against the senator's expressions as
miscellaneous and uncalled for. Not
a wal has occurred for the last half
century which was not wholly UNI
necessary. Not a disagreement,
leading up to those wars which could
not have been satisfactorily settled
by any four men Of ordinary ability.
Tina senator proposes al alliance
with Russia, the worst governed
country, the most despolic of Christ
ian powers, the most dangerous to
liberal institutions and to the peace
of the world.
Mr.. Chandler wants Canada, Cuba,
and the Sandwich Islands added to
the United States. This country has
made two attempts to take Canada:
a third might succeed; but it would
be after very hard fighting and great
destruction Of life and property.
The Cubans would like to use this
country as the fox used the cat.
Should they at this time gain their
independence, they would, in accord
ance with the universal custom of
their brethren, the Latin republics
'of America, experience the inexpres-
:slble blessing of IA revolutionary war
every new moon for the coming GEN.
fury. We have no territory zeal or
beyond the Sandwich islands. Hence
their acquisition would not benefit
us in time of peace. In war they
would be a weak spot in our armor
with their mongrel inhabitants. a
constant source OF ANNOYANCE to this
government.
la the Venezuela affair it appears
from the report of or consul at
Georgetown, Demarara, that Eng
land is claiming only the territory
she has held for the past eighty years
and in this cnse is not Interfering
with the Monroe doctrine.
If Great Britain ia claiming land
in Alaska to which she is not entitl-
ed, that caso max be satisfactorily
arranged in some such way as the
Alabama claims and the former
boundary questions were settled.
agree with the senate in his re-
Communications to prepare for war,
AS being ready for war is the best
security for peace. And | would
suggest that all the scacoast and
frontier forts be repaired and pro-
perry armed. Let new ones be built
where needed, The money so en-
pended would return to the people
in pay for labor and material and
make times better throughout the
land. If more war ships are built,
let them be the small and swift run
ming. The fifteen thousand ton IRON
clads, like the great pyramids, will
likely remain useless, but conspic-
nous monuments to mans folly. and
convincing evidence of his near re-
Iationship to the ass.
After all the above precautions
are taken, it would appear to the
mar up Il tree, that the duty of all
leading men in this country and in
England is to do all in their power
to prevent a war from which neith-
er could derive benefit and which
would be distressing to all classes.
Fancy the good bishop of New
York giving thanks to Almighty
God for the storming of st. John, N.
B. and the destruction of the peggy
trade of that place by the combined
forces of the United States and Rus.
STA; or the archbishop of Canterbury,