The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-12-24
DISCUSSING WAR RUMoRs,
What "Prominents" Now in New York Say
About 1t.

What "Prominents" Now in New York Say
About 1t.
NEW YORK, Dec. Ex-senator Thomas
H. Carter, of Montana chairman Of the
Republican national committee, was at
the Imperial hotel yesterday. Concerning
the Venezuelan boundary dispute he said:
"As / understand it, and l believe the
public does, too, the commission will not
be appointed to fix the boundary lines at
all, but to let the American people know
something about the nature of the dis
pute and the justice or injustice of Eng
lands claims That commission will not
settle the dispute at all, although the Ian
guage of the message so indicates"
Major H. B. Gillespie, of Colorado, said
he was for peace But if war does come, -
he added, Colorado and the west will
raise in few days a million soldiers to
overrun Canada All of the young men in
my state have telegraphed to the governor
their desire to enlist"
General w. S. G. Wiley who is on Gov
ernor Morton's staff, said: II think at a
moments notice we could put 1900 effec-
tive soldiers of the national guard in the
field. That is about the fighting strength
of our military force in this state. In case
of war | have no doubt the retired mem
bers of the guard would join again and
raise the effective fighting force to 10000
at the least They could be placed on a
war footing at once. They are nearly ali
sharpshooters,
President Roosevelt, of the police board,
said: II cannot too heartily praise the adj
mirable message of President Cleveland.
He and Secretary Olney deserve the ut
most credit am delighted that the house
and senate rose to the level of the occasion
and acted in spirit of broadminded pa
triotism. The essence of the Monroe doc
trine is that the European powers shall
not be permitted to increase their terri
tories on American soilat the expense OF
independent American States. hope there
will be no bacldown. We should stand
right up to the position we have taken
Hon. Charles w. Foster, of Ohio, who
is stopping at the Fifth Avenue hotel
said: Mr. Cleveland's message was quite
a surprise to the country He has been
wandering to British sentiment so long
and his policy seemed so un-American in
the dealings of the administration with
other countries, that the sharp way in
which he takes up the Venezuelan ques-
ton is as refreshing as it is pleasant to
everyone. His message is patriotic through
and through, and ib meets with general
| appreciation. 1t is time that some one
| called John Bull to time Things are not
going to end this time as they did in 1874
/ when England bluffed us out Of a big
/ strip of land in the northwest"
Senator r. f. Pettigrew, of South Da
kota, who is also stopping at the Fifth Ave
| nue. hotel, said; England probably viii
/ bribe the way with the Venezuclans to q
settlement of the boundary dispute AnJ
once the Venezuelans agree with the En-
/ glish about the line, then what we hay,
/ done in the matter win seem more or les
| ridiculous 1t will make a laughing stool
of us. Why, England could invest hal
million or so of dollars in Venezuela il
the way of bribery OF purchase money anI
settle the dispute in regard TO the bound
airy line This is more probable than
/ war with us"
The World publishes many cablegram
/ from representative men in all parts O
/ Great Britain, in response to queries, al
/ breathing "a spirit of peace.