The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-22

the old country, Our colonial mInlaIer,
who married an American, has given
tokens OF his friendship 10 the United
SlaIoa aud its people and hs IL not
likely to 20 ont OF his way TO got the
marquis Of Salisbury to tread on Cousin
JOnathRn't COrns, Ia duo time, SscTa'
tOry 0lnHy will no doubt toll the Yens,
zuelans that they cannot oxpect the
United States to osnouHo quarrel when
they deliberately rtNiumO, on thar
lImled resources, to attempt to bluff q
great power
ave are glad that the Nav York
Post, which has done such Oxcalleut
service In promoting better under,
standing bNtwoon tho Unltad States aud
Great Britain, will unhesilatingly tell
ila rountrymon the truth In this Vens'
zuslan buainssS and also sulighton the
blaIherskile politicians and newspapers
who are seeking Ia tamert trouble bs'
tween two great branches ofths EngllIh'
speaking world"
Tho Pail Mall Gazette IAyi;
"The marquis OF Salisbury will ind ii
convenient to keep autographed sup.
ply OF q special form Of uliimalum for
South American republics. They are
perpe.pAlly making trouble, and the
mongrcl Spanish puuclillo will not
yield to anything short OF q threatened
blockade. There Ia no doubt that the
republic has grabbed \ big chunk be.
yond the Schomburgh line, We have
no wish TO bully VeneEnslRi but We say
oil hands all tho same"
The 81. James Gazette has this to say
on the subject:
vine worry able New York Post fairly
applieI tho term 'hlAtherSkite' 10 tho
Tribune and similar publications and
politicians whose mouihingt on None.
zuelau affair are an example Of their
hAbiluul Use ot ioRminR lall.talk, The
United States government, however, Is
not blaIherakits and does not listen TO
the opinions OF advisers Of that order,
Il Venezuela has tho impression abe
will do well to remember the outcome
between England and Nicaragua. BE.
tween govarnment's acts aud what tue
moro foolish peuons who profess to
represent American opinion say, there
Is usually ~ much difference as between
sense aud nonsense. Unless President
Cleveland is prepared to overthrow the
traditions Of his foreign policy and be-
gin eanrae Of eourtinG complications,
We may be sure that Venezuela will not
receive more backing than Nicaragua.
Tue Telegraph says: ut is dltllcult
20 soc how .Honrosi'm i4 applicable to
tho Venezuelan affair. II the VsneEus.
ians invade British Guiana they must
either DO punished BY rs directly, or
they muit DO forced by their assumed
protectors in tho United StRtoS TO pro-
iUct International laws"
The Standard saya: "ThG Venezuelan
ulllmAtum IL unlikely TO lead 10 pro.
iongod or doubtful complications. The
convention Of 1850 has been repeatedly
iniringod by the NeneZuslaus in en-
ereachiRg UPON soil iRdispntably Brit.
ish Ihii CALLING and high handed act
might haze bsSn overlooked had not
tue outraGes bv the Venezuelan author.
tits, reached lengths no longer endut.
able. II such an aggrOIsion as the
Uruan affair is to be iguorad we might
Il. WoIl abandon BRUSH Guiana. We
shall be autpriIed II the responsible
diplomats Of the United States persist
ia maintaining that tho Monroe DOC
irine has any bearing on the present
case"
The Ttmos and tho Chronicle print
articles explaining in detail the position
OF tho Venezuelan matter, tho latter
paper especially as regards the Amer.
lean point Of view as indicated by
official reports issued from Washington.
Tho Chronicle says that there is reason
to believe that IL Lord Salisbury decides
TO settle the affair without regard to
Americas intervention. America may
carry out in full tho i1vitation given In
July by United States AmbAsiadot Bay.
ard Ia The frionilisst spirit, that tue
doiIminAnon mtghs DO negotiated ami.
cabiy through Warrington, "rhsrO !s
no doubt" tho ChroniGiS Continuoi,
shat the United s,atei is determined
to bring about an early settlement Of
tho dispute No answer to Mr.. BAyArda
dispatch to Lord Salisbury has yet beea
received a. the embassy"