The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-20
BRITISH AGGRESSION

On tas remainder OF The warF4 exe@S.
yzxar 1fesses 20 f0recloss ws stall see
ifvefy ffrues. The prime rnsnias@- OF Eng
Esuz Lord Fsos-AEs@rY. IL = son-sn-Iaw q
Nathan Meyer F9shscfafSd. Whose family
oxns about txs-tairzf< az ali the gold tE
sn@ world anz3 can c4u IL tr t. n chooses
Euxlan5 has begun proceedings against
yea@xze54 ard Nfczr@xxsa 90 eoIgee. mercy
afg@x@3 70 bs dae No eosarr or sheriff
has part 81 TIRE proceedings, bglt war
vessels have t-eexi Esnt 20 enforce the de-
cree % the British ministry. presided over
~ RosnHchsl5'E son~in-fzw. Nicaragua Is
g1Ysn uaTE April u 80 pay gp tire In
s7e-1n3ty demanded a=sS a warshtp - On
fss way 80 seize she ports Of the us1sor-
tt4Flafe country unless she does pay. Essse-
zsssIa Is 20 lose part Of her territory and
shs rest Of the Eltiraatnrn il not made
pso&Ec.
few years ago ieadfag English
Newspaper published the following:
Foreign nations, have during the last
thirty years. added 6 ssa 80. go sterling
20 their debts. and the British people are
THE great Lenders. ard as they have lent
money 10 fSfty-stx nations 81 Is supposed
those nations ows rs f. .so.a1o- The
following II Ilst Of a few nations. and
the amount of money borrowed from ~
az a nation: Argentine Republic. Esl co.
es9. Austria fl. a. 50; Belgium. Es.s15sssg:
Bolivia. Eza.9s. Brazil f5.sTsdss; Chile.
a. $50. China f. -. go. Colombia. 1850
or. Cor;Iova. iaa5, So. Costa Hlca- f3.i51.ss'.
Cuba. $3.50. so. panBhian pr1neipalities.
u.7I4gs1: Denmark. ff.9z9.sse: Ecuador.
& So dssA: Egypt. II. ~ SO; Entire Rios.
fz.2ai.ogs France. IL. e2s.so Greece. B.lfsl.-
LII
Sos. Honduras. fs.f1zgyg. Hungary, ga
fsa; Italy. f.s "a. 90: Ronmania. fa4a.o0:
Liberia. go 90. Mexico. fi37J5.ooo: NORWAY.
e GA.dDo: Orange Free State, 10000; Par
aEuay 6. 500 e,a. Peru. II. l2s 90; Portu-
gal *. ~ go. Prussia. Es13,so. Russia,
~. ~ go Santa. L s7V.eoD. Spain. Il. SAL
DC, Sweden, fl8s7s. go; TraBsvaaI. fii3.-
co. Tunis. f5.s77g0: Turkey. ss.fIs.ooo:
United States, f81.s02.spo; Uruguay, fia,-
$1,000. Venezuela, 1880 81"
These figures arc not now accurate. The
spanish-Ameriean republics have not paid
interest. and their debts are much larger
then they were In 1850 Chiua's debt has
been very greatly increased. Greece has
not paid interest. nor has Egypt.
When the japanese declared war on
China the English bankers offered her
Lfls&EiAfEa GftsIiN- sHE fEfHssa tho SHrfs
aud she has had TO fight England as well
as China ever since; even DOW the Eng
iish fleet Ii being reinforced. to prevent
Japan taking part Of the Chinese main
land, which Is fnortgaged to England
The United States government has. as Is
well known. recently borrowed a large
sum Of gold from the English Roihschiids.
English investments Ia the United States
years. bat much mortgaged property has
passed into the hands OF English money
loansrs. OF course there is no likelihood
that England viii foreclose on the United
States. because the interest is as a rule
paid regularly.
The debts Of the South American and
Central American republics are not all
just ones. The money in many cases was
loaned TO dictators and presidents wht
appropriated IL all To their own use. while
pledging the country's credit. There Is
a we'll authenticated case where a mill
tary ruler of Argentine arranged to issue
bonds for double the sum he was 20 re-
celye from English bankers. but was
cverthrovn before the deal could be
completed. Spain. Greece. Colombia and
China are hopelessiy indebted 90 England.
and the high taxes required 10 pay in
terest on the debts as well as to MAIN
tain expensive governments make the
people OF these Countries perenniaily hun
cry. Spain. Greece and Colombia are
continually on the verge OF revolution.
II h not exaggeratiou TO say that a
| few men own the gold of the world. and
! can cause Il panic whenever they choose.
! b. calling in or refusing TO renew loans
Up 10 March T. 1873, the policy OF tho
| United States was as ennuciated by Pres
! ident James Monroe. ia his message Of
/ December = ls23. I'VE owe 1t 10 candor
and TO the amicsbIe relations existing be-
/ tween the United States and the powers
! of Europe 20 declare that We should con-
I slider any attempt on their part TO extend
/ their system 20 any portion Of this hem
/ isphere as dangerous 10 our peace and
/ safety. ''s With the governments who
/ have declared their Independence and
! maintained II, and whose Independence
/ We have. on great consideration and on
Just principles Acknowledged, we could
/ not Wow any interpretation for the pur-
pose OF expressing them. or cont rollin =
/ IN any other manner their destiny, by any
I European power, In any other light thaa
a. ihe manifestation Of an unfrtendly dis
/ II is impossible that We should behold
/ such iuterVosiiion. in any form. with In
difference" During the severity year.
{ that the Monroe doctrine MAS the policy
! e. tbe government. no European nation
i ever took such oppressive steps against
l "A republic 81 the Western hemisphere az
| England has taken toward Nicaragua and
/ Venezuela.
The United States having adopted new
! policy OF non-lntsrference ia the affairs
| Of any country except Armenia and Hs-
wall. the h0pe of the American peopla
IS that some AZ the Spanish American re-
! pahlics will be brave enough TO rasIs;
! England even "a the extent OF war Ven
ezuela could make a great fight. her men
are all trained u war. and an invaaIn,
army would nn3 Il difficult to drive de.
! Tenders from the mountains