New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-04

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loss Of American interests and the inhumAhity whch
characterizes the strife On the whole, Therefore,
indicating the importance of the nsurrecton ana MS
readiness to act on the subject, Wheii tr PioP..i
moment arrives, in the manner most iaVo'ape 10
THE BRITISH PRESS ON THE MESSAGE
FAD FINANCIAL MuDpLE-THE VENEZUELAN AND
TURKISH POLICIES CONDEMNED.
rondon. Dec 3-"The Daily News commenting
on President Cleveands message TO Congress- VII"
tomorrow say:
4 worse financial mudd.e than Mr. Cieveana
stated it would be difficult TO conceive. ou0T 10 u
result of ampering with the currency Ior tne SUP,
posed relief Of powerful. Interests II Is worth the
attention Of our own currency doctors.
The Daily News" will refer to the venezuela as
ute as matter In which the United States are not
directly concerned The principle OF arbitration Is
invaluable but its friends should beware OF strain
ing il unduy. The comparative weakness Of Ven
zu4,a does not give that country exceptional rights
Arbitration has nothing to do with the relative
strength OF the parties. The PRESIDENTS message
i silent regarding the outrage on the British GUIANA
polce 1t IS neither dgniied nor polite Tor WASH
ingion to take up tie quarrels Of South American
communities which DO not observe the usages or CIV
uized nations The United States viii find out some
day that this of patronage involves correspond
ing responsibility and will rot like IL at all
With regard to the Presidents reference TO Ar
menia the paper will say il should be thousht mat
when American missionaries are robbed ana e'icteu
with the connivance or completely Of the Sultan. an
American warshp would be better agent than
the Powers who are all protocols and no policy The
lives Of Americans in Asia Minor cannot be consid-
cred safe 1t would go hard with Mr. Cleveland II
he allowed them to perish.
The Standard" will say
The maintenance of friendly relations between
Great Britain and the United States Is of such SUI
preme Importance that We cannot Dut IeSlet me
tone in which President Cleveland alluded to the
Venezuela.
and substance II tie dispatch addressed to Anbas'd-
dor Bayard in July from the paraphrase communl11
Gated 20 Congress We are not in the least surprsed
that no answer has vt been received We underiake
to predict that when the answer reaches the White
House II viii furnish the President with much mat
fer for serious reflection We have far too Inuch con
character 70 believe Tor moment that the President
VIII be sustained in his position by the better order
OF transailantiC sentiment.
The Standard" disavows any wish 10 treat the
message win dlsrespect but says mat inc whole
ASSUMPTIONS and unsupported deductions. II adds
that Il is obviously for the people OF the United
forcb.y prevent European Power from forciby
increasing is possessions on the American CONT
will 10 so after due calculation Of the cost but
this has nothing 10 do with Great Britalns f rght
70 be her own without interference from the out
side
REGARDING the mode Of enforcing the British
Gains. the paper asks:
Does Mr.. Cleveland seriously suggest that be
cause state is insignificant it is 10 be exempt
ordinary
a powerful neghbor? Has he ever adopted THIS
singular pr.ncip.e where wrons has been done To-
teach virtue that he declines t. practice. he
insist that here must be arbitration; mat Ven
submit meekiy to the award.
Referring to the Behring Sea paragraph OF the
message. 1.-THE Standard" viii say:
Nh Cleveland has still to urge upon refractory
tbs plain condition OF an hones; aware. Ihat -
une ncouragng sun le.f seInciye 3es .,1 s M
ready preiudced he merits Of the dispute. taking
fl for granted ;hat Great Britain is wrong. 1t is
rot easy to argue calmly with controyersialist
listen 10 reason II Is a pity that the calm judi
the topic OF cuba did not inspire him when he re-
America He makes a chivalrous exhibit Of self
have rights, and th6urh Great Br,.lin is in posi-
tion maintain her dignity ana interests she ought
not to be mark for public affront in Presidential
Upon the matter of currency reform the Prss-
dent writes lucidly and emPharcaly. az usual. but
Roses II Is tolerably certain that less ultimate
harm Will be done by the rejection of his proposals
than hy their adoption
The Morning Post" will say:
Regarding Samoa ana Venezuela the message APP
pears to be framed on lines that Senator Chandler
that England be wrong because she is
than Nenezuela
"The Chronicle" will say:
The Presidents reference to Armenia practiccally
lnNifHt.ON II,
ard. being backed up by the sending Of a cruiser. 1t
must be regarded as definite adherence of the
nited States to the European concert. Few honest
critics say anything against the references TO
Venezuela We agree with the President tina, the
matter Is eminenty suited for impartial arbitration
No doubt the British Government will take the
same view when reparation for injuries du" us from
Venezuela Is made. Every Liberal will acquiesce
in the doctrine enunciate1 by Mr.. Cleveland. that
hands full enough without Increasing our
burdens in America. especially at the risk of
ating serious strain with great Power whose
friendship is more valuable To than that of al
others together bat If the United States assume
extra territorial authority they render Themselves
answerable In some degree for the faithful dig
charge Of obligations by the Central and South
American republics. Apparently IT is their intention
undertake this serious task
The Times" will say:
The failure of Congress to embody MIR. Cleveland :
proposed financial measures in legislation would un-
dOubtedly give "A severe shock to business
fdence. We shall be greatly surprised If the plan
is not warmly welcomed in the great commercial
centres of The United States. If Mr.. Cleveland is
right. he Is regarded being by the dIspassonate
Observers here. The risks entailed by further
pOsipOnemcnt OF the currency question are very
serious. II is not impossible if Mr.. Cleveland Is
UNDECIDED by a hostile Congress. that he may
Nation the only man capable OF repairing the
gratuitous and calamitous errors OF his rivals.
AFFIRMING TIE MONROE DOCTRINE.
MIR LODGE INTRODUCES STRONG RESOLUTIONS
IN THE SENATE