Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-20
ANOTHER STATEMENT
Further Remarks From Lord Sails
bury Expected.
BRITISH OFFICIALS ARE RETICENT
Scene When Mr.. Bayard Made
His Latest Speech.
VIII AT is B BEN G S A I'D
BRITISH OFFICIALS ARE RETICENT
VIII AT IS BEING SAID

| In an address at a conservative banquet
| in Bristol, Eng, last night Sir Michael
Hicks Beach, the chancellor of the eX-
| chequer. made an important suggestion of
| the probable next step to be taken by the
| British government in the Venezuelan con-
| troversy, namely, the issuance of a state
| ment by Lord Salisbury, which Sir Michael
| intimated might put a new face on affairs
| The chancellor warned his hearers against
| exaggerating the gravity of the Venezuelan
| trouble, although some persons" he went
! on to say, talk of the impossibility of war
| between the United States and Great Brit
| ain because of the ties of kinshp between
| the two nations. Nothing is impossible
which has already occurred, and If kinsmen
| very bitter enemies" But there was reas-
surance. he said, in the fact that he did not
| believe the people on either side of the At
| lantic desired war.
He thought that when the true statement
| which Lord Salisbury had ably prepared in
| dispatches, was shortly published, the result
would be happy, honorable and peaceful to
both sides.
Meanwhile, it seems impossible to induce
| any. except a few unofficial English public
! men, to express any opinion whatever upon
| the controversy. Many inquiries have been
addressed to leaders of both parties, and
| the reply of Lord Kimberley late minister of
| foreign affairs, is typical of all the others
| received.
i
| not now say anything for publca ton on the
subject"
When Bayard Spoke.
Mr. Bayards little speech in London We'd
| nesday night was printed in full in all the
| papers, although delivered close on to mid
| night and was also approvingly referred to
| in editorial columns making for peace"
The scene at the banquet was an inter-
esting one. Both Chairman Sir Francis
l -In TO
later toast incidentally alluded to the
relations between the two great English
| speaking nations, but only incidentally, and
| the usual accompaniment of glass-clinking
and Misunderstanding continued until quar-
| ter past IL, when, in response to a happy
| speech by Mr.. Comyns Carr, who proposed
our friends across the sea" the American
ambassador rose.
AS he did so there was perfect tumult of
applause. The guests rose and shouted
themselves hoarse, obviously eager to show
| their personal feeling for the man who SO
one paper puts it. has tried to do SO much
| to bring Great Britain and the United States
mere closely together
Mr.. Bayard stood with bowed head until
| the applause had finished. Gentlemen"
he said. slowly and deliberately. tonight
we stand on common ground. There is no
sea between u.s."
| This opening remark was greeted with
renewed cheering and again the speaker
had to stand silent, nervously playing with
piece of paper in his hand until silence
again reigned. Il thank Cod he contin-
ued, there are some things that cannot
be divided and that men must hold in COM
mon. With visible emotion he concluded:
When loves unite, wide space divides in
And hands may clasp across the spreading
main
Gentlemen. 1 think the time is season.
able to repeat those words" When he sat
down and when the applause had subsidized,
| the "Old Folks at Home" was sung
Congressman Grosvenor of Ohio assailed
| President Claveland's Interpretation of the
Monroe doctrine at the reunion of the
eleventh army corps in New York last
| night When Mr.. Grosvenor was intro
duced by Gen. De Cesnola, president of the
association, there was a general expect
ancy that he would discourse on the Presi-
dents Venezuelan message. The anticipa-
ton was instantly realized.
1T is a long time, in my Judgment" Mr.
Grcsvencr said, before we shall be called
upon to face another war. l don't look
soon for open hostilities. I think that
either Congress or the British nation will
be stampeded-one or the other-before
long.
These threats of foreign wars are useful
They locate germs of wonderful patriotism.
It's cheap and safe to make them. 1t does
not cost great deal when the Presidents
mes sage is read. All you have to do is to
swear by the message-although I don't
doubt that the President can be enlightened
as to the true Interpretation of the Monroe
doctrine"
At this point Lieut.. W. Beidleman, ex-
mayor of Easton, Pa, shouted excitedly:
Don't be SO sure of that"
Il am not quite SO sure" went on Con-
gresham Grosvenor. that the Monroe doc
trine is involved in this Venezuelan matter
Suppose that Spain, after her fruitless and
bootless task to subdue Cuba and being i'm
poverished' financially, should sell Cuba to
England, 1 don't know that the United
States could interfere under the Monroe
doctrine"
Canadian Invasion Favored.
A Chicago dispatch says: In the event Of
war with Great Britain Chicago will be
safe. A no less distinguished military man
than Major General Wesley Merritt, COM
manding the department of the Missouri,
in tomorrow's Times-Herald will say:
MY impression is" said Gen. Merritt,
| chat we would, I should hope and Judge,
take the initiative and invade Canada at
once, and make that country the seat of
war. The immediate seizure of the We'll
land canal, to hold It or destroy It, would
solve at once the problem of the defense of
the lake PORTS.
There is nothing to fear from Canada
No invasion of our country could be under
taken there. We could overwhelm the
country with force outnumbering ten to
che anything England could collect or
muster, and then not leave our seacoast
unproVided with men 10 oe1end every
pert"
The Feeling Mt Caracas.
A dispatch to the New York World from
Caracas, Venezuela, December 20, says:
The enthusiasm excited here by the news
Of President Cleveland's remuneration Of
the Monroe doctrine, and his declaration
against the attempted aggression of Great
Britain upon Venezuela, has steadily in
creased. There was a gathering of 10000
persons last night in front of the American
legation, and eloquent speeches laudatory
oA the course taken by the American gov
eminent were made by Fenezuelans. The
United States minister made reply.
This afternoon another popular meeting
was held, and forty fresh wreaths of flow
ers were placed upon the statue Of Wash
ington.
The Patriotic Society has cabled a mes
sage of thanks to President Cleveland.
| The British consulship here is held by
Venezuelan citizen named Boulton. The
newspapers vocing the popular feeling,
| have called upon him to resign his Office.
| A guard has been set over his house for
| fear that they may be mobbed. The Vene-
zuelan government has purchased the new
Varship Fay. as an addition to her