New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-13
POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.
NOT WARS ENOUGH.

/. CORRESPONDENT OBJECTS TO THE PEACE con-
onrss AS A WICKED SCHEME OF ENGLAND.
n, the Editor OF The Tribune.
s,r. II il not surprising that the project Of an
,.,.rationsl Peace Congress should have It's
.-,reest advocates in London. But II Is astonish-
,ns that any Americans should fall into sucn a
~rave error as to suppose the English nation Is
80 IN shed its war coat and forever renounce
h.r long -nurtured purpose Of conquerng and rul-
49, the world. Do any intelligent Americans en-
..rt.,n the belief that the British have suddenly
.,ooelved a great horror OF spllling blood? Does
.nv man believe the Englishmen are not AFTER
~old IN this peace project working for partnership
=, mt for full swing in our markets. hoping
through intrigue. diplomacy or bribery. to dictate
snnc,ntments and decisions?
There 10 strong reason for the British aver
son 10 war with us In the large investments they
have placed here. In the event OF war, much OF
The property would be conhscated and large oblga-
,,on. repudiated. Three four or five or six billion
dollars seems TO be too large a sum to be trusted
"a the caprices of "hasty violent Americans
And the willy Britisher wants us fastened up In
mace web cannot fight He wants us fixed
40 We cannot appeal to arms under any circum-
s,ances VIII Americans consent to forego the
only means yet found effective to combat the hos
t.res or brltalites which have been characteristic
Of tho British up to the date Of the Venezuela
exclamation. and which are yet in vogue in many
tarts O. the world. and which would be piled with
redoubled energy against a peace-tied nation:
Do any Americans believe that IL British free
trade were irrevocable lot, and our finances
40 depleted that coast defences and navy werc i'm
r,ssyt,le we would be invited enter into peace
Contract TO annul war? don't believe there Is an
intelligent American who thinks. II the British had
The power they would not wipe this Republic out
O. existence tomorrow. II by II they could forever
rule the commerce of the Americas.
Look at the huge preparations. the cunning net
work OF island and border fortifcatons, the srate-
ric points stolen, all about Do these comport
With love OF kin love OF conquest? Look at the
fnsid.ous means employed TO shape public OPINION
here favor Of British interests And then take
pa triotic squint at the eliminating shame, result
ant from kinship. Anglo-Saxonism and treachery-
/ mean the tariff reform the great disgrace OF our
day and country, which has closed our factories.
rendered our poor miserable. and placed millions OF
gold IN English Golfers. 10 be used for strengthen
Ing the British Navy, for extending conouests. Is
A Peace Congress to render all this work void?
Are the British 10 steal no more gold lands? VIII
they leave US something IN Alaska? Will they stop
thieving in South America? VIII they break up
their warsh.ps for klnding- wood for the paupers
Of their capital viii they pursue the arts OF
peace and abjure piracy? viii they give up India
punish Jameson and hang Rhodes. as they deserve?
Peace is War is the escape the appeal the
only effective resort against brutalities Eni crcen
peace or long periods between wars give floods. big
waves OF demorahzng, degrading practices Wars
DO not come often enough for true. enjoyable peace
Most ell the great wars. OF the world have been
fought in the interest OF peace jackson fousht
great generals loved peace. and fought for IT, They
knew that enforced peace was slavery and sin
South Amherst. Mass. June Is. 1896.