The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-02-07

british BraE In Oalsns.
An occasional correspondent writes
from Dcmerara In British Guiana under
the date Oct. q as follows: Since I
have been here have heard a lot OF
nonsense about the Venezuelan and
Brazilian boundary questions that will
sound strange to readers In the United
States. think that have caught the
public opinion very we'll. ! have dlncd
In different hotels aud table dhoie res
taurants. playing the part Of a French.
man who cannot understand a word Of
English. and ! have heard startling
opinions expressed IN the latter Ian
guage. have chattod with the prln.
clpal shopkcepera when | have gone 10
purchase trlfling aruoles and | have
found that every one IL discussing the
chances Of war between the United
statca and England The Hon. Charles
Lus. governor OF British Guiana. was
summoned by cable. and he sailed on
last Thursday In the II. NJ. 8. Solent
The English-npeaklng people here ex-
press pity for the United States and
the conviction that they will h.
smashed TO pieces II England goes 10
war with them. SO ignorant are heao
British merchants here that this very
day In a table dhotc. one OF them stated
az u positive fact that the United Statos
navy possesses only one cruiser. the 10
called New York. and that she would
he only a moulhful FOR the Blake. This
English merchant went on TO say MAT
the other ships In our navy verc
Rchoonors, and that they were armed
with guns that were loaded with pcfo'
lcum and were OF no use. Anolher
/ English merchant said that he hew
/ the United States had another cru1er,
I the Columbia. and he had heard lhai
she was beauty But OF what pie
would II be- he added. The American
sailors aro ioi OF Jumpers. and hey
I Will lump overheard when the irst Eni
l In fred. Thoy have made a reputation
IA bridge Jumpers. and az soon asa I'm
Is fred they will make a repttat1n
aa shin Jumpers. They are Of 40 uf'
and II tho United states doesn't SOP
talking pretty quick. New York. Ing
ton. and Chicago will be In asies u
few weeks. This IL the kind OF M
sense one hears In all the public plaf
here. and from the most inncnualf
the English merchants. They get ag'q
deal OF sport In talking about the IN
regiments that would be raised In M
United States TO repulsc the Engu4
In ease OF war, In another hotel ~
torday every one was talking war. ~
merchant expressed the general opll
ion In this way: II Is time to rouiif
Brother Jonathan that he was once u
subject and that England makes N
laws for all Europe and for the clyllhf
world. II In time to call down "
United statea In another reataura1
more cosmopolitan. there was an Az
trInn and an Italian merchant IN
night, and they were for arbliraud
These are the only mon whom ! BAY
heard talk that way thus far. AZ
why arbitrator said the EnglishmS
present. Would your emperor or w
arbitrate about Vienna II Ruaf
claimed It. or about Turin II Swluf
land claimed ~ Then why should
arbltrate about a land which belod
to uap' 'Yoa,' answered the Austria
who has become British subid
which belongs 10 Ms as the sloi
pockctbook belongs to the thief
THE people here consider the Md
, roe doctrine nonsense and sheer inpI
Thence. They say that II Is the sial
ment OF a single statesman who. VI
moment OF patriotic oxaltatlon,
ciared that American policy must
one OF neither entangllng In the brd
OF Europe nor suffering other poweri
interfere with the broils OF the n
World. This, they say, has nothing
DO with the present case, when y
% lands rights are apparent and
{ This Is the kind OF talk that ! b
+ heard here, and from representa-
A men"