The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1896-11-17
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TUESDAY. NOVEMBER L, 1896.
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We have had quite number OF
balmy and ingenious commentaries
upon the solution Of our dispute with
Great Britain over the Venezuelan
boundary, but none quite so refreshing
as this from the London Globe, which,
according to dispatch, says:
The agreement is TO be welcomed
because II releases the American gov
ernment from a false and dangerous
position.
That is to say, the London Globe
experiences an affectionate relief on
finding that the Uuited States govern
ment has escaped from the peril in
volved in Lord saulisburys possible
refusal OF our ultimatum. We are
sure OF this, for the Globe goes on to
say;
"Had the commission reported ad.
versely to Great Britain, IL would have
forced President Cleveland to attempt
the coercion OF Great Britain or eat the
humblest of humble pie. No one in
this country ysishes to see the develop.
ment QkA.so United States retarded for
y
have done, IL the government at Wash
ington had seen ct TO enter, on so
trivial u pretext. upon so unequal a
contest The decision OF the commits
sion to withhold its report is an obvi-
GUS but effective way out of an awk-
ward situation
1t is sweet OF the Globe to take it
this way. When we look back upon
the controversy in its earliest stagee,
and recall how both Lord Kimberly
and Lord Salisbury declared that they
would never submit to arbitration the
questions specified in Mr. olneys note,
and included in the Presidents mes
sage to congress, we realize that we
didn't shudder half as much ss the
occasion called for at that time. We
see it all now, however. We see how
near we came to eating humble pie or
having our civilization set back } alf a
century by engaging in an unequal
contest. 1t has taken Lord salisbury
long time TO develop this merciiul
and indulgent temper. 1t must be
that there were moments when our
fate hung trembling in the balance
without our knowing it. But IL IS all
over--we mean the danger and the un.
seen suspense it really begins to
look as though the United States
might congratulate itself upon Laying
escaped the worst
We are glad to observe, however,
that all the London newspapers are
not maudlin and silly in their esti-
mates Of the sltuation. The Westmin-
Afer Gazette, for example, says;
------..-v--sssuS stundi OF the United
States, which the Marquis of Salisbury
at first denied, is now undisputed, and
Is accepted even to the length Of rul-
ing out Venezuela. We would much
rather settle with the United States,
butwe naturally look to the United
States To go bail for Venezuela In re.
turn. To this assertion Of the Monroe
doctrine the most satisfactory point of
all is appended-a general arbitration
agreement"
And the st. James Gazette;
III Great Britain does not submit
this issue to arbitration II will be
difficult TO disprove the American
claim that the agreement is square
backdown upon the part Of Great
Britain"
We have nothing to say about
"baekdowns" or any other taunts to
inject into the discussion We simply
say that no one in this country was at
all afraid Of having It's development
retarded TO the extent OF half cen
tury as the result OF war with Eng
land, and we venture the remark that,
II war had come through Salisbury S
refusal to yield to our demands, the
struggle would not have proved SO un-
equal as the London Globe imagines.
Upon the whole, II is fortunate that
England has discovered that this coun-
try cannot be bluffed and bullied, and
realize that. whilst the United States
is not seeking war in any direction,
we are both ready and anxious for Il
when our national dignity and honor
are at stake. The lesson will operate
in the interests Of peace
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