The Meeker herald., 1896-01-04
yICTORIA'S ATTITUDE
suE plsAPPRovEs sALiseURY's
COURSE.
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Prime NinIstsr Oeeause OF nS
f.s.l to sabmit the Vene.ueian ""~
ary to ArbitratIon-


ter received here from very ois.,n
eutshed authority in London brings 'he
Information that Queen Victoria is very
much exercised over the Venezuelah
boundary dispute. and is not at al
pleased with the belligerent tone OF the
reply to Mr.. Olney's definition OF 'ne
Monroe doctrine The writer says:
1.-THE old lady is all worked up aoou.
the boundary dispute. and has pulled
out large handouts of Snilsbury's haif.
She does not think the attitude OF Great
Britain In this matter Ii consistent WIN
n Christian nation, and the refusal to
arbitrate matter of such comparative
insignificance is not setting q good eA-
annie to the less civilized nations OF
the world. have 1t straight that she
has expressed her displeasure because
Salisbury did not consult her before
forwarding his reply, but he lays IL
u1,on chambrriuin, VINO, as minister OF
svuvn,rs, supposed 10 keep her
majesty Informed Of the matters that
pertain to them. AS the queen grows
older and approaches her end, she
becomes more conservative and has
such a violent horror of war that am
sure we will never see Great Britain
engaged in active hostilties until she IL
buried.
"Hcr majesty has been very nssidu-
GUS In cultivating the peace societies
and encouraging the adoption of ar-
bitration In all international disputes.
She takes great pride In the result Of
the recent Paris tribunal over the
Behrlng sea troubles and considers the
result n full Justification of the British
pacific policy. You may be sure that
the United States will never be In
volved in war with England over the
Monroe doctrine or any other question
so long as the queen survives"
1t is well known here that Victoria
has undertaken an active Interference
in the foreign policy of her government
recently. and the neglect of British IN
terests In the East during the last two
years is attributed directly to her In
reference. 1t Is also known that her
desire has been for England to set IN
example OF Christian forbenrnnce 20
other nations and exalt herself as tbs
Ideal Of civilization. These lofty prin-
ciples will scarcely justify the robbery
Of feeble republic like Venezuela for
4 few thousand square miles Of pasture
land and few gold mines, especially
rs most OF them are now owned by
n ltptV lv,tt
sh colony Of Trinidad enjoy COM
nercial monopoly in that territory.
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.hnt an opinion ns to the title to this
erritory, signed by men whose in- |
egrity and sense OF Justice is recog-
lied, will be accepted as final by the
British public and the government will
,e compelled to withdraw from the
There are many signs
hat Salisbury's position is not cordially
supported by the British, people, and
that his grasping policy will be con-
iemned in case the boundary commits
sion finds in favor Of Venezuela.
1t Is also worthy of remark that the
dispatch which the prince Of Wales re-
Gently sent to the New York World on
this subject conforms very closely to
the disposition OF the queen as reported
In the letter from which the above ex-
tract is taken. His tone was exceed
ingly concillatory, and coming from one
who is always careful to observe official
propricties and has SO clear a COM
prchension Of the duties Of his position
1t Is quite as significant.