Rock Island Argus., 1896-01-04
POINTS A WAY OUT
Important Gable to a London Pa.
per from Washington.
POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES
On the Dispute in Regard to Venezuela, Al
legged to Have Been Obtained from the
Highest Sources of Authority-Enects of
the Presidents Message and Sentiment CT
she American Peopie-Four Plans by
Which War Can he Averted.

LONDON. Jan. i-Thc special commits
sioner Of the London Daily Chronicle, who
Is now at Washington, sends tho follow
ing important dispatch:
II am now at length able TO speak with
confidence Of opinion in the highest
American quarters. The only condition
on which the mon whom I specially de-
sired to sec would speak has been my per.
sonal pledge not even by hint to betray
their names; therefore can only give you
my word that i am not cxagSerating my
authorities. President Clcvclrnd's mess
age 10 congress has done several things,
good and evil. First, it has destroyed
every chance OF saving the Armenians;
second, it has given strong impetus to-
wards closer ties between Great Britain
and her colonies; third, 1t has enormously
emphasized the line Of cleavage always ex-
istins but discrcctly ignored, between
east and west in the United Statcs-the
west today regards the cast ~ practc cally
n European annex, and New York bank.
ers rs allies of tho money sharks Of
Europe.
lIay Ee Disguised Blessing.
"Fourth, il has rendered certain tho
creation OF n great American navy which
the next generation will be almost ire
sissbly tempted to use for aggression;
fifth, and most important, it has, unless
foolish words or Unforeseen events bar its
natural consequences, paved the way for
better future relations, because Americans
having experience OF the conscqul nccs
Will cease their ignorant dcnunciations,
and Englishmcn will learn to show
greater respect 20 American national
opinion, knowing that force Is behind 1t,
AMI will Therefore refrain from provoking
1t by uttcranccs and acts of vailed con-
tempt.
Danger in the Nicaragua Canal.
"Finally, the message has rendered possi-
bio the avoidance os a far vastcr danger,
namely, the question of the Nicaragua
canal. 4 man who would be very near
the head of the American army ia case of
war said to me: 1t is a blessing that tho
Venezuelan affair has happened, because
u specific solution of this will point tho
way to- the same thing over Nicaragua,
concerning which otherwise the two ma
tions would certainly have fought
Americans Very Much in Earnest.
The correspondent then cnlargcs on tho
state OF feeling in the United States and
urges the British To make no mistake in
that matter. In brief he says that whcth-
cr the Monroe doctrine covers the Nenc.
zucla case or not the "Olncy" doctrine
does, and the American people welcome
and indorsc 1t and will fight for it. They
demand ar arbitration and will fight for that, =,
Tho correspondent says: THE man who
perhaps did more than any other single
n
tells inc that Lincoln said to him before
the war seemed inevitable: The trouble
Is, the people Of the south have their
creed which they hold, and we have our 5
which We hold. Their principles are as
sacred to them as our principles are to us. ,
The same words apply TO England and
America today. Ab,it omen. am astound-
cd ut the dCp,h and character Of American
feeling on this question"