The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-01
THEY THINK WAR IMPROBABLE
French View of the Venezuelan
Controversy.
Great Britain and tho United States arc
Prone to Weigh Profit and Loss-Eng-
lands Cool Prudence VIII increase
as the Youthful Impetuousity of This
Country Gives Itself Free Course.

LONDON. Dec. 3l.-The Pall-Ball
dazstse this afternoon published an
article from the pen of NJ. Flourens,
formerly minister for foreign affairs,
upon the Venezuelan controversy.
Commenting upon it the Pall-Mall
Gazette says: 1--WE wanted TO hesr
what Frenohmen thought of Secretary
Olney's extension OF the Monroe doc
trine; but he scarcely touches upon that
and improves the occasion by giving us
some home truths. He accuses us of
bullying and breaking faith"
RI. Fiourens says: THE French do
not believe in the probability of war, as
both Great Britain and the United
States are prone to weigh profit and
loss. Moreover we are accustomed to
the cool prudence of England, which
WAL increase in proporti on as tho youth.
rul impetuousity of the United States
gives Itself free course. France is far
more disposed TO accept the Monroe
doctrine than You in England, bu. we
reserve interior rights and do not agree
with Presidents Clovelsnd's conc p.ion
OF arbitration.
eve French are great advocaters of
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extended to all interpa tional disputes.
Notably, we believe that difficulties,
such as may arise between the Amer
loan republics and European states,
are ell of nature to be settled by
arbitration to the great advantage OF
the parties interested. To this effect
we should like to SEQ q permanent
tribunal Of arbitration erected. British
diplomacy still retains a violent pro-
cedure, which Is out OF place in our
epoch. Unless she believes she Is face
to face with stronger power than her
SELF, her weapons Of discussion are I'LL
simatums.
"This unbridled manner does not do
harm to her reputation, when it imposes
ON the people whose weakness obliges
them 20 submit In humiliation or
whether she gives way, as she will have
TO do in the quarrel with Venezuels be.
lore unaeen resistance. Her moral au-
thority was seriously impaired, for in.
stance by Lord Salisbury's menacinp
language to the sultan. A European
concert In regard to the far cast or
America does not exist, because no one
wishes 70 be associated with highlands
diplouaatic arrogance"
The Westminster Gazatte this after.
noon, in q leading article beaded "a
Way Out" says: while the question
intrinsically Is not important incident.
ally 1t Is OF great Importance that Great
Srltain cann't retreat from the posi-
tion sho has taken up and that the
United States will not retreat from
theirs Tho only method of escape
from this deadlock, which she'll i'm
pose neither humiliation nor retreat on
either side is to find something which
is not arbitration, but which is ss like
1t as possible"
Continuing, the Westminster Gazette
suggests that both countries agree
upon o conclltation, not binding them.
selves as in the case OF arbitration, to
accept Its decisions, but on tho chance
OF the conctliators being able to sug
gest O compromise acceptable TO both
countries.
In conclusion, the Westminster Ga
zstte remarks: I'VE firmly believe the
couple of impartial, sensible men, cav
the chief justices OF the two countriep,
could easily settle the matter by this
method"
The afternoon newspapers all com.
ment on the uttersnces OF Senator
Sherman on the Presidents message to
Congress on the Venezuelan question
and regard Thorn az being q plain warn.
Ing that danger OF further trouble has
not yet passed. The stock exchange
opened dull, but later the tone of the
market improved and prices recovered
somewhat. Spanish securities were in
demand on rumors that Spain would
recognize the Cuban republic.