The true northerner., 1896-01-24

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Anglo Allianos-A Naval Omosr's Views
Of Foreign Politics.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 22.-lSpecial. "A
suggestion which has met with much
favor here Is that the government of the
United States erect In Washington statue
to General Simon Bolivar, the liberator of
Venezuela. 1t Is by this time generally
known that In Caracas. the capital of
Venezuela, there Is a handsome statue of
General Washington erected by the admir-
ers In that country of the Father Of Our
Country. 1t is bronze statue and every
anniversary of the birth of Washington IL
Is decorated with flowers amid appropriate
ceremonies. If any foreign born hero de-
served to have his fame commemoWted In
the American capital 1t Is certainly Boil
var, who was among the greatest men this
hemisphere has produced. Henry Clay
with his usual felicity, called Bolivar 1.-The
George Washington of South America. -
Bolivar was not only great warrior, but
a great civilian leader. He made Vene-
zuela what it is, and history records Of
him the pleasant fact that when grateful
people made him gift of 81, 600, 600, he at
once used the money in purchasing the
freedom of 1000 slaves. A coincidence
which impressed the Venezuelans greatly
was that the message of President Cleve-
land, announcing to the world our inter-
vention with the Monroe doctrine in be-
half of that country against England, was
sent to congress on the anniversary Of
Bolivar's birth.
1t is held that il would be graceful
act for the American congress to recognize
the exalted character and distinguished
services of Bolivar, and also reciprocate the
honor paid our own Washington by the
Venezuelans, by appropriating money for
the erection of statue to Bolivar in the
capital of this republic, There is IA statue
of Bolivar in Central park, New York, but
not even bust of him exists in Washing
ton. So far no foreigner has had statue
erected in his honor in this city. but in
the national valhalla, as the gallery of
statuary in the capitol is sometimes called,
is bust of Kosciusko. If there Is no prec-
edent in favor of the erection of an out
door statue to foreign hero, there is GER
tainly no good reason why such prece
dent should not now be established, and
the suggestion has met with favorable
response here.
The Dogs of War.
For some weeks statesmen and diplo-
matists here have been eagerly watching
the field of foreign politics. The chance
of war between Germany and England,
the intentions of Russia and of France
and the dreadful situation in the Levant
have all formed topics of frequent discus
sion. A naval officer told me that he be-
lieved Russia and England would soon
come to blows, and he told me of re-
markable map which the Russian author
tiles had some time ago made with infinite
patience and care They prepared chart
of the worlds commerce, showing the
lanes through which it passed and indicat-
ing by spheres the points at which the
tonnage appeared greatest. One OF the
largest of these spheres was near the en-
trance to the Irish sea. Another large one
was in the English channel. Still another
was in the Mediterranean, near the en-
trance to the Suez canal. But the largest
sphere of all, indicating that at that point
the movement of commercial tonnage was
greatest and that there could be found
the richest mark for Russias cruisers and
commerce destroyers, was off the southern
shore of Long Island. In other words the
keen Russians had made chart of the
spots at which the commerce of the world
was most Vulnerable and at which they
could do the most damage in case they
should decide to let slip the dogs of war.
Another peculiar fact was given me by
this naval officer. He said the Russian
naval authorities had some time ago made
soundings of the deep bays along the coast
OF Maine. Along that coast, as is well
known, there is "a great number of small
deep bays, in which ships of war could lie
safely at anchor. The Russian naval rep
resentatives made soundings and surveys
in these bays in order to be able TO report
to their superiors. At this very moment
the Russians are in possession of all the
data necessary to their operations along
that coast No one believes this informa-
tion was gathered with any idea of using
1t against the United States, but wholly
for use against England in case of war. 1t
is remembered that at Halifax the English
have a fortified naval station, and it is
from that point they would send out their
fleets in the western waters 1t is sur
missed by the experts that the Russians
prepared themselves for a rendezvous along
the Maine coast in order to be the better
able to prey upon English transatlantic
commerce (for most of the tonnage passing
Long Island is in English bottoms), and
also from those safe havens to make an at
tack upon Halifax.
Peace or War?
Still another view which / have heard
exploited much of late by we'll informed
diplomats Is that Russia and England will
soon make an alliance offensive and de-
fensive. 1t is pointed out that these two
great nations are not really rivals In any
general sense They are rivals only where
their frontiers chance to come together in
Asia. The absence of rivalry between
them is on account of the difference be-
tween their national policies. Russia has
no colonies and little foreign commerce.
She seeks no over sea power She is not a
rival of England in colonization and trade.
as Germany is On the other hand, Rus
sia's policy has always been a land policy.
If Russia and England go TO war, they
will eat one another up. IT, on the other
hand, they make peace, together they can
rule the world, the one being invinoible on
the sea and the other we'll nigh invincible
on land. Together they could solve the
Turkish problem. They could dismember
the sultan's empire, restore order in Ar.
menia, and bring about better state of
things through all Asia Minor
Great Indignation was caused here by
the pronunciamento of the Turkish gov.
ernment TO the effect that the Red Cross
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