Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-04

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London, Jan s..-The special CORE
spondent OF the Chronicle. who is now
In Washington. sends the following dis
patch:
81 am now able to speak AZ length
with confidence OF opinions OF men in
highest American quarters. The only
condition on which the men whom 1
especially desired to see would speak
was on my personal pledge not even by
n hin; to betray tholr names. therefore
1 can only give you my word that 1
am not exnggerating my authorities.
Precedent Clevehnd's message to
congress has done several taiuRs
good and evil. First, 1t has destroyed
Uhe chance Of saving the Armenians;
second, It has given strong Impetus
towards closer ties between Great
Britain and her colonies; third, 1t has
enormously emf.hasizcd the line of
cleavage always existing. but dscreetly
Ignored between east and west in the
United States The West today re-
50 rds the east rs practically q Euro
pean annex, and New York bankers rs
allies OF The money sharks OF Europe.
Fourth. II has rendered certain tho
creation OF a great American navy
which the next generation would be
almost irresistibly tempted to use for
aggression; fifth, and most important.
1t has, unless foolish words or un-
foreseen everts bar its natural conse-
qucnce, paved the way for better tu-
ture relations. because Americans, hav-
Ing experience Of the conpelLpncrs
VIII cease thlr ignorant denulcia lion
and the EnglislmCn will learn TO show
much greater respect to American ma
flnWu1 DplDlnft 1rnGVstppr 10,
behind 1t, and viii therefore refrain
from provoking It by utterances and
acts Of yelled contempt.
Finally the message has rem
dered possible the avoidance Of even
n vaster danger-namely the question
OF the Nicaragua canal. An American
who would be very near the head OF
the American army in case OF war said
TO me: 1t Ia blessing the Venezuelan
affair has happened because n specific
solution of this will point the way to
the same thing over Nicaragua. con-
corning which. otherwise. the two ma
lions would certainly have fought
can affirm positively that the American
government Is above everything
anxious for arbitration. Whatever
may have been Its actual result the in
tentions Of President Cleveland was
am!cable.
while It Is clear that President
Cleveland was Infinitely too clever
and too devoted to his own party not
to see that his message would deal a
knockdown blow to the two groups Of
his political enemies, Republicans and
free silver men, gtill no greater mis-
take would he possible than for Eng
land TO regard the message ms a mere
party mnneuver. II this latest view
gains acceptance the consequences OF
the mistake may be awful"
AS TO the means hy which arbitration
may be reached tho Chronicles cor
respondent says: The best way OF all
would be FOR Lord Salisbury 10 come
to an agreement direct with Vene-
zucla. The cabinet here would much
prefer this course. | understand upon
high authority that the Venezuelan
government would express its regret
at tho YuraraY outrage. pay all the
additional indemnity demanded and
request England TO resume diploma tic
relations II in return England would
agree upon n reference Of the whole
question TO any competent tribunal she
might select, And America would
bring every pressure to bear TO this
end, " Venezuela hesltated. All
American Interest would cease In
stnntly before the effect OF arbitration
OF rarties owning the soil
Lord Snlisury's dispntch Indicates
lions constitutes n bar to negotiations.
The above sugEeq.l7u = nc'-'.-
and ms America will defend the Brit
ish i<sht to an apology uni indemnity.
no loss or dignity would be involved
by accedinr,
THE second method is II Lord Sails
bury Will say he believes the commits
sion fair and competent to consider
the historical question and ask II the
american government would permit
him TO name British commissioners
TO Join II without committing himself
to abide by the result
II can assert that he cabinet would
Instantly welcome the proposal. II Is
certain that the dual commIsaion
would reach some acceptable consul,
sion,
THE third method IL. surprising the
American commission ievotes It's Mt
tentlon FIRST to the territory England
IL willing to arbitHte, and reports
there Ia prima facie case for con-
siderable larger question at the same
time. will Lord Salisbury then {, nrent
to submit that question either 10 a
single or dual commission?
There IL fourth method. for I
have every renson to believe that Mr..
BRyard Will inforn Lord Calisi) my az
the expectation - che commission and
say that " England Ia willing to law
her case before IT without preju lice.
America Will be very glad to receive
the documents. tnd4nd. the Request for
the British case may be more direct
and pressing than this
II Ia impossible to see how Lord
Salisbury can refuse. and equally Inn
possible 70 see how. having acceded. he
can wholly Disregard the findings. Here
again arbitration appears the inevita-
bic and natural result. By declining ar
Filtration In any shane I.nrd Soitoh,,,,,
Is counting for England the nj win ~
two continents. Most weighty OF ali
and this IL my serious but confidential
concluaion, II he does the American
people VIII consider lighting for arhl-
tration as fighting for peace. heg
your attention to one other urgent nnf.
ter. The Boring sea commission de.
clared that America should pay SECS 200
AND appoint commission TO determine
the damages. Secretary Gresham masie
II clear that the assent OF congress
was essential to the payment, Com