New-York tribune., 1896-01-10

..- example is respected in the palaces of the
nerr,,nsnt per sns Nor can it he doubted that she is
cV,r everything in her power by cautioning her
c;s,srs co..;s and warning them against indiscre-
Ms Ms IA preserve the peace between the two great
,ivnches ,iv of the Engish-speaking race.
The same pacific temper has been displayed
a.. me Queens subjects since the outbreak Of
p cement over the Venezuela QUESTION. | have
eA eon informed that the night when The
ppoas,dent's message was receivd there was a
I,nsuItation Of the editors of the leading Lon
cor cor journals and that there agreement
eSa, while the English position should be
tt,s,,y and firmly stated. good temper should be
Psnun resentment reprcssed, and American
oonnion be conciated so far as practicable.
opt ppmnot vouch for the accuracy of this report
10, the comments of the London press on the
AZ, morning tended to confirm it. Indeed, the
sar,id and ill-tempered writing on this subject
isa little tnat there has been Of l., has been
" ". ,be provincial rather thar the metropolitan
.ss y, Another notable instance OF self-rc-
f,rant was the speech of Mr.. Comyns Carr at
. nnhlic banquet on the night when all Eng
,and was dazed. bewidered and angry over The
presidents message | have already referred
to II in a cable letter, yet can hardly have sue
cseded in doing full justice to il. 1t was an
eIoouent and magnanimous speech. without one
,ntind or intolcrant word about America; and
:, opened the way on critical night for
most cordial and enthusiastic welcome TO the
Amercan Ambassador.
The sum of the whole matter is that England
aoes not want war with the United States
Whatever was said and done during the first
few davs of excitement when the eXasperat ed
.eriton sneered at Jngoism. and American Sc
curities went down with rush. there has Deen
a universal recOl in England from what Is
;ustlv described as civil war between the repre-
sentative branches of the English-speaking race
"a crime against modern civilization Is the
expression most frequently heard. we may be
forceG into it," an Englshman will say, Out
we shall 90 nothing to provoke IT. ana we shaii
have no heart for it. if the worst comes TO
.ha worst although resolved to do our duty
come what may" That is the prevailing tone
~ conversation on the streets. in business OF =
Nces in clubs. at home. everywhere Ihere Is
no war feeling in England. There are uhhis hh
taxable signs of rerugnance TO ana aphor
rence OF a fratricidal conflict Fight the Eng
lish will. rather than submit as they say 10 tie
intolerabe disgrace OF having iI aroirra a'iIn ION
nranomed down their throats. or of having the
frontiers Of their Empire dictated TO tnem,
but war with America they do not want. ihcy
have persistently refused to believe that IL Is
possible . - ,o 90
The Venezuela boundary dispute was one OF
the maLy controversies of similar charaC.c' ,
which are constantly arising in the brlusn En-
pire Little was known of ii by the puolc oe
yond the fact that it was of long stanolng ana
maj a portion of the disputed territory had peeh
In tho possession of British cOlonists for many
years II attracted little attention; noyhne oas WIS
known If the merits of the case: the Nenezueia
side os the controversy had never been iarlI
presented TO English readers; even the essenudl
fact that the Schomhurgk line had been Drawn
ex parte by British official passed without .' on
servation Now that this boundary question
has become q menace to the peace OF hd'-olH'
4, is studied in detail. and English readers are
beginning II know something about 1t. Ger
fainv II will rot he through any fault OF the
daily press If the public fail 10 be fairy wei!
Informed on the subject Already there are
ifnumerabie newspap, ,r maps. ancient ana h'ou-
ern. of the disputed territory. and these are
supplemented by a body of HISTORICAL ana con-
troversial literature. elastic in volume, II not
judic!al and non-partisan ir treatment
Bur neither these technical points nor the
hearings Of the Monroe Doctrine are the mNs-
teries which baf'e English intelligence. Nhat
the Englishmen cannot understand Is the exist
ence in America Of widespread bitterness 81
feeling and downright hostility 20 his own coun-
.rv Al first he considered the excitement IN
the United States a passing furry of passion,
which would be followed by return OF reason. IN
the next breath he condemned the President
message as a political manOeuVre N fres.den-
: al canvass-a characteristic bit Of American
poljtics Put Is time passed he was forced rcll't-
antlv TO accept the evidence Of hostile feeHnG,
not among all Americans. but among many
toward ENGLAND. He had not suspected IL; ne 5
utterly at a loss to account for 1t; ana ne does
not reciprocate il. He would like the American
better if the tariff across the Atlantic were low
cred. hui stll he does not dislike him. and he
has no desire TO go to war with him. Yet. for
some reason which he cannot comprehend, there
Is strong undercurrent of bitterness and re-
sentiment in America against England. 1t may
no, be the feeling OF a majority Of Americans;
bur there is great deal more of it than he
wishes there was: and he cannot understand
why there should be any Of IT, when he himself
IS unconscious Of any corresponding feeling OF
Yt.,,icr l. y. L.