Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-04
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SEEN IN A NEW LIGHT
|chy,I,pd's Message 10 Congress %
u, Venezuelan Controversy
hrs EFFECTS eoop AND EVIL
Rs, IL Would bs Madness Tor EnglAnu
to Disregard h-Views OF
q Correspondent

ioypos, Jan. IA special commits
,o,,, Of tho London Daily Chronicle
Tho IL now In Washington sends 'hs
following dispatch;
81 am now al length able TO speak
With confidence OF opinion In the high
"a, American quarters. The only con
d,,,on on which the men whom
.r.cl,lly desired TO see would speak,
b,, been my personal pledge not even
nv a hin, 10 betrsy their names; there
,,,. can only give you my word that
4 am not sxaggefating my auihorllies'
p,s,Ident Cleyeland's message 10 Con.
gvs, has done several things, good and
evil. -,.
"Fifst, u has destroyed every chance
nj s.ying the ATmsLians. Second, "
mn, given an impstus toward closer
ues belwesn Great Britain ana her
roIoni,,, Third, II has enormously
,mpbn,lzed the line OF cleavage, nj.
wavs existing, but discfeetly ignored,
b.lweeu East and West In tho United
ai,s. The West today REGARDS me
Fa,l as practically European annex,
money sharks OF Europe.
UFauftb, IL has rendered certain the
cf,atlon OF n great American navy
which tho next generation will be
almost iTrssls,ibly tempted TO use iof
aggression. =,
uuless foolish words or unforeseen
.yeuts bar It, natural consequences,
raved the way for better tututo relA-
lions, because Americans, having ex.
patience Of the consequences, VIII
cease their ignorant denunciatiOnsiand
Euglishmen will learn 10 show much
gtoaIrr respect 10 American national
oil Union, knowing that force 10 behind
~, and will therefore refrain from pro.
yoking IL by uIlerAnoes and acts Of
ysiled contempt
"Finally, tue message has rendered
possible the avoidance OF far VEsler
dagger. namely, tho question OF tho
Nicaragua canal. A man who would
be near the head Of the American
amy 10 case OF war, saiu 10 me; 1T
1. n blessing the Vensruelsn affair
has happened, because n specific
slluilon OF this will point the way
~ the same thing over Nicaragua,
concerning which. otherwise, tho
Two nations would ccrtainly have
fought
~ can afiirm positively that the
American goverpmeDt Ia above every
thing anxious for arbitration. What
over may have been Its actual result,
the Intention Of President Clevoland's
mttsago was smicabie. Toe close Gu
toufAge Of the President today SCOUT
the idea that 10 was not n message Of
peace. But behind II has sprung up n
national sentiment whion IL would be
utter madness on the part Of tho
English people to disregard or under
estimate. Tue Monros doctrine Ia not
worth discussing. All the learned
pamphlets, tho profesAors' opinions,
tue Newspaper discussion OF II, are
labor lost The fact 10 that N Vens-
Luola does not come within the four
corners Of tue Monroe doctrine, then
the new doctrins-ths olney doctrine
-eoyefs IL, and American opinion
overwhelmingly iavofs Its general
principles. Moreover, America de-.
msnds arbitration as a sacred right,
anu for this hhs will fight n nosdful.
Whils allowing all due weight to tho
Eastern press, you must remember the
line Of cleavage mentioned above. Re-
member, also, 10 what extent the
south found support Ia New York be-
fore tho War Of the Rebellion.
~ am astounded at tho depth and
character Of American feeling on this
question. Men experienced, rtaid,
elderly, conservative, many holding
judicial positions OF great responsibility
frankly declare their uncompromising
support Of this American doctrine. Al
while II IL clear that President Clsys.
land was infinitsly too clever and too
devoted 10 his own party not TO SEQ
that his message would deal . knock.
down blow TO the two groups OF his
political enemies, Republicans anu
Tree sllyerites, still no greater mistake
would be- possible than Tor England to
regard the message M mere party ma.
neuVer IL this latter viBw gains hccs pit
hnee, the consequence Of tho mistake
may be awful. When ! reflect on the
possibility Of this, and know what 1
knew OF American opinion, ] nm pro-
ioundly depressed. Arbitration IL de-
manded by every consideration dearest
to civilized mankind.
"Now, how shall arbitration be
foAohelI Toe best way OF Mi would
10 Tor Lord Salisbury to come 10 an ar.
tangement direct with Venezuela. The
eablnel here would much prefer this
cOuTss.D
Tue correspondent thon suggests sew
efal other methods TO DO adopted on
certain contingencies, aud including
the proposition 10 have the cOmmitte.
hn Anglo-Ameriean one.