The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-19
A Biz SCOOP.

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dent--ono who made a great reputation al
most In twinkiing. for political sagacity
and unusual enterprise In a new Held. Ia
Mr.. Henry Norman. whose ceblcgrums ~
the London chronicle ON the subject OF
tho Venezuelan boundary dispute ARE now
heing widely discussed In the two great
English speaking countries
Mr.. Norman has made very agreeable
| impression upon the people lie has come
| In contact with IN Washington He IL a
| man OF fnc address, with suave and cour-
| teous manners and bears unmlstakahiy
| the MIR or the man OF letters, lie has none
OF the irritating idioHyncraclcs which rcein
10 Surround nearly all OF tho latter day
Enghshmen while I'm America. hut II
panstakinr, tf1ith-tclling Journalist and
gentleman whom II has boon nearly every
| hody's pleasure to meet and to help in
| hts undonbted efforts at spreading the
! Truth In Great Britain In regard 70 tie
depth OF scolins which has hecn stirred mp
| through the lattcr's attempt To violate one
| or the most sacred traditions of the United
| states So great has been the desire 60
| help MIR Norman~-since he made II APP
| parent that he had no intention OF stating
| ANYTHING hut the facts ma he saw them
that privileges have been extended him
| which hRvo not been shown TO any An,crl.
| can newspaper man.
He has been enabled. through the cour-
tesy Of Mr.. olnev, not only TO scoop" MI
| ~ niN flNniN III mo INitCN states ana
| England, hut the British foroigu Office as
well lilo frat gave publicity to Lord
| Ahordeon's letters on the Schomhu,Ek
| line. which was not mentioned IN Sails
hury'a note and which practically gives
| EnRland's case away. Tho feeling OF sur-
prise that this publication caused nj mrs;
In England has gradually given way to
ono OF Indignation with Lord Salisbury
| ana the foreign office. and the tone OF the
London press has pcrcoptlbly softcncd
aincc Mr.. Norman's dispatches have been
dipvstcd.
Ne has shown too, unmlstaknhly In his
dispatches that Mr. ClcVclAud's message
was not wrltton for political effect that
oongr'sa did not promptly and unanl-
| mously indurao his position for The simple
pastmc OF twisting the Hons tail To
catch the lrleh vote" and that the feeling
against foreign aggression on American
sull ia 80 dcep.rootcd and unshakahlc In
tie solidarity that England must treat tho
Nenegpclnps with perfect fairness either
through arbitration or with IA financial
equivalent to her claims or expect thai
all the dogs Of war OF thls Repubio VIII
he turned loose upon her.
Norman has, Of course. been criticized
foi his frankpcss tn dealing with tins sub
feet hy his rivals ON the London press
they accuse MN of hack camping bic
own country. but the fact remain" that
/ | ne Nts altit "A now NNI' NN wv ThNi''N
written moro than ver iustincs Presideu,
clcycland's position IN American eyes. ana
which causes tho siod Engllshman to
believe for the first tlmc that "thc bolt
from Tho hulo" which cleveland gave them
waH Not altlgrther undescrVcd.
II r. not probable that tho English cor
rcsroudonrs plain talk wlu seriously az
feet bis standinr NJ horne as ha has long
, hecn one of the most vigorous and highly
respected English writers liia works ON
tho East and the Orient arc considered
i standard In England today, aud his po-
t sli1n AZ associate editor Of the Standard,
Il warm supporter Of the Tory regime.
{ Ia proof positive against radical or traitor
, ous intent on his part IN his new field,
Norman haa been ursurc ceaful In hia nt-
q tennis 70 secure Tor publication talks
with prominent men In public lifc, but 10
, him personally all have talked freely. In
this way he arrived Mt n correct under
; standing of tho situation senators, con
rrcayfren und cabinet officers have told
q. HIM with perfprt fraukncss the unreservod
support the president has from all classics
q u his gtand on the Venezuelan question.
While MIR Norman has been shown
eyer, courtesy at the capital, some atnuae-
turnt has been created by the diNppoint
ment no felt and showed In failing 10 Sc
cure nn Interview with the prcadcnt II
would hc ns unusual Tor MIR Cleveland 10
! lie intervicwci ON diplomatic questlon
~ Improbable that queen Victoria would
talk to an American newspaper man ON
thr auhiect OF the new woman But this
view cf the matter was hnrd to Impress
{ uuou him,
o Ina hla connection II s worthy OF note
that at this mucture European politics
are discussed as VIGOROUSLY and virilely Mt
tho chplthl ns are our own. THE ia no
( doubt due % tho fpct that every change
If policy or sentiment IN amy OF the great
! European countries has direct OF tndlrc'l
bearing ON our own dispute with England
, | over Venezuela.
pcoplc who at first cri,lclxcd Mr. glove
land. aud they were IN the main preach
, erg college professors md capitalists now
Rce the error ~ their way Ncronl events
, have shown that the menace or war
which wns undoubtedly 70 be found In his
wards. was not without reason and JUS
tice A most striking object lesson for
his Venezuelan message hns hoon found In
the daredevil huccnnnccring nlbuHt"t
which Or jameson Tod against the doh-
, fearing, peace loving, hut wiihal 'hr most
| viro,,,us of home-dHfrndcrs. tho borrN'
hcv,r was the English spirit OF aggrea-
sion-arrn hiing ~ others prnreriy-tnorh
plainiy shown what they tried 10 40 IN
= Ire Transvaal they have already done IN
81 all four quarters Of the globe Tholr haruV.
, adventurous sons have "iudl"l inc uoh
D sunta on the maps settled on them, ana
tbrn nlanted the Union Jack. thus lar
never TO be removed That the patience
4 ! of the human race has boon sorely thNea
i Is hoat shown IA the fact that hhslnhh,
I ,nc urouoter of civilization. the home OF
the arts and sciences as sho ", has not
a friend among all the nations OF tho
earth.
1 when Cleveland nret sent his messnEe
To congross, the American people promptly
I rallied to his sApport bnt hnrupo , WIS
dhyed ana disposed 60 criticize IN
slaughter In the Transvgal has Hh9"n ,hal
tits wonderfm man--aa friends ana ioos
! alike OF Cleveland must torn MN hHl
! hlaEed tho way for the eu,lr" opposition or
[ The world aguirst a nation whose rohcy
/ has been that OF huilv and ihlrt
II can be seen that had he spoken leS'
: sharply the effect on England would have
, hptn mlnmlycd and would smnf nave
grounded Into these minds that VIII NOT
. understand the conviction mat ne vas
seeking for himself and his party The
r mythical Irish vote
A. Il la--takcn u coordination WIN ~,