The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-10
Abaurd' Hritlsh Contemporaries.

a great deal OF nonsence is being In
duiged in. by the British press in It's
comments on the passage Of the Cuban
belllgereucy resolutions by Congress.
one Of the most absurd utterances is
that Of the London Chronicle, which
comes to US by cable, and Is in part as
follows:
'fThe house Of representatives at length
by an enormous majority agreed with the
senate concerning Cuba, and, therefore,
President Cleveland Is now race % lace
with the concurrent resolution OF botn
houses expressing sympathy with the Gu
ban INSURGENTS and the idea Of Cuban IN
dependence. He Is not compelled 70 take
any action IN consequence OF this, but MS
dilemma In the matter IS an embarrassing
'sff he ignores the resolution he runs the
risk OF OFFENDING public opinion, II Con-
greas really represents this; while on the
other hand. n he takes any action N nG &c;
cord with the spirit Of the resolution, ~!
sorts OF complications IN international
law and In the relation OF the United
Staten With both Europe and south Amer
lea IN military and naval matters await
sHe has successfully navIgated many
political rapids before now but TINS y
perhaps the most dangerous OF az, auu
SPAIN In the meantime, Is adding 20 BEE ner
men"
one would naturally look for some
thing more sane from a British journal
Of the reputation OF the Chronicle 1t
. win be hard 70 make any thoughtful in-
dividual understand how action by
President clevelanddn accord with the
spirit Of the resolutions would bring
about all sorts of complications In In
ternational law. and in the relations
OF this country with the European and
South American powers.
The most that the resolutions do Is to
request the President to use his friendly
ofices with spain for the recognition Of
Cuban independence. What is there
in this that should provoke interna-
tional complications of the nature
pointed out by the Chronicle? Even
should Spain resent the offer Of the
United States. what other nation would
see the situation cause to rush to
arms against this country2
our British cousins are. so used to
commenting adversely on what they
are pleased to term american lingo
ism that they even feel called upon to
see In the friendly effort of the United
States to put stop to tragedy which
Is shocking all civilization a hostile
demonstration against Europe. even
though such an assumption on their
paft does violence to common sense.
The Washington Post, in commenting
on The. Chronicles editorial. makes the
following neat point in which there is
gospel truth and pertinent inquiry:
.arhe fact Is that II the President should
conclude TO respect the suggestion 81 Con-
-S,resg m the premises, he would do only
what England. and. IN fact every other
European power has, under similar cir
ctinstances, done hundred times hereto
fore-Rhat, 70 PC specihc' AZ o. men
thouGht Of doing in the cuhe OF the AIInel.
I'm affalr, and. but for their je1lousies or
eaeh other, would have done. six months
s'ard. Why is II that no few European
fsTspaperS can discuss the United States
Withssomie approach to lntelligencer'
And the Post might have added that
the press Of a country that made haste
to sympathlze with the southern con-
fedsracy at the outbreak of our own
clyl.war, should be decently silent II It
cannot intelllgently discuss the action
Of the United states in a matter in
which only questions Of humanity and
civilization are involved.