The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21

operate with Germany In hostile demon.
stlaton. The primary mistake, indeed, az
miuistrutiou when Il gave even tacit con
sent 60 that demonstration, II Is not uCcvs-
sary 10 possess much political perspicatlty
10 !oresre thut In the event Of resistance
upuu t4H part Of Venezuela the demon
s1atu. bowers should he almost inevitably
driven g commit acts which could not he
ro-u.-.- Otherwise tunn as aggressive aud
preIuaiciJl 10 tue vital Interests of The
United states, President Roosevelt and his
taMm-ttation missed "a great opportunity
70 mp possible compiieauons m tue Bud
when they failed 10 discouuteuunce in a
perfectly friendly but unmiStakabIa uau.
uer the coerCivc measures IN Venezuelan
waters projected 10y Germany.
We say projected by Germany advisediy.
England OF her own initiative would never
have INDUCED 10 naval flourish Tor the
SAKE oil flolculousiy paltly sum, were II
ever So long overdue, The plain truth is
that the wicked partner'' IN this aIiair "a
the Jerhhu emperor The steadily growing
coriiaity la Anglo.Amcrlcan intercourse IS
the cause Of much anxiety TO the kliscr
10 snake ana, " possible, to destroy that
Halter public opinion IN the United states
which have characterized his fnajeBty's re-
cent potcy-,the building Of his yacht IN an
American shipyard, the selection Of an
American girl TO name the yacht aud the
dispatch Of Prince Henry 10 the I'nlfsd
states with trunks fun Of decorations and
d Folume oI houeyed speeches carefully tc.
yised by his imperial brother ana ruler. II
Is wlth the design Of diyorcing the Anglo.
- laeligal uiNAAsc ludt the emperor has
colcied the British government into acting
with him, for the operations against Venezr
ela can scarcely fail to create n gitultion
that VIII allow him 10 say 10 the Tinted
states! you see Collins the friend, not
The situation so ardently desired nv the
emperor y rapidly being brought about. a
German force already has wantonly and
needlessly destroyed the few inonenslve
ntte hulks which Venezuela digniAed with
the name OF a navy. JUST as the trOphy az
Milthdes prevented Themlstocles from
sleeping so Deweys laures appear 10 he
keeping the German emperor awake. for his
one desire n late Is, apparently, 10 sink
something even a Haytian derellct or a
Venezuelan guuDoai undergoing repairs
That oct Of destruction, however, may
prove 70 be the fatal move which, by III.
ceusing tac NeAczuelaHs and provoking
them 10 offer q stubborn resistance NAV
lead 20 the direct Intervention Of the Unlf.
ed States &c has already caused the Brit-
ish government to dlsavow any narticir5.
tion iu the act. so instead Of Sowing tbe
seed ~ distrust between England opd
America the emperor has merely disclosed
the fact thar his collaboration IS not I'M SYM.
patty with him.
SIM, St IS Impossible TO regard the actual
situation without uneasiuess. and no effort
should be spared 10 bring this debt collect
ing crusade 10 q close, for anything Is pos
& Die with an administration that does NOT
know when 20 say no, a British cabinet
that Is rs malleable as wax and a wicked
partner In the shape Of the German EN-.
perOr. whose impetuosty in rushing for
ward Is only surpassed by his precipitation
ln dra wing back.