The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-21
poN ACROSS THE WATER
.vrs FITZGERALD ARRIVES IN
+ go HOUSTON.
II the Venezuelan Complication
80 y. Been Marked in Great Britain.
Conditions Abroad.
,,0.. Fitzgerald arrived in Houston

Pm !. GiasgoW, New lVfk anu saves
Il 'scayIng Glasgow December "a on the
Ea.hor Line steamship burnessla, which arr
VI, IN New YORK on January .. In an in
se.s.irs falk concerning Ills voyage aud
'st,,ans across the water, Mr.. Fitzgerald
IA 10 q Post reporter
E..rrsn was leaving Scotland there was
'srliact which above all others en-
~ ihe attention of the British public.
~ md people, namely, the Venezuelan
.sstIou. and the effect the action of the
A y III Venezuela would have upon tue
p. and feeling OF the American people
~ srsstion was sprung upon the 6r1lish
f',ls with a suddenness that dazed theu,
VA them, because so unexpected and
ia for First came the much-her-
W meeting OF King Edward aud his
lnsav. the emperor oil Germany, at sand
sSsm on November IL. Then followed
4 srouse shooting Oh the nOors around
tteSVbsm. Then came Mr. Ballour
-JoSd Lansdowne, the British foreign
t,sisry. and In their wake the German
Etssssdor 10 Great Britain, and press and
Is hpcan to ask what the meeting
EPlst Later, ut the lord mayors banquet
A IondoD. Mr. Balfour assured the nauou
II; n meant nothing. Inen came Prcst-
IN Reoseyelt's mllk-and-water reference
M Monroe doctrine III his message TO
,ssesS and With it the Venezuelan eN-
son and the stupefaction of the British
I'm President ROosevelt's message to
,spess had been waited IOr by the allies,
f17e'tbe nresldent's statement III his mes
r. and speeches TINT the Monroe doc
M was not to apply to South American
Etss refusing to pay their Just Obligations,
Il. ukea by England and Germany to
an fhat they could knock Venezuela Into
,eoeSed hat If she did not desist from
sling and inprlsonng British subjects
Egsced In smuggling arms and mum tons
var 10 the Venezuelan rebels.
~ reply TO questions asked in parlia-
Drst ministers said that IL had been de-
Emlned to use force against Venezuela to
N mt debts 1t owed TO British investors
XII when the nation ridiculed the idea of
s,Bipg the navy into debt-collecting
nv. Mr. Bslfour said there were other
E,ttsrs At iAkue between them and Presi-
H., Castro Compensation was demanded
4 Inc arms and munitions OF war, In
bnSsd for the Venezuelan rebels, and con-
BatM by Caatro's agents. Then the
ktloo asked, Why the alliance with Ger
Emyl Was not Britain strong enough to
rsEs her own claims alone against Vene-
TN Arst the tory papers, under the
..Sership Of the London Times, were dis
k,ed to support the government, the Ger
I'M alliance and all, until the cable mes
Ese, from the United States made 1t evil
I'm that there was limit beyond which
I'm The Times changed front, Kiplings
bsn, The Rowers, wal published by 1t,
IA he sntire tory press became as antago-
kItic to the government policy in Vene-
Eeh IS the radical Daily News or Man-
hester Guardian. Why not arbitrate the
ksstioaT everybody asked, and, If not at
Esshington, why then at The Hague OF
. VI n
ksnsdowne looked foolish, and Germsny's
Hsr lord looked foolish and very mad"
kulnnlng Mr.. Fitzgerald said:
knLst MOI the American people believe that
Asy are too well loved IN Britain. The
tilvldual workman working his best ac-
kfdlng to bis lights and circumstances, and
De- & not bested and outdone by his
Il ghboF may at first pretend not to mind
but when his pocket Is touched, he be-
b. 70 froWn, and the frown is soon super
8ded By scowL The same Is true of ma
6pnk The British nation has n grievance
bainn the United States. Its nature Is
y economic and industrial one, and the
tirsnee Is going IN he lasting one.
4'1p the race Of the nations for industrial
"a commercial supremacy, Britain is being
NJ behind, She is handicapped by her land
swL Great Britain and Spain a-e the
ply two countries In Europe that still adj
&r TO the old teudal system. Exorbitant
pes and rents and royalties paid to an
nc landed aristocracy have the people i'm.
nYerished The national expenditures
Rmped last year from f125, 900, 600 to
k@6o0O0, One hundred and sixty mil
fhs q pounds Is In the neighborhood of
ECoD0000; and this great burden. called
fperlal taxation, and which takes no &C
punt Of the local rates and taxes, falls on
Rs ehouhers Of less than 10000, 600 of
pope. Britain today is living largely on
II credits, her investments abroad. The
Nf1sh workman does not take kindly to
N Authorization Of British industries.
IA all recognize that the change from the
H1 % the newer methods OF production and
|fnuiseture has become an absolute neces-
~ Y British Industries are to live and
Eosper But prosper again as Of old they
Il England has ceased 10 be the worlds
Kcrksh0pr
zSprsEng Of the present trade outlook Mr..
4 'serad said It could not be worse. "The
ium OF the labor department of the board
lrsoe Tor November show that trade and
&ges continue TO decline and that both
.shen below the yearly average for
lsN ten years, The returns show that
~ are no less than 100000 men In the
w lae, that Is, out of employment.
- lgures take no account OF the great
= launsf or uuskilled laborers out of work.
q ne pocThouses, the industrial shelters
q r .ns cnurch, army, lnbor homes (church
Il Lnsana insututions) are all full TO over
Jss' while hundreds more are nightly
~, away from the night Gsylums.
1--WE me homeless these later nlaces are
vwn as spikes. Britain Is a country
"A IN I'M ehsrity has run to seed. where every
.t, Nv ana economic evil is sought TO he
II W CHARITY, The result IS that the
n " y ual country are very dependent
n h."s coin' TO look to tho churches and
~. ensrlly societies for their daily
" /. gsI Of bread, and march IN to re-
rpgisaasu.e.n ms cattle walk up TO be fed,
Sp,Ens,, poor arc Enclands greatest
II n ~. ne country Is overpopulated
~ ~ 'sast llo0O00. There Il no place for
III, N me economic Arrangement OF
"A they must he supported some
Istnres, y eie strain on the financial
\ ,ornins tne people and one which ls
Fl prob,s,.uaa lly more hard TO be borne.
b. ~ ps, are crowdinr thick and fast
f toa rhps,rt.lsh people. This winter 10000
sag fes a., N me city If London are
Fl ehp5nl. november over half that number
II Ionses we're going to school every day
Hhbsr S Ky WIN noffink for dinner I'm their
N son otr, In the same months ono
n fSa ~, slilnren were washed mud clothed
"a Iburrh suSe OF charity in the city Of
/, noap sn Il me question Of overcrowdinc
N Trnts 1r " the slums Is pressing
more !, STRANGER than action II
~ ire mo-. snmrtimps more horrible
n T. Bs.s KY. mahsfic iction. A Roy. Mr..
"A sluns written hook on B'rming-
&her hor,o u "a fond tbis among
"A tsrs I'M, mo orercrnwdluc is so areat
nbrr ~ NV when derth comes Tho same
~ NJ hople continue 10 ,ive In each
n ihslr NY nhIe Found them. he saws fax
4tin. sna w snread on Tho tor Of a
ID 'l'n We barn ,ack Of siopping acco,nro.
nc ma a. NJ !, known them to occupy thr
Ia y w rbsr., snorah nictpre or SLIM
rc-4 rsrins 'aei 10 that tbe n,c ~ 1 L,
\ ,arr,on IN isolated case Iat ono MT
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