The Nome nugget., 1948-01-09
Why Odds Are Against A New War
Friday, January g. ls48

why OOOs Are ASalnSt A NeW war
 (By John L. nger-(P)Newsfeatures Writer) IF ANYBODY Is betting chances of basis of past performances the odds against it.
 There are nose examples in American history of serious international arguments having been settled peacefully than there of those that eliminated in war.
 As against six declared wars in which the United States has been engaged since the Revolution, there have been ten times of tension which ended calmly War talk has been prevalent during much of the trys existence
 The colonies had barely got going as united govern men when it looked though they might have to bare muscles against France. That in the 179Os when the revolutionary French government tried to get America to take it's side in its conflict with half dozen European powers and Britain.
 When the U $. refused to intervene the French began to hit at American shipping and demanded loan ap- peasement. All America took up the cry of Charles CoteswOrth Pincl<ney, ambassador to France Millions for defense but not one cent for tribute.
 Gen. Washington beckoned from retirement to command the hastily forming army, American seamen armed their merchant ships and there numerous skir1niShes at sea.
 War clouds grew blacker and even his btterest po- tical enemies announced their support of President John Adams foreign policy. Abruptly in 1799 the new French dictator Bonaparte offered peace treaty.
 There another close call in 1846 after the Demo- crats had elected James K. Polk President on virtual platform soganized Fifty Four Forty or Fight Under the terms of the Louisiana Purchase, the U S. claimed had rights to all northwest territory right up
 
 had long maintained counterclaim, and when discus sions got nowhere war talk began to mount. Finally however, agreement reached putting the Oregon boundary at the forynnth parallel it's present border America had three other brushes with the British In 1863 John Bull grew apOplectic the "wanton in sult' given by U. s. Marines who stopped British steamer carrying two Confederate envoys their way to Europe President Lincoln hastily put end the war-lke noises by releasing the envOys.
 Also during the Civil War the British built and loudly applauded the of the famed Confeder ate cruiser Alabama and other vessels which preyed Union shipping. Northern hot heads all for taking on the British too. And the feeling recprocated Throughout the early part of the Civil War Britain and France both appeared eager to step in the struggle against the 'up-start Yankees" Historians say the Northern victories at Gettysburg and Vcksburg how ever, convinced them they backing losing In 1895 when Britain allegedly violated the Monroe Doctrine in the Venezuea-Brtsh Guiana boundary dis pute which had been going for than half tury, President Cleveland accused her of willfu ag gression He threatened resis by every means any British appropriation of minera-rch lands which the U s. regarded as Venezuela In that get tough policy paid off because the British public, recong from the unthnkable horror of war, put pressure their government to arbtrate.
 Waving the big stick helped produce peace in several