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PART I , FHE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. o 'AGES ' I TO 8 , ESTABLISHED JUNE 1J ) , 3871. OMAHA , SUNDAY IMOJINING , DECEMBER , 1895 l VENTV-JTOUIl PAGES. frfl SINGLE COPY EL YE CI3NTS. COUNTING THE COST General Effect of a War with England Briefly Outlined , ENORMOUS SHRINKAGE IN VALUES ALREADY Three Days of Panic and a Loss of a Thou sand Millions , GREAT BRITAIN IS RIGHT AS USUAL United States Has Absolutely No Business in the Venezuelan Dispute , MONROE DOCTRINE DOES NOT APPLY 8 llille > - I'lilntN Out til ? .Mulllfulit n Why the People .Should Not Hiiliport tlu > I'rCNlilent In HlH Attitude. MEW YOUK , Dec. 21. ( Special Telegram. ) In discussing the situation of today I hope not to jy a word which shall offend the molt ardent supportsr of the president or of his policy. They are the people whose minds I want to reach. They are the people whom I want to ask whether they really wish und mean that the United States should go to war with Great Britain. They sjy , or many of them say , that they do not want war , but bo ready If U comes. That la a momentous declaration , because thare Is today grave reason to fear that It Is coming. Wo are drifting Into war , or It might bo truer to Bay we are marching to war. If wo are doing Is consciously , deliberately , with a clear view of the goal bsforo us , and a clear pur pose to provoke hostilities' , there Iff not much to be said. The'Amerlcan people have their - ( ? e ! < tlnlcfl In their own hand ? . The majority will decide. If they chouse war , It will be war. If they choose to act from Impulse or passion , no power , no earthly power , can stop them. Hut If , as I think , they are advancing along mnil loadlnir them they know not whither. It Is the duty of the minority , who believe thty do ace what awaits us at tha end , to say what they believe. The majority maybe bo right , or the minority1 may be right. The presumption , of course , Is ordinarily In favor of the majority. That does not relieve the minority from the obligation of expressing its belief frankly and of trying to make Itself the majority. There can be no appeal to passion In such a case , no effort to In fluence pasulon , no appeal oven to sentiment , nothing but an appeal to reason and to justice , and nothing but n calm statement of what each of us thlnku the true Interest of the nation and the true method of vlndlcat-i Ing Its dignity and its honor. PRESENTS TWO PICTURES. I am not going to argue or criticise or censure. I shall try to loik at our position and .consider what our duty Is If we accept the assertions of law and of facts on which the prseldent bases his message. Let ua see where wo stand : Less than a week HRO wo were walking In the paths of peace and prosperity ; recovering rapidly from the long two years of business depression ; the whole nation alive with peaceful energy and delighted In the revival of confidence and credit. Since Tuesday last a whirlwind has swept over the country ; a grat people , all bent on peaca and absorbed In the arts and Industries of peace , all at once all turn their thoughts to war. The prosperity comes suddenly to an end ; confldenc ? vanishes ; credit collapses ; values shrink ; panic and financial disaster , and the vague menace of sill ! greater disaster overhang the land. Two days of disturbance cost us , say high authorities , four hundred millions ) of dollar lar ? , counting only ths depreciation of ne- ciirltlcs. The third day doubles that loss. U Is moderate and continues to say that we are a thousand millions of dollars poorer today than wo were when the president launched his message and menace of war. What have wo got In exchange for our thousand millions ? Why did wo Incur that -enormous loss ? Why do we risk Incurring losses to which this thou sand million would .seem as noth- Ini : ? It U idle to talk of it as affecting Wall street only , or capitalists only. .It affects every farmer , every worker , every American. This peril of wnr warns the northwest that Its wheat may bo unsalable. It warns the Hoiith that Its mnrkot for cotton may be closed. It warns manufacturers all over the country that bankruptcy Is to be their lot. U warns the workmen that there may bo no work and no wages. What did the presi dents of some thirty boards of trade all mean by saying two days ago that trade and bml- 11:53 would not be affected ? What do they think slneo yesterday ? IS TUB DOCTRINE ENOUGH ? In trying to make out what we have got or are likely to get In return for all these lo and the greater loisea to come , let us accept for the moment the president's view , admit that the Monroe doctrine ap. pllerf to the prcwnt boundary dispute Iw- twecn British Guiana and Venezuela , the highest authorities In the country on In ternational und constitutional law , with Mr. Junto C. Carter of New York at their head , tayti It does not. Hut let us admit that they are all wrong , and that the president und Mr. Gluey are better lawyers than they , and that the president Is right and all the great lawyers wrong on this great question of law ; admit that wo have a right to In terfere between England and Venezuela ; ad mit that we were entitled to address to Great llrltaln a peremptory demand that she should Agree to arbitrate on all the territory cl.ilmed by Venezuela , Including that of which eho was In possession and to which ue had acquired a prescriptive title by occupation during a period uf more than twiceas long as that which the courts hold good at be tween private Individuals. Admit that Eng land might to have agreed to accept both arbitration and Mr. Olney's Monroe doc- trim. ' ; admit that ihe need not resent either the to IKof Mr. Olney's note or of the president's metrage , though both are un- utual , nor even the proposal for an American rommlislon to determine a British boundary , without precedent though It be , and without warrant In International law'or comity. Do any or all of thosa admins-ions help us lo answer the question , What have we- ' gained In return for our enormous losses end for more enormous Iceses In the un certain futur * ? Do we really tlilnk , after due reflection , that our safety and welfare snd the maintenance of our form of govern ment are , n the president wy , dependent vn our successful Interference In a boundary dispute lu South America ? HOW WARS BREAK OUT. It In um to be borne In nflnd that war seldom com : * from a calculation of Interest * , from a set purpose on cither side to mskc war , from a particular cause of dispute , still less from any computation of probable IOPS or gain. H conns from a state of feel- Ins , from a condition of the public mind , from such a development of national charac ter as makeR an overwhelming outburst of popular past-Ion possible. Those wore the con ditions amid which , on a certain evening of early July , In 1870 , there rose In th3 attests of 1'arls the cry "On to Berlin. " Wo all know what came of that. I draw no omen from that heaven forbid. Hut we all rsmcmber how tranquil by comparison was the German mind , yet how readily when the French really drew the sword that great Herman people rolle.l toward and over the frontier and submerged tfio Krjnch land. All I wish to suggoet Is that calmness docs not Imply unreadiness for war , or hint at any hesitation In accepting It should It be forced on a reluctant nation. No , the evidence we have shows Great Britain not merely averseto a conflict with her kin beyond the sea , but Incredulous ol Its possibility. The good will of the Eng- llsh to us Is so strong and firm that- they cannot bring themselves to billcvo In 111 will on our part. I ask you to contrast the tone of her prtss with the tone of a portion tion of ours. IIO\V ENGLAND KEELS. The state of English feeling at this mo ment , under what must seem to them strong provocation , Is1 plain from the dispatches we all read dally. There are , nevertheless , Americans who will have It that England hates us. If she hates us she never had a better opportunity of showing It. Hut , whoever will refer to the English telegrams In these American papers which are least friendly to England will find nothing but praises for the discretion , the good temper , the good will shown , with hardly an ex ception , by the prera of Great Urltaln. They resist , of course , President Cleveland's de mand for the evacuation of what they think RrltUa territory. They scout his proposal that an American commission should de termine how much territory "a British colony may rightfully call Its own. They do not admit that the boundaries between British Guiana and Venezuela may be determined by a third power , acting without the re quest of either England or Venezuela , which Is not the ally of Venezuela , which claim ? no protectorate over her. They ask us to cousldEr what we ourselves should do If anybody made a similar claim on us. Suppose Spain revived her claim to part of Florida. Suppose England Invited us to submit our claim and the Spanish claim to arbitration. Suppose we refused and that England then said : "Very well , shco : yon will not arbitrate , we will app.olnt a British commission to draw a lln ? between Spanish Florida and American Florida. A British commission shall say where the Aircrlcan flag Is to be hauled down and how many thousands of American clllz-ns shall he handed over to the tender mercies of Spanish rule. It the United States do not abide by the judgment of this British com mission and withdraw from the territory It assigns to Spain we > will treat that as an act of willful aggression , which It will be the duty of Great Urltaln to resist by every means In Its power. " NOT FOR A MOMENT. Is there , a living American who would sub mit to that ? Is there nn American who would not think such a proposal , If officially put forth by a British prime minister , an affront ? And If not , why nhould we expect England to accept what we should reject and why should we fling in the fac ? of Eng land a proposition which , If addressed to us , we should resist to the Heath ? " \VhatBoover ye would that men should dote to you , do ye even sra to them. " There must he at least one day In the week on which men's minds are still open to the dlv.'ne teachings of the Sermon on the Mount. The appeal which counts for most with .the American people Is an approl to their patriotism. It Justly counts for most when It is based on reason and justice. There may come a moment when It will no longer matter whether it Is based on reason and justice. If war comes wo are no longer a majority and minority ; we are Americans. But till It comes we are bound to ask whether the appeal Is really to patriotism or whether It Is to national pride or national vanity , or oven to national antipathies , 'prejudices or jealousies. Don't let us mix things. The country Is one thing , Mr. Cleveland is an other. To support Mr. Cleveland Is not necessarily to support the true * interests of the country. It might be possible that we should have to choose between Mr. Cleve land and the country ; which should we choose ? EUROPE SOLID FOR THE NONCE. There Is a lesson for us In the opinion of the rest of the civilized world. All Europe Is against the president's contention and policy. The fact is n very significant one. Mr. Carter said the other Bay that a policy which had against It the sympathies of the world was doomed from the start. We may say we don't care , but wo do and must. Alli ances are very solid things. If Europe says to us that wo can hope for no alllahc ? with any European power. Is that nothing ? Rus- sla alone items thus far neutral. The press of every other country In Europe sides with England against us. That does not prove we are wrong , but It may lead us to re flect a lltlle. \Ve are fond of talking about France as If she were our friend. She once was for reasons fctilllolent to her our friend , and a good friend , but her friendship for these question" has been but a memory. The Flench do not like us and do not mind sayIng - Ing HO. They liave , moreover , Interests on this side of the Atlantic which prevents them from acc.'ptlng the OInoy-Clcveland version of the Monroe doctrine. So has 'Spain. Ger many Is against us , and Auutrla. The three moat powerful journals of these two great powers not only condemn the president's policy , hut It In to them a subject of derision. Italy la agalsnt ut > . No vplce la heard any where In Europe for us. or If there be voices they are those of Individual ! , not of nations. Public opinion Is the most potent of all forces. If we pltingr Into a wnr In defiance of It wo are not fighting England only ; w j are contending against all Europe. Are we strong enough for that ? Wo ha c to think of the' honor and reptitallcn of our beloved country and to remember that the verdict of history IH foreshadowed In the mi&ure of CbrlstMidom , GEORGE W. 8MALI.KY. Tirn nivrricenl Opinion * . I1EIIL1N , Dec. 21 , The Lokal Anrclgcr publlahea an Interview today with the Drills ! ) ambah edor In Germany , Sir Francis C. Las- colics , In the course of which he U quoted oa caylng he did not Anticipate any grave compllcallaas as a result of tbfi Venezuelan complications. Hut , he adds In any me , Uie marquis of Salisbury enjoyed the con- fideuciTof ParliameUt and the friendly powers , and a speedy return to the good relations which have exlstrd between Grtst Urltaln and Hi * United Stairs might be expected. Th Venezuelan wntul funeral , E. Halm- Kcheimgucla , In H second interview on the situation , la quoted at Buying that Venezuela U predated to reslut Great Drltcln to the ilralh , ud that a pacific 'ttlemanttr out of t WILL NEVER SUBMIT Monroe Doctrine and Its Teachings Intoler able to All Englishmen , HONOR OF THE EMPIRE MUST BE UPHELD Submission to American Dictation on Any Point Ont of the Question. BRItF CONSENSUS OF PRIVATE OPINION People of All Glasses Pirm in the Determi nation to Fight if Need Be. UNITED STATES MUST RECEDE FINALLY Mortil Force of KinoneVI11 Ho by Snllnliury Against the I'roMlili-itt mnl CotiKrcxM In tliu Mutter. ( Copyright. 1 95 , by I'ress t'tlblMilns Company. LONDON , Dsc. 21. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) In this corre spondence and In the press ngency dlspatche you have had the fullest expression ct the English newspapers and of such public men as have spoken , but no effort has been mad by English newspapers to secure and prln the Ideas and opinions of the great mass o the people , or of representative men. In this country the newspapers are much more controlled by direct political Inspiration thai with us. Not a single Interview with n leading merchant , professional man , soldier or sailor , o | even politician , has been printed here , except that with Sir Charles Dllke It Paris two diys after he spake there for the New York World. I have told you. In fact , of the Indisposition of any leading men to respond to the World's request for their opinions for publication on the Issues or danger of war. Under these circumstances ) , I venture to send you nn epitome of personal English opinion , gained in the last few days by your correspondent For this he has fortunately had somewhat exceptional opportunities within the period This epitome , 1 may , therefore , fairly say , Is a faithful Interpretation of what has been freely and frankly said by representative men In the common world of London , as wel as In the Influential classes of the army , navy and government and otherwls ? more prcfes- slonal world. It represents their opinions as expressed In several large gatherings this week. In answer to the efforts to secure formal Interviews for the World , and In casual conversations. The World's editorials fully cabled here , have undoubtedly made these expressions more full and"frank to Its reprc9ntatlves , but while the speakers , "for obvious reasons , in the present crisis wouk not consent to the public use of their names there Is certainly public advantage In stating as freely their consensus of opinion. "FIGHT , IF WE MUST. " I quote first from a personal note Just re ceived from a distinguished soldier belonging to a family as famous as any In the history of Great Britain for the last century'and a half. He himself haa been active 'in English diplomacy , . as. well as In England's wars. "Aro we on the brink of war with the United States ? " he writes. "It seems Impossible , un less your statesmen have decided to forestall the distant future. Some day the disparity of wealth , population and sea power will be BD great that the Monroe doctrine will nol nee'l to be asserted. Now we should fight with sad hearts , but to the bitter end , a fair fight , If It Is to be a fight , which Go < ! forefend. I am glad to fee that the World Is moderate * . I fancy most of U3 think as I do , fight when we must , but not until every thing has been tried , save dishonorable sur render. " Nothing was further from the writer's mind than the use of this note for publica tion. I but dare send It for publication be cause It absolutely reflects the best and predominant English sentiment , a sentiment which abhors war with us , which fully ap preciates the terrific Issues Involved , but which for English honor will fight to ex haustion. At the tame time this manly and natural sentiment fully recognizes the same sentiment with the newspapers , as well as In Lord Salisbury's debate , and insists upon the features of the Monroe doctrine as af fected by the rules of International law. The common sense of the plain English citizen , soldier or sailor , however , recognizes that Great Britain has established frontiers by force , along the Indian border and In Africa , In violation , perhaps , of International law , but In protection of the- British em. plre and In behalf of the march of civiliza tion. This sentiment admits that English In tervention In Turkey may be Indefenslbls , according to the strict rights of that na tion , but It Is Justified on higher grounds. AGREES WITH AMERICAN SENTIMENT. So It has a warmly sympathetic feeling for our assertion that our progress and per manence as a republic and our mission as the other great Anglo-Saxon nation should necessarily dominate the whole western hem isphere to the exclusion of further foreigner or monarchical agreutons therein. English opinion and even prejudice on that point haa not really changed since Canning , but It Is the practically unanimous belief of Eng lishmen that the disputed territory In Vene zuela rightly belongs to their empire , and they will go to war for It , as they would go to war with Russia tomorrow for a single pquare mile of what they consider their rightful holdings within the Indian frontier , and they were fully prepared for war after the Penjdeh Incident. I emphasize all this , because It Is what I am sure Is the unanimous sentiment of the people. Their real sentiment Is passion ate In the hope that a fight with the United States may not come , but as passionate In the determination , as you are upon your own rights , that British rights shall not ba In fringed , This lu the Impasse to which two coun tries must come , say thoughtful'Englishmen. If the United States should Insist , according to tlie terms of Ihe president's message , upon decldjns for Itttlf the British-Venezuelan frontier , and enforcing Its decision , In that event Great llrltaln would go to war at what ever cost. ENGLAND WILL NEVER YIELD. Whatever niuy be felt nt home as to the prtbabllty that the English will ylclj on : hU quertlon of national honor , became of motives of sulf-lnterest , because of the fear of continental alliances .agalnit them , or other pasElble dim si roue reimlu of a conflict with ha t'nltfd Ktateiv that conflict must then j ? ( ultimate result of the t ue , If It Is definitely Joined , but It mt > y also be predicted ihat Ihj diplomacy of Lord Salisbury will be llrectrd to tin * utmost possible delay be fore a ddlulte Isiiie can be Joined , and that be relies In arraying the morjil force of the rest of the civilized world , perhipst not ngalns our assertion that European territory shal not bo extended In the western1 hemisphere but tint we ohall not alone decide what were Its limits when the Mopro'e 'doctrine was assorted. There U an Incidental-point which ma > bo noted , and which Is- expressed every where. This Is the belief that sober Amerl can opinion will ; on reach the conviction thnt English law and stability , It cstabllshtt In the disputed territory'\llrectly \ In ques tlon , will be better for even .American In tercets there than the corrupt and varying rule cf successive Venezuelan dictators. Msan while the World's Interviews with repretenta live men and commercial and other organlza tlons throughout the United States hcve been very fully cabled here and have served to greatly diminish English fairs of an ultimate war. The possibility of this hih < been tin. universal tcplc dlscucocd In London to a degree. Indeed , of which the , ' English news papers give no adequate Idea. BALLARD SMITH. IIIM.IM : ! ! FOIl THU I'HOTnCTIOXISTS AYnr Span * ItrniMVH the Aerltn- tlon of flu * FnrjiHTK. ( Copyright , 1S93 , by the AMocUted I'rcfs. ) LONDON , Dec. 21. No excitement has been manifested here In politic ? ! circles ovc the Venezuelan complications , ! although the ! effect has been felt on the Stock exchange There has been some unloading of America ! securities , but the cabinet ministers arc al enjoying the Christmas ihoDdays In the country and outside the utterances of the newspapers tliere Is nothing to Indicate tha war Is apprehended. Of course , , the stralnci relations between Great Britain and the United States have been uppermost" In the public mind , especially during the latter part of the week , and the.patter , whlcl was at first treated lightly Is now more deeply discussed and tlicra ara Indications that the gravity of the affair Is now fullj grasped by the people nt large. A striking fact Is that , without a sln'gla exception , I the uttcrancss of the prcssj.and the host of representative men who liuVo spoken upon the subject can be relied .upon , the whole country stands as solidly btfnlnd the mar quis of Salisbury as the United States 1 < understood to stand' sclldjy behind Presi dent Cleveland. But It should be added ( Imt It has been remarked In some quarters ttii-jt the marquis of Salisbury mlcht very well have amlttcJ the passage In his reply toib'e , note of Sec retary Olney which has beinJlooked upon as questioning Secretary Olney * Interpretation of the principle of the Monroe doctrine. Pub lic opinion here. In spite' of'any statements to Uae contrary , certainly supports thei gen eral Idea of the Monroe doc'tflne. It Is not the doctrine itself which Is "resented In Great Britain , but the claim Is nmic 'that It does not apply to the Venezuelan dispute as il stands. This seems to bo "trie whole of the British contention and as | according to ca bled reports published here.j/thcra Is some siich belief In the United States. It Is con fidently expected In the best lnformed quar. Urs , tUat an amicable arrangement will b arrived.at which will avert further financial troubles , "toi"sa'y nothing ol at disastrous > War between the-two greaVnt . .Engljsbspeaking nations of the earth. "i ' " l- . to , the financial -disorder - , \vh'lrh-ha&/bSe'iirtK \ ; ; ; first feature of the trouble , there Is one phaw cf the rectptloh b'f the war scare hno whjc'a dea'crvea'especial attention , n'o't only In Eng land , but In the United StateW 'The alarming reports circulated have tieen ; 'seized upon by the agricultural party as -justification for the demands which they 'havs recently made upn the government fo'r a "change In the policy of Great Britain from the ; free trade to protection. Mr. James Ldwther , M.'P. , leader of the protection party , Indicates this In a pointed letter printed in the Times , nnd showing the grave condition .In which Great Britain would be It her focd supplies from America wco stopped. Mr. ; Lowthcr pointo out that CO per cent of the British food Im ports come from the United Slates , and he , therefor ? , asks that Hrltleh agriculture be protected In order to makp th'lr country as ' Independent as possible of 'American food supplies. Feam are expressed"thot the war scare will materially assist this agitation ( for prelection against American food Imports , although the Statist gives utterance to .a grave warning to the public- not to be fright ened Into supporting Import duties on wheat. In spite of Mich warnings , however , there is llttlo doubt that the aglUttou , here In favor of protection has been and'.will be further greatly strengthened by thij"belllcpse'nttcr ; - ancea on b : > th sides of the AOhntlc.'and with a strong conservative government In ofllce , It Is thought some measure for the protection and fostering of British husbandry Is not un likely to bo Introduced shortly/ and to become law In duo course of llmtfj * General Lawrle , formerly , a member of the Canadian House of CommonsJ who arrived 'In London during the early : pirt of the week , Mid , during the course of an Interview upon the sensational reports : ln circulation , that while he firmly believed thft the. president's meiwigo to congress on the yenezueUii ques tion was only an "electioneering Kite , " It must bs reccgnlzed that therd Is avcry large amount c.1 "Inflammable mattflal InTthe United States to which President Clevelan has ap plied a match and which at any moment might get beyond his control , " Continuing , General Liwffe remarked : "There Is , therefore , a ve.ry serious risk of certain hotheads on the 'frontier attacking what Is cordially hated-ithe prltlsh flag : "So far as Canada IsnconQerncd , the chief danger lies In a small par'ysof ' these jingoes crossing the frontier In/a jmament of ex citement and Insulting tlte fjagi In a way teat at cnco call for resrlsals * ' 'j With the Venezeulan 'InUatlon on the tapis , there Is no prospect M ny concerted action In Armenia at present. A Constanti nople correspondent , wh'o jhas been un usually well Informed throughout the crisis , writes , recording the eultau's triumph at the difficulty Great Britain fa now placed In , and says neither England nor any of the powers lias yet done ; anything to save the 100,000 Armenians who are now facing the alternative of starvation or conversion to Mohammedanism , The "sultan , tha corre spondent continues , Is confident and exulting , and has never before been SBWJ lit such spirits. He Impresses his visitorn ! * .being more clearheaded and logical In ca.nVerEatlon than usual , and more determined than ever to carry out his own plans. 1 fact , It Is wld that the sultan Is ten 'time's ) stronger than 10 was six. months ago , ' a.ml that he no onger fears the Turkish revolutionists , much ess the powers , The speaker , commenting upon the subject , says : "President Cleveland has done badly or the Christians of Armenia , and exceed- ngly well for the murderers of the Ylldlz klosh. " Mlnlntrr Terrell ( { urn lo Mmyriui. CONSTANTINOPLE , Dec. 21. United States Minister Terrell has gone to Smyrna o confer with Admiral Belfrjdge on board tht . nltfd States flagship San Francisco regard- ng sttps to be taken In crder lo ( mure the afety of the American missionaries In Asiatic Turkey. GERMANY NOT SUITED Comment is Almost Universally Adverse to Cleveland's ' Attitude. NOT DONE THROUGH LOVE OF ENGLAND Doctrine Likely to Provo a Stumbling Block to Other Nations , SALISBURY'S ' PROBABLE MOVE OUTLINED Securing a United Protest from Europe Against the Mouroo Doctrine. EMPEROS PAYS BISM\RCK A VISIT . \xkcil ( InAilvK'f of the AKl'll Kx- Cliuncfllor on llnSoolnllHt anil Knxtorn ( liii'MtloiiM { iruinl to Co miIn Jaiiunry. ( CoiiyrlRht , 1S35 , by the AMoclnlnl Prowl. ) BERLIN , Dec. 21. President Cleveland's message to congress on the boundary dlsput between Great Hrltaln and Venezuela droppcc like a thunderbolt upon Germany and Imiue dlntcly overshadowed all questions of do mcstlc politics nnd the Armenian Imbroglio The almost general condemnation of the action of President Cleveland upon the par of the German press Is due- less to love fo England Uian to the conviction that Intel cst of Germany arc also threatened. In political and even In government circles , the attitude of the marqus : of Salisbury Is receiving un usually unanimous approval , evidently will the hope of Imprcistng Americans with the fact that Germany Is backing England up In this dispute , and to thus Induce President Cleveland to abandon the position ho lina taken up bsfore serious trouble supervenes Nobody , however , new expects that lies tllltles between ths- two countries will breal out and the financial aspect of the affair Is taken much more serlotifly here. If the dispute between Grtat Britain and the United States was to grow very acute It Is though hero that the" former country would endeavor to obtain a pronouncement upon the part o the Europsan governments against Preslden Cleveland's interpretation of the Monroe doc trine , for the success of Mr. Cleveland , it ' thought , would have grave consquences litho the future relations between European powers and the turbulent South American states The latest news from Amsilea , however , is regarded ap promising the refusal of the bi'Blness men endorse President Cleveland's attitude , and al | eyes are directed toward the developments of the financial crisis. The Reichstag , having adjourned until January 0 , no public expression of offlcl-il opinion Is possible Just now. SOUGHT BISMARCK'S ATJ.VICE. Next to President Cleveland , Eitjperor Wil liam's ylslt to Prince Bismarck at Frlcd- < rlchs uh. has been , the ( .oplo of-the week. In- .stead of being , ae at first intimated , ' puf.ly a visit of courtesy , his majesty's cal ! upon the 'ex-chancellor appears to have been of prime political Importance , for -the news le-iked out early In the week that the cm- peior sought the advice of Prince Bismarck on the eastern and socialist questions. The German press at first refused to believe this , but it is now generally admitted' b3 cor rect. The matter reached the cars of the public by the Indiscreet convsrsation of a high court official , to whom the eniperor personally confided the Information , end later Prince 'Bismarck's own organ , the Ham burger Nachrlchten , confirmed the state ment. It -reported that Prince Bismarck ad vised the emperor to Introduce Into the Reichstag , so soon as possible , a new antl- scclalist bill modeled on the bill of 1878 ; but containing more stringent provisions. The ex-chancellor , It Is also understood , counseled the acceptance of the * resignations of Dr. Boettlcher , the Imperial secretary of state for the interior , and Baron Marschal von Blcberstejn , the Imperial minister for foreign affairs , whose resignations have- been In the emperor's pocket since spring. The Ham burger Nachrlchten'during the course of sev eral articles on the subject , discussed the Im minent necessity of suppressing by military action , the social rebellion which Is believed to be threatened. PROMISED TO ATTEND THE FETES. Prince Bismarck has accepted an Invitation to attend the fetes on January 18 , the an- " nlvc-rsary of the re-establishing of the em pire. These celebrations will be highly Im pressive nnd upon a largo scale. The emperor will review the Guard corps , all attired In their new gray overcoats , on the Tempfchoff field. Prince Bismarck will stand on his right hand , and all the leading statesmen , princes and generals of the stirring times of 1870-71 who are still living will be present. The banquet at the- palace , which will fol low , .will bo memorable for the toasts and orations which will mark the occasion , Prince nismarck will follow his majesty In a speech. Living pictures will also form part of the program. A citizens' festival committee haa iieen formed hero nnd there will be a grand commers at the Philharmonic hall. GIST SOMi ; .SOLACK FHOM TUB I'AMC. UllKllNll I'UIKTM Full to ClttVrltlllll'N .MeNHfIKU Oil LONDON , Dec. 21. The Pall Mall Gazette his afternoon devotes an article to an attempt to EQOW that In his pronunclamento on the Venezuelan question President Cleveland committed a big blunder , and has done Arncr- ca great Injury. In the course of this arti cle citing President Cleveland's mes sage on the financial question , the Pall Mall Gazette says : "Wo think his expression 'fatuous financial operations' should have been 'fatuous political opera tions. ' His message le very beautiful , but It IH not nriich uae to the men who failed rVJterdiy. They were perhaps more blame less themielves than the recklessness of the nun who rebukes them. America Is now taking a hand In the matter , The commis sion bill has passed , but we doubt If , ( he commlHlon would ever report. * ' ' The Westminster Gazette expresses the opinion that "President Cleveland's second neseage most distinctly Improves the situ ation. It Is a change of scent at the most opportune moment , and we are likely to hear nore about greenbacks than the Monroe docV rlne for the next few days. " / The Globe says : "President Cleveland's arrogant manifesto appears chiefly Intended o promote his financial reforms , but now he effect Is assuming larger and more danger * ous dlmenilons than ho anticipated , His neaiage of yesterday was sent In an en deavor to allay the d'squletude , and lest lit > e held up to popular odium as Ihe chief vrecker of American trade and Industry. " Sltniitlon. SiitnH < iloiii AtTnlr. I Of It. Heed NumeiBlMi \ ! e CominMtro * . I'rolmlili' , _ , I.tttlu l't\\r of Wfir fn London. ItrltUli NorioinneM U I'.M < | HT Away. 3. Strong Clmrse * Aic.Umt Ili3 Itock l l : ml Another Tr.ijicily In tin * Sand IIIIN , Strike In l'lilliiilrlttiluStill | On. HnjItiK Order' Itrrelveil In Ne\v York , I. Ivitt Wi-ult In tlu-Sorliil World. B. Seljun .MtifilFriTH Sei-in S.ife. Ir. HfiiriHi Arunltloil of .Murder. (1. Comiell HlnlTH l.oeul .Mntteri. T. TriinnnilKsl < iltpl | Dxpoiltlon Sliirtril. .ItnlK" Hnillii SeH li I'reeeilent. Sellout H niril Dors Sinue lluxlnesi. H. < ! ei > rce .Alorsun .ttii'tt HiiliR. YOIIIIK 1'at I'onl Senli-nrril , to. "A Womiin Intervenet. " II. C'lilldliooil or ( ho Smlor. Homo Mill Tltop Ynlelldr * . ICilllnrliil mnl Comment. III. SliowN .M.ido In Store Windows , I.omux on the rnllmnn ll.itei. Filial MltlnkeH of a C'ondnctor. < leneral MIpn | on Count Dcfeiuc . 14. Wluit the Chnrclii-K OITer Toiliiy. lis , Cdmmercliil mnl I'lniiin'lnll 1(1. ( Sunlit Chin * ut thu Whltn HOUHO. Homo Deeor.itloni for lliilldii.v.n. 18. Woniunl Her Wajn and Her Worlil , 11) . ChrlitmiiH In Story mill SmiR. ! il ) , I''or the HoyH unil ( HrU. .Mitrrliigrii ArraiiReilVlille Yon Wait. Kelioi-N from tlio Auto K-JUIII < I , l.mvyrrH nn SUetelivd In I'letlon. Creutest of the Doer Trllio. Weekly Crist of Sportlm ; ( ! ( I HI. Tale of a leeeml > er D.IJ'K Humble. 24. Amuxement Nnlen unil ( OHHlp , AinoiiR tlir Oiniilni MuxlelaiiN. III4AVY 1IATT1.BOW IX 1'IUHJIIIOSS. I.OIIK I.ookpil Till' Flclit lleliveeli Armies In Culm. COLON , Island of Cuba , ( Province of Ma- tanzas ) , Dec. 21. As this dlspalch Is sent the sund cf heavy muskjtry firing Is heard In the direction of Ajulca , a small town six miles from here and on the railroad between this city and La Macagua , about twenty mile ? from the frontier of Santa Cliiru. It Is be lieved that a serious engagement Is taking place betwe-n the Spanish troops under General Hernandez and In surgent forces. The latter are un derstood to be commanded by Macco and Gomez and have been seen coming through Palma Sola , on the frontier of the province of Matanzas , The buglers arc sounding the assembly , summoning the troops of General Navarro's brigade to start at once for Ajulca In order to reinforce General Hernandez. Ccmmunl- wtlon beyond La Macagua is Interrupted. HAVANA , Dec. 21. It Is reported here that the right wing of the Insurgents has surrounded the village of Arabos , twelve miles from Palmllls. General Suarez Vnldez and General Ooilcrl have gana to assist tha Spanish forces at Arabos. Reports of extensive destruction of property continue to come1 in from the plantations along .the coast. The path of the Insurgent army Is.said to ba one continuous stretch of desolation. , * J " . . . . I I . - ! . . Freiifli Sj-iitniitliy irllli AIIIIT | MI. PARIS , Dec. 21. The Eclalre today denies that French sympathies are with England in the Venezuelan dispute , saying that , on the contrary , they ore with the United States. adding : "If England's power nnd prestige are lessened nothing would be more to the advantage of France. " COMMISSION OF INCH OUDIIH. lte | > r 'Nei > llltlvo MIMI Will lie Seleoleil 10 Nellie the lloiiniliiry. WASHINGTON , Dec. 21. Although there were many callers nt the white house to day , the president declined to receive any one , save three members of the cabinet , Messrs. Olney , Carllslu and Herbert , each of whom spent Eomo time with the president. Before he went to the white house Secretary Olney saw Senator Lodge and Representa tives McCreary of Kentucky and Densmore of Arkansas. There Is every Indication that the president will proceed immediately to the selection of the commission to locate the Venezuelan boundary line. In view of the great Importance of the work to bo dis charged by this commission. It Is said that the president will endeavor to secure the sirvlces ae members of men of the highest character and ability. None of the names he has In mind have been officially men tioned , nor will they be until the president has been notified by the persons selected of their acceptance of the high commission. II Is Intimated , however , that In view of the fact that the work In come respects may be of a technical nature there may be on the list the nania of an army engineer of ficer or a naval ofllcer. There Is also a probability that It may be necessary for the commission to visit Madrid and The Hague In order to obtain access to the an cient official records of Ihe Spanish and Dutch claims Inherited by Great llrltaln and Venezuela. The Stale department has been Informed by some persons of repute whohave , made a study cf the subject that there Is good ground for the belief that upon careful scrutiny the claim of Venezuela to the terri tory In dispute on the border will be found without solid foundation , and that the com mission will be obliged to find that Great Britain Is , In fact , really entitled to the possession of the whole tract claimed by her , and , perhaps , more territory. These repre sentations , however , have not shaken the determination of the administration to pro ceed in tha course It hat laid down , for , In Its view , If the decision Is In favor of Great Britain , there will be < a practical dem onstration of the uprightness of the mo tives of our government In demanding n settlement of this great question on the solo baslu of absolute arid exact Justice. FUAH.H OF A.\OTII18ll OUTIIHKAK. MlNNloiinrlfM Are AHHIIIM-I ! MufiOou - iloet to tin * Count. WASHINGTON , Dec , 21. As the latest re torts from United States MlnUter Terrell at Constantinople show there Is grave reason o apprehend further rellglouu outbreaks In Turkey , by which tlid eufcty uf American residents would he threatened , Secretary Herbert , at Ihe Instance of thu Department of State , has Issued general Instruction * to Admiral Belfrldge , new off the coast of Syria , to afford protection and shelter aboard ho three vessels of his fleet to miy Ameri cana who may bo disposed to accept It , No attempt will be made to send any force from ha vessels Into the Interior , us t Is realized that thli would be utterly im- iractlcablo with the men at hand , und Im- lolltlo as well , ( HII us Minister Terrell has iiprme.l ( the tflate department that he ran ecurViiafo conduct to th const of any of he American ml Monarlt who can b lri > uced to leave their ttatlona , the g'lvrrnmont eel * that II has done all within | | power o sfcuro the safety el these peoplu. 1IONROEA8D BOLIVAR Doctrine of Ono nml Precept of the Other Potent in Venezuela , CARACAS SFILL WILDLY ENTHUSIASTIC Oitizons Throng the Public Places and Holtl Mnny Mass Meetings. SHOUTS OF "LONG LIFE TO CLEVELAND" Fresh Flowers Lnul Daily nt Washington's Feet by the People. UNITED STATES MINISTER HONORED in of liillniMif lal < ; ttlr.en niKl C'U-rifyiuen dill to Tliiuik ] | | N Follow Countrymen for TinItlullrout. . ISO , " , by 1'reiw Publishing Company. ) CARACAS , Venezuela , Dec. 21. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The anti-English fueling Is Increasing hero. Fresh flowers are placed dally upon the statue of Washington , and the American and Vene zuelan flags are everywhere to be seenj cither displayed sldo by side or entwined In sig nificant embrace with the portraits of Wash , tngton and Monroe between , Another mass meeting was held on the I'laza llollvar this morning , at which were heard the cries : "Abnjo los Engleres ! " ( "Down with the Eng- Unldos ! " ( "Long live Cleveland and the- United States ! " ) . A demonstration of all the citizens Is planned to take place on Christmas , under the auspices of the Simon llollvar club. In vitations have been given to the president of the republic , the cabinet , the clergy and-tho United States minister. The American resi dents of Caracas will then return the honor paid to their nation In the tributes offered to \\ffl U Jl InfrfntlV } fladrtrntlntr Mm u t n t tin. nt1n \ \ var , the Liberator. The Patriotic Society for the Defense of Venezuelan Territory Issues a protest against the pretensions and the past and proposed ag gressions of England. It also requests the minister of foreign affairs to revoke the cxo- quateiirs of Venezuelan citizens who are actIng - Ing as British consuls In this country , unless thfcy resign Immediately. The cabinet meets this evening to discus's the situation. U Is believed that Us action will be energetic. In Guayara the enthusiasm has led to the forming of battalions ready for service. The situation appears grave. A cable dispatch from London says that at a public mooting yesterday the government was petitioned to declare war upon Venezuela nnd the United States , and resolutions' were adopted declar ing that England would never recede from the position which she has assumed ; The. honors paid to the American minister dontlnue. The-archbishop and the clergy of C.iruc.is called upon him today to express their'thanks and those of the people to thu United States for the stand taken by Presi dent Cleveland. Venezuela Is sending diplomatic missions to every foreign country. The country applauds the action of the government nnd the nation Is united. W. NEPH KING. KVKIIYWIIKHIS HAII.IOI ) AS FATIIKH. Soulli American ItejinlillcN Celebrate tin" Attitude of tinI'nHeil Ntntm. ( Copyright. Itfj , by I'ITXH I'libllnliliiK Company. ) COLON , Colombia , Dec. 21. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Die- pitches' ' from every South American republic except Chill applaud President Cleveland's message on the Venezuelan question. Thu republics are feasting nnd cheering the United States HS the pater-fainllias of the western hemisphere. French troops from Martinique nnd Eayenne are reported to be pouring Into' Amapa in occupation of the territory which Is In dispute between Franco and Brazil. This would seem to show that France haH at last been roused by the frantic appeals from the people of French Guiana , und proposes to occuuv the tcrrlt'orv usimllv linnwn n Amapa , the ownership of which she Is dis puting with Brazil. The Dutch , the English and the French all Imvo disputes with Brazil as to the boundary between Brazil and tlio- GuIanaH. Not one of the disputes have been settled and each one occasionally threaten ! an outbreak. Argentina Is exalting the success of th Cuban patriots , and u sword of honor has been purchased there , to be presented to tin ) Insurgent general , Maximo Gomez. KINGSTON , Jamaica , Deo.'Sl. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) U l reported that General Canal has effected a treaty with President Hmiciix of Santo Domingo , by which the Id tier Is to aid tha proposed movement against Hlppolyte'n gov ernment. Caual , It Is said , agtees In return to support Henri'ux's government and la recognize the claim of .Santo Domingo to territory now In dispute between It and Haytl. RIO DE JANEIRO , DH21. . ( New York World Cablegram Special Cublegram , ) United Stales Minister Thompson paid au official vltlt to the Industrial exhibition yen- terday , and wan formally received by the president and other ofilclals ol the oxpoal- tlon. The minister inspected all the various departments and expressed hlmtelf as par ticularly Interontrd In and gratified by the Exhibit of cotton sidnnlnit and weavlnn. Dr. Manuel Vlvtorlno , precedent of the board of directors , who Is also vice president of thu republic , cxpreffed to Mr , Thompson the thanks of the exhibition management for the Inlereet manifested by the representative of Ihe United Htaleo governmnt , COLON , Colombia , Dec. 21 , ( New Yorlt World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Col onel Slialer has been vldtlug the Panama railway cormr.Uisrlat , and the result li a. notice to the mechanics to quit work this noiitli. All grades of the rallxvay personnel are panic-stricken. H Is feared ( hit tha retrenchment brcrini It. ( o bo put Into op- crutlon , The opinion U finely expre ed that serious trouble U likely to follow the lum- uary dismissal of contldi-rablfc number * ot COLON , Colotr.Mn , Dec , il.-New ( York World Cablegram Special Tel ; r m , ) The. Drench ttc-amtr Vllle Au Marseilles , bound } . ilther from France , by way of VentzueU , f > M'entylwo houri overdue , and there It * . alarm concerning her. Holy l'ro | > o eii Arbitration , PARIS , Dec. 21It Is rmnortd here that Italy will extend to the United State * and' Great Britain an offer to arbitrate th ; Vvuvzuvlun diOlculty ,
